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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1950
Page
4
A religious-themed editorial notes the biblical assertion of creation and reflects on faith in God as a guiding principle. The piece cites Genesis 1 1 and frames truth and belief within contemporary public discourse.
The writer laments social turbulence from coal strikes to Byrnes, notes peace costs rising above war, compares cattle stampedes to public fear, and critiques television as a new driver of progress while mocking coffee hour culture. Tax pressures and school funding debates highlight local anxieties over national spending and local needs.
Mrs. Ruth Yih declares outside help in China prolongs fighting and misery. She says Chinese want to be left alone to decide their destinies, notes Chiang Kai Shek’s failure to unite warlords and the rise of communists. She predicts tension between Mao and Stalin.
Shenandoah doctors confirm a three year baby boom followed by a 20 percent drop in 1949. Officials should plan now for rising enrollment in 1955 and beyond, addressing Broad street school needs and modernizing facilities.
In 1759 the Presbyterian synods of New York and Philadelphia formed a corporation to insure the lives of their ministers and support their families. It was titled A Corporation for the Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers, the first life insurance company in the United States.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists staff roles including R E Shannon managing editor and Dave R Elder business manager. It notes publication schedule afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4 and outlines subscription rates and payment terms.
Bruce Cowder recounts the McClelland family longevity with 14 members living past 89 and a 77 year span with no deaths. John F. McClelland, born 1786 in Ireland, died 1871 in Washington. Elizabeth Keister McClelland, born 1790 in Pennsylvania, died 1875.
A genealogical note on Dr McClelland’s Iowa frontier family lists fourteen members with ages at death ranging from 71 to 99. It details journeys by horse, Pullman partnership with George M. Pullman, time in Australia and New Zealand, and the family’s United Presbyterian faith, Republican politics, abolition stance, and opposition to intoxicants.
The Fourth Annual Greater Iowa Photographic Contest opens with a $30 prize for the best industrial photo. A wall mural of the winning image will hang in the Town Robini Building at the State Fairgrounds during the March 25 to April 2, 1950 exposition.
Billy Kimbley stars as Shep in a romantic film with Flame the German Shepherd, supported by Irene Dunne and William Powell in Life With Father style. Cast also includes Sheldon Leonard Michael Whalen J Farrell MacDonald and more. Rom Ormond produced for Lippert. Ford Beebe directed from his original screenplay.
Indian Creek club met with Mrs Glen Mullikin in Sandy Hook with 12 members present. Roll call was Your Favorite Pie. Mrs Arthur Long named secretary treasurer to replace Mrs Carl Jarvis. Next meeting with Mrs Harry Anderson February 11.
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