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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1952
Page
4
A collage of opinions looks at child potential Easter meaning and social ethics. It critiques taxation and government secrecy, voices concern over auto theft by youths, and mocks price disparities in military blanket purchases while urging accountability and civic responsibility.
During the Spanish American War Roosevelt visited Red Cross workers in Cuba seeking proper food for sick and wounded under his command. Initial denial gave way when a surgeon advised simply to ask, and Roosevelt received the supplies through grace rather than purchase.
A sermon emphasizes that true wealth comes not from auctions but from God’s grace earned through Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. It frames Good Friday and Easter as the source of strength, declaring the Lamb of God who takes away sin and the Victor over death.
In New Jersey ahead of next Tuesday's presidential primary Gen Dwight D Eisenhower supporters warn Taft gains. Sen James I Duff urges Republicans at Princeton rally to back a candidate with broad popular support and avoid smoke filled rooms. Duff predicts a large Eisenhower victory could dominate Taft if repeated in Pennsylvania.
A jumble of vintage food editorials describes pink grapefruit as an American citrus sport once found in Florida circa 1913, plus notes on tobacco peppers, Brazilian nuts, polka dot desserts, butter flavor retention, and old fashioned bedtime drinks like posset and molasses milk.
A generals camp ponders if Taft supporters blocked an anticipated Eisenhower landslide in the April 15 primary, the final direct contest among Taft Eisenhower and Harold Stassen.
Washington reports show Chinese diplomats sought a secret pipeline to high Democratic officials in 1950. Sen. Wayne Morse filed the documents for the congressional record urging a reappraisal of U.S. policy in the Far East and swift action on his proposal.
Morse described a set of 1949 50 cables as authentic translations linked to Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek. The papers, largely signed by Chen Chi Mai now minister counselor at the embassy, outline a plan to hire Hanlon a former Boyle law partner at 50 000 a year to foster Democratic ties and possibly obtain secret information.
The bodies of 11 airmen killed in a Be 25 crash 18 miles northwest of Denver will be removed today in a 24 hour operation. Sheriff Carl Enlow said 20 horses would be used to haul the bodies from the snowy wreck scene. The plane was piloted by Capt. Hilton B. Wilcos Jr. 26, of Decatur.
A June 1950 document alleges Chen told Sen Robert Taft in July 1950 that Nationalists were willing to share the fight against Russia but noted China’s real manpower lay on the mainland where a leader was needed. Taft reportedly planned to use the idea in a speech.
A plane en route from Kansas City to Denver disintegrated on Mount Tom eight miles northwest of Golden after clipping a Denver radio beam during an instrument approach. Cloud Teter described wreckage as a bloody, dozen-yard long scene with scattered bodies.
Rub the spot with lard to lift tar and scrape away as the lard darkens. Repeat until the lard is clean before washing the area in heavy suds.
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