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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1949
Page
6
A December 27 1949 Mason City Globe-Gazette collage notes peace through faith and reflection on Christmas gifts and community kindness. It recalls editor Albert Gauthier’s death and Justin Barry’s loss, cites rising church attendance, and critiques John L Lewis and perpetual strikes hurting coal and other industries.
Bruce Cowden recalls post Christmas calm and shop scenes in 1949, noting lighter mail rounds and stores taking down decorations. He shares childhood memories of a railroad grade, two swimming holes, and a near drowning incident where a pony gallop helped revive Elmer Wright before a doctor arrived.
John Foster, raised in Jackson township northeast of town, recalls the old grade built across miles about 80 years ago that was abandoned before tracks were laid. He notes the line passed through his boyhood and farming area where locals invested money.
A Jackson township resident recalls a former railroad grade turned swimming hole and laments the lack of public records about the project’s origins, progression, and collapse while noting happier farm days compared to today. The reminiscence hints at lost local history and community memory.
John Custer and Edgar Porter at the city hall fire station chat about Jackson township geography and county roads. Custer, a 17 year city fire truck driver, notes readiness for winter calls while Porter cites decades with the county highway dept. and warns fires can break out anytime.
Officials note reduced winter roof fires as more homes replace wooden shingles with composition roofs and install stokers for furnaces. Firemen report improving health for Earl Steele, a fire truck driver undergoing treatment at Excelsior Springs.
The author describes a downtown Washington street scene with a prancing team of gray horses pulling a sleigh and bells in a winter setting. He also notes a Long Beach column about Roy Hilton, a California reporter born in Nebraska who began his career in Manchester, Iowa in 1911.
Katherine Bostwick returns to Chicago after a weekend visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. B F Bostwick Sr. Mrs. Silas Ross stays a few days with her son Harold E Ross in Columbus Junction. Darlene Goodwin visits Fast Moline Illinois to see brothers Clifford and Clarence Goodwin. Mr and Mrs Paul Hamberger return to Chicago after Christmas with Mrs Hamberger's parents Mr. and Mrs H W Ramseyer.
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