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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1949
Page
4
An editorial argues that moral civilizations endure while complacent ones fall. It cites a biblical verse from Deuteronomy 28:49 warning that the Lord will bring a nation from afar as swiftly as an eagle flies, urging vigilance.
Governor Beardsley signs a nonpartisan little Hoover commission bill creating a nine member interim study group to examine ways to make Iowa state government more economical and efficient. The governor lieutenant governor three state senators and three representatives will appoint the members.
The piece urges action against rat infestations citing risk to granaries and homes. It notes Alberta communities already fight rats along the South Saskatchewan river and compares to American cities, stressing ratproofing as essential, costly but ultimately economical.
A historical Iowa City ad from 1899 touts blue serge suits for men at 7.50, promoting wool quality, silk facing and piping, with 10.00 as a top comparison. The item sits among a collage of era notes including May wheat at 73 cents and May corn 35 cents.
The piece recalls in brief the early tales from Marion Oregon Jackson and Clay townships and a colonial era episode about a Negro boy taken by Ritchey to Henry county. It notes Marion as an early settlement area with Milo Holcomb opening a store on Crooked Creek in 1837 and him becoming the county’s first sheriff.
A Marion township incident from 1845 involved Ezra C. Clemons bringing a enslaved boy named Henry Hanna to the county. Claudius L. Hendricks reportedly planned to take the boy to Missouri and sell him. Neighbors, spurred by suspicions, organized a rescue with Yockey and minister Vincent racing to Hendricks home.
Jackson township was among the county’s late settlements with few residents before 1852. The first settler Lemon arrived in 1843 on Goose creek. later pioneers included Berdo Rathmel Steadman Zeck Rownd Donaldson Meek and the Glasgows from Bohemia. Churches Grand Prairie Living Lake and Pleasant Plains formed but later disorganized.
The article traces Clay township origins from 1844 townships, early settlers and the naming of Oregon, and notes several churches including a Congregational church founded in 1842 and a Blackhawk Methodist church now largely discontinued. It mentions Astoria ghost town and Ainsworth established in 1858 ahead of the Rock Island railroad.
A column urges thoughtful gifts for Father’s Day in June and warns against hazards as spring flowers bloom. It cites a balance-act accident and notes 1948 motor vehicle deaths fell while injuries rose, urging continued safety and vigilance to reduce injuries.
A woman enters a millinery shop and points to a red feathered berry hat in the window asking to have it removed. The clerk agrees and the exchange ends with a quip about something troubling the woman when she passes by.
In the junior division championship Washington YMCA lost by one point to Ottumwa VFW in Oskaloosa after a 49 49 deadlock with five seconds left when Ottumwa guard George Simpson made a decisive free throw. Meanwhile local residents attend events and travel milestones fill pages of social notes.
The scene described shows two boys drenched in gasoline after a fuel tank was emptied and the fuel spilled across the ground and their clothing. Their parents, Dad and Granddad, chastised them and sent them to Grandma who feared dangerous consequences from matches. Grandma notes the boys appeared unharmed.
Mr and Mrs Ray Brenneman recently married were guests of honor at a dinner party Wednesday evening at Rugg s cafe in Wellman An entertainment segment followed and the honorees received a gift Also attending were Mr and Mrs H L Walker Mr and Mrs Willis W Gingerich Mr and Mrs Dennis M Miller Mr and Mrs Glenn E Miller Mr and Mrs Paul Snyder Mr and Mrs I P Yoder and Norma June Te Bockhorst
Joe Allen, Norma Sleichter, Earl Fry and Mrs. Nettie Page are listed as individuals in a local community notice.
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