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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1939
Page
8
A front page excerpt from Washington reports senators and representatives flooded with letters urging defeat of the arms embargo repeal. The public divides on cash and carry with warnings against entering war. Legion veterans urge staying out while officials cite future pressures and possible changes.
An editorial argues the United States should avoid entering the European conflict. It questions secret future pressures and suspects some in government favor war for certain interests. The piece asserts no domestic gains from sending armies and urges focus on home problems.
A 1923 to present trend shows air conditioning spreading from London cellars to theatres libraries and churches. Industries from aviation to winemaking apply cooling to control processes and preserve materials. Portable climate control now touches mines ships hospitals and even desert travel with air conditioned sleepers.
An assortment of historical figures and quirky jokes are mixed with a wartime note about Benito Mussolini publishing a socialist newspaper in an Italian town urging Italy to join the Allies. Edouard Daladier is described as a history teacher who served in World War I with three valor citations. Joseph Stalin is noted as a Siberian convict freed by the Bolshevik Revolution. The text also includes light humor about postwar social behavior and a visiting minister receiving a hot whiskey toddy but choosing to proceed with his duties.
A humorous toast to temperance stalls as a bachelor guest refuses a hot drink. The exchange pivots on a sermon topic and a wife’s quiet command over family life while a 7 year old Betty asks to go to the beach, saying she’s tired of the night life.
Leigh is an old English given name often used for men meaning meadow dweller. It notes gender usage and linguistic background.
An automatic timer has been constructed to time telephone calls so operators need not watch the clock.
The film features escape artist tricks exposed in a room with doors chained from inside. Robert Young and Florence Rice lead the cast as professional magicians visit the State Theatre Wednesday. Henry Hull plays an escape artist in the plot directed by Tod Browning.
Carl Jaffe, exiled from Germany in 1936, now shines in The Saint in London by RKO. He supports George Sanders and Sally Gray as a crooked foreign embassy official tied to a large currency scam plot.
Mr. K C Gravenhorst and son Dick were feted at La Porte City as relatives gathered for his birthday. A fine turkey and birthday meal marked the Dayton Grove visit by Mr and Mrs Gravenhorst.
Dinner was served. The Parson family with Lela May and James spent Sunday at Frederika. They live in trailer homes at Knotts stone quarry where the men work. The Schafer family from Wellman with Virginia and Juanita visited East Pleasant Plain and the Nicholson home. Mrs. Stephens and Martha and Barbara visited Statler. Mrs. Embree returned Tuesday from a Wisconsin trip with friends.
A National Consumers Tax commission survey finds 18 cents paid for a quarter pound of tea, with nearly three cents 15.4 percent taken by hidden taxes. Americans drink about 20 billion cups annually, averaging 150 cups per person.
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