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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1952
Page
3
A compilation of editorial snippets urges self examination at home, warns of economic strain, and notes political figures like Harold Ickes and Douglas MacArthur. It surveys government overreach, farm size changes, inflation risk, and the need for disciplined public discourse. It also cites older quotes and observes banking, taxation, and media phenomena.
A Westchester column notes neighbors coping with mild illnesses and extended absences. It mentions Mrs. Jee Craig, Mrs. C. C. Hotle, Fred Bauer, Mrs. Frank Ross, Mrs. Lou Bauer, and others, plus visits, travels, and social ties as readers seek small comforts.
At Presque Isle Air Force Base many airmen and officers own television sets though they show no pictures. The base transfer rate is high as outfits ship sets with furniture when moving. The nearest TV station is 350 miles away in Boston.
The note lists birthday congratulations for Lee Howard Mangold Mary Lou Robertson Robert Lee Carter Mrs Frank Kleese and Mrs Walter Lance. It also celebrates wedding anniversaries for Mr and Mrs Curtis Snyder and Mr and Mrs Herbert Campbell of Ainsworth along with Marion Robertson's daughter Marilyn Jeanne Robertson and Gary Lee Hoyle Ronnie Lee Spangler and Rudolph Whitmire near Richmond.
Audrey Ann Martin of Columbus Junction, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Martin of Tipton, married Walter L Jean son of Mr and Mrs Roy Jean of Conesville, in a Sunday service at the Columbus Junction Methodist Church officiated by Rev B C Sears. The couple will reside in Los Angeles after a two week honeymoon. the bride is a 1950 Columbus High School graduate and former SUI student. the groom, a Conesville High School 1945 graduate, is employed by North American Aviation in Los Angeles.
Seven members of the Red Bullettes met with Mrs Carlton Manger Monday night Theis Nashbands joined them after the Guard meeting The event was spent watching television Mrs William Miller and Mrs Marvin Carter were hostesses for the evening
Robert F. Landry of American Telephone and Telegraph envisions dialing any long distance number in North America. The plan centers on 100 control switching points linking 2,600 toll centers with St. Louis chosen as an early CSP site. Dialing from Los Angeles to New York could become as easy as calling a neighbor. System start hoped for 1955 with a full transition over the next decade.
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