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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1948
Page
2
President Truman urged Congress to raise annual production to curb poverty and again seek universal training. He emphasized equal rights for all citizens and called for rapid release of 6.8 billion dollars for the Marshall Plan. He defended foreign policy as peace driven and practical.
The right brain hemisphere processes sight from the right retina and both eyes center, while the left hemisphere handles the left retina. Nerves from each eye connect to its corresponding occipital lobe, aiding image fusion and depth in visual perception.
Mr and Mrs Robert Brandt of La Canada Calif announce the birth of a son at midnight New Year s Eve Mrs Brandt is the former Evelyn Turner daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Turner Mrs Turner left for California Sunday to be with the Brandt family when mother and baby return from the hospital Also notes Jan clearance sale at Booth and Horaks and various local travel and business updates including Western Union reconversion training and relatives visiting in Santa Ana Fort Worth and Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown junior college overcame a tight first half to beat Washington 84 to 63 on the local floor. Duels remained close until Marshalltown pulled away in the second half as Dunham led with 21 points and Leland Schmitt and Paul Maxwell added 16 and 15 for Washington limited scoring. Official: Bob Marshall and Tschantz.
The Washington junior high basketball team defeated Wayland 34 to 17 at the Washington high gym. After a 12 12 tie at halftime, Messenger and Williams sparked the win while Magdefray led Wayland with 19 points. Fouls weighed against Wayland, 20 to Washington’s 2.
West Chester crushed Richland 61 to 30 as Jerry Cherry scored 24 and Junior Bauer 20. Mitchell led Richland with 11. Other Ke-Wash results: North English beat Keota 83 to 27, Wellman defeated Brighton 44 to 25, and Kalona edged Williamsburg 35 to 34.
In St Paul Minnesota on January 7 a police report states Lena Burgett, an 86 year old, was found starving at home too proud to seek aid. Neighbors urged a break in and she was taken to hospital after being found near a kitchen stove drinking hot water. Doctors say she is weak and unable to speak or recall her last meal.
Yesterday at the hospital Mr and Mrs David Augustine of Keota welcomed a son born at 9 40 a m Admitted today for surgery are Mrs Joe Conrad of Crawfordsville and Maurice Henry of 1202 North Iowa. For sale ads noted.
A Russian motorship carrying 509 passengers sent an SOS from 140 miles off Hakodate, Japan, reporting five feet of water in the hold and loss of power. The M S Dvina reportedly drifted with engines out of commission, and no rescuers were confirmed as dispatched.
Winterset Iowa voters in a special election approved a second $100,000 bond issue for a new county hospital. County Auditor R. O. Brock reported 3,164 yes votes to 542 no, with a total of 3,707 ballots cast.
The county voters approved a second bond issue within two years to fund continuing construction costs after the 1945 approval of a $100,000 bond.
Hunters are urged to consider BF Goodrich all-rubber knee length boots with lace at the top. The boots are advertised as ideal for wading through snowy slush on rabbit hunts.
The Senior League schedule for Thursday lists three matchups. At 6:30 PM Presbyterian faces Christian Tabernacle, at 7:15 PM U P and Trinity Lutheran play Methodist, and at 8:00 PM Christian meets Baptist.
A fragment states bananas were called the fruit of knowledge by the Chinese over 8,000 years ago. The line ends with a note about Chicago after a brief vacation in Miami Florida.
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