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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1948
Page
4
A 1948 editorial laments lost faith in armies, praises harvest romance fading to mechanization, and critiques price controls and inflation lessons. It compares old threshing days with modern combines, critiques child labor laws, and warns against wage-driven price hikes amid postwar policy debates.
George R. Gragg of Iowa City invites Washington County Scouts and families to West Branch on August 10 for a non political Hoover birthday event honoring the former president born in West Branch. A parade lunch picnic and a radio broadcast accompany the program.
A discussion during a visit with Ward Hissley recalls the south end’s rapid development, noting the southeast’s housing boom making the third ward the largest. Memories include the Stichter strawberry patch worked by Washington youth, the first county fair ground near Iowa Avenue, and Washington College grounds stretching to South Marion Avenue.
Towing to catch bass is described as effective on dark nights using flies trailing behind a slowly drifting boat. Anglers may use two or three flies on the same leader as bass show a strong affinity for drifting surface insects.
Wellman physician Dr. FE E Miller spoke to the Rotary Club about a 6000 mile continental journey mostly by car. His travels included Holland France Germany and Italy with a visit to the United Nations and impressions of postwar Germany as recovering yet scarred by destruction and shortages.
Lake Superior herring is now marketed commercially as filleted and frozen. The method has proven so successful that other freshwater fish are being processed similarly, much of it for the army.
West Branch hosting an Aug 10 celebration for Herbert Hoover with a dedicated song We Welcome Home by J A Swisher. The program features Hoover’s address at 2 30 p m after a parade of thousands including 25 town bands and various youth groups. Visitors urged to bring picnics for an all town picnic with refreshments available.
Jerry Duling, 27, received a Lincoln Central High School diploma four days after earning a University of Nebraska degree. He entered the university in 1942 via exam, lacked a senior English credit, was discharged from the Navy in 1945, and after another exam his name was added to the Central class of 1948.
Chicago bulletin from the American Institute of Baking warns hot weather boosts bacteria in picnic sandwiches. Four hours without refrigeration risks illness. Peanut butter and cream cheese recommended as protective fillers. if using other fillings, spread bread with butter or margarine to form a protective coating.
English towns monasteries and noble estates displayed gallows as hundreds were executed annually. The practice ended about 89 years ago following protests by Charles Dickens and other critics.
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