Editorials reflect on faith, politics and society in 1951
The piece comments on reliance on God, public information tactics, and the public mood toward war and policy. It notes wartime images from Korea, critiques the Fair Deal tag, and urges concrete facts over strategy, while praising local chamber leadership and warning about communism and government costs.
Three Die, Eighty Seven Hurt in Washington County Crashes
The 1949 Washington County accident record shows three fatalities and 87 injuries. July was worst for crashes and injuries, with 17 accidents and 20 injuries. None of the decedents lived in Washington County. victims hailed from Kansas and Keokuk counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Rosemary Krabill
Kansas
Robert Keeler
Highway 22
Riverside
Lone Tree
John Rettler
Keokuk County
Zanzibar at Fox theater with Lola Lane and cast
Adventure fans flock to see Realart's Zanzibar at the Fox theater starring Lola Lane James Craig Eduardo Cianelli and Samuel S Hinds. The film depicts jungle rites and tribal mysteries centered on the skull of a dead sultan and warns against probing dangerous secrets.
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Realart
Zanzibar
Fox Theatre
Lola Lane
James Craig
Eduardo Cianelli
Samuel S. Hinds
County Sees Fewer Crashes Despite More Vehicles
Sheriff's report notes 96 accidents in the county last year down from 112, despite more cars on the road. Fatalities include several deaths near Brighton and Cotter, with one driver dying of a heart seizure not caused by crash. Property damage looms, with trucks, a house trailer, and even cows struck on Highway 2.
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Charles Snyder
Washington
State Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Brighton
Evening Journal
Keokuk Coun
Snyder
Ainsworth
Friday and weekly farm auctions at Iowa barns listed
Community sales every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and weekly livestock auctions at Kalona and Midway sales companies plus Ollie exchange. January closings and dissolutions include farms near Washington Wayland Fairfield Ainsworth Crawfordsville North English Yankee Point Kalona Rubio Coppock Washington and Coppoeck with start times from 10:30 to 12:00 and agents Meyer Bragg Gerdes Helden Benson Waterman Singley.
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Whittaker Sale
Kalona Sales Barn
Kalona
Iowa
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Ollie
Livestock Exchange
Washington
Wayland
R. Meyer
N. J. Benson
Rubio
Brighton
Aim Ray Waterman
Coppoeck
Coppock-Washington Road
George T
A. H. Singley
Re-dyeing printed fabrics and preserving the print
The bureau explains that fabrics can be re-dyed to a desired color but the original print remains visible through the new shade. Darker dyes are advised to better subdue the underlying pattern without removing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Chamber
Les Hamis
Kehoe
Dave Livingston
Washington County
City of
Washington
Washington Evening Journal masthead and pricing notes
The Washington Evening Journal published in Washington Iowa lists staff roles and departments, publication days, and subscription rates. It includes details on licensing, wire services, and association memberships as well as billing terms and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Mider
Shannon & Co
Rh. KE. Shannon
Dave KR. Hilder
Bruce Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Thant
Washington
Iowa
United Ress
Inland Daily Press
Flown Daily Press
Towa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Towa
Muscatine
Korea
L. J. Kehoe
Communist Party
New York State
California
Washington Times-Herald
Buick
Wwe
G. Safet
Ston
Henry J. Taylor
ABC
Stewart & Crone
S. Second Avenue
Journal
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Rock Island
Egg Markets
Rock Island Produce Co
Reisters
BROWN
Joe Palooka
Dixie Dugan
Uilee
Blondie
By MeEvoy
Striebel
Chic Young
Ong