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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1935
Page
4
A Bible Thought quotes Proverbs 22 16 on oppressing the poor and enriching the rich leading to want. Henry Clay remarks that small courtesies in life, social and political, produce the deepest gratitude and appreciation.
A June 5 1888 program from the old academy recounts a Literary Society debate on whether present conditions foretold the country’s destruction. John Ferguson argued the affirmative while J M Work held the negative, with a school’s Aurora and Magnet societies, noted alumni, and the academy’s founders and leadership chronicled as part of Washington’s long educational legacy.
A reader recalls a staged Federal prospector who refused a penny sales tax on honey, claiming tax exemption. The piece condemns official privilege and argues public servants should pay taxes like private citizens to prevent tax slavery and unfair exemptions.
Dick McCleery argues the presidential oath is the sole binding obligation of the office, superseding platform promises or expediency. He notes the presidency's duty to defend the Constitution, with relief costs and aid rolls cited as context for government strain.
The writer recalls a Kansan vacation and a chaotic ride in a vintage Cadillac narrated by Howard Anderson. They describe the car’s cranking start, knee action, and noisy drive along East Main Street, noting progress from 1904 to the modern automobile era and the public’s reaction. Memorial Day commentary follows.
Thirteen Washington students receive June degrees for completing four year or advanced work. Eleven attended Washington junior college, with six former junior college graduates now pursuing four year programs at Iowa, Cornell, and Monmouth. Other items note prizes, society honors, and correspondence from local contributors.
A fragment arguing that freedom stems from individual motive and personal effort. It claims without self-improvement and robust exertion one becomes more servile and less free in the long term. The passage emphasizes personal character and willpower as essential to true liberty.
Sam Taylor directs the Hal Roach MGM feature Vagabond Lady showing one day only at the State Theatre. Tony Spear returns from a world tour in a sailing boat, stirring wedding plans of his dignified brother John and Josephine Spiggins, daughter of the department store owner.
Head Janitor Evelyn Venable plays Jo with Robert Young as Tony and Reginald Denny as John Berton Churchill stars as Spear and Frank Craven as Janicor Spiggins. Supporting cast includes Forester Harvey Dan Crimmins and Ferdinand Gottschalk.
The article notes Paul Muni has appeared in fewer films than any top star. His latest First National film Black Fury is at the Fox Theatre and marks his eighth production. Once he averaged one picture per season until this year when he released Black Fury and Bordertown.
Hollywood star Muni returns to the film city for three productions including I Am A Fugitive From a Chain Gang The World Changes and Hi Nellie with long breaks between. He opposes high quantity output, sticking to no more than two films per year and praises Black Fury as his most dynamic project with a tremendous supporting cast.
Mrs Anna Tedford mourns Miss Jane Addams of Hull House Chicago a longtime intimate friend. A doctor’s message came as Addams lay dying. Addams famed for her lifetime of service and influence is remembered as a great woman of all time.
An impassioned note highlights Mer's boundless empathy toward all people, transcending boundaries and prejudices and resonating as a universal call to aid and solidarity. The message emphasizes shared humanity and generous action across cultures and divides.
Two students from Wellman and Kalona area recently completed high school. Vernon Gingerich of Wellman earned distinction and joined Phi Sigma Iota, while Jean Coffey, a native of Wellman now in Iowa City, graduates from Iowa City High School and Betty Coffey is set to finish in Iowa City.
Lee R G Ward US army instructor and inspector has been transferred from Omaha to Lincoln with offices in the capitol building. He keeps his Omaha home and visited the L B Ward home over the weekend with Mrs Ward. His father celebrated his 75th birthday Sunday June 2.
The piece notes Sweet Corn dominates, with the United States producing 76 percent of the world’s corn. It lists leading exporters and states top corn regions, then shifts to local business tales including a laundry storefront misdirection and a service station satire. It ends with a snapshot of American foreign investments and confidence in the market.
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