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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1940
Page
4
A reflective column recalls a 1950s heat spell and current drought concerns as Washington County farms weather heat with robust corn, minimal chinch bug damage, and widespread mechanization. The piece contrasts past horse power with modern methods and notes labor shifts in farming.
The writer laments grain surpluses and unclear policy delaying profitable use. He argues dams, unemployment schemes, and political maneuvering weaken democracy while Britain faces Hitler with sea power and treaties deemed unsafe. Wake Island shows remote self sufficiency. government overreach risks American democracy.
Omer Schnoebelen publisher of Mooreland Leader with wife and children visited Riverside this week at the R A Knittel home and with relatives. He learned printing in Riverside and ran his own paper at Mooreland about 25 years ago. They traveled from Madison Wisconsin after visiting Saskatchewan Canada and Oklahoma.
Report claims George Mohr installed sprinklers at playgrounds to cool kids in the torrid weather, with children reportedly enjoying standing under them more than playing.
A Washington writer praises the community for kindness shown after his wife entered the hospital. He notes twenty-two dinner invitations over ten days and lauds local cooks, claiming they rival any town’s offerings.
A meandering column blends golfing antics with quips on thrift and marriage. It juxtaposes a humorous golf scene with satirical one liners about money, romance, parenting, and aging, weaving names like Cedar Rapids and Dautremont into a fragmented local notes feel.
Mrs. Jos e Kappes of Redwood City California concluded a two week stay with her daughter Mrs George Haberman in Wayland before traveling to Minnesota. The item lists multiple local visiting relatives and minor notes on hospital patients and local happenings.
A woodpecker at the Jules Dorn farm near Waverly nearly started a fire when it picked up a burning cigarette stub mistaken for a bite. The incident prompted a close inspection of surrounding hay and fuel sources but caused no injuries.
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