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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
4
Bible Thought Thursday notes Psalm 33 11 and presents FE L Bartholow s simple method to protect cherries from birds by hanging cloth strips in trees. The strips flutter in the breeze to deter birds, allowing crops to stay safe without legal risk.
From Railway Age a critique of the 1940 transportation bill defeat by a coalition of five unions and big business. It argues labor and industry shifted to oppose the plan to boost employment and earnings, urging renewed, united effort in future transportation legislation. The piece notes employment declines in train service and asserts makeshift wage and crew rules would have harmed overall railway prosperity.
Claude H. Pierce 74 of Winfield Iowa and Burlington Illinois died after a long illness at Burlington hospital. He served nearly six decades with the Burlington Route, retiring about five years ago. He was born June 23 1866 near Kossuth Des Moines county. Survived by widow Myrtie Pierce daughter in law Agnes Pierce a grandson Donald Edward Pierce three sisters Grace Price Mary Van Zile Kate Baker and a brother Eds widow Flora M. Pierce Funeral services were held at the Winfield Presbyterian Church with a Masonic burial service at the grave.
The piece credits Charlie Schulty for watering his garden the night before rain. Newt O Loughlin reports a rapid potato growth after planting late potatoes. Grace Lytle harvested beans. Festicorn corn cob pipes are on sale. Washington fishermen head to the northern lakes. Washington's coffee club marks Dairy Month by drinking milk and buying corn cob pipes for Festicorn time.
A brief exhortation to cultivate positivity and find commendable traits in others. The piece urges maintaining a cheerful outlook, avoiding cynicism, and treating people with goodwill regardless of differences. It promotes practicing courtesy and hopeful framing of daily interactions.
The text outlines fixing a platform for a comrade and easing a fence for easier access. It envisions a utopian space with tunes and leisure, noting the need to loosen a board to allow quick passage. Shavings appear as building material or metaphor.
Mrs Hawkins asks about moth prevention using camphor balls and Mr Dempsey replies that he normally stores garments with three.
A lighthearted vignette contrasts the era of asking father with a modern daughter urging more effort. The piece comments on shifting social norms and parental guidance as society moves forward.
The Pullman company is hailed as possibly the world's greatest housekeeper after a single year buying 220,528 sheets 157,780 pillow cases 20,253 tidies 455,829 hand towels 24,318 headrest covers 13,692 napkins and 3,260 tablecloths according to the Association of American Railroads.
The Indianapolis News reports no candidate has taken a firm stance in favor of higher taxes, highlighting absence of clear tax policy signals in the campaign discourse.
The largest salmon ever caught in southeastern Alaska weighed 20 pounds and measured 53 inches long with a 36 inch girth. It was caught in a net, surpassing the previous record of 116 pounds.
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