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Jimmy
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1940
Page
4
Two Thousand Years Of History In This Summer Talk
A July 29 1940 Bible Thought commenting on politics rain and summer life. It discusses brevity in reading writing and speech. It notes hot weather affects appetite and foot comfort and warns against overlong meals and shopping. It ends with nature guiding us to not eat when not hungry.
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Lowa
Hidden taxes bite little, but tally in daily spend
A Taylorville Breeze Courier piece notes Americans pay hidden levies through taxes on milk, movie tickets, electricity, furniture, cars, and phone bills. It cites a survey showing 10 to 12 cents of each dollar spent go to taxes, urging careful federal revenue use under new defense measures.
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All America
Taylorville
Breeze Courier
We Want Roosevelt Echo From Chicago Convention
The Chicago convention heard a basement radio shout of We Want Roosevelt. Tom Garry, Chicago sewer superintendent, stood at a microphone beneath the convention hall delivering the chant as the crowd roared. The anonymous voice allegedly amplified the Roosevelt momentum.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Stadium
Tom Garry
War scare spurs US to push synthetic rubber and reserves
A war scare accelerates emergency measures led by Edward R. Stettinius to develop synthetic rubber by July, reducing reliance on imports. The drive also gathers tungsten and antimony stocks as government and business unite, aiming to reassure Americans and complicate Hitler’s plans.
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Edward R. Stettinius
Pacific
Hitler
McMenamin Warns of Dictatorship If FDR Seeks Third Term
In Denver Colorado on July 29 Rt Rev Hugh L McMenamin Catholic leader urged free men and women to join a walk to save America from dictatorship, accusing President Roosevelt of seeking a third term to gain more power and calling his remark an insult to thinking citizens.
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Denver. Colo
Hugh L. McMenamin
Mmaculate Conception Cathedral
America
Roosevelt
Catholic Social Service
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Arizona National Guard to adopt thunderbird emblem
The Arizona National Guard abandons the swastika emblem that stood for years, replacing it with a thunderbird after a long campaign against its use, including opposition to Nazi associations.
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Arizona National Guard
A Dirty Crack
The speaker recounts a morning find of a large roll of forgotten money hidden in a suit pocket and reflects on how others will react to such a surprise. The tone mixages humor and irony as the narrator weighs consequences and propriety.
Footwear Dilemma Between Lady and Tramp Echoes Dialogue
A brief exchange shows a Lady asking the Tramp his shoe size. The Tramp replies he never wore shoes and cannot decide until he can fit into them. The dialogue highlights class contrast and practical constraints in a moment of street scene humor.
Manager seeks rehearsal at town theater for touring company
The touring company manager wired the theater proprietor requesting a rehearsal tomorrow at 3 PM. He asked the stage manager, stage carpenter, property man, chief electrician, and all stage hands to be present promptly. Three hours later the proprietor replied that the manager would be there.
Clever People Find Names For New Stars In Lab
In a crowded observatory a professor explains the process of naming new celestial bodies. A young visitor asks how astronomers decide a star’s name, prompting a discussion on the naming conventions and the challenges of celestial nomenclature.
Protest Letter Upholds Flag Design and Liberty Emblem
A reader pledges fidelity to Old Glory, praising the flag’s thirteen stripes and blue field with stars. The writer rejects altering colors or shapes, insisting the flag remains the emblem of a republic and beacon of liberty.
Fragmented Historic Humor and Farmer Anecdotes
A collage of old time jokes and interchanges about dogs bones salt and soil, Willies oats and oatmeal refrain, Lady Driver and misread turns, Spry and beans, Spryt recall of drought, Magistrate advice to reconcile, and a quip about a husband’s second best choice.
Eccentric Johnson Scenes At Dinner And Walks
Samuel Johnson showed erratic manners at meals and gatherings. He would unexpectedly pull off a lady’s shoe under the table and blurt a line from the Lord’s Prayer. He planned to touch every post he walked by and his appetite could unleash violent gorging.
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Samuel Johnson
John Horak Sees Heat Damaging Washington County Corn
Washington County farmer John A. Horak predicts drought and extreme heat injure the corn crop and advises farmers not to sell now as prices may rise before harvest. The Homestead Farm reports on local seniors, tractor accidents, and 1840s settlers in English River.
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Alvin Hasty
Washington County
English River
John A. Horak
John
Washington City
James B. Crail
Mick Dewa
Dewa
Richmond
Anna Pieper
Matteras Lighthouse Piercing Old Brick Beacon
The Matteras Lighthouse, reputedly the tallest brick light in America, stands on a pine pile foundation. The piles, driven into muck in 1870 and now below the salt water line, are believed still intact and well-preserved.
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Matteras Lighthouse
Matteras
America
U.S. Mineral Springs Count Exceeds Ten Thousand
An estimate places no less than 10,000 mineral springs in the United States with about 1000 yielding waters in commercial quantities, signaling a sizable industry and potential health market.
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United States
Sage Sayings War of Worlds Question
A Buffalo News editorial ponders who shapes the future amid a broader conflict. It asks not which nation bears responsibility but which worldview will prevail.
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Buffalo News
Soldiers of the Sixty-fifth Infantry at El Morro
U.S. soldiers in the Sixty-fifth infantry reside at El Morro, the old Spanish fort in Rico, during their deployment era.
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U.S
Old Fort
Sixty-fifth Infantry
el Morro
Rico
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