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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1936
Page
4
The verse from Jeremiah 9 23 urges humility in wisdom strength and wealth and warns against boasting Let the wise man not glory in wisdom the mighty in might nor the rich in riches.
Street chatter in Washington reports a hot afternoon with temperatures around 112 degrees in the shade and mass perspiration. Don Sherman, local weather expert, notes 103 degrees by 6 15 PM, while onlookers describe a lethargic mood and the congressman Edward C Hither relaxing with ice water.
The Journal shows film of its Three Quarter Century Club party at the country club at the State theater for the last time today. Many patrons asked for a closing showing. The filming company selected notable scenes and featured members, presenting them well and in a localizing style.
The paper highlights Dr. B. F. Schwartz and Lloyd McCall letters from Naples and notes his journey toward the Holy Land. It discusses ArabJewish tensions under British support and Italian economic strains under Mussolini, with readers awaiting first hand reactions.
A Drover's Journal clipping reports the largest single consignment of hogs seen in weeks from Henry county Iowa. Johnie sold the hogs on the Chicago market, and in Drover's route terms the shipment came in this part of Iowa.
Henry county Iowa buyers and the Winfield Shipping association received 297 butcher hogs owned by C A Rich. The 38 ton consignment averaged 260 pounds with 293 hogs at 10 40 each and several doubles plus larger weights. Rich notes corn prices rise with drought fears and weather could swing grain markets while hay and alfalfa crops lag.
The piece argues that Landon’s money policy declaration shifts the GOP toward a strict gold standard and fiscal conservatism. It critiques isolationist tariff policy, calls for currency stability through a global system, and notes trade declines and job losses amid past efforts. It contrasts Hoover and Landon positions, urging broader economic cooperation.
Readers may enter up to 35 words in prose or verse about the column. Three prizes will be announced later. Entries must arrive by Wednesday evening July 20 at 6 00 p m. Gibson Produce’s R L Gibson notes a new baby chick hatched from a stray egg due to extreme heat, a rare occurrence in seventeen years.
Frank Wolf found indoor greenhouse temperatures run five to seven degrees cooler than outside. He has been sleeping in the greenhouse recently and the notice asks if there is extra bed space available.
Two men discussed rain in Waterloo and proposed driving there last Saturday to check the weather in person. The casual remark suggests a spontaneous road trip to verify the forecast.
A collection of satirical items notes party switching terms traitor and convert during Railroad Week. It jokes about sanitary plumbing tooth signs and a journal dental association proposal amid staff tooth loss. Tom Stewart survives a bee attack after a near crash. A welfare worker questions a farmer about car use and learns a web of relatives.
A magistrate asks a woman witness to give her age and months, she answers twenty one years and many months, the magistrate presses for exact months and hints at oath. The exchange ends with a joke about keeping prizes.
A new fuller popping corn reported from Mexico is believed to be handed down from ancient Indian tribes. The grain's striking characteristics have drawn attention among researchers and food experts.
Figures show child accident fatalities rising for under five from 8.9 to 13.8 per 100000 between 1922 and 1929 then easing to 9.6 by 1934. School age 5 to14 fell from 16.9 in 1927 to 13.5 in 1934. Overall child fatalities rose only four percent 1922–1935 while 15–64 jumped 186 percent due to safety training in schools.
Frank Priebe urges poultry raisers to avoid panic selling during a sharp heat wave and drought. He warns that selling hen stock now may depress prices, advises orderly marketing, and notes hogs in Chicago fell forty cents per hundred as drought pressures mount. He stresses keeping chickens until prices improve and to feed and care for poultry.
In a Naples letter dated June 17 1936 Lloyd F McCall contrasts French stamps with a Pompeii scene and Romulus and Remus. He notes cooler weather, a deadly railway accident, heavy third class rail use, and government rail policies. He paints balcony life, street vendors, beggars, musicians, and Neapolitan scenes while touching on Paris strikes and the Blum government.
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