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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
4
A 1938 Bible Thought Thursday reflection by Ruth Mary Packard laments pride and rebuke. It urges wholehearted effort over hollow bravado, using sea roars and star imagery to celebrate persistence and faith. The verse cites Proverbs 15 10 on correction and forsaking the way.
The Des Moines Register editorial warns against the spoils system and urges a clean administrative and political framework. It argues voters risk half the population bearing drudgery while the other half holds government jobs, calling for guarded, thoughtful reform and reduced government expense.
The piece argues to end the spoils system as England did, linking lavish postwar spending, high taxes, and political self interest to national weakness. It cites a Atlantic Monthly writer noting democratic doubt amid internal strife and warns of dictators using economic turmoil to challenge self government. The speaker urges reform to protect liberty and economic security.
The Wilneis Manufacturers Association blasts high taxes as a drag on business. They cite taxes consuming 24 percent of national income versus 6.6 percent in 1913 and Social Security taxes costing about 100 million dollars last year. They warn prosperity returns only with fewer government restrictions and taxes.
A collage of humorous exchanges and short verse fragments from a city page. It includes a anniversary quip about aging, a cold inquiry and blunt reply, a copper penny ballad, pointed aphorisms, and light social observations on attire work and traffic.
Reported letters express gratitude for the shade cast by the electric poles across the desert area during the canal construction. Prospector writers appreciate the practical and symbolic relief provided by the line amid harsh conditions.
A statewide bicycle organization in Des Moines announces a safety campaign with ten essay contest prizes for "safe practices in the operation of my bicycle." The contest ends June 30 and Iowa boys and girls are eligible, with essays limited to 150 words. Safety awards are given year end to qualifying bicycle operators.
Richard Dix stars in Blind Alibi as a sculptor who, aided by a guiding dog, hunts a cache of blackmail letters hidden in a museum. Whitney Bourne plays a curator who falls for the supposed blind man while the crooks misread him. Season closes Nov 30. Des Moines report notes bass and frog seasons opening June 15 and closing Nov 30.
Des Moines hosts an August joint show by the Iowa State Fair board and the Iowa Territorial Centennial committee to celebrate 1938 Iowa history with a centennial themed fair. Plans include March of Time floats Homes of the Century exhibits the Nineteenth Century Style Show and a Panorama of Iowa mural plus historic livestock and machinery displays. Officials aim for a comprehensive exhibit of life and industry from 1838 to the present day.
Rome report claims the latest German Heinkel H-60 bomber carries a "death ray" apparatus using short wave emissions to disable engines and force enemy aircraft to land. The magazine Radio Nazionale described the system as a new air weapon.
Early Ohioans made red paint by mixing red clay with oil. This simple pigment recipe shows indigenous and settler practices in early American craft.
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