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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1931
Page
4
The brief meditation cites Jeremiah 22:13 condemning wages theft and exploiting neighbors. It reflects on balance between work and rest, warmth and love, and the hope of recompense after death as a daily benediction from a religious column style.
A Del Norte Prospector feature extols the Bliss Triumphs potato yield of 1069 bushels per acre and mocks limits of demand. It warns Colorado towns and officials against overplanting potatoes and flooding markets, cautioning Del Norte and Estes Park to avoid excess potato cultivation.
Rom Stephenson of the American Bankers Association says there has been no financial panic like 1907. He notes banking stability despite small bank failures and emphasizes unemployment as the current major problem, urging rapid return to work to revive capital and labor.
Wallace Palmer argues that extended lifespans would curb wars and low mood by letting wisdom grow across generations. He notes depressions since 1837 and lists great depressions of 1887 1857 1873 1890s and 1930, warning that future trouble remains though progress in science resources and invention offers hope.
A fragmentary notice discusses a new liner named President Coolidge in the Dollar Line fleet. It mentions construction at Ablin yards, sponsored by Mrs former President, and notes it as the largest U S liner for an American company arriving in New York.
The piece jumbles seasonal frost notes with editorials on unemployment and road safety. It voices public fatigue with bad news, questions labor under age hiring, praises cross country runs, and recalls a Washington maid’s reform insight alongside local court notes and forthcoming Times club speakers.
Five members of a Des Moines area Demmel family died when John Demmel drove onto a Rock Island grade crossing near Vinton Iowa. A freight train struck the car at high speed, mangling bodies. Frederick Demmel was injured fatally and Charles Berger the hired man suffered arm fractures. The crash halted a Sunday family outing as the car failed to clear the tracks. An inquest was planned by Coroner J. R. Burrows.
Des Moines reports a statewide farm women’s quartet contest announced by Iowa Farm Bureau officials to run with the state convention in January. The event mirrors the men’s quartet contest and aims to form several county groups to compete at the state level. The program includes three songs: Farm Bureau Spirit, Whispering Hope, and a third optional title. County winners may advance to the state contest, with the Iowa winner likely representing at the national event in December in Chicago. A rural orchestra contest will also be held during the annual meeting.
In Cedar Rapids district court today Harkins faces trial on charges arising from an alleged attempt to obtain property through false pretenses. The case follows a nine day trial in March 1980 that ended with a guilty verdict and a seven year penitentiary sentence, later reversed on appeal leading to a possible new trial. A bond of 8500 remains in place as proceedings continue. Mrs Hilton Menolleta of Columbus Junction visited Washington yesterday.
Obituary notes 89 year old Sipe of Columbus City filed with relatives after illness. Funeral services 2 PM Tuesday at Columbus City Methodist with Rev W A Lamp in charge. Born May 8 1846 near Jemaburee Rye he served in the Twenty second Indiana during the Civil War with Sherman’s march to the sea. Survived by three daughters Mrs Pratt Columbus City Mrs John Mount Fountain Town Ind and Luce Mt Pleasant and four sons Homer Los Angeles Orville Dar Rapids and Fred Fairfield plus grandchildren and great grandchildren. genoten
New York Oct 12 Ho ward Dexter sales manager of The Petroleum Heat and Power Company argues newspaper advertising opens more doors than any other method. Despite a national slump the firm boosted newspaper advertising and saw sales rise 103 percent year over year. Dexter says planned ads weathered the storm and built prestige and goodwill for penetrating markets.
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