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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1949
Page
3
An editorial dated Monday, August 8, 1949 praises the self sacrificing instinct of motherhood as a divine trait. It notes that some men and women possess this instinct to care for others' children, presenting it as a mark of human nobility beyond animals.
A profile of Dr. F. M. Mahin who just turned 80 on West Main Street. The piece highlights his daily routines, reading methods, and a large family network spanning Kansas, Illinois, Washington, Seattle, and Louisville. It notes siblings, children, and grandchildren, plus his lifelong love of music and teaching heritage.
Johanne Knotek hosts John Bos a young Dutch farmer visiting from Holland at the Knotek farm northeast of Washington. Bos discusses Holland farm life, land conditions, and how his family’s 200 acre Bos farm operates with seed crops dairy limited livestock and strict regulations. He shares experiences from wartime captivity and compares Dutch agriculture with Iowa practices offering views on adapting techniques to their farms back home.
Local notes describe Steve Scott and Bob Marble arriving in Washington with hospitality plans in Presho and Madison. C G Anderson and family head to Oregon to visit relatives, while Harold Messenger and Joyce Ann travel to Fordyce for two to three weeks. A Hollander guest shares farming tales and contrasts Holland and Iowa farming, praised by Mr Goodell for enabling a brief but engaging visit.
Saturday admissions include Sandra Patterson Wellman for surgical at 1:20 p.m. Sunday Ellsworth Ewing Ré medical and Lester Hanft Columbus Junction surgical later moved to University Hospital. Dismissals Sunday Mrs Alfred Conrad Harper James Horesowsky Richmond. Births list Mr. and Mrs Dale Bain Wayland a daughter 1:20 p.m. Saturday and Mr. and Mrs Harold Lemley R.1 a daughter 1:34 a.m. Sunday.
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