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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1939
Page
4
The June 30 1989 Bible Thought urges God as universal not partisan from Psalm 33 4 and notes that reason guides individuals after emotion fades. Dr Carlton Simon stresses faith in capability with the mantra It can be done to overcome tough tasks.
Observations from June 29, 1939 note a surplus of snakes on the Coppock highway rotation and in the yard. The writer describes friendly garter snakes, birds raiding cherries, a rabbit at the yellow transparent apple tree, and nearby pigs in an orchard. They recount humorous attempts to deter wildlife and claim the area is a hospitable habitat for snakes rabbits birds and pigs.
The Boston Transcript columnist contrasts Britain’s post 1932 recovery with American policy. He notes unemployment at thirteen percent in the U S and a rapidly rising national debt toward fifty billion while Britain, not pursuing New Deal spending, appears to return to normalcy with a balanced budget. He questions why the U S cannot follow the British path and highlights a garden party visit by the King and Queen as a missed chance to learn.
A collection of humorous maxims about love age wealth and ambition. Pithy lines touch on hats, widows, doctors, violinists, advice fear and idle boasts. Each quip offers a sly social observation attributed to Mrs. M. D. Contributed by Mrs. M. D.
A worker recalls three years at ten dollars a month and challenges the owner who mistreated staff. The assistant asserts the employer’s downfall for failing to treat workers properly.
A tale of a man who longs for happiness. A stranger offers a swap with any person, revealing drawbacks of wealth power and fame. The man finally learns true happiness comes from his own life and loved ones.
The People's Savings bank of Crawfordsville announces a ten percent payment to trust certificate holders on June 30. This payment brings total repayment to 77 percent of their original deposit, reflecting 55 percent repaid from the original trust certificates and half of the bank deposit at the national banking holiday.
The film Susannah of the Mounties screens at the State Theatre with Shirley Temple in the lead. It portrays clashes between Native peoples and Canadian mounted police during the CPR westward push, featuring Randolph Scott and Margaret Lockwood.
Columbia's Let Us Live, directed by John Brahm, stars Maureen O'Sullivan Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy at the Fox Theatre with a strong supporting cast. Douglas Dumbrille endures a dramatic onstage beating in Captain Fury at the State Theatre with Brian Aherne and Victor McLaglen, amid onlookers noting cast unease during a hot afternoon shoot.
The Ritz Brothers Patsy Kelly and director Allan Dwan view a scene from The Gorilla at the Fox Theatre opening Sunday. A gorilla peers through a French window at an unseen figure and grows furious, prompting laughs from the troupe as script lines are checked and clarified.
The district court petitions filed by Karl Kaufmann and Larry Colton seek to quiet title to described real estate in Washington County Iowa. They allege errors in record title create adverse claims by many named defendants and unknown claimants. The court is asked to confirm fee simple ownership and bar all adverse claims with general equitable relief. A September 1939 appearance deadline is set.
Gloucester Mass June 80 A Babson College economist criticizes the New Deal debt strategy. He argues private debt rose from 1929 to 1932 and warns continued high debt may trigger a future collapse. He cites instalment sales growth and tax rules affecting small firms.
The plaintiff claims absolute ownership in fee simple of the south half of the southeast quarter of section nine in township 76 north range 9 west, seeks a decree to quiet and establish title, bars all named defendants and unknown claimants from any real estate interest, cites a court filing, and sets a hearing for September 1, 1939 at the Washington County Courthouse.
Emperor Peter the Great sent many Russian nobles abroad to study shipbuilding. He went incognito to Holland and hired out as a laborer to a Dutch shipbuilder. He was recognized and moved to Amsterdam to work on a frigate and learn its construction from start to finish.
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