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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1948
Page
4
The February 17 1948 editorial urges faith in God and warns of recession while noting fuel shortages and housing costs. It questions labor’s role in long range housing and highlights a YWCA clothing drive for needy families. It also debates consumer voting in a market economy and rebuts Hoover myths with a satirical list of supposed failings.
Ed Lins proposed intra city bus service for Washington inspired by Estherville Iowa and Red Oak Iowa models. He noted buses inside towns, hourly service, ten cent fares, and potential use for schoolchildren workers and shoppers. The idea echoes a Shiawassee area fair program with local Chamber of Commerce leaders backing better transit and development.
A letter arrives at the Journal office from Henry Steck of Owosso Michigan, the individual previously mentioned for livening up the community in this column.
The piece congratulates Henry Steck on becoming president of the Chamber of Commerce noting his high esteem among business associates. It questions whether he has outgrown his past youthful tendencies as he hints in a letter, describing him still as the same Washington youth with a liking for the lighter side of life.
An elderly resident recalls the old city scales once set in town and nearby water troughs that served travelers and residents alike, marking a bygone era of practical infrastructure.
The reminiscence places two watering troughs for horses near the square in Washington. One sat on North Marion Avenue by the alley behind the Masonic temple, the other on East Washington Street near Blair building behind Sorden Music store. Both remained after most horses disappeared.
In the district a line of salt and sugar barrels lined the curb near three to four grocers at the square. Town loafers used the barrels as seating to swap stories and discuss current events. Barrel rows stood at the Brindley corner and beside Amos Alberson Grocery in the Temple building, near Julius Kunik's fruit market site.
The term hundred denoted a historic English territorial division treated as a settlement for about 100 warriors. It served as an administrative and military unit in medieval governance.
Monday morning chatter covers family milestones from a new granddaughter Molly Jane to spring flowers and garden seeds despite cold weather. Local anecdotes include antiques, a scooter gift idea for kids, Kamp Rosy guests, a towering army sergeant and English bride, and a Valentine gift to Charlotte Earls from Lynn Neuhart.
Mrs. Charles Morris earns praise as the pinch hitting head of the society department at the Journal. She juggled work for Gordon home duties and office filing while her son was ill. This week she fills in for Miss Palmer absent from her desk.
Readers recall when women bought a frame or shape at a millinery shop and had it trimmed to order. Some took the piece home to add decorations themselves, reflecting bygone fashion practices and personal creativity.
Virginia Mayo in Eagle Lion’s Soul of the Blue will introduce a new skirt designed for an open-air elevator scene. Designers added a weighted hem to stop billowing while preserving motion, solving a wardrobe issue faced during rehearsals.
Local residents report the first robin sighting of the season prompting chatter and expectations for spring. The snippet notes curiosity in the community and hints at seasonal change beginning to unfold.
On location in Africa for the Fox Theatre release Blonde Savage camera crews captured a water buffalo and a giant python in a life or death struggle. Lionel Toll was so impressed he revised the script to make the battle a central part of the jungle thriller starring Gale Sherwood and Leif Erickson.
Good casting gives punch to the mystery drama Bury Me Dead from Producers Releasing Corporation opening Wednesday at the Fox Theatre. Youthful actors who have already made their mark help deliver a taut tense piece. The plot centers on a chilling conundrum as conflicting motives unfold.
Two sisters clash over control of a sprawling estate while a mysterious killer targets rivals. A murder appears accidental, but hints of foul play surface as the struggle unfolds.
The Virginia agricultural experiment station tests air-conditioning in tobacco barnsusing a centrifugal fan to control temperature and humidity. Early results indicate that curing yields rise by about one and a half times with the equipment compared to barns without it.
The Kentucky rifle credited to Daniel Boone and famed for long range accuracy is linked to Lancaster and Berks counties Pennsylvania where its Revolutionary era early manufacture began. The passage notes its historical craft origins and association with Boone.
Robert Schmidt, who ran the former Johnston farm of 329 acres near Columbus City, purchased a 320 acre Winfield area farm known as the Cummings property for $95,000.
In Columbus Junction on February 12 at the Midway Sales company pavilion a special horse sale saw 137 head sold and prices on teams described as fair. An eight year old servel mare brought 460 dollars.
In the last five years about 2000 stowaways were found on vessels arriving in New York Harbor. Authorities report ongoing attempts to reach the city by hiding aboard ships, highlighting border control and maritime safety challenges.
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