Giving Water to Christ and Lessons on Emergency Taxes
The piece cites a biblical scene of Jesus asking for water in Samaria and argues against extending emergency taxes, noting Minnesota repealed a 1937 emergency gas tax that raised over 5 million dollars yearly but produced less road construction. It cautions about creeping tax growth, waste, and the alleged misalignment with labor outcomes. It also mentions Labor Day’s status as not a national holiday but state-decreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Parable on Labor and Wages in America
The passage extols American labor, noting high wages and shorter hours versus other nations. It posits immigration as a comparison and warns against selling a totalitarian idea as progress, framing the United States as paradise for foreign workers while praising domestic labor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
America
United States
Byrd urges defense overhaul to end red tape
Senator Harry F Byrd Virginia democrat accuses government agencies of red tape and poor coordination in defense orders. He cites 343 combat planes ordered after May pledge of 50000 and argues for a National Defense Commission akin to wartime boards to speed procurement and training. He proposes a nine member Senate committee with power to streamline the defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Byrd
National Defense Commission
War Industries Board
Europe
Senate Committee For National Defense
Urgent defense steps urged amid slow mobilization
The nation faces calls for immediate defense measures to protect national safety, but the nation’s preparations are already hindered by delays and inefficiencies in organizing and readying resources.
German air power versus invasion prospects in Britain
Observers question if Germany can land a ground force to conquer Britain as British raids on Germany trigger propaganda outrage. The piece contrasts air bombardment potential with the need for a successful invasion plan and notes British actions abroad. It also mentions Iowa State Fair finances, stating attendance dropped due to rain and reserve funds may cover losses next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
British Isles
Iowa
Dayton Grove Social Notes Highlight Local Moves
Dayton Grove residents report relatives traveling to Des Moines for the fair and Quincy Illinois for college. Local visits include Mrs. Merle Thrapp, Mrs. A E Knotts, and Mrs. Charlie Thrapp with J B Moore. Marie Stewart to begin school at Surprise Valley Lime Creek. Dayton and Wellsburg visits noted.
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J. B. Moore
Dayton Grove
Dean and
Lois Moore
Homer Hephart Land Family
Near
Washingtton
Des Moines
Billy Dusenberry
Harry Dusenberry
Quincy
Illinois
Merle Thrapp
West Chester
Charlie Thrapp
A. E. Knotts
Washington
J. A. Walker
Wellsburg
Ted Anderson
Marie Stewart
Surprise Valley
Lime Creek Township
Lyall Moore
Albert Dayton
Bombproof shelter offered in Pontiac ad
A Pontiac Illinois firm advertises a European style welded boiler plate shelter with concrete reinforcement and dual vent in a bid making opportunity. The piece ends with a reflection on necessity and a poem by a 72 year old Minneapolis blind woman.
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Pontiac
Ilinois
Wei
Minneapolis
Dear Friend and Silent Jests in a Rural Tale
A light anecdotal exchange centers on a preacher and his hired hand on a farm. The tale reveals humor about marriage and loss, highlighting a string of personal costs and an exchange about trimming bushes and peeling potatoes during rest periods.
Learn It In College Tourist In Yellowstone Park
Quirky snippets describe a campus tour guide noting all Indians are college graduates and a parrot shop encounter. A canvasback duck reportedly flies at 145 feet per second while pedestrians avert danger from speeding cars. An old timer recalls a pie pie dinner and a doctor warns of indiscretion after dill pickles and ice cream.
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Yellowstone Park
He Stayed for Breakfast at State Theatre in Romance Comedy
Loretta Young and Melvyn Douglas star in He Stayed for Breakfast a lively comedy romance at the State Theatre. Douglas plays a politically minded waiter who hides from a financier in Youngs apartment and falls in love as a banker's wife helps him evade capture and even fires a shot. Eugene Pallette Alan Marshal and Una O Connor also appear in the cast.
