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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1940
Page
5
The Washington Evening Journal invites readers to spot thirty or more errors in a sample free want ad. A reward of a free want ad is offered to the reader who finds 30+ mistakes, valid for use before October 7, 1940.
A notice announces winners who spotted errors in last week’s Journal cartoon. Winners are asked to visit the Journal office on or before October 7 to claim a credit slip for 50 cents worth of classified advertising before that date.
The Pan American Union, nearly 50 years old, is an international body created and funded by 21 American republics including Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia and the United States. It began as the International Bureau of the American Republics, founded in 1890 following an April 14 resolution at the 1889 conference in Washington chaired by James G. Blaine.
Elche in Spain hosts a vast date palm grove estimated at 80 000 to 110 000 trees. Palm pollenation is done by hand as workers hoist themselves with a rope around the trunk. Leaves are blanched and sold for Palm Sunday and lightning protection.
Numerous small ads offer grapes, livestock, a brick business building with apartment above, white and buff rock bullets, an electric sweeper, a team of work horses, and an automatic heat system. Also mentions a full line of Red Comb Feeds and Eveready Plumbing & Heating Co. advertising. Local contact names and phone numbers provided.
Chicago marked September 2 as the 90th anniversary of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad system. From its 1850 origin as the Aurora Branch across multiple states to the 1934 diesel Zephyr and today’s dozen Zephyrs, the Burlington Lines grew into a major rail network with extensive western expansion and through services to Fort Worth and the Gulf Coast.
Lloyd McCall writes from Shanghai about U S Marines parading and a ball game on July 4. He notes 1600 stationed in the International Settlement, 2000 each in the French Concession and English zones, and 225 Italians, with battleships offshore. He recalls band days, local shops, heat, Chinese workers, and life aboard Japanese and American ships.
The Iowa health department urges schools to stay open while monitoring student health for infantile paralysis. Officials say keeping schools open does not accelerate spread and that most cases are mild. August saw 150+ cases across 15 counties. Early signs include fever, sore throat, irritability, listlessness, with some cases developing neck stiffness and headache.
Stonington Connecticut charity workers try to apportion care costs for a relief family that recently moved into town. The family has moved 34 times in 32 years across towns including Jewett City Fishdale Ballouville Voluntown Occum Glasgow White Rock Attawan Park Pachaug New London Norwich Falls Central Village Moosup Passaic N J Paweatuck and Stonington. The longest stay in any town was two years and the family’s name was not disclosed.
Mr. Donahue of Texas will be here with 160 fancy steer calves weighing about 350 pounds each.
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