Weather and traffic tempers meet in editorials
In a reflective column, the writer warns against excess and invites calm. It weighs highway safety for under 25 drivers, ponders Stalin’s talks, and highlights a World Council of Churches gathering in Amsterdam as a path to peace. The piece ends with a gardening misadventure and a possible lawsuit over tomato shade.
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Amsterdam
Holland
World Council of Churches
Council of Churches
Washington
Iowa
Mosquito Life vs Butterfly Lifespan Questioned
A Mason City Globe-Gazette note ponders why mosquitoes live several weeks while butterflies die after a few days, reflecting on nature and life spans.
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Mason City
History of Dutch Creek School Sub District 10
A restored record book from Dutch Creek Center in Dublin details 1868 district proceedings, the election of W J McCartney as sub-director, a 10 mill tax to build a school, and a 30 dollar loan plan. Entries list teachers like Maggie Pressly and census names such as Robertson and Curits, with bake‑shop and local commerce glimpses of 19th century Washington County Iowa.
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Washington County
Dutch Creek Township
Dublin
A. A. Richardson
Robertson
Richardson
D. C. Robertson
J. D. Robertson
W. H. Robertson
Dutch Creek Center
Washington
Odd Fellows Lodge
Dutch Creek
Iowa
William Curtis
T. Y. Williams
Cassell
W. J. McCartney
J. C. Williamson
John D. Robertson
James Bennett
Loveland
Romaker
Lcandaline
Foro
Patterson
Hatting
Holland
Curtis
Williams
Dobbs
Williamson
McCartney
Smith
Castle
Pressly
Black
Campbell
Quinn
Ford
Trier
Sanders
Fink
Willis
Wright
Hotle
Maggie Pressly
Miss Pressly
A Robertson
E. C. Carris
Record of Three Meetings and Blank Sub-District Proceedings
The document notes a record of three meetings and that subsequent pages for sub-district meeting proceedings are blank. No further details or outcomes are provided in the readable text.
School Tuition Notes and List of 155 Students
The article discusses expected tuition payments and prior disappointments, naming principals J. H. Willson and S. M. Stevenson. It prints a partial list of 155 students including Cyrus Beard Maggie Cunningham J. H. and Robert Clyde Kate Montgomery J. T. Anderson W. A. Ball John Clegg Clara Conger Robert Corette Warren Cowles Julia Dicken and others.
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J. H. Willson
S. M. Stevenson
Washington
Cyrus Beard
Maggie Cunningham
J. H
Robert Clyde
Kate Montgomery
J. T. Anderson
W. A. Ball
John Clegg
Crawfordsville
Clara
Dora Conger
Robert Corette
Edward Corette
Warren Cowles
Readable list of names from article segment
A group of individuals is named including A B and A L Smouse John Teeter and C J Wilson with Fletcher Young. Repeating surnames Brockway Willson Wilson Booth Conner Glasgow Knox Lytle McCleery McCoy McLaughlin Patterson Ritchey Smith Stewart Tuttle and Wright appear multiple times in the text.
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A. B
A. L. Smouse
John Teeter
C. J. Wilson
Fletcher Young
Brockway
Willson
Wilson
Booth
Conner
Glasgow
Knox
Lytle
McCleery
McCoy
McLaughlin
Patterson
Ritchey
Smith
Stewart
Tuttle
Wright
Europe Assembly Favored by U S
The United States endorses a French plan for a five power European conference to form a representative European assembly. France invited Britain Belgium Holland and Luxembourg to join with a goal of a Western European Union like military and economic bloc. The conference should be held by November for initial talks on federation steps.
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Washington
United States
European Assembly
Michel J. McDermott
State Department
Four
France
Britain
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Subscription rates by carrier and mail in Iowa
Per year by carrier in Washington three months six months one year by mail in Iowa outside Iowa months asides two dollars fifty cents months here four dollars fifty cents year three all subscriptions payable in advance
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Washington Svening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R. E. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circculations
Iowa's Corn to Get Needed Rain
Iowa farmers hope for 1 to 2 inches of rain over the next five days as the weather bureau forecasts scattered showers and warmer than normal temperatures. The corn crop has matured quickly in the dry spell, potentially limiting yields, while locals face high heat and humidity with daily highs around 82 and lows near 58.
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Ivan Nor
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Farm death rate doubles for workers in 1947
Farm workers faced a death rate of 52 per 100000 in 1947, twice the 26 per 100000 in non agricultural industries. Total farm resident deaths reached 19,500 with about 1.8 million injuries. Farm home deaths were 7,000 and non fatal injuries about 1.05 million. Motor vehicle deaths among farm residents stood at 7,300 with 250,000 additional injuries.
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Stalin
Moscow
Teheran
Yalta
Bruce Cowden
R. Roscoe Robertson
A. Nellie Robertson
Olive G. Robertson
Maggie A. Robertson
Washington Institute
Washington Gazette
Joe
Long Gyland
Sega Mentalist
Evry
Blondie
Dagwood
Chic Young
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey Bidg
Theodore B. Bailey
Morrison Building
W. Livingston
Hobert Day Attorneys
W. Main
George F. Morrison
V. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul Y. Shearer
Court House
John C. Owen
South Side Square
Wendell L. Shaffer
Hotel Washington
Optometrists
Emmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
P. L. Etter
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Iowa Avenue
W.W. R. Hayman, D. S
Side Sq
Pleasant, Ja
All In
DtoNaught Syndicate
Europe
Assembly
U.S
Farmers’ Produce
Beauchamp
Banks’ Radio Service
Winfield, Iowa
Tait Radio
Harry
the Journal
Geo. F. Clark
Far Sa ‘al
Geneva Radio
Sentinel Radio Sale & Service
South Ave
W.L
Col
Little Phone
N. Ave
McAllister Seed Farms
Mt. Union, Iowa
Walter Nicholson
South Second Ave
Reister Bros
Washington Concrete Co
St. and
Rock Island
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