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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1937
Page
4
A Bible Thought from June 25 1937 urges turning to life in Ezekiel 18 32 and explains calculating government cost by dividing total taxes among the population. It notes per person taxes 1933 59 64 1934 69 24 and estimates 1936 at 92 25, advising multiplying by family members to gauge a family's share.
The article quotes United States Senator Copeland of New York asserting that keeping Congress in session during the summer would be nothing less than manslaughter. It notes the senator’s own air conditioned surroundings contrast with the harsh heat he implies affects the public and Congress.
A columnist questions if United States senators can escape summer heat while others stay to support government. They compare exclusive travel to the Capitol, air conditioning, and salaries, arguing heat impacts all workers, not just senators, and mock the notion of heat endangering legislators.
J Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI, cites 1936 crime estimates of 1,332,526 major crimes and a murder every 40 minutes. He urges nationwide mental vigilance and citizen cooperation to curb underworld depredations and ensure safety.
A collection of light captions and misread quips from a 1920s era page. Items include musings on wasted worry, a mock Radio Turner Offers invite, a barber-shop anecdote about change, a sponge on the window gag, and brief street-sign literacy humor.
In Washington a tempers flared as two men and a woman, ready to "clean up" the town, left after using naughty words about the city. Canvassers must secure a Chamber of Commerce permit, with legitimacy guiding approval and seating rules guiding their prospects.
A collection of party game prompts featuring tongue twisters designed to heighten interest during events. Readers are invited to repeat phrases such as flying fish, Patsy Pikens paintings, and other challenging word strings amid lively social entertainment.
A caller asks if they reached the Works Progress Administration and is corrected by a clerk. The exchange ends with a light note on gratitude for contributions and the clerk affirming the WPA's identity. The excerpt reflects casual office banter at the agency.
Oldsmobile begins construction on a large addition to its Lansing plant to stabilize employment and smooth production fluctuations. The single story brick steel and glass building will add 50 000 square feet for storage of 35000 motors and increased sheet metal stock with a rail spur into the facility.
Oskaloosa Louise Millsap age 20 of Des Moines obtained a marriage license but returned to Des Moines unmarried. The would be groom Francis Clinton Hoff age 22 of Des Moines is jailed on forgery charges and Sheriff Frank Hook did not approve the union. Millsap changed her mind after speaking with the sheriff.
A curious note describes a growing boy who believes water remains liquid and turns black when his hands are immersed. The fragment hints at observations and questions about matter and color change.
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