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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1928
Page
4
Newton News notes two main issues for the 1932 race. The liquor question and agricultural economic equality dominate, with Secretary Work urged to shift belief to back Herbert Hoover. The tariff is secondary to prohibition but still part of the debate.
The Des Moines Register urges recalling the Committee of 22’s purpose to defend McNary-Haugen in Congress. It warns that farm unity matters more than presidential politics, noting splits in Kansas City and state votes weaken farm advancement and stressing broad, not single issue, presidential appeal.
A compact note on misused phrases and pronunciation. It highlights common errors such as altering T and misplacing only before qualifiers. The entry defines equivocal as doubtful with double meaning and gives an example sentence.
The Register analyzes two paths for the committee of 22 on farm policy. It urges unity to push a workable farm bill in the new Congress, regardless of whether Hoover or Smith leads, and cautions against punishing rivals over the equalization fee. It stresses keeping the farm and business on par and prepared for Washington.
Prominent Tennessee representative Finis J. Garrett argues in National Review that the Bible offers practical value beyond faith. He cites its concepts for historians, scientists, moralists, statesmen, soldiers, lawyers, orators, and poets, highlightingOld Testament and New Testament law, social order, and civil codes as foundational to modern thought and law.
The writer cites a weather calendar predicting a sultry period from the 29th to the 23rd, followed by rain on the 24th and 25th. Severe electrical storms are reported in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, with destructive rain and hail in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, leaving Minnesota.
A quirky Des Moines crime blurb reports Frank Thompson alias Whitney Morrison confessing to robbery with a deadly weapon at two grocery stores. The Saturday Evening Journal notes the unusual dialogue around a ledge dispute before delivering the confession.
A humorous essay notes the dislikes of various golfers from counting issues to bad lies and rough play. The writer recalls antics of players who miss putts and complain, ending with a reflection that future readers will encounter these jokes in twenty years.
Des Moines July 23 Complete information for corn belt cattle feeders on western range cattle supply will be issued this season by the United States bureau of agricultural economics. Leslie M. Carl announced that reports will cover Nebraska and Texas with cattle class, condition and other mutual aid data.
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