Happiness as a right in the Declaration debate
A columnist distills the Declaration of Independence, arguing there is no right to happiness to justify self indulgence. Happiness comes from living, freedom, labor, and virtue, not from entitlement or wealth. It stresses rights exist to protect others and highlights Jefferson’s intent on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Jefferson
Idling
Arthur Garfield Hays
Paradoxical War Views Spark Readership Letters
A column from several papers quotes readers on war alliances and politics. Letters note Russia and Japan as allies of convenience against Germany and discuss shifting friendships amid global conflict. Others joke about college magazines and government aid while commenting on wartime messaging and home front life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
Japan
Finland
Burlington Hawkeye Gazette
Inspection Day Poem From England Based Soldier Family
Allen Atkinson in England sent a poem to his mother about inspection day in the services. A bun dy’s verse titled Inspection Day laments Friday night scrubbing, bed making, and shelves cleaned before the C O visits. The piece questions wartime methods and hints at morale under strict routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen PB. Atkinson
England
United States
Bundy
Allen
Resignation Letter From Draftee Cites Support To Wife
A draftee writes that after four months of army life he cannot support his wife in the manner she has been accustomed to, asking the colonel to accept his resignation. Separately an executive interviews a young woman and she jokes about misplacing references asking for a love letter to substitute.
Two Embarrassing Moments in a Day Coach
A light exchange follows a Liberty Insurance agent scene where a client favors a straight life policy yet wants flexibility. Two men on a day coach share a rude joke about meeting a wife at a dance, finding the memory embarrassing as one jokes about home duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
J. UG. L
Stop Look and Listen Across a Scots-Reasoned Banter
A Salvation Army lassie asks a Scotchman for sixpence for the Lord. He jokes he is older and will see the Lord first, then Ridgely notes the railway warning to Stop, Look, and Listen as life’s scheme. Jones asks for proof, Ridgely explains by a joke about marriage and listening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Ridgely
Jones
Brighton Club Notes and Military Family Updates
Brighton and Pleasant Valley reports detail Girls club activities and sewing for Red Cross, summer gatherings at the Methodist church, Pythian Sisters, and busier social visits. Military families share furloughs from Camp McCoy and Fort Knox, travel to Canada and Edmonton, and relatives visiting Davenport and Davenport area as WW2 era postings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Helmick
E. E. Voss
J. F. Koch
George Hopping
Dorg Saunders
Russel Phillips
Pythian Sisters
Chiefs Club
Ross Day
Corp
Robert Kyle
Camp McCoy
Wis
ID. J. Kyle
Glen Willits
Joan
Geraldine
Des Moines
Theodore Heron
Naval Training Station
Lake City
Fpla
Cherrie
Hamburg
Iowa
A. EF. Horton
Russell Allison
Camp Parks
Calif
Allison
Oakland
Cal
Mr. Robinson
C. YV. Robison
Mabel George Statler
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Wellman News Roundup Highlights Local Club Activities
Ruth Foster hosts a July 27 drying and brining demonstration at the Methodist church with 4 H girls and helpers Mrs Paul Noff and others. A.L.C. club nets potluck with Red Cross dressings. American Legion Auxiliary to sponsor Molly Pitcher tag day. H.N.S. country club plans Red Cross dressings. Several residents guest at area homes and vacations including Helen Huber at Mayo Clinic and visits to Kansas City. Kent with a clagsvied ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Mayer
Wellman Ruth Foster
Methodist Church
Paul Noffsinger
Arthur Wright
H. K. Ross
George Miller
Red Cross Surgical
Ladies of the
American Legion Auxiliary
Molly Pitcher
H. N. S. Country Club
Red Cross
Flora Werge
Bernice Nickell
The
Baptist Church
Ada Hillis
R. W. Pinnell
Helen Huber
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Lester Small
Betty Lou
Algona
Landmark Court Admits Racial Slur in Defamation Case
A courtroom exchange features a judge asking a Black defendant how he assaulted his wife and the response uses a racial epithet and a crude justification. The transcript reflects a charged moment illustrating racial insensitivity in legal proceedings.
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the Evening Journal
the Home Daily Newspaper
Washington County
Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruch Cowden
Publishers News
North
Marion Avenue
Washington
United Press
Iow
Wong
Iowa Daily Press Association
Channing Pollock
Thomas Jefferm
Lexington and Concord
Fort Ticonderoga
Breed's Hill
Under Hill
Memphis
Burlington
Hawk-Eye Gazette
Lyndon, Kans
Herald
Imperial
Oskaloosa Herald
S. O
G. L
C. O
Piace
Cpl
N. Reinhart
Brighton News
Edna S. Crile
Brighton
T Helub
Janet Horton
Harry Stacey
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Club
Edgar Wise
Tony Meath
Wilbur Day
Tom Stacy
John Moxley
H. F. Swisher
Rock Island
Frank Swisher
Wesleyan
A. H. McCarty
Mary Day
Joe Day
B. V. Garbry
Carrie Lemley
Edna Crile
EB. C. Cook
Leonard Bridges
Davenport
Warren van Winkle
Sally Bailey
Dan Bailey
Ottumwas
B. C. Tracy
Monte Beauchamp
Jimmy
Walter Hagans
Itex
Floyd Dunbar
Miami
Fla
Leo
Jack” Dunbar
Camp Murphy
Neal Whisler
Neal, Jr
Newton
Wellman News
Mary Arthur
Joan Griggs
Kathryn Moffit
Keota
Indiana
W. S. McIntosh
Lanting
Mich
Morris Miller
Morris
EF. D. Miller
Wellman
Kent
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Lois Wohlenberg
Corena Synhorst
Leo Custer
Mary Watson
Douglas Miller
Maxine Maxson
IDPA
P. L. Etter
Joe Palooka
Ky Ham Fisher
Walsh
Ima
Pennsylvania
Dixie Dugan
Dixie
By Mevoy
Striebel
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