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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1931
Page
4
A biblical verse from Proverbs admonishes to not rob the poor nor oppress the afflicted in court. It urges divine justice as the Lord pleads their cause and punishes those who harm them. The passage emphasizes mercy and righteousness in social judgment.
The piece urges government officials to tighten rules on new citizens while acknowledging past errors. It warns that the country is burdened by lawbreaking aliens and stresses the need to keep undesirable foreigners out and remove those here unlawfully.
Journal readers receive a letter from Walter Jungbluth and companions touring New York City roads. They camp in Van Courtland Park and visit landmarks including the Statue of Liberty and West Point. The group says they miss Washington and plan to share many stories upon return.
News dispatches describe Al Capone in Benton Harbor Michigan distributing money in large sums. He is portrayed as immensely wealthy and aided by law officers who are supposed to enforce rules.
A third grade girl, eight years old, Violet Curl, recalls meeting a man she thought was her grandpa in town and feeling embarrassed when he wasn’t. She notes a half dollar waiting at the Journal office for her.
The piece condemns Al Capone as one of several wealthy criminals celebrated by a faction of the public who value personal pleasure over public safety and life. It argues his blood money and extravagant lifestyle reflect a boorish luxury that corrupts buyers who profit from contraband liquor.
Pathfinder notes Sir Arthur Keith calls war nature’s pruning hook to keep the human orchard healthy. He argues nature prunes as well as plants, but critics, including Pathfinder, say the simile misleads since war harms youth and vigor. They insist greed and stupidity drive real wars.
A compact note presents a daily lesson on misused and misspelled words. It highlights aperture as an opening and onerous as burdensome, urging readers to enlarge vocabulary by mastering one word daily with brief usage tips.
A Washington business leader keeps a small electric fan on in his office all day and carries it to meals to enjoy a cool breeze. The item is framed as enterprise and followed by a sharp editorial diatribe about readers and columnists collecting contributions and salary debates.
The monthly report from the Iowa State College poultry extension notes that average income from hatching eggs in calendar record flocks fell to 43.8 cents per bird this spring from 81 cents in 1930. High producing flocks declined 40 percent, low flocks 60 percent, with gains in market poultry and lower feed costs offsetting egg price drops. June margins averaged 19 cents per bird after 36.5 cents gross receipts and 17.5 cents expenses. June 1430 saw 44 cents per bird gross income and 25 cents expenses, a 1.49 cent margin per third. Some producers earned solid margins with homegrown feed, while low producers stayed near break-even. A meeting discussed Davenport and State Fair entries. county livestock feeding shows promise for fair time. Also note Washington 4H club shows August 11–12.
W. M. Vernon and W. M. Whitfield report six weeks of farm visits show better farmers emphasize outdoor feeders barrel waterers and summer shelters. They note sanitation soundness and wife husband cooperation boost chick rearing while nonbusiness keepers face disease issues and poor layout. County club plans feature August shows with live stock heading to Davenport and Des Moines fairs.
A literary fragment describes Jo meeting a man who wasn’t there as she climbs a stair. The refrain repeats that the man exists only in shadows, with playful exclamations and a surreal tone typical of a quirky verse.
About fifty 4H club girls and parents gathered at Sunset Park for a meeting reviewing the Ames convention reports. Mary Mickey presided, introducing Ruth Speidel, Margaret Stewart, Mary Griffin, Eleanor Augustine, Lucille Baker, Lenore Thomann and Ruth Stewart, with Mrs John Foster and Mrs Rennie Dawson. New officers were installed led by Mary Mickey, including Lenore Thomann as president and Grace Thompson as vice president.
Iowa State College Extension Service economists report a 2.2 percent rise in the 1931 spring pig crop, indicating the hog cycle has bottomed and turned upward. Improved farrowings and higher pigs per sow forecast a larger fall crop and about a 6 percent annual rise for 1931.
August 11 marks the 4H Livestock Club show with events continuing August 12 as part of the club activities. Local fair organizers invite members to participate in livestock judging and related demonstrations.
Wilson and Roth of Washington selected as winning bidders for a new Maple Grove school. Roth bid 2329.85 on a 22 by 26 foot building with 8 foot basement and furnace, beating seven other contractors. Excavation to start July 20 with completion hoped by August 29.
The Iowa State Department of Health says it is too early to forecast 1931 typhoid cases but notes August to October are peak months. It explains carriers spread infection via contaminated food or milk and mandates reporting and supervision of carriers from July 1 1938 to prevent wider outbreaks.
A fragmentary line shows a plan to pay a share and push off threshers for dinner on the other fellow has been abandoned. The terse wording implies a dispute or scheming in a rural or agricultural setting, with the core action of abandoning the tactic.
A large turnout attended the L. G. Club meeting at the Loren Hazen home with Mr. and Mrs. Pat Johnson as guests. Reports on threshing plans, harvest work, and weather dominated the notes along with visits from relatives and neighbors. Ainsworth Shipping Association and wives hosted an ice cream social at the Lins home, while potato patch spraying and test plantings drew attention from county agent Montgomery.
A description imagines beyond Earth’s atmosphere, stating the sky would appear black and the sun blue if viewed outside the envelope of our atmosphere.
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