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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1941
Page
4
The column opens with a Bible verse from 1 Tim 6 17 and lampoons the mule as a misfired hybrid before discussing a typhoid fever decline from 1940. It condemns federal extravagance and urges local voters to demand economy, citing The Town Taxpayer on tax relief and the public push for federal grants as hindering budget restraint.
A column urges groups of taxpayers to ban the word they from government discussions and adopt we. It recalls a math professor who ambitiously expands chicken farming, noting a rapid, unrestrained growth that ends with him killing a hen to stop expanding too far.
A reader argues that government projects cost far more than private builds, citing Army camp estimates vs actual costs. Congressman Albert Engel reports large overruns on camps like Blanding and Fort Meade, questioning oversight and accountability in public contracts.
A compilation of humorous exchanges and quips covers wartime plans and personal anecdotes. The notes include a British flight tale about Hess and Hitler, pricing gags from a shop, a hat with missing holes, a salesman's reply, and jokes about flattery and dentistry. A health officer warns about contagion alongside a sanitary cup joke.
Elizabeth Rees thanks friends for flowers cards and gifts during illness. She notes thanks to Wyman Community club for flowers and Salem Christian Endeavor for a potted plant. Also lists Bible school staff at the Methodist Church. Poppy Sale receipts total 66.20 with three fourths for local charity work.
Detroit health officials test a new X ray device using 4 by 5 inch films to cut examination costs. The city's anti tuberculosis drive is praised as one of the nation’s best.
An all star Hollywood production Ziegfeld Girl opens at the State Theatre. Judy Garland Hedy Lamarr Lana Turner lead a stellar cast with James Stewart and Tony Martin in a tale of three young women rising to fame in Ziegfeld's Follies. Sheila dies on the eve of Susan's triumph. final stardom goes to Susan Gallagher. The screen features lavish Adrian gowns and a chorus of 100 beauties with memorable musical numbers by Garland Martin and Wallace.
Ruth Seybold daughter of Rev Ernst Seybold of Ackley and Dewey Stephens Jr son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Stephens of Ainsworth wed yesterday at five in St John’s Evangelical church Ackley officiated by Rev Seybold. Attendants wore pastel dresses and guests filled the church dining room for a three course dinner. The couple will reside on a farm southeast of Ainsworth.
Worn out cane chair seats can be replaced quickly using tempered pressed wood, an exploded wood fiber board. The board offers greater tensile strength than ordinary wood and can be cut to fit with standard woodworking tools.
An advertisement promises quick loans up to 300 dollars with flexible repayment periods to ease summer expenses for clothing decorating painting taxes and a new car. It frames the loan as a safe, safe and nonembarrassing solution to cash shortfalls.
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