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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1948
Page
4
A 1948 editorial laments overwariness in politics and public opinion while urging a statesmanlike president, praises enduring teacher virtue, and notes the need for steady moral faith. It reflects on war drums, overseas aid overseer Harriman, and Lincoln anecdotes, urging thoughtful leadership and respect for educators.
The piece recalls a 1887 or 1888 South school lower grade class photo printed with the old school building burned in 1899. Women named Hough Hendrix Neiswanger and others are identified, with notes about teachers and missing faces, plus a tale of a rumored gold treasure in a park well.
In early Washington the town had many shallow wells around Central Park and near stores, with city water not yet piped townwide. Residents recall outdoor plumbing, typhoid outbreaks, and wells inside the park, near the courthouse, and even a discovered ancient well in a bookstore basement referenced by local merchant Nic MecCleery.
A quiet Chicago visitor watched Henry Hathaway direct James Stewart and Richard Conte in the Twentieth Century Fox film Call Northside 777 at the State Theatre. The man, Joe Majczek, was released after 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He smiled as Conte portrayed him and Stewart played the Times reporter who helped exonerate him, then slipped away when recognized.
Most of Idaho's Sun Valley dog sled teams originated in Alaska, shaping the region's winter racing scene and kennel lineages with Alaskan breeds and training lines.
A brief notice lists subscription options with terms 8 months and 6 months for Bae Vea FOWL. It states all subscriptions payable in advance and a rate of 2.0u or 4.54 in related currency.
A Iowa City reader disputes an editorial claim that W S Beardsley is too far left to suit Iowa voters. The writer Defends Beardsleys record as a businessman, farmer, and legislator, urging correction of what he calls an unfounded rumor in the Journal.
A notice before the Iowa Commerce Commission outlines Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative seeking authority to erect transmit lines including poles towers and cables across Washington County Iowa. The description lists numerous sections townships ranges and highway routes as part of the proposed 7200 volt single phase line with multiple legal land references.
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