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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1938
Page
4
Bible Thought reflects on gentleness and sharing souls for the gospel. A Quaker-flashes-tinged critique cautions against ridicule of honesty virtue and truth while urging self-examination and conscience aware living.
The piece notes a shift in Italian German relations with Mussolini and Hitler appearing coordinated as Austria faces Nazi pressure. It then discusses Congress tax revisions, urging that taxation affects every American, influencing employment, purchasing power, and the national economy, urging nonpartisan consideration.
Passages describe widespread unease among millions who perceive progress yet feel a hidden limit. The text suggests a mounting tension as people acknowledge advancement while questioning its bounds and outcomes.
Richard Whitney long time NYSE president and influential financier pleads guilty to grand larceny. He faces a penitentiary sentence possibly up to 40 years though a shorter term is seen as possible due to first offense. Whitney had taken securities to cover losses from a Distilled Liquor stock decline, illustrating that even top bankers are not immune to frailty and public scrutiny follows regardless of rank.
A Charleston News and Courier note argues subsidies favor certain citizens, urging vigilance at the start while trusting outcomes to unfold. Alex Clark is cited.
Mrs Jes sie Crandall and daughter Nita and son Charles of Brighton visited the Stanley Baird home. Mr and Mrs J J Chorpenning and son Robert went to Ottumwa. Leslie Gates and family spent Saturday in Ottumwa and hosted a bridge party. Walnut Women’s club was entertained by Mrs Gates. A note on plunker or plumper voting explains voting for fewer candidates to boost others.
A Western state goat suffered indigestion after eating his master's encyclopedia. A remedy cited is feeding a copy of the Literary Digest, expected to bring instant relief, illustrating a humorous misapplication of medical folk wisdom.
Lee McAvoy recalls a three year old in Iowa City whose parents bought a Sunbonnet baby game to steer him from mischief. The box showed pretty girls in sunbonnets and, days later, the boy cried out upon seeing Catholic sisters, Mama, sunbonnet babies.
The piece observes many birds returning this spring including robins bluebirds red winged blackbirds and meadowlarks. It mixes light fiction about Jimmy Fidler and Joan Blondell with social prompts on listening expression and self observation.
In a playful exchange, members of the Hillcrest liars' club recall cold winters and odd anecdotes. A School Boy question ponders why thunder is named before lightning, noting lightning often precedes the thunder in natural events.
A Southern Missouri minister's wife recalls her daughter winning a music recital prize. A listener replies with a memory of her own, recalling the pig winning first prize at the county fair. The touching moment shifts to reminiscing about generations and shared pride.
Riverside notes report the 1864 Frank H. Rybachek home burned this week after recent sale to Newton Whetstine. The property’s history includes a long jeweler and gunsmith business run by Mrs Rybachek and relocations as the family planned moves and visits across Iowa and California.
Gracehill society reports a sequence of Sunday visits and birthday observances. The Odis Kirton family and Mrs. Martha Kirton dined with Leroy Brown, as Martha visits from her winter stay with her daughter. Agnes Richardson returned from Cincinnati for a weekend at home.
Roger Babson argues in March 1938 that U S business is at its worst in three years with a 23 percent drop from a year earlier. He cites unemployed workers, cut payrolls, reduced dividends, and weak retail trade while urging Congress to end policy delays and tax burdens to restore confidence and prevent inflationary fallout.
Captain Dick Merrill served in the U S Navy aviation arm during World War I and later became a famed aviator. He trained at Pensacola and Dunquerque, France, and after a slow start made his first solo flight in 1920. Within a year he crossed the Atlantic four times and set a world record for the fastest two way journey.
Captain Merrill praises Quaker Oats as a great breakfast to brace for strenuous work and notes it has been his favorite for years. The statement highlights the brand as a reliable energy source during demanding tasks.
A horn signaled the start of classes in early Ohio settler days, guiding children to school as the bell system was not yet established. The auditory cue helped organize the daily attendance and classroom routines in frontier communities.
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