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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
4
A Bible Thought cites 2 Chronicles 20 20 urging Judah and Jerusalem to believe in the Lord and his prophets to find establishment and prosperity. The message emphasizes faith as the path to stability and success amid wilderness journeying.
A reflective editorial argues against witch hunts for fifth columns and German agents, noting widespread fear in the United States. It contends other powers also employ agents and warns that cracking down could threaten free institutions while attributing recent scrutiny mainly to German influence.
The Algona Advance argues for freedom to critique the government and warns against witch hunts. It cautions that censorship harms public reasoning, while urging action against un-American influence without regimentation or infringed rights.
A fragment hints at commentary on British empire policy and leadership. The remark implies abandoning empire troubles may have sparked female discontent and public reaction. The tone reflects wartime era skepticism toward imperial decisions.
In Clear Lake a playful comparison notes love as a poker game. A pair opens, a flash comes, a partner reveals diamonds, and the scene unfolds toward a full house of romance and fortune.
The Rock Rapids Reporter recalls the quiet around Congressman Dies of Texas after his anti-unAmerican agitation drives, noting the silence of critics who railed at him a year or two ago.
In a dramatic turn, the Belashan king dies by suicide years ago after a mountain fall. today his son and successor surrenders his army after failing to find a mountain to fall from, prompting Allied grief.
A 12 year old boy years ago defined a better home as a place his father is proud to support his mother loves to keep and friends like to visit. It emphasizes family pride warmth and hospitality as a lasting home ideal.
Daily notices from East Highland dated June 26 list numerous Sunday visits among locals including Fred Chihak, Albert Weber, and the Mincer, Rath, Wieland, and Murdock families. A Muscatine trip to support Catherine Smith after surgery is noted, plus a welcome for a new baby girl at Leonard Buergard’s home.
Humorous strip page notes Joe Palooka facing contempt charges. Bail is set at five thousand dollars with a second contempt risk mentioned as potentially raising the bail further.
The Forest Service reports 55,359,728 trees distributed in the 1938 calendar year. The stock consisted of seedlings and transplants, with farmers able to plant 400 to 1,000 young trees daily.
A slice of small town chatter featuring remarks about filling stations, choir practice, and odd residents. A visiting city woman comments on locals as the native jokes about September departures. Quick exchanges reveal humor and social gossip in a compact scene.
A jumble of humorous dialogue clips shows a maid asking to call the depot, a quip about damaged goods, a church door joke on sermon length, a boy saving ten cents behind a streetcar, and a newlywed couple joking about sharing roles. A surgeon, an archi-
Industrial gains predicted with a marked increase in the production of mothers-in-law in June as noted by the Boston Transcript.
A Toledo Chronicle editor supports universal military training as a deterrent to war. The Corydon Times-Republican argues profits from war are inherent with social change, contrasting pen power with weaponry. The piece shifts to a Keokuk County News note on Edmundson Park in Oskaloosa observed last Sunday.
A disjointed dialogue links Eve’s creation to surgery architecture and chaos. A new immigration officer questions a Chinese name and a child’s lie prompts a grim domestic joke about a husband and bloodhounds. The text blends satire and odd exchanges with unclear context.
Technicolor spectacle Typhoon opens with Dorothy Lamour in a lava lava costume and a chimpanzee sidekick. Robert Preston and Lynne Overman chase danger on a deserted island as a Polynesian chief menaces the cast and a dramatic typhoon sequence delivers a climactic storm.
Our first visit to this park notes swimming base ball tennis courts picnic grounds shelter house and a golf course scheduled to open the 27th of this month. Impressive use of government funds shows in the improvements.
Lough Neagh is described as the largest lake in Britain located in Ireland. Its shores span five of Ulster’s six counties and ten rivers feed it. Each summer motor boat trips operate from Antrim, serving visitors on the 153 square miles of water.
A souvenir hatchet distributed during George Washington’s 1789 election era is said to be owned by George Tosh, a grocer and gasoline station operator in Bearnstown NL. The item is described as a historic keepsake tied to early American politics.
The article notes U S rifle caliber .30 models 1903 and 1917 were used in World War I. Cartridges for both rifles were .30 caliber model 1906.
American women spend about 350 million dollars yearly on silk cotton and rayon hosiery according to rayon pulp producers. The figure equates to eight dollars per woman aged 15 and over.
A large cattle barn filled with hay burned at the Ralph and Kenneth Rees farm on the southwest edge of Columbus City about 7 30 Tuesday evening. Firemen from Columbus Junction helped save adjacent structures and some insurance coverage was noted.(Contains additional society notes about visitors and Tri T Club officers.)
A Texas discovery suggests fireproofed cotton can be used as insulation in homes offices and other structures. The process, developed in Texas, could provide a new fire resistant material option for construction projects.
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