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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1938
Page
4
A May 14 1938 Bible Thought notes Romans 8 6 contrasts carnally minded death with spiritual minded life and peace It asserts quality is earned not promised and cannot be bought by sales talk alone
Envoy W L Lowe notes Salvation Army in Town operates 30 corps and outposts, held thousands of meetings in 1937, aided 9 168 needy families and 22 414 people, housed 147 girls, served 16 679 Christmas dinners, distributed 10 434 toys, and ran a Fresh Air camp near Madrid aiding 621 mothers and children plus 50 000 camp attendees. Public support urged as annual solicitation emphasized.
If not contacted, supporters may contribute at the National Bank of Washington serving as local depository during Mr. Lowe's canvass. All funds are to be sent to the state headquarters in Des Moines.
The article compares Brazil’s vast size to the United States and Alaska, noting about 3 million square miles and rivers like the Amazon navigable 2300 miles inland. It contrasts Brazil with Yakuts in Russia and envisions Brazil as a tropical, largely untamed realm with room for future expansion and growth.
The author notes Justice Hugo Black often dissents from the majority, having opposed the court in nine of 150 recent cases. With a liberal-leaning majority, observers question how far liberals must align with Black and warn that continued divergence could sap support for court packing ideas.
Louis J. Kehoe argues repeal of the capital gains tax would unlock investment, jobs, and industrial growth. He criticizes the tax as a punitive penalty on profits from risk taking and cites economists calling it a major obstacle to economic expansion.
Jack Westphal reports his four pea rows emerge unevenly with two spaced farther than the other two. A local doctor recounts a boy who swallowed a cartridge and required medicine with no success, advising against aiming at anyone. The piece notes basics of stopping a car and delivering a speech.
A humorous clipped exchange books a shoe store scene and a welfare worker visiting an invalid. The invalid grins at the worker's efforts, while the cartoonish line plays on correct spelling and the idea that the visits, though disagreeable in tone, end with a cheerful departure.
Plan for a district picnic dinner in Young America invites all residents as school ends on May 12. Community events include birthdays, funerals, visits, and family gatherings noted by local residents and families amid a period of wet fields and awaiting warm weather.
Sunday visits featured the George Nelson and John Godwin households while the Keota county home hosted multiple guests including Mr and Mrs Cleo Field and the Tennis Hunter family. Mother's Day gatherings occurred at several homes and Norman Humeston, an eighth grader, took state and standard tests at the courthouse.
Engineers define fatigue failure as a curable risk in steel under pressure. X rays reveal grain breakdown into smaller crystals, weakening the metal structure.
A historical note explains Kolinski fur comes from a weasel on Kolin Island. A Russian explorer reportedly discovered both the island and the animal, with the surname derived from the possessive suffix ski.
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