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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1933
Page
4
A devotional note from Today’s Bible Thought centers on 1 John 2 15 urging readers to avoid loving worldly things. It emphasizes spiritual devotion over material pursuits and frames the verse as a daily reflection.
A historical reflection argues taxes are essential yet fraught with fairness issues, tracing taxation from ancient rulers to 18th century debates. It cites Sidney Smith’s 1771 essay on universal taxes, listing countless taxed items and the perennial contention over who pays.
The Herald-Patriot notes William Randolph Hearst at age seventy hints at dependence on God. Once derided as a yellow press figure, he now shows a possible change of heart. Observers urge clear, sustained moral actions to match his aging milestone.
A traveler writes from Chicago praising the colossal World’s Fair, noting nine acre Hall of Science capacity for 66 000, sunless windowless buildings, radiant colors, glass brick houses, and sky rider towers. He predicts crowds of up to 3 500 000 daily once open.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held a joint anniversary program at the Keota lodge hall on Thursday night April 27 with visiting members from South English Wellman Washington Keswick Delta Richland Fairfield Sigourney and North English. The event featured community singing music talks and a play The Order of the Golden Goose presented by local Rebekah Lodge members followed by ice cream cake and coffee for about two hundred attendees.
In a mordant scene a dying man on a taxed road ingests medicine taxed at seven percent and dies in a taxed bed after an apothecary with a license pays a hundred pounds. His entire estate faces taxes from two to ten percent, with probate fees and taxed marble insuring taxation beyond the grave.
May 2 Paris reports that France classed naturism as a public utility allowing nudist groups to accept gifts and create camps on accessible sites. The Physiopolis camp near Villennes hosts an open stadium with public viewing, charging eight cents, while nudists pay extra for clothing freedom with 200 and 100 franc options.
Miss Nellie Manners reports a rainy but festive Junior Senior banquet at Crawfordsville High. Guests enjoyed a Japanese garden theme with green and silver decor, bamboo arches, and a four course menu.
Louis Johnson, national commander of the American Legion, argues in a nationwide broadcast that preserving school work is essential despite economic hardship. He calls for continued support for teachers, extended schooling, and citizen involvement to shield children from the low mood and tax cuts that threaten education.
Gardnerville Nevada officers raid George Sweeny on Jack Valley property. Sweeny claims the owner will return in a few hours. he tries to sleep while awaiting arrest but the owner fails to appear and Sweeny is questioned instead. A dummy is found in the blankets and Sweeny had escaped.
Tyler Texas May Garrett a Willow Brook Country Club golf pro swears a burglar answered his call and told him to wait. Garrett arrived to find the thief gone and his golf bag clubs and about 15 dollars missing from the locker.
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