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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1948
Page
4
A collection of opinion fragments laments division yet urges shared humanity. It surveys Colorado oil shale potential, pricing and circulation, and a new stamp vending machine with humor about a color harmonizing hound dog.
Cherokee Times Washington notes officials seek to raise government revenue by several billion dollars annually to fund promised spending. Officials who anticipated benefits worry about funding sources, returning the burden to the people as the only available income.
A diary style recounts December 1 1948 in a town, noting weather, Christmas preparations by local merchants, a Mennonite relief donation, and reminiscences of local figures. The narrator describes street scenes, cinema mood, and community events while sharing brief vignettes from morning to afternoon.
The piece recounts early jobs and life paths of local figures. George McDaniel began as an oil boy in Muscatine’s Hershey mill, then streetcar conductor, later a drug store worker and owner in multiple towns before Washington. O. F. Schmitt, born in Missouri, rose from a general store worker to Graham manager, YMCA secretary, and county rationing chair during WWI. Fred Burger, born in Hartsburg, Illinois, moved with his stepfather to Havre area then Washington County to work in local produce trade.
Ever ette Davis of Crawfordsville owns a Jersey herd among twenty Iowa herds recently classified for type by the American Jersey Cattle Club. The 211 animals in these herds averaged 83.45 percent type rating, above the national average.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Gordon and their sons celebrate a remodeled home with a new furnace enclosed porch and an electric dishwasher. The community notes include Thanksgiving gatherings at multiple households and visits among local families. Accounts mention nearby residents and distant relatives during the holiday period.
A former tea company salesman who served in the army now pursues education. He notes schools are modernizing with portable recorders for lectures. The diary also describes an assignment visiting dry goods stores from 4 to 5 pm, joking about a "wilted wallet week" as wallets weaken while shopping.
Gracehill notices Mr and Mrs Max Waterhouse hosted their annual cooperative Thanksgiving dinner in Gracehill. Relatives and friends from Brighton Washington Coppock Wellston Sigourney and nearby areas attended. Other items include hospitalization of H A Engel and plans to move crops near Fairfield.
N Prairie Flower notes a series of family visits and dinners. Mr and Mrs Millard Schlatter and families join Joe Christner and family. Thanksgiving meals are shared with Homer Davison and Verne Dawson. Rev B Hall attends a youth rally in Des Moines. Shulty hosts her club. Joe Christner accompanies to Ottumwa. Dr and Mrs D G Sattler visit Kalona. several move sequences mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Dale Davison and Brenda of Memphis Tenn were Monday evening supper and overnight guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Davison.
Merrimac residents report Sunday visits among neighbors. Robert Kientz and family visited L. P. Guy near Brighton. Cloyd Watson called on Roy Eshelman. Max Baldosier and Joyce joined John Baldosier. Billa Kientz and Karen visited Henry Hinkle near Brighton. Carl Amrine’s family visited John Kyle of Fairfield. Kenneth Crile and daughter visited Maggie Burger.
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