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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1937
Page
4
A Bible Thought for Wednesday June 30 1987 warns that when government becomes discretionary and bureaucratic it intrudes on management and private initiative leading toward government ownership. The sense is framed by Luke 6 31 and a critique of public policy.
The piece argues that Hitler and Mussolini openly back the Spanish rebels while Britain pursues neutrality. It warns that both dictators seek peace by exploiting the public will for war, risking a new European conflict as England and France face pressure to act.
The passage argues democratic nations like England and France must stay ready to defend life and liberty against fascist regimes. It notes Spain and Italy pushed for war, while totalitarian powers rely on organization, yet history shows a united people can prevail. It references Wilhelm II’s defeat and current isolation.
Secretary Morgenthau pressed reporters for details of current borrowing and pleaded for restraint. The Herald-Examiner notes taxpaying citizens will bear the debt as spending and waste hinder recovery, urging Congress and the administration to show restraint.
The Saginaw News questions a cycle of pest control where cockroaches are blamed as destroyers of termites and suggests considering alternative insects like moths to counter them, asking where such measures would end.
A fragment notes appreciation for Substituot who handled twenty inches of column space during the editor’s absence and remarks on the difficulty of keeping a writing habit versus starting one. It conveys a casual, informal tone and references a typewriter scare.
A New York tour notes Washington county farmers should not trade land due to poor soil and rocky fields. It cites overcrowding in Hudson with twenty barber shops and thirty beauty shops, and in Syracuse sixty funeral homes, highlighting dense professional presence.
Local tale from Iowa reports Pred Moore hitting a bold shot aimed at a long 800 yard par one. His ball reportedly landed in the middle of Bunny Blair’s Model T truck on the Washington golf course, drawing puzzled reactions.
Two locals challenged a fast moving car near the business district. After a fourth pass they secured the license number and notified Officer Jay Brown. They demanded arrest for speeding and for violating a city rule about a low license plate height.
A humorous note from Melcher about Orentt of Orentt's Market who recalls faces and interacts with a Gedney pickle salesman. It includes a light aside on dementia glassitis and a family anecdote about Mother's Father's and Children's Day gifts, ending with a hopeful aunt's thanks for an ice cream social invitation.
Local notes from Pleasant Hill highlight visits among residents in nearby towns, family events, and social calls. A new baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Anderson is reported, with numerous gatherings at the homesteads of Kepharts, Gamons, Beenblossoms, and Stouts noted across Washington, Davenport, Muscatine, Kalona, and surrounding areas.
Mr and Mrs Charles Nicola invite friends to a basket dinner at the Nicola pasture to mark their 50th wedding anniversary on July 4. Other notes mention sympathies for the A E Putnam family and visits among local residents.
Mrs J Martin of Wayland with her housework a couple of days last week. Mr and Mrs Gleede Dold and Evelyn and Mrs R H McCarty spent Sunday evening at the Warren Davis home at Keota. Mr and Mrs John Mann and Homer of Brighton. Mr and Mrs Ralph Mann Fairfield and Mr and Mrs Fred Waener of Washington were Sunday guests at the Charles Davison home. Mr and Mrs Fred Cold and Mrs Ela Merchant spent Sunday at the Edwin Leeper home Mt Pleasant. Mr and Mrs Willard Hananstein Wayland and Mr and Mrs Arnold Brown of Ainsworth were callers at the Glenn Messer home Sunday p m. Mr and Mrs M B R McKune and family of Washington are visiting at the Charles Stone home this week. Miss Fannie Schantz spent the weekend at her home near Washington. Mr and Mrs Harry Miller and family of Ainsworth spent Sunday evening at the Fred Cold home. Eugene Black is working for Karl Nicola. Mr and Mrs Charles Davison and family spent Thursday in Washington. Kassel Davison spent Sunday with George Fetes. The Roy Edwards family spent Sunday at John McKune s home.
In Dubuque on June 29 the newly formed National Federation of Progressive Sightless boasted a local chapter. The group seeks congressional action on the Dann bill to aid the blind.
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