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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1948
Page
4
The rural Todd cemetery near Grace Hill holds the lone Revolutionary War veteran buried in the county. Timothy Brown, buried over 50 years, received a monument in Elm Grove’s soldiers circle, funded by $500 state aid and $250 local funds, with Judge Smith McPherson of Red Oak delivering the dedicatory address.
Bruce Cowden recalls a district court hearing on the Stutsman case with three attorneys for the plaintiff side and Al Baldrige for the Minneapolis bank. Judge Bechly will study the points and aim for a jury trial around May 24 as funds are tied up. Reminiscences note past highway changes and Riverside figures E E Blythe and William Griffin.
A letter to the Journal from Mrs. Gertrude Haggard of Los Angeles requests information about Timothy Brown, a Revolutionary War soldier buried beneath a monument in Elm Grove cemetery. The letter was sent to the defunct Washington Democrat and delivered to the Journal.
Tim Holt stars in a frontier drama about a lawless gang clashing with settlers over a fertile Arizona valley. The film features Nan Leslie and Richard Martin with Wallace Grissell directing a tale of murder and land grabs in old Arizona.
Mrs Haggard found clippings from The Democrat on August 26 1943 November 6 1907 and June 3 1908 enclosed with letters from Towa. The narrator notes they looked up those dates in The Democrat.
The brief shows publication masthead for The Evening Journal in Washington Iowa with staff roles and publishing details. It lists editors, publishers, and management and notes second class matter status and wire service affiliations. It also includes subscription rate figures per week by carrier in Washington.
Sunday school and church officers at Spring Run and Cairo Evangelical United Brethren churches were installed. Rev. Leslie B. Deedbeck pastors the two churches with officers including Clarence Jennings supt Spring Run, Paul Wylie supt Cairo, L. B. Hall, Gale Smith, Dean H. Gipple among others serving as class leaders assistants treasurers and pianists.
William Henry Harrison served as president from March 4 to his death on April 4, 1841, becoming the shortest term holder in U.S. history.
The American Legion held its regular meeting at the Hall on Tuesday evening. Seventy new chairs were in use, and a Home Talent show earned a profit of 429.79 dollars. Funds will furnish the Legion room, with thanks given to advertisers and helpers.
Pittsburgh April 29 Two steel fabricators granted wage increases to the CIO United Steelworkers as the union pressed for a cost of living raise. The Continental Can Co plants and Acheson Manufacturing Co Braddock Pa won raises for employees in three plants. The gains come after U S Steel refused a substantial wage increase as price cuts were pursued totaling about 25 million dollars annually.
A ringnecked pheasant is credited with a flying speed of nearly 60 miles per hour, marking a notable display of swift flight in this species.
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