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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
4
Today’s Bible Thought highlights the moral theme Poor Favored citing Job 36 6 that He preserveth not the life of the wicked but giveth right to the poor. The message reflects on divine justice and compassion for the vulnerable in a devotional tone.
A civic admonition urges residents to honor laws clean their surroundings protect children with decent homes and playgrounds keep homes open avoid poisonous air and harmful influences report rubbish crimes and seek air and sunlight.
A regional voice critiques the governments silver buying policy. The Economist's National Committee on Monetary Policy says the plan harms U.S. taxpayers while aiding silver states. It notes domestic silver purchases at 77 cents per ounce versus a true value of 45 cents, creating a substantial loss of about 300 000 dollars to the public.
A terse remark notes a few silver senators needing regulation as debates on policy and oversight surface in the chamber.
Farm organizations nationwide unite against diverting motor fees and gas taxes from highway building and maintenance. They emphasize that in Iowa all such revenues fund roads and protest using gasoline taxes for unrelated general purposes. They warn this harms road expansion and safety for motorists and the public.
The piece argues that a government must model scrupulous fairness in taxation. It contends the current system blurs fairness by taxing capital gains without capital loss deductions and bars corporations from carrying forward losses, criticizing the undistributed profits tax as punishing prudent corporate behavior.
Seneca News notes that citizens may join unions and civic groups freely and argues unions contain internal foes. It predicts a post strike era when major industries regain stability and workers and employers return to mutual interests and basic American principles.
Clara McClean portrays a haunted Prospect Street house with moonlit halls and ghostly figures. A woman’s ghost glides the stairs while the master’s wraith plots in a secret doorway as memories return through the ancient rooms and chandelier.
An old Country Club custom requires a night shift crew with T. R. Phil lips as chief assignment officer who dismisses excuses. He refuses to reschedule any shift even when workers must sit up with a sick friend, insisting the date stands until the friend improves.
A California envelope brings a humorous By-the-Way mill item about a woman losing a new hat to a trickster in town. Her husband’s awkward defense and a noon reunion at the ad table cap the tale, followed by a mother and son quip about finding stuff in the candy box.
A folkloric puzzle explains a calculation using living brothers living sisters and deaths to yield three figures. It asserts the rightmost value equals deaths the middle equals living sisters and the left equals living brothers, ending with a statement about gaining no new knowledge.
A traveler from the north asks about Saskatchewan and English, while a company drafts plans for a Human Hair Upholstery venture. Directors Hampsher Pratt and Lee explore the brush division with forecasts of bristles for flour and brushes, and George McDaniel probes potential suppliers. Stock applications request applicant details and eye color.
An enthusiastic crowd of club members attended a golf day. Thomason joked about missing the outing while a friend teased about changing plans. A druggist startled readers with a mistaken bottle, and a brief, odd essay on Benjamin Franklin concluded the fragment.
Visitors in Havre last week included Noah Wittmer and family from Mr. Pleasant, Pete Graber from Crawfordsville, Ottis Frey and son from Noble, Vernon Wittmer from Washington, August Leglowsky from Haskins, Florence Zieglowsky and Ernest Baker, plus many local families. Multiple gatherings, dinners, and birthday parties spanned Havre and Grace Hill with neighbors sharing ice cream and conversation.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M regular meeting scheduled on the first Friday of each month. Officers listed include M F E McDaniel as W M and A W Yard as secretary.
Local and long distance trains depart daily with timings for No 12 Apache and No 2 Local, No 4 Golden State Limited, No 11 Apache, No 1 Local, No 43 Californian, No 3 Golden State Limited, Knoxville Branch No 430 and No 429 Mixed Trains. Arrivals No 38 Morning Page and No 22 Freight, with notes on California passenger stops and Sunday exceptions.
Burlington Trailways announces daily bus departures from Washington to major cities. Bus 8 runs Moline to Des Moines and Omaha to Chicago at 6:20 p.m. Bus 1 travels Chicago to Omaha departing at 4:04 p.m. Bus 8 from Omaha to Chicago leaves at 3:18 p.m. Bus 10 A from Des Moines to Moline departs at 8:25 p.m. Tickets available at the Bus Depot Colenso Hotel for coast to coast routes. Ray C. Tracy is the agent.
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