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State Theatre
Loretta Young
Hollywood Comedienne
Melvyn Douglas
Alexander Hall
Mr. Williams
Miss Marker
Sidney Howard
Michel Duran
Douglas
Miss Young
Eugene Pallette
Alan Marshal
Una O'Connor
Caat
Vernon Hartzler on U. S. Cincinnati Writes to Mother
Riverside notes from Aug 31 include a letter from Vernon Hartzler of the United States steamship Cincinnati stationed in Honolulu. He says sailors are homesick and upset by high prices in Hawaii, with frequent double pricing for Navy men. Other local items report visits from residents and relatives to and from Iowa and California, including Sister Mary Olivia’s injury and cast and nurse Lucille Schneider in town.
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Riverside
Mary Hartzler
Vernon
United States
Cincinnati
Honolulu
Hawaii
U. S. Navy
Anna Walter
Bari Walton
Iowa City
W. A. Gay
S. A. Poole
Walter Poole
Rising City
Nebr
Roy Heltz
Sac City
Iowa
Minnie Heltz
Carrie Iden
Lucille Schneider
Arizona
California
Riverside band outing to Des Moines State Fair
Members of the Riverside Schools band were taken to the Town State Fair in Des Moines under H N Dowd supervision. The trip cost by the Better Riverside club as thanks for summer concerts and public service. Chaperone Mr Pond plus a Gerald Cross truck and Westchester chartered bus.
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Riverside
Des Moines
H. N. Dowd
Better Riverside Club
Cigs
Westcherter
Gerald Cross
Pond
Robert Bata
Constance
Louis Pailliotet
Kenneth
Leroy Muller
William
Richard Kallans
Wilma
William Swift
Lois
Richard Buchwalter
John
Robert Soukup
Junior
Gleny4é Marner
Anita
Teachers Begin Regular Classes in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville school opens Monday September 2 with new and returning teachers in charge. Walter C. Rauscher teaches American government and math, Ilene Benson music, Margaret Johnston English, Robert Smith coaching and science, Velida Elliott home economics and typewriting, Orie Leichty grades seven to nine, Ruth Hubbard grades five and six, Marguerite York grades three and four, Bernice Bodicker grades one and two.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsvile
Walter C. Rauscher
Ilene Benson
U. S
Margaret Johnston
Robert Smith
Velida’ Elliott
Orie Leichty
Ruth Jane Hubbard
Marguerite York
Bernice Boddicker
Tungsten Filament Reaches Record Heat in Lamp
A tungsten filament in an incandescent lamp emits light at temperatures higher than typical artificial heat sources. The ultra-thin wire withstands extreme heat to produce visible light efficiently.
Boy, 3, Improves From Paralysis
Wayland records list three year old Junior Klopfenstein son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Klopfenstein diagnosed with infantile paralysis in a mild form affecting a limb. He has returned from Iowa City and remains in bed with sandbags protecting the limb.
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Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Klopfenstein
Glenn Klopfenstein
Iowa City
Frank Magdefrau
BI Brooks
Mex Sinclair
Gordon
Neb
Magdefrau
Goldsmith
Trenton
Eurl Hochstettler
Ed Gingerich
Sec.-Trens
Ed Bissey
Withert Graber
Buffalo Center
PD. S
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Deg Moines
Anyon
Christ
Samaria
Jesus
Great Britain
Bill
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Walsh
Mr.walsh
Tammas
Sandy
Vernon Hartzler
U. S. Cincinnati
Edsel Ford
Gene Kennard
Gene M. Kennard
Evansville
Ind
Kennard
Dixie Dugan
S Dixie
Mickey
By Striebel & Mevoy
Mr Strange
Dixie
Wright
Daryl Wittmer
Dave Meyer
Alan Meyer
Wayland Depot
Olds
Eva Dalton
Homer Kaufman
Clarence Sehlatter
Taman Kansas
Sehlatter
Russell
Dave Miller
Roth
Moendlay
Masonic Hall
Peken To Hospital
Mire
Arthur Wyse
Victor Stacey
Ottawa
Minnie Weaver
University Hospita
Bertha Schlatter
Omaha
Sandra Schlatter
Millard Sc
Rev
la Penner
Mahlon Miller
Tremont
U11
Melvin Miller
Fisher
Tfl
Amasa Miller
Journal
Washington Dairy
Iowa Southern Utilities CO
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