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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1950
Page
10
Rev. Sam Williamson of Fairfield Christian Church spoke to Washington Rotarians at the weekly meeting about the United Nations. He explained its organization aims procedures and notable achievements and urged its potential to become a strong world force.
Reverend Tomy Polk introduces Mr. Williamson a Fairfield pastor with 21 years at Fairfield church who visited Lake Success New York and observed UN headquarters for three days. He describes delegations from 59 nations and stresses the world project’s cost of war from the Revolutionary War to the present.
Ten years ago petitions circulated by residents urged the Washington county board of supervisors to call an election on funding an addition to the Washington county hospital. The move gathered a notable number of signatures across the county.
The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy and colder tonight followed by tomorrow's mostly fair skies and a slow rise in temperatures. Hog prices top the market at 16.25 dollars.
The article notes millions served in armies with hundreds of thousands killed or maimed and families scarred. It cites vast war costs and taxes devoted to past wars and defense. Williamson praises UN gains in narcotics control and aids in India Pakistan and Indonesia disputes.
Lord Vansittart, Conservative in London, urges a full anti Communist campaign in Britain and says Reds are entrenched in public service and other key branches. He distances his remarks from Senator McCarthy's U S State Department charges.
Local residents attend hospitalizations social visits and church events across Washington and nearby towns. Among highlights are Mrs. Ted Gerot’s daughter Linda undergoing surgery in University hospital, many relatives visiting patients, and Rev. DeKoning organizing a Sunday school class in Fairport while delivering church duties.
All boys ages 14 to 18 are asked to report to the YMCA at 7:30 tonight to try out for softball. Bring a glove if available, but come even without equipment.
Snow and rain force postponement of the Burlington Washington junior college baseball game scheduled for Wednesday. Burlington officials cannot prepare the field in time for Coach John McConnell's Cardinals. A new date will be announced later.
Coach Dick Gant and his Demon track squad plan to attend the Little Six indoor track meet in Iowa City on Thursday evening April 6. Washington officials are arranging transport for four carloads of track men, though the exact number of participants from Washington remains undecided.
Bumper baby crops drive hospitals to install all steel formula rooms praised for enhanced sterility and easier cleaning.
In Port Huron Michigan Mrs Dorothy Richert collects letters and clippings to prove Dorothys lead the most interesting lives. She notes Mary as a close second and hopes to receive more items about Dorothys.
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