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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1946
Page
3
A 1946 column compiles varied editorials and reader opinions on religion politics labor Russia and social issues. It cites national mood labor shortages infantile paralysis drive and safety tips while noting reactions from multiple Iowa papers and the Reno Evening Gazette.
Washington High School basketball fans receive an open letter praising the team’s first round Little Six performance. The Muscatine Ottumwa leaders outscored them by a few points, but the Demons posted the league’s highest scoring total across seven games.
The piece praises improved field goal scoring and suggests reversing standings from 16 to 61 for the second round. It notes breaks and overall progress in league games except one, with a call to prove capability by defeating any league team and addressing facilities and coaching.
The team must start the second round with a win over Mount Pleasant on Friday evening to stay in the playoff hunt. The matchup tests the squad's resilience and aims to build momentum after earlier rounds.
Crayfords ville Iowa January 22 High school silent since Wednesday as teachers John Edwards and Rosalie Benvinger resign and leave for Lone Tree and Ottumwa. News arrives that grand son John Lease has arrived in New Jersey and will proceed to Camp Grant Illinois for discharge from military service.
The Iowa State Printing Board will meet in Des Moines on Friday February 1946 to receive bids on highway maps for the Highway Commission and Conservation Commission, Driver license forms and related paper. Bids close at 10:00 a m and will be opened and read at that time. The board may reject all bids. For specifications contact S W Needham Superintendent of Printing State House Des Moines.
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