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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1939
Page
4
National Advertising Representatives for the Iowa Daily Press Association include J. J. Devine & Associates with offices in New York Chicago Des Moines Detroit and Atlanta Pittsburgh.
A reader argues the national debt is owed to bondholders, not all citizens, and warns that interest taxes fall on nonowners. Wealth is destroyed through debt and spending on public works, burdening future generations with higher taxes.
On a Wednesday a concert in Central Park precedes a big parade. The narrator and their dogs roam uptown around the square, tiring the dogs as the parade unfolds and the Kangaroo Court plays on.
A Washington businessman remarks on housewives walking across the continent in a year and jokes many spend time at a bridge table. A youth seeks guidance from a do-good man who urges saving for a rainy day, only for the next morning to see the raincoat missing.
A family scene follows two young boys through a busy day from dawn to bedtime. The children play with toys, share noisy scuffles, and laugh as their day ends with a prayer for blessings. Daddy returns, dishes are done, and the boys are tucked into bed content.
A famous doctor buys a farm and keeps hogs then testifies in court. An opposing lawyer asks the farmer to assess Mr Hlank’s reputation for veracity, but the backwoods man misinterprets the word. He blurts that Hlank has a pretty good reputation but must pet his neighbors to call his hogs. The tale ends with a note on everyday salesmanship and an attributed line from Charles M Schwab.
A dying man on his deathbed mutters to his grieving future widow Bridget that he would like a small taste of the ham boiling in the kitchen. She retorts that no ham will be for him, saying it is for the wake.
Sonja Henie selects 26 child skaters aged 5 to 12 for two elaborate ice sequences in the 20th Century Fox production Second Fiddle starring Sonja Henie Tyrone Power Rudy Vallee Edna May Oliver Mary Healy Lyle Talbot Alan Dinehart. The film opens Sunday at the State Theatre.
Lupe Velez stars as a lively Latin singer who travels from below the Rio Grande to New York with Donald Woods. Her antics derail a radio program, upset Woods's society sweetheart, and trigger a frenzy of humorous chaos as love collides with ambition.
The article describes self contained room cooling units used in offices and homes during hot summers. It highlights Frigidaire models powered by a meter miser in electric refrigerators, offering filter dehumidification and circulation with fingertip control and low operating costs.
East Sunset notes a string of local visits and small events. Port Meyers visitors Floyd Moraine Jean and Donald stay with BE Ferguson as hay work continues. Community members attend church suppers, picnics, and family gatherings across Burlington, Lone Tree, Columbus Junction, and New London.
Gloucester Mass July 14 1929 Babson argues against keeping cash inSavings, urges building a home and buying life insurance. Recommends diversified savings such as federal savings and loan associations, postal savings, and Baby Bonds while cautioning inflation risk and urging stocks with strong dividends. He emphasizes practical steps for young families to put dollars to work.
Sunday gatherings fill the Pleasant area as families visit relatives in Conesville Rock Island and Winfield. Gravel work west of Coppock expands for the Waveland Didge road project while thrashing and canning season begins. A Bible school session and a Pekin trip highlight community events amid family health notes and local commentary on human nature.
Mrs. Gleede Cold reports Roy Edwards and his wife lost their home and furnishings Wednesday evening while they were away canning. Neighbors saw the blaze too late to save anything. The Edwardses lived in Coppo ck.
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