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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1940
Page
4
Today's Bible Thought features a passage from 2 Thessalonians 2 16 17 emphasizing blessing from Jesus and God to comfort hearts and establish them in every good word and work through grace. The concise verse offers reassurance and guidance for faithful conduct.
Washington shows freight gains on the Rock Island system with 1222 car loads of hogs and 775 cattle in 1939 and employment falling from thirteen to five. Patrick Buckley, known as Frank, is named to the New York Curb Exchange board of governors through Harris Upham & Co. The piece also recalls World War I supply shifts and quotes Herman Goering.
A column criticizes a congressional committee probing concentrated financial powers as biased and partial. It argues industry bears guilt without fair defense and mocks editorial writers selling cheap ink. The piece links treaty breaks to wars and urges moral responsibility and faith in humanity.
A homely girl approached the information desk at the tourist park asking for a road map. The clerk handed it to her and quipped that with the map she “can’t possibly” go wrong, prompting light banter as she prepared to follow the directions.
A self made millionaire tells graduates success comes from pluck while a sarcastic senior asks who to pluck. A young bride recalls a promised surprise for cooking lessons and a fired cook. A witticism about a worn voice asks if she lowers it to ask and raise it when denied. Sammy comments on seeing good in all things.
A humorously mixed page of vignettes and quips. Topics include office life with Mrs Jones noting stenographers while planning to can peaches, wedding jokes about multiple marriages, a defeated politician’s relief, a tease about secrets kept by women, aging, divorce moves, and a teacher student exchange about Julius Caesar.
Readable items list various businesses with March dates spanning years from 1800s to 1980s. Entries include Cox Motor Company Wilcon Coal Sartor and Sartor Sanitary Bakery Mangold’s Tire Radiator Bud’s Garage Roberta Beauly Salon Reister Bros Eurly Market Carson Plumbing Johnson’s Grocery Diamond Inn Eveready Plumbing Ralph Kleese Tank Wagon Service Rukgaber Hardware W B Stoat Radio Globe Beauty Rookwood’s Fred Burger Produce.
A brief item notes whether cold weather kept Secretary Ickes quiet for weeks and suggests emergencies spur public activity. Tulsa World.
Farmers in Xenia report no rats or mice this winter after a year of rat problems. Observations note a single rat on a beam and no damage to fodder stored in fields. Local residents and relatives visit hospitals and attend family gatherings, with several residents traveling to nearby towns for news and chores.
A jumble of quoted dialogue features a ribbing exchange about steak and a bill, with references to leaving the group and a recurring sting. The text reads as fragmented social banter with unclear participants and motives.
Riverside residents hosted relatives and friends from Iowa City Cedar Rapids Chicago and other areas over Easter week. Mr and Mrs Joseph Schulze visited Washington with Schulze family relatives, and Roy Green of Chicago spent time with Anna Griffin's household. Several families from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City joined in Easter celebrations at local homes.
The notice mentions the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Waldsenmidt located north of Riverside.
Babson argues the 1940 census will reveal rising numbers of employed married women as unemployment harms grow. He notes economic strain, questions the need for both spouses to work, and suggests pragmatic limits on wives’ employment to avert broad restrictions and legislative backlash.
J. W. Bud Fields, proprietor of Bud's Garage, marks sixteen years in the Washington area garage business. The shop operates on service only with no new car agency, highlighting updates such as a 1940 electric welder and acetylene welding capability to stay current with automotive progress.
Kurtz Market, Washington's oldest meat market, was established in March 1904 by Frank Kurtz and is now run by his son Rolce. Located south of the square's southeast corner, it promotes Quality Meats and dependable merchandising as core service strengths.
Ray Cox celebrates the sixteenth anniversary of his auto business this month. He began fixing cars at age sixteen with Harry D Smith on North Marion Avenue, later partnered with his brother Wilt, then worked for Dan Bevins until 1924. In 1930 he moved to his present location west of the square on Wash.
Cox Motor Company features Studebaker automobiles and offers thorough automotive service. The garage is thoroughly equipped to handle repairs and maintenance.
Notre Dame football started the season with a rare defeat, marking the program’s first opening loss since 1981 after a 43 year span without an initial setback. The setback highlights a rare early-season stumble for the team and its coaching staff.
Dr J H Whiteside of Statesboro Georgia buys gasoline and drops the change into his tank. He recently traded in his car and made a down payment of 186 dollars as part of the transaction according to the American Magazine.
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