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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1952
Page
4
A compact editorial voice laments lacking courage and character as armor and walls fail to shield a people. It urges readiness for peace in the present day, citing a biblical warning about the Cananites with chariots of iron and a call for divine guidance.
Last week's entry details a talk on community journalism and public relations amid a shift toward white collar careers. Don Ross impressed at vocational sessions while a cottage visit with Louis Jones and Dr Fred Miller highlighted cooking, fishing, and family life near Washington Iowa.
President Truman urged the Senate to restore a large flood control budget cut by the House for fiscal 1953. He warned reductions could waste funds and worsen flood damage, noting prior Midwest floods and urging support for rivers and harbors development. He sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Kenneth McKellar detailing his concerns.
The piece recalls Washington Iowa's origin from a 25‑block plat laid out after settlement in 1880. It notes the central public square, street widths, and early survey by J. M. Snyder, the town’s naming, Baker’s land claim, and the arrival of Joseph Adams as Washington’s first settler who built a home and smithy. By 1880 to 1881 the town expanded with a store, tavern, and 12 families.
Birthday greetings celebrate Mr and Mrs John Kiene and others in a community roundup. The note honors Lance Andrew Frederick eight, Steven K E Boyer, Mrs C L Eyestone, M Ted Crone, Paul Kyle, Aveen Ivan Lovelett, William Crandall, Mrs Louis Larsen, Mrs Pan Horak, Janice Rhea Lathach, Thomas Max Messer, and Jerry Duane Davis among local families in Wa pello and surrounding areas.
The Indiana constitution forbids the issuance of state bonds. This constitutional prohibition guides state finance and prevents borrowing through bond sales by the state government.
A reader muses on the original town plat of Washington and its additions. The Washington Municipal Code lists several additions with council confirmations, but dates are missing and require records research. The note ponders Shannon Heights and the east edge slough area as possible original plat locations.
A Columbus Junction resident, Join A. Super of Phoenix Arizona formerly of this place, died April 14 at his home. Funeral services and burial will be held in Phoenix Tuesday. Survivors include the widow and two sons and two daughters.
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