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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1950
Page
6
Bruce Cowden recalls 1910 Chautauqua sessions with 142 tents and many residents living on the grounds at Townsley Park. He notes campers named Cowden and Bunee among the attendees and hints at memories stirred by old Washington community life.
Ten years ago the YMCA hosted a county 4-H party attended by 126 club members from all Washington County clubs. County president Dorothy Daniel presided over the program.
A 1910 storm near Chautauqua disrupted the August program with wind rain and three inches of precipitation, damaging tents and crops north and east. Other items include Pat Leverich’s seven run game for Washington, a planned Washington post office move, a 1910 Rock Island suit in Green Mountain, and local figures like Jay Brown and Earl Limerman.
A series of measurements shows the burning end of a cigarette reaching from 1200 to 1325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Sen. Rourke B. Hickenlooper leaves by train for Cedar Rapids to prepare a series of Iowa campaign speeches since announcing his bid for re election. He will address the Rotary club in Burlington, the contractors association in Des Moines, and Republicans in Black Hawk county Waterloo before Washington. He plans a Feb. 16 appearance at the GOP Lincoln Day dinner in Des Moines. His only announced opponent so far is Harry B. Thompson of Muscatine.
The article notes a white painted corner in behind-the-scenes factory and shop areas is a cue for better housekeeping. It directs attention to trash receptacles and suggests workers aim well, while also indicating dirt that should be cleaned up.
The Washington Evