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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1947
Page
3
A 1947 editorial page mix reviews faith in fate, warns that high taxes curb business expansion, lauds the Washington YMCA director change, and urges Americans to fight a traffic plague. It contrasts American worker freedoms with communist claims and mocks pro‑communist appeals amid a booming postwar economy.
The piece recalls Earl Smith threshing with a steam engine at the N. J. Benson farm near Washington and ties it to the Prairie Flower threshing era. It notes rain interruptions in 1926, celebrates Y activities with rising pool attendance including 110 to 217 girls, and mentions a piano returned to the women's room. It also follows C. J. Rothlisberger visiting with his grandfather James Brooks in town.
A compact note warns that risking life in traffic to chase quick money endangers travelers. It stresses that dollars lose value but danger accelerates. The message calls for safer driving and prudent choices over risky bets on the road.
A reader describes a puzzle: write a five digit number with nonconsecutive first and last digits, swap the first and last digits and subtract the smaller from the larger. Then move the swapped digits to the ends and add the two numbers. The final result is promised in tomorrow's Journal.
In Hartford a bank teller accepted a veteran’s check after he presented his dentures engraved with his army serial number. The veteran’s bold move aimed to prove his identity and obtain a $200 state bonus.
In Chicago on August 2, 37 year old Rosemary Parker sued for divorce after alleging her husband twisted her arm and burned her with an iron during an argument over going out versus staying home. The divorce was granted.
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