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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
4
A 1938 Washington Iowa poem by Fannie Ethelbert Gilbert calls Americans to awaken and preserve liberty. It warns of subtle foes offering promises while urging faithful service to nation and faith. The piece reflects urgent civic duty and reverence for ancestors.
The piece argues money is abundant in the United States but not circulating. It links tight times to stalled business, rising taxes, and higher costs reducing demand, production, and employment. It urges personal sacrifice to revive spend turnover and restore living standards.
Floyd Grecian owner of Home Bakery offers to donate Parker House rolls and cupcakes for a banquet honoring the Washington high school band after their national meet showing. Community donations needed to cover other necessities for the event.
A concise column notes correcting errors is key to progress and praises kindness. It cites a Betty column and jokes about government taxes, claiming a four person family earning 2500 yearly pays 219 in invisible taxes, equal to a month of work for Uncle Sam.
A six year old named Janet Chapman becomes a Hollywood sensation as she cannot read her lines and relies on her coach Robert W. Major to read them. The Warner Bros film Little Miss Thoroughbred opens Friday at the Fox.
The Sigma Chi house at the University of Iowa will be occupied by 12 Franciscan nuns from Dubuque this summer. They will move in when the fraternity leaves next week and will take courses on campus.
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