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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1949
Page
4
A 1949 editorial critiques inheritance waste, government funding, and political manipulation. It questions polls' reliability, cites Wall Street rhetoric, and argues that selfish interests are widespread, not confined to one group, shaping national thought and policy.
A reader urges careful planning for a December bond vote, noting census data discrepancies and proposing options. If enrollment falls, relocate junior high and convert buildings. or add temporary quonset structures to elementary schools, with brick expansions later if attendance remains high. The letter frames education as a business decision for Washington.
A Chicago traveler details a train journey from South Washington to Davenport and Chicago. He notes prairie scenery, river views, canal remnants, and a crowded variety of convention-goers in town. He observes an escapist prisoner in transit, plans to visit the International Livestock Exposition, and remarks on snow and Christmas decorations along State Street. He recalls a past Washington wedding gag and identifies local figures like Ed Carris and John Atchison.
A brief social column notes Thursday bowling results provoked amusement as the writer plans to send more worded updates to the Journal office amid ongoing snowfall.
Washington high school basketball fans await the season’s verdict as the Demons face the Keokuk Chiefs in the first Little Six conference game. Washington carries a .500 mark after two non conference games and plans to rely on the same starting unit from the Winfield loss while rotating others into the lineup. Season tickets will be honored with front balcony seating. Onion and its relatives belong to the lily family including garlic leek and chive.
Washington junior high defeated Mt. Pleasant 30 to 20 in a season opener. The Demons led 15 to 5 at halftime behind Lester Snow and Billy Ward as starters Ward McKeone Rummel Snow Bailey. Ten players saw duty as coach Glenn Hall credited teamwork for the win.
Thirteen members of the Washington YMCA Junior A and B teams will travel to Davenport Saturday morning to face the Davenport YMCA in a dual meet. Coach Don Wilson announced names in the Junior A group Jack Genkinger Ed Anderson Bill Sherman Orin Jarvis Dale Stanley and Joe Wagner and in Junior B Jim Alsip Howard Nayadley Dennis Simpson Larry Ginkinger Charles Kallaus Robert Aggeson and Bill Ward.
YMCA team No. 1 defeated VFW 3 0 and YMCA team No. 2 beat the Marines 3 0 as both squads swept their three game series in the Y volleyball league.
The tentative schedule for the junior high basketball team lists games at Ainsworth Crawfordsville Muscatine Iowa City and Mt Pleasant with dates from December through February. All games lead to the county junior high tournament to be announced later.
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