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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1949
Page
4
In a stern warning on crime and justice, authorities promise punishment for repeat offenders. The piece emphasizes inevitable consequences, noting penalties and penitentiaries as the destined end for those who persist in wrongdoing.
A collage of local observations and civic notes including remarks on tax policy, a judge in Dallas assigning church attendance, Moran and Mack memory, investment gambles, the Washington Home Association gift, home for the elderly plans, habit routines, a saloon suggestion, and Hoover Commission loan guarantees totaling $12.5 billion with $9 billion in government commitments.
In July 1899 a park association formed to start Sunset park west of town with 12 acres and 500 members paying one dollar each. Officers and committees were named, land purchase and lease details discussed, and gifts noted including Abijah Savage funding the park. The piece also mentions early park sports and local civic figures who shaped Sunset park.
Iowa attorney general clarifies when state funds may cover household help. The ruling follows Governor Blue's 1948 order barring state expenses for domestic servants, contrasting official property maintenance costs with personal service needs of public officials and families.
Mrs. Metz details a Mexican society where men roam freely while women face strict controls on movement, business entry, and divorce. She notes small steps toward equality among younger women and educated wives, yet entrenched customs persist, with church and husbands upholding home roles.
The Brighton area reports the annual Pacha reunion held July 31 at the Frank Pacha home near Veo.74 relatives attended from Iowa places including Fairfield and Davenport. A cooperative noon dinner followed with photos taken. Committee for next year named: Walter and Leonard Pacha and James Pacha plus spouses, Ann Pacha as secretary. Others traveled from several towns for the gathering.
The columnist notes Americans abroad with two amusing encounters in Paris and on a Chartres train trip. A Ford near the Seine bore the sign Built in Texas by Texans. In Chartres two friends sought a cheap hotel but the proprietor had left for the French Congo.
The narrator describes wandering through Chartres to find affordable dining and lodging. They note France offers good meals in modest cafes with visible prices, high Paris prices but reasonable country meals, steak commonly on menus, and rationed items yet with many staples affordable only to higher earners. They remark on American dating customs and budgets among locals.
The writer compares Paris shops and the open air Flea Market to Petticoat Lane describing broad goods from dresses to Dresden china and antiques. The piece also recounts a country trip via Chartres toward Tours with hitchhiking attempts and family updates on Ruth Edwards Mrs Davison and children Marie Kessler Gilbert Hoskins and others.
A 12 year old ringtail monkey named Mickey aids in dishwashing at the Taral family apartment on Long Island. Mrs Taral notes the pet is helpful yet not trusty to be left alone and describes other mischievous behaviors including drinking beer and pebbles tossed at neighbors.
Opening Aug 26 the Iowa state fair will feature a children's day with free admission and a grandstand pard. Officials expect more than 509000 visitors for the week, with entries for the national livestock show at a record and campground and grandstand demand up from prior years.
The passage notes that the marchers included many kinds of people not just young communists and observes the event fell flat. It also ponders the impact of a papal excommunication of Communists.
The late evening protest in the Latin Quarter featured car rocking traffic halts and couples kissed by cat calls, mainly led by Americans. Police arrived in paddy wagons to disperse crowds briefly, then regrouped near a street dance as fireworks lit the night.
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