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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1932
Page
4
Daily devotional from March 11 centers on kindness tenderness and forgiveness toward others inspired by Eph 4 32. It urges living as Christ forgave and modeling grace in daily conduct for readers.
The Citizen's Patrol proposes 200 county observers to monitor drivers and report unsafe conduct. It urges strict adherence to traffic rules and mutual consideration for others on the road to reduce fatalities and injuries in automobiling nationwide.
The deputy superintendent of the New Jersey state police releases an official report addressing questions about the Lindbergh kidnapping. It states the baby was not neglected and explains circumstances around the sleeping room and caregiver attention.
Official notes describe the infant being taken from a crib at night through an unlocked window. Tracks, a makeshift ladder, and a distant car indicate a careful, inside-aware operation with possible later insider clues and no automobile in the vicinity.
A brief vocab note teaching CHOLERIC meaning irascible or hot tempered. It shows example sentence about a choleric disposition and contrasts misused phrases.
The piece hints at partisan debate and a notice about two county committee members aiding Sheriff McCarty to enforce traffic laws in Washington county. It also reports a Fort Dodge couple welcoming triplets, noting the father is a traveling evangelist and duplicating machine salesman. A quip on marriage and the honeymoon ends the column.
A collage of quick quips and anecdotes features jokes about husbands lying, editors abroad, cross examination humor, and brief social notices. The humor touches on optimism versus pessimism, a taped subscription plea, and mischief surrounding a courtroom scene with a color ed friend.
A reader asks a doctor about remedies when run down while a neighbor rebuffs bows. A teacher asks about sun’s support and a bright boy answers beams. A fire destroys a former business home after a cobbler’s gas jet ignition. police help the injured man, who survived unharmed. A local vendor boasts hog prices up to five cents.
Explanation of head of a family status under income tax law sets the exemption at 3500 dollars. It defines one household as the taxpayer and dependents connected by blood marriage or adoption and notes temporary absences do not defeat eligibility. Continuous separation of spouses may disqualify the exemption.
A practical guide explains earned income as wages salaries and personal services, detailing the 25 percent credit, the $5 000 earned income cap, and how to compute tax with exemptions non earned income and deductions. Examples cover individuals married couples and professionals with capital and services.
Des Moines March 11 A campaign by the Farmers Union to gauge Iowa farmers sentiment toward a farmer's holiday will start immediately. Milo Reno former state president says mass meetings will be held in all regions within 10 days to discuss a movement where farmers would refuse to buy and sell during a set period. He notes Boone county is organized for the holiday and reports attention from Harrison Marion Cedar and Hamilton counties. Reno argues farmers have been misled and insulted for 12 years and must use economic strength to gain consideration.
R. T. French, 33, drove repeatedly into an abutment at a bridge approach under construction in Chicago. The car smashed through and plunged 35 feet to a cement driveway. His wife resides in Sioux City, Iowa.
Salary reductions averaging 7.3 percent for Iowa state highway commission employees take effect April 1. Chief Engineer Fred R. White proposed the cuts, with his own salary dropping from 10000 to 9000 dollars. Other workers earning at least 1000 dollars yearly face sliding scale reductions, saving an estimated total of 76060 dollars.
Des Moines reports show 175 of 1 041 January auto accidents admitted careless operation. Skidding was the leading cause with 117 cases. 32 died and 326 were injured.
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