Law of God Describes Reward and Destruction
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
3
Lonely Things by Marcia Lewis Leach
A nostalgic poem reveres forsaken relics and old structures. It compares twisted oaks, Spanish moss, battlefleet wrecks, and vacant houses to aged figures in prayer, celebrating the sacredness of timeworn walls and the air around them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bry
Marcia Lewis Leach
Pipeliners Leave Town Amid Mixed Reactions and Quiet Disturbances
The transient workers known as Pipeliners departed, leaving the city missing their presence. While some proved troublesome, most were decent, sociable men who frequented barber shops, restaurants, and rooming houses. Officials noted a few bootlegger arrests and minor disturbances, but overall no lasting harm occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
You
Senator Harrison Calls Holiday If War Debt Stays On Hold
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi urges a political holiday while war debt suspensions are considered. He argues politicians should act as statesmen for a few days, but notes the tension between statesmanship and party politics and cautions against sacrificing political usefulness for pure virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Embarrassing Moment Recounts in Town Tale
Lucile Miller recounts an embarrassing incident in town involving a drunk man mistaken for her uncle. She receives fifty cents from the episode and vows to be more careful next time.
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Lucile Miller
Prohibition Enforcement Fatalities Versus Auto Crashes contrasted
The piece argues that 150 to 180 deaths occurred in ten years from liquor law enforcement, vs about 15 000 with drunken driving, urging the public to focus on preventing intoxication. It cites Ontario warnings on drunk driving and notes Don Ross praises Phillips Hebner Drug Store opening and local publicity.
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Ontario
Government of
Northwestern Draegist
Don Ross
Meredith Publications
Des Moines
Journal Carrier
Washington Democrat
Don
Phillips & Hebner Drug
Tracy and Manton Non
Washington
Ruth Nichols Sets Sail for Ocean Hop Flight
Ruth Nichols pilots her Vega monoplane from Barren Island, Brooklyn, toward Harbor Grace as the first leg of a solo Atlantic crossing from Newfoundland to Europe. The trip ended in St John after a crash that injured her. The historic launch drew millions who wished her a safe landing.
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Ruth Nichols
New York Bay
Atlantic
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Europe
St. John
Barren Island Airport
Brooklyn
Mystery of Doctor Dwyers Lost Shirt Baffles Town
A humorous local note recounts Doctor Dwyer losing his shirt after swimming with companions. Despite searches through stones and trees, no shirt is found, with speculation about theft or a source among the swimmers or a cow. Dodo Beng returns from vacation as the piece ends with a quip about election day reporting.
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Dodo Beng
Vouchsafes
Frivolous Tax Jokes and Local News Snapshots
A lighthearted letter mocks income tax methods using playful algebra and odd factors. Florence Pat Breckhart returns to town for a few weeks, enjoys George Washington University medicine studies, and teases a skull match holder gift while recalling Do Re Mi toys and a visit to Doctor Stutsman’s offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Pat) Breckhart
Pat
George Washington University
Stutsman
Memorias of a Man Refusing Embrace and a Scattered Tale
A voice recalls aging and nostalgia as a man sits idle. A girl jokes about the Wrigley Building as a dancing academy and mocks evolution skepticism. She plans a Scotland Yard flower trip abroad, then shares hard wisdom about how to cross a man.
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Scotland Yard
Supreme Court Tax Decisions Shape Federal Revenue Rules
Washington dispatch notes the Supreme Court's income tax rulings affecting married couples filing separate returns and states with medieval community property laws. The decisions influence high-bracket taxpayers and may prompt legislative action next Congress. Also covers tax on state securities gains and vehicle sales tax limits for police use vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Motorevelt
United States
Winton youths held on murder attempt charges
Nancy Jones aged 18 and Marvin Bodeen aged 19 were bound over to the grand jury on charges of assault with intent to commit murder. They failed to post $10,000 bond each after being indicted for shooting Fritz Griebel DeWitt night marshal during an attempted highway hold up near DeWitt. Griebel was wounded but recovering as he reached for his gun when fired upon. Bodeen bore a shoulder wound believed inflicted by return fire. The pair were arrested in Clinton on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winton
Iowa
Nancy Jones
Marvin Bodeen
Fritz Griebel
DeWitt
Griebel
Bodeen
Clinton
Richelieu Comment on Strafford Beheading in 1641
The French statesman Cardinal Richelieu reportedly remarked that the English were cutting off the best head of their country after news reached him of the 1641 beheading of Thomas Wentworth Earl of Strafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richelieu
Earl of Strafford
Colorado cloudburst floods farms near Greeley
A cloudburst with hail struck between Peckham and Gilcrest in Colorado, flooding streams and ditches and washing away highways. Entire fields of beets beans peas potatoes and alfalfa were ruined with crops damaged and livestock losses reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Colo
Peckham
Gilcrest
Woman Judge in New York Ousted by Appellate Division
New York June 25 Justice Jean H Norris who served twelve years as magistrate and as the first woman in that role in New York was removed today by the appellate division which upheld the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jean H. Norris
Appellate Division
Brooks presents June corn sample in Journal office case
W. J. Brooks submits a field corn sample grown from a June 3 planting to the Journal office. The report notes the corn stands about twenty inches high as part of a broader dispute involving referee Samuel Seabury and claims she was unfit to continue on the bench.
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W. J. Brooks
Journal
Samuel Seabury
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