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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1933
Page
4
Caution on Speech and Ears from a Verse Fragment
A concise excerpt advises prudence in speech and listening. It warns to watch whom you speak about and how you speak, and to mind the occasions and places of talk. It urges keeping private matters, including oneself and one’s possessions, hidden from others.
Limiting R F C Salaries Targets High Pay for Officers
A congressional bill aims to bar Reconstruction Finance Corp loans to firms paying officers up to 100000 annually. The proposal caps executive salaries at 17500 and argues high pay strains public funds while risking graft and talent loss. Critics warn extreme cuts may drive top executives to rival firms or self-run ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Gasoline tax critique and labor policy notes
The piece argues high gasoline taxes depress consumption and urges tax revenues be used for roads as originally intended. It cites Arkansas as seeing a 22 percent drop and notes overall tax spending on nonhighway uses. It also covers protests against a 30 hour week bill and Labor Secretary Perkins proposed wage measures, with social reflections from Bennett and Manning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Perkins
American Federation of Labor
Weather Musings and Graduation Reflections column
A reflective Weather note parodies forecast given at a filling station while observations drift to graduation plans and hard times. The writer muses on crops and pets, season activities and a short poetry excerpt about desire and hope.
Hogs Bring High Chicago Market Prices for Cherokee County Shipment
M M Bushlow of Cherokee County Iowa sold 89 prime Hampshire hogs in Chicago at about 5.26 a hundredweight, about a dollar above state prices. He notes direct selling lowers hog prices and recalls winter lows while corn in his area reached normal planting times despite unfavorible weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Babcock
Chicago
M. M. Bushlow
Cherokee County
Iowa
Hampshire
Bushlow
Linda Changes Name After Marriage at Payroll Office
A Black woman visits the payroll office to collect wages. Unable to write, she normally marks an X on the receipt but draws a circle this time. When questioned, she explains she recently married and changed her name from Linda to Contrary Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offic
Linda
A Fact About The World's Fair Inside Corridors
In the world's fair buildings there are 85 miles of corridors to walk inside to see it all. The piece blends humorous family dialogue with references to pensions and a pet rabbit, alluding to broader wartime and societal themes.
Salvage Gold Content From a Fractured Message
A fragmentary transcript shows a dated, philosophical quotation from Marcus Aurelius about forgetfulness and a remark on cynicism versus optimism. The text ends abruptly with a greeting to “folks X” and an incomplete closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Aurelius
Red Brick Social Notes Include Picnics and Visits
May reminiscences from Red Brick detail Mr and Mrs Jacob Wenger and daughter Bessie visiting Wilbur Shantz Wednesday evening. Miss Ginkens closed a successful school year with a Friday picnic lunch. Mr McLamore called at John Wagner’s home last week. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Neiswanger and son David attended a Brighton area picnic Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Brick
Jacob Wenger
Bessie
Wilbur Shantz
Miss Ginkens
McLamore
John Wagner
Lloyd Neiswanger
David
Brighton
Funeral service held for Mrs. Thomas McKee of Winterset
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Thomas McKee of Winterset Iowa at United Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville with Rev. A N Porter and Rev. E S Hebner officiating. Guests included relatives from Winterset Grand Island Shenandoah Mt Pleasant and Chicago. A news letter note filled omit pages and community events followed with a home economics display and a school program under Howard Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Thomas McKee
Winterset
United Presbyterian Church
A. N. Porter
E. S. Hebner
Porter
John White
Marie
Talma Clark
Bruce Hanna
Neb
Dean McKee
Shenandoah
Town
H. K. Smith
Ethel Chambers
Ora Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Howard Crozier
Ferne
A. L. Griffith
J. A Hawthorne
Washington
Rodney Gormly
Parrfield
Clarke Gorm
Grace Holmes
Walter Raucher
Ulder
Howard Peterson
Local Family Notes Chronicle Weekend Visits
Miss Ruth Wilson spends vacation with her parents from West Chester duties. Victor Wenger visited his parents last week. Mrs Glenn Wilson and Jo Ann dined at the Caldwell home Tuesday. Cyrus Birka appears on prick list. Albert Dayton of Santa Ana visiting the Hering home. The Caldwells and daughters shopped in Iowa City Monday. Edgar Stout called at the Wagner home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Otto
Ruth Wilson
West Chester
Victor Wenger
Jacob Wenger
Glenn Wilson
Little Jo Ann
John Caldwell
Cyrus Birka
Albert Dayton
Santa Ana California
C. BE. Hering
Marguerite
Wilma Hills
Iowa City
Edgar Stout
John Wagner
Scarce Cash Dreaming of Waking Money Dream
A LA Times item notes the scarcity of cash dreams and the futility of hoping for windfall riches, reflecting on money myths and personal finances.
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Los Angeles Times
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