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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1947
Page
4
In a 1947 editorial column the writer blends religious aphorisms with community notes. It praises discipline at work, notes local youth swimming records, reviews a Gallup Independent edition on Indian ceremonies, and reflects on fate and civic manners.
Davenport Iowa August reports Herbert Rotchford ten year old boy remained unconscious for 21 days after being struck by a car near his home on July 29. He underwent two brain operations and plastic surgery and is fed through a tube into the stomach as doctors battle to save him.
In Marengo Iowa last night two persons were killed and a third critically injured five miles west of town. Ed Schumacher 57 of Marengo and his son in law William Papesh 34 of Bell Plaine died in the crash. Mrs Papesh was rushed to an Iowa City hospital in serious condition. A witness said the car tried to pass another vehicle, struck a concrete bridge and overturned into a field.
Myrna Reeves wins the 4-H style show with a complete outfit and sewing boxes. Sojka girls demonstrate fashions as Crafts display judges rate postures, health awards, and 100 percent health examinations. Awards ceremonies honor reading completion and club leaders recognize project achievements across numerous 4-H groups and displays.
A note about the challenging days of school life and growing children hints at intensified routines and expectations for students and parents alike.
Salt extracts juices from meat and should be added only when the meat is prepared for cooking. The guidance cautions against premature salting to avoid drying the meat and losing flavor. Use timing to preserve moisture and taste.
Riverside items list visits by the Rummelhart family from Texas including Melvin and Mrs. Rummelhart visiting relatives in Chicago and Des Moines area on route home. Also mentions Mrs. Anta Younkin’s relatives in Portersville and a Riverside picnic dinner at the Hill home with extended family. Include anniversaries for Al Erbe and Robert Soukup, return of Nettie Hahn to Cedar Rapids, Legion meeting August 19, and local visits by Watson, Whetstine, and Stransky family members.
The World Book encyclopedia credits John Quincy Adams as the first to advocate federal authority to free slaves during wartime. It states Abraham Lincoln based the Emancipation Proclamation on Adams's arguments.
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