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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1952
Page
4
The Lake Darling Youth Center board in Richland commits to starting the 36 by 60 foot central building at the lake this year. Plans call for a concrete floor and foundation with initial cement work, road surfacing, and material bids from area lumber dealers aided by Louden company engineers.
The Washington Evening Journal published in Washington Iowa lists staff including Shannon Elder and Cowden with roles for editor news editor and business manager. It notes publication schedule and association memberships and shows subscription rates and delivery terms.
The board plans expanded labor from interested residents and invites non carpenters to help. George Peebler will oversee youth center work this summer after May. A. J. Steinbeck acts as general supervisor with nearby land for supervision. Joe Bizen assigns beach site on lake shore at the youth center and sand delivery by May 25. Additional town contributions are sought from Wellman Kalona Riverside Wayland Olds Winfield West Chester.
Donors listed include Sigourney 200 and Packwood 100 with other contributions. Board members present were President Frank Miller and Secretary Robert Day along with Theodore Bailey and several named officials from Washington Riverside Rubio Richland Fairfield and East Pleasant Plain. Others present included Mr. Sowden Tucker Riven Rev Ruppenkamp and county engineer M M Doggett.
Corporal Robert Jugenheimer of Fort Leavenworth spends a ten day furlough at home after eighteen months overseas, including fourteen in Korea. An anonymous writer’s humorous Korea piece, cited by Jugenheimer, describes the country as bounded by the sea and revolt, divided by a parallel, and home to about 50 million people, with quirky contrasts.
A vicious, hyperbolic tirade lists cacophonous urban chaos, from flies and runny noses to derelict housing and bizarre transit. It mocks weather, transport, and a lingering wariness of civilization, ending with a call to forget the entire misbegotten country.
Iowa State Printing Board will meet in Des Moines on Friday May 1952 to receive bids on a salary book and miscellaneous printing. Bids open at the stated hour, with award to the chosen bidder. Specifications may be obtained from Superintendent of Printing Sner Mann Neednam.
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