Devotional Suggestion for December 28 1946
A religious editorial urges readers to curb selfish cruelty and replace it with love. Citing scripture Revelation 20 35 it calls for personal reform and ethical improvement to prevent deception of nations.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1946
Page
5
Iowa centennial reflections and postwar concerns
A column yearns for Iowa's centennial identity while noting postwar issues. It muses on hybrid genetics in agriculture, traffic dangers, election timing, relief aid to Europe, and looming political investigations. It cites Richard Wilson of the Des Moines Register and references Congress, Pearl Harbor probes, and labor-law ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bilbo
Richard Wilson
Des Moines Register
GOP
Wolcott
Michigan
Germany
Pearl Harbor
Remarkable memory feat at farm sale ad visit
Tom McGraw of Cie Ainsworth remembered every item from livestock to farm machinery for a farm sale after forgetting the advertised list. The Journal notes his astonishing recall and practicality in the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McGraw
Cie Ainsworth
the Journal
McGraw
Newspaper Expert Finds Fame as Film Adviser
A renowned newspaper man is hired by a Hollywood producer as a technical advisor for a drama about newspaper life. He observes reporters rushing to produce galley proofs and headlines while being paid 25 a day plus expenses. He later helps correct a door sign error, earning rare respect from the director.
Job Interview Silly Exchange About Electricity
A humorous wartime era dialogue shows an employer asking an applicant about electricity and the applicant jokingly defines an automature as a chap who voxes for nothing. The exchange highlights lighthearted workplace banter.
No, the lives of advertising men are not like that
An advertising man at a dinner party endures probing questions from a priggish partner after she reads The Hucksters. He answers with tact but admits some business parts are greatly exaggerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hucksters
Mummy and child clash over devil as a Wous an remark
A brief, curious exchange shows a child asking if the devil is a man. The mother replies the devil is worse than a man, and a playful mispronunciation reveals the humor and innocence in a household moment.
Police Call In Mr Joskins About Missing Wife
A tense telephone exchange reveals a police inquiry to Mr Joskins about a missing woman. Joskins denies her as his wife, prompting a sharp insistence from the captain and a claimed misidentification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Joskins
Police Caplan
Franchise to erect power lines filed in Washington County Iowa
Notice from the Iowa State Commerce Commission announces a petition by Eastern Town Light and Power Cooperative Davenport Iowa to construct operate and maintain an electric transmission line across public lands highways streams and private lands in Washington County Iowa. A hearing is set for January 14 1947 at 10 a.m. in Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Town Light and Power Cooperative
Davenport
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Washington County
Des Moines
Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Section Ten
Township Seventy-seven
St. P.M
Iowa State Commerce Commm Mission
Objections Deadline Set for Franchise Hearing
Docket E-7821 requires written objections in triplicate at least five days before the hearing date. The Iowa State Commerce Commission urges objectors be represented by someone with full authority. Notices dated December 10 1946 authorize the hearing with commissioners Reed Richardson and Long and Secretary McCaughan.
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Tilowa State Commerce Commission
Iowa State Commerce Com
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Official Franchise Petition For Eastern Iowa Electric
The Iowa State Commerce Commission announces a petition by Eastern Iowa to erect and operate electric transmission lines in Washington County Iowa. A hearing is set for January 14 1947 at 10 a.m. Docket H-7TS16. Objectors must file at least four days prior to the hearing.
Public notice of commission action and secretary attestation
David BK Long commissioner attests with Geo L McCaugnan secretary. Dated at Des Moines Iowa December 10 146 December 21 December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ioner David B. Long
Geo. L. McCaughan
Des Moines
Iowa
Ioner David BK. Long
Geo. L. McCaugnan
Brighton Social Roundup With Christmas Events
Rodney Gowey and Florence Coil visited Washington last Wednesday while Kosmer Borkoski went on Friday. Jol Manles hosted relatives for a Christmas dinner. Edwin Waneru and son from Decket Rapids spent the holidays with the Oswalts. A Christmas program occurred at White Hawk school Monday evening.
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Prody A. Borkoski
Brighton
Rep
Rodney Gowey
Florence Coil
Washington
Kosmer Borkoski
Jol Manles
Edwin Waneru
Decket
Rapids
Andy Oswalt
White Hawk School
Lloyd Jones
Frost hardy produce and storage tips for winter vegetables
Parsnips and salsify can stay in the ground all winter and even improve with freezing. Cabbage family members tolerate frost well. broccoli and Brussels sprouts keep bearing into late autumn. Cabbage and cauliflower are frost resistant, but cabbage should be stored cool after real freezing weather arrives.
Community helps neighbor after burst of cold winter chores
A local crowd hosted relatives for a Christmas dinner on Sunday while many residents suffer colds. Floyd Jones was a Rubio caller last Friday. Friends and neighbors organized a sawing bee on Robert Guy last Saturday and hauled and sawed his wood for him.
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Floyd Jones
Robert Guy
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