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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1931
Page
4
Alexander Legge asserts farmers have a bright future based on tax fairness and economic resilience. The column critiques tax assessments, legislative will, and Iowa farm prosperity, noting Forbes on corn waste and potential future uses from Ames research.
An editorial defends Plattsburg and other military training centers as benefits for youth, arguing they build discipline, health, and clear thinking for industrial and professional life. It advocates expanding such camps and compares them to police forces, urging similar emphasis on Girl and Boy Scout summer camps to instill discipline and democratic values.
Maxine Churchill shares a brief tale from Keota Iowa about a five year old cousin Raymond visiting a school. The boy asked the teacher what she had on that smells so, and she replied with perfume. The note ends with the author claiming fifty cents.
The article notes many products from corn parts and waste, predicting net value of $3.00 to $5.00 per acre for a corn grower after current removals. It emphasizes the economic potential of corn waste as a revenue source.
Edgar Guest argues the church survives by laymen not ministers. He warns that neglect by lay members empties churches and leaves a godless atmosphere for children. The piece stresses lay leadership, duty, and continuing church work through everyday people.
Daily lesson lists misused words mispronunciations and misspellings. It defines piqued as angered by wounded pride and notes the correct pronunciations and distinctions among pore pour and pore usage.
A light column invites readers to send postcard photos from vacations showing a hotel window marked with an x and to address them to S. D. I. in care of the Journal for publication. It notes missing vacationers Mr. Mangold and Mr. Jordan and hints at Canadian rumors, ending with a brief verse about a man who saved his all.
A humorous Riverside column teases Washington County camp plans at Camp Tecumseh and a local colony on Town River. It mentions Ralph Gibson as a standout kit ten ball pitcher, jokes about Weather and snoring, and promises updates from the Riverside correspondent.
London reports a projected autumn revival in silver industry amid signs of improving conditions. A first quarter 1931 production drop of 11,000,000 ounces compared with 1980 precedes expectations of a market upturn as lemonetized silverware sales near completion. Prices fell to a historic low of 13 15 16 pence per ounce on February 9, 1931, with officials hopeful that the economic low mood will end in coming months.
Paris reports Spain flooding French markets with wine and other goods under a protected tariff system. Prices in Perpignan and Beziers show Spanish wine selling at 13 francs per hectoliter versus 16 to 18 francs for French wine, driving large daily shipments and exhausting Spain's crop. French manufacturers and farmers call for government relief amid unbalanced trade and economic strain.
A provocative remark condemns the idea of universal freedom of choice, labeling it a path to moral decline. The speaker cites Dr. L. P. Jacks as a critic of laissez faire ethics and urges scrutiny of such philosophy.
The Indian river is a long lagoon in eastern Florida spanning Brevard and Volusia counties. It connects with the Halifax river at Titusville and extends about 100 miles to the ocean at Indian inlet. Width ranges from 500 feet to 3 miles and it supports vessels drawing 5 feet. The river is famed for tropical scenery and orange groves along its banks.
In Green Bay Wisconsin the Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter welcomed the famed Civil War flag carried by General Sheenan during his march to the Sena ha. The flag, a battle scarred relic, flew from Lookout Mountain during the Civil War and was presented to Clarence Nobie Host for display.
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