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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1937
Page
4
A Bible Thought for Monday June 7 1937 urges correction with judgment not anger. It cites Jeremiah 10 24 and reflects that fortunate circumstances come from our own efforts. It includes maxims from Goldsmith and La Fontaine about flatterers and listening.
The forty third annual Iowa State Bar Association gathering will convene June 10 and 11 in Mason City with sessions on Criminal Law Civil Procedure Pleadings Evidence and Remedies. Judge Charles A Dewey will discuss The Circuit Court of Appeals and Seth Thomas will speak on Origin of the Power of the Courts to Declare Statutes Unconstitutional.
Lloyd McCall writes from Bucharest after a 21 hour ride from Budapest. He compares Budapest and Bucharest, notes exchange controls, cost of living, and travel ease. He observes cars, cafes, gypsy music, park dress, and rural work patterns, detailing clothing, footwear, and daily labor among peasant and urban crowds.
A editorial argues Roosevelt's call to cut expenditures was timely though late and warns Congress will likely ignore it. It criticizes 7000 appropriation bills and a potential $50 billion in new expenditures, noting taxpayers bear rising taxes and costs while lawmakers seek personal gain and political security.
The text discusses efforts to restrain congressional spending, noting Vice-president Garner backing a 10 percent cut in appropriations. It argues such action could save nearly a quarter of a billion dollars annually and help balance the budget by 1938, urging citizens to accept personal sacrifice to avoid lasting harm to the nation.
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette notes forty four members of Congress gave as little as one dollar each to aid a distressed family described as gritty, illustrating politicians funding efforts with their own money.
The author describes uniform colors pleasing to officers and peasants, high taxes and stamps on hand bills, a 5 to 6 cent stamp on checks, and a required eight day police report for longer stays. They plan a southward route to the Black Sea then Odessa, then return via Vienna Prague and Germany, asking about a letter from Budapest and directing mail to Naples.
Harmony notes report Mr and Mrs Joe Chemilar of St Louis visiting the Bill Chemilar home. Delegations attend the funeral of Mrs James Combs. Families host and visit at the Schmidtt and Longer homes. Wayne Mangold helps Nick Schmidtt with farm work.
Daniel Boone and companions blazed a trail through the Cumberland Gap in 1775 after discovering the route during a 1769 hunting trip. The Wilderness Road became a key passage frontier settlers used to move westward.
On a farm southwest of Mt. Pleasant John Riches welcomed twin mule colts about ten days ago. The sturdy frisky twins are seen as promising for future work and value to their owner despite lacking noted ancestry or future prospects.
Westchester reports Mrs. F. M. Lindenmey and family traveling to Norway Michigan and Detroit to visit relatives for about two weeks. Also notes local happenings including accidents and illnesses, visits, and community events with several residents abroad or returning.
Continental glaciers are vast ice sheets covering thousands of square miles. The Greenland ice sheet spans about 509000 square miles, and the Antarctic ice sheet at the South Pole is the other major fully deserving example.
Patty Jean and Johnny Holle spent Saturday at the home of their uncle Edd Tette in Sev elty six township.
A quirk filled collage notes people and places around town. It mentions a hospital registration last Friday, an architect’s chaos reference, a car check up for 25 cents, a ship launching in Australia with Mrs Stevens christening, and a 1937 year remark from an elderly senator.
An anecdote from Baldrige recounts a fat man walking on his heels with a turned stomach and head aloft as he watched Baldrige describe his wife as the funniest woman he ever met. A married man recalls a party where a hatchet was thrown, provoking disbelief and laughter the next morning.
A humorous slice shows boys at Cone exhibitioning a rattler and a night encounter on a brush lined road. The piece shifts to jokes about wives and a city pastor, then ends with a car wreck from a wind storm and a near miss, with a friend thankful no one was inside.
An odd route description for locating the calendar factory at 632 Third Street Toward Ainsworth on Primary Highway No 2 from the junction with No 4. The route passes Washington Street 8S Third Ave and after crossing the BB and Q tracks, turn left one block, continue three blocks to the red back calendar factory noted as busy with day and night work shipping orders worldwide.
A nurse-like dialogue between Jane and John reveals a plan to delay revealing a father’s identity to a weakening baby, prioritizing the child’s strength before family information is disclosed. The terse exchange hints at hidden tensions and careful medical or emotional considerations.
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