Bible Thought March 2 1933 A Cry Of Distress
A Bible Thought for Wednesday March 2 1933 presents Psalm 54 verses one and two urging deliverance through God’s strength. It calls for divine hearing of prayer and protection in distress.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1933
Page
4
Smith urges sales tax and federal reforms before Senate
Former Governor Al Smith tells the Senate Finance Committee a sales tax would share state costs with citizens. He criticizes high income taxes, outlines eight remedies including federal works bonds, debt relief for farmers, recognizing Russia, and a consolidated transportation bureau to balance the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
al Smith
Russia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Car Laemmle Warns Saloons Threaten Movie Business
Universal Pictures president Car Laemmle urges filmmakers to oppose saloons as a threat to the industry. He argues beer sales divert money from films, notes prohibition’s impact, and urges collective action to prevent the return of the saloon to protect family viewing and the movie market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Car Laemmle
Univeral Pictures Corporation
Car
Papa
Mamma
Universal Weekly
United States
Movie men warn against saloon revival harming business
A speaker urges voters and lawmakers to oppose the return of saloons, arguing beer sales would divert dollars from movies and other goods, harming the economy and cinema industry. He urges contacting Congress and Senators to prevent a comeback.
The Youngster Reporter Wright Corbin
A copy of The Youngster student publication from John B Young Intermediate School Davenport Iowa arrives. Wright Corbin, former Davenport resident, is named as a reporter and praised for his reporting drive and qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
John B. Young Intermediate School
Davenport
Iowa
Wright
Wright Corbin
Earl W. Corbin
Washington
Italian alien registration works says San Francisco Chronicle
An American visitor in Rome tests Italy’s system by avoiding hotels and registering none. Police quickly arrest him, show Italy tracks foreigners from border to capital, and insist such a system would curb alien crime in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Hgtéaft
Mr. Brown
Mr. Jones
Jones
Europe
United States
San Francisco Chronicle
The Editor Sees Town Life in a Wedding Funeral Tale
A verbose town editor celebrates a merchant’s birth, wedding bids, and notices while chronicling the daughter’s journey. The piece spirals to a funeral notice error and a storm of offended readers canceling subscriptions as the town reacts to a sweeping editoral style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Mayhet
Oes
Eagle
Delano
By The Way 2 Dear Patrons And Miscellaneous Notes
A column of quips and questions about magazines in a York Y M C A club and a Paris Eiffel Tower anecdote. A bank teller joke about microbes on a teacher’s salary concludes the item.
Johnson the Murderer Answers Telegram Puzzle
The telegram assigns roles to Johnson Jones and Jeffries but not in order. Jones is the blackmailer. If Jeffries were the murderer the sequence would be thief blackmailer murderer, but the note says not respectively, so Johnson must be the murderer. Also note a Washington man urges his wife home from a visit, with neighbors advised to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Jones
Jeffries
Washington
Humorous Court Exchange and Jokes For All Ages
A lawyer cross examines a dazed German about stair directions in a house linked to a transaction. The humor shifts to witty quips about vows, hay fever, paint, blushes, and a misquoted proverb, ending with a garbled sign-off.
Error Typographical We Hope The Riadeb in Jade-Green Creyn
A brief note from the Beacon of New York mentions a decorative import with jade-green creyn trimmed by lace around a panel bow. The fragment suggests a typographical error or misprint in describing a craft item or fashion accessory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
When Maude Gets Left Roads
A short An Associated Magazine quip notes a mule that rarely kicks a person but often kicks the spot where Ali had recently stood, using humorous regional dialect to imply a stubborn animal and a nod to Ali.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ali
Associated Magazine
Depositor Seeks Voice on Bank Plan Waiver
A note from an elderly depositor requests the journal publish her views on a proposed bank plan. She signed the waiver, opposes a receiver, cannot attend tonight’s meeting, but will stand by the waiver and supports communicating through the Journal.
Wallace appointment praised by Iowa papers as agriculture secretary
Editorials across Iowa hail Henry A. Wallace of Des Moines for secretary of agriculture. Critics laud his farm empathy, experience, and potential to translate national needs into policy, calling the choice a strong signal of commitment to farm recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Henry A. Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa
Wallace
Clinton Herald
Henry Wallace
Indianola Tribune
Cedar Valley Times
Vinton
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Henry C. Wallace
Harding
Missouri Valley Times
Davenport
Ed Meridith
Agriculture Department
Red Oak Express
Middle-West
Des Moines Register
Agriculture
Dubuque
Rheumatic Pain Remedy Promises Quick Relief at Cost
A local drug claims to cure rheumatic pain in 45 hours with Allenru. The ad touts 85 cents per bottle from Lemmon's Pharmacy and offers a money back guarantee if pains persist. It also cites relief for arthritis, sciatica, lumbago, and neuralgia caused by uric acid buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allenru
Lemmon's
Nck
Appointment of Wallace to Cabinet Post Highlighted
The president aims to place the best men in strategic roles regardless of party, and Wallace is described as the best man for the important post. The statement emphasizes merit over affiliation in shaping the new cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
United States
Iowa City Big Ten Title Hopes Fade as Hawkeyes Seek Illinois Win
Iowa aims to upset Illinois in Urbana on Saturday to keep a path to a Big Ten tie for third. Howard Bastian leads conference scoring with 77, while the Hawkeyes have eight conference wins, matching a school best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Ohio State
Northwestern
Hawkeyes
Hawkeye
Wisconsin
Indiana
Buckeyes
Minnesota
Lowa
Illinois
Iowa
Urbana
Moline
St. Louis University
Ulint
Ijowa City
Frank Froschauer
Mlinois
Howard Bastian
Gueldner Krutmic
Graduation totals at University of Iowa rise 238 percent since 1910
Official statistics from registrar H C Dorcas show growth from 419 degrees awarded twenty three years ago to 1 661 in the year ending June 1982. The June commencement requires 1 085 degrees to set a new record, with 577 degrees dispersed at July August convocations and February ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
H. C. Dorcas
Rainey Nomination Seems Certain for Speakership
The nomination of Henry C. Rainey of Illinois for the House speakership appeared virtually assured as rival Byrnes withdrew and pledged support. Ohio’s Prosser, a minor candidate, said he would deliver the nominating speech for Rainey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Henry C. Rainey
Ilinois
House
Byrnes
Tennessee
Rainey
Prosser
Ohio
High Grades For Drake Students And Others
Drake University reports Norman Sage Mary Louise Harworthy and Eugene Thomas earned B averages for the first semester among 373 high honors recipients as per registrar Miss Buma J Scott. Sage and Harworthy studied at Washington junior college before Drake. Also Hilda Mareuces, a former Washington junior student, won honors in several subjects at the College of Saint Teresa Winona Minnesota as a senior including Scripture history ethics history of education principles of teaching French phonetics survey of French literature and reach prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake University
Norman Sage
Mary Louise Hatwood
Eugene Thomas
Buma J. Scott
Mary Louise Harworthy
Washington Junior Lege
Drake
Washington
Hilda Mareuces
College of Saint Teresa
Winona
Minn
Eyelid Movement Across Reptiles and Birds
The text notes that true snakes lack movable eyelids while lizards and birds have them. In these animals the lower lid moves upward to cover the eye rather than the upper lid moving downward.
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