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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1934
Page
4
A sermon note urges prayer for a clean heart and renewed spirit as auto accidents rise in Iowa. It cites higher registrations, daily fatalities, and calls for reform to reduce the death toll, warning that 1934 could surpass 1920s counts if trends continue.
A compilation of statistics indicates that a majority of the 756,500 automobile accidents in the United States in 193% occurred on straight dry roads, suggesting hazard factors beyond weather or curves.
The By The Way column notes fishermen returning with a fine assortment of cars. Roads are clear and drivers show a year or more of experience. Over 75 percent of caught items were thrown back into the lake.
A National Bureau study lists eight driving errors blamed for crashes and many deaths and injuries. It notes speeding, failing to slow at intersections, unsafe passing, pedestrian risk, and ignoring traffic devices. It also urges temperance messaging alongside safety reports.
A chaotic montage of casual banter and snippets from a newspaper page includes a four year old Barbara guarding a shaking partition, a fishing party with George Morrison and Julius Enslin, quips about Uncle Joe Cannon and Chauncey Depew, and a mock debate on betwixt bulls. The text then shifts to public welfare notes detailing old age assistance rules and estate liens under Iowa law.
Iowa shows a brisk revival in wholesale trade employment in the last six months of 1933 compared with early 1933, with December up 12 percent and October up 19 percent. The peak in part time employment in September rose 35 percent over February, and officials note the rise was more than seasonal. The report details full and part time payrolls, net sales of Iowa wholesalers, and notes on data collection under federal programs.
A reflection notes that drivers should not rely on others to resolve danger. It urges personal responsibility to slow down and consider risky actions by other motorists, promising more careful driving in light of possible hazards.
An unusual 54 by 20 inch solid walnut Davenport table designed and made by Vic Westphal for a present is shown in the Westphal store window. The table bears his signature and making date beneath the top and has attracted many admirers in the shop’s back workroom.
A table was displayed in the doorway tonight and was previously shown Sunday and Monday nights, drawing attention from passersby and attendees.
State President Dr. F A Gordon of Marshalltown will attend the Ottumwa meeting. Guest speaker Dr. J A Stinson, osteopath and anatomy professor at the Chicago College of Osteopathy, will give lectures and demonstrations on applied technique.
Dale Robertson from west of Washington spent the weekend with his friend Frederick Reid. Dale is a son of Asahel Robertson.
Mrs J L Siegle and children Donnie and Joanne visit Mrs Stegle's mother Mrs Laura Longwell. They stay for the rest of the summer as Mrs Stegle's brother Charles Longwell and friend Miss Viola Nelson accompany them from Chicago.
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