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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1940
Page
4
Economic Fears as War Boom Fades and Debt Mounts
Prominent voices warn of a prolonged downturn after wartime prosperity. Analysts predict inflation, default risk, and a depressed standard of living unless the nation tightens belts, cuts nondefense spending, and strengthens constitutional checks while preparing for possible economic disarray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Virgil Jordan
National Industrial Conference Board
Couny
Laddie at the Fox Captivates Striking Fans
Gene Stratton-Porter’s beloved Laddie is vividly filmed at the Fox through Saturday. Tim Holt stars as Laddie with Virginia Gilmore, Joan Carroll, and Spring Byington in a romance of Indiana courage and class barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Tim Holt
Ginger Rogers
Virginia Gilmore
Joan Carroll
Spring Byington
Wallace Beery’s Quiet Evenings at Jackson Hole Cabin
Every night in Jackson Hole Wyoming Wallace Beery’s cabin echoes with doleful strains for a couple of hours. Beery, in-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Wallace Beery
Beery
Happy marriages run in families say USC study
A four year USC study of hundreds of cases finds children from stable homes tend to have higher marriage success rates than those from disrupted families, indicating family happiness can influence offspring marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Southern California
Judge humor and a February jail joke in old column
The Office Grouch notes more people would rise higher if sat down and slid up the bill. Judge Daniel s recalls a panhandler jailed for contempt in February. A recession quip and a kind neighbor with a black eye close the fragmentary scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Winners Named In Columbus High Declam Contest
Columbus Junction reports the city high school declamatory contest winners. Oratorical first Mary McKee and second Jack Boulton. Dramatic first Marian Pugh and second Joan Huston. Humorous first James Merritt and second Barbara McKee. Judge was Joseph Free of Iowa City. Other local notes include Dr. LeRoque joining Lone Tree practice, Dr. Williams resuming Dec 1, and local activities winners and purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Columbus High School
Mary McKee
Jack Boulton
Marian Pugh
Joan Huston
James Merritt
Barbara McKee
Portia
Joseph Free
Iowa City
J. F. LeRoque
E. W. McWilliams
Lone Tree
McWilliams
Craig Huston
Dorothy Weber
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
R. L. Clark
Margaret Walker
Sioux City
Clair Clark
R. J. Reaney
Ida Allbauch
Meehaniicsville
L. A
Frank Dwinell
Richard
Thomas Klotz
DeLuxe Taxi Company
Ottumwa
Sam Swailes
Pool Ohall
Ebl McRoberts
Helen Cecil
Junior With Bloody Nose and Black Eyes
A report notes a junior student sustained a bloody nose and two black eyes. Details on incident timing, location, and authorities were not provided in the accessible text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior
Curious Old Sailor Scene From Wartime Letters
A sailor returns from foreign service to find his girlfriend with another man. She pleads that Bill accompanied her daily to the post office to check for a letter reporting the sailor’s possible death. The fragment captures wartime longing and trust tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aet
Thanksgiving memories and community tales in Iowa
The piece blends warm reflections on Thanksgiving Day with memories of neighbors and local figures. It recalls family gatherings in former times, jokes, a health warning about overeating, and stories of dogs, trains, and a touching obituary for J. R. George. The tone is nostalgic and community-focused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hon. Ransom
Iowa
Pre nuptial Shower Honors Geraldine Bopp
East Highland on Sunday hosted a shower for Geraldine Bopp co-hosted by Mrs. Ralph Bopp Mrs. Paul Rotenburger and Rosella Bopp at the John Bopp home The honoree will wed Bernard Idle of Lone Tree Thursday at St Mary Rectory in Lone Tree Cards were played at four tables Refreshments served and many gifts given Attendees include the Bopp family and relatives from Riverside Washington and Iowa City among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Highland
Ralph Bopp
Paul Rotenburger
Rosella Bopp
John Bopp
Geraldine Bopp
Bernard Idle
Lone Tree
St. Mary Rectory
Albert Herring
Mart McMahon
James McMahon
Carolyn
Jesse Bopp
Harold
Eugene Jean
Mary Armburster
John Rotenburger Jr
Frankie J. Mincer
Gary
Gayle
Frank Mincer
Henry Prymek
Ruby
Frank
Lena Bopp
Francis Arm
Aerial farming expands with planes in Russia
Moscow reports rapid use of biplanes in farming and forestry. In Krasnodar territory planes spread fertilizer over 2 250 acres of rice and 1 225 acres of flax were sown from the air in Kalinin province. Aviation also cleared central Asia of locusts and fights forest fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Krasnodar
Kalinin
Central Asia
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