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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1940

Page

4

American theory of industrial freedom against state socialism

The article argues the United States must stay with constitutional industrial freedom rather than adopt state socialism as in Germany. It warns dictatorship follows state control of private business and cites the New Deal as a new form of populist redistribution. It claims regulation is judicial, while directing business requires experienced market players.

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Pneumatic Drill Used to Fix Leaky Riverside Water Line

Riverside July 30 a pneumatic drill was needed to repair a leaky water connection under the pavement in front of the R A Knittel store. A five foot square hole was cut and street commissioner Joseph B Wieland with Everett Cummings dug to locate a loose connection.

Riverside R. A. Knittel Joseph B. Wieland Everett Cummings Mildred Stevens May Flynn Iowa City Joseph Mincer Robert Corney Mickey Delaney Bud Rummelhart Dakotas Alma Miller Pratt Speidel

Willkie Hailed by Babson After Prohibition Vote

Robot Babson, candidate of the New Prohibition party, pays respects to Wendell L. Willkie in Chicago. He meets with the prohibition party's national executive committee and reflects on Roosevelt era losses and the need for restraint and denial to restore prosperity.

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Honest eight year old and a Washington purse tale

A young eight year old in a small town is praised for honesty after returning a dime. a visiting Washingtonian reports a lost purse incident in Washington revealing doubts about local honesty. The letter notes changes in trust and ends with a humorous purse suggestion.

VY. M Brewer's Dairy

Sage Sayings From The Press

A republication notes a Columbia SC Record quote remarking on life in the country versus the city and how people shape it. The item frames sage aphorisms as press comment.

Columbia S.C. Record

Motive and Muddle From Fragments of a Lost Page

A jagged OCR sample shows a salesman roaming an office building seeking clients with a line about new typewriters. The slice includes a quarrel over desertion and a family moment of a boy earning fifty in composition and grammar. The text also quotes a meditation on builders for eternity and a remark on cooperation and effort.

Reader letter defends Washington after purse theft

A Washington Visitor letter defends the city after a theft, arguing one dishonest person should not condemn an entire town. The writer asks the publication to avoid branding Washington and questions the claimed $28 loss as a representative figure.

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Typewriter Salesman Tests Law of Averages Slump Ends

A struggling typewriter salesman faces a lean period with few leads and prospects. He decides to test the law of averages, a practice stressed by the sales manager, to push through his slump and seek renewed opportunity.

Schantz Sisters Observe Birthdays Seven Days Apart

In Shiloh Pauline Schantz turns twelve on July 27 while sister Darlene will be fourteen a week later. Virginia Sheetz stayed with Jean Sigafoose, Bette Showalter visits from Rock Island, and James Marsh visits Cedar Rapids relatives. Mrs. Bryan Swift and family helped with threshing and shared dinner with Orville Caldwell. All threshing is finished with no record crops this year.

Shiloh Pauline Schantz Darlene Dave Schantz Virginia Sheetz Jean Sigafoose Bette Showalter Rock Island James Marsh Cedar Rapids Bryan Swift Girisa Merc Orville Caldwell William Caldwell

Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Family Gatherings

Inez Schoonover spent Sunday with Mrs. Howard Dorrance near Keota. Many relatives and friends, including the Caldwells, Schoonovers, Lamperts, and Sigafooses, shared weekend visits and dinners around Burlington and Iowa City. News mentions hospital stays, improved health, and a Resident Project in Toledo Iowa.

Inez Schoonover Howard Dorrance Keota Roland Armstrong Bobby Roger Moline H. J. Schoonover Mary Ellen Marylin Caldwell William Caldwell Caldwell Margaret Pratt Harry Donaldson Baby L. B. Donaldson Glen Lambert Sam Ralph Beaty Richard Kathleen Sam Lambert

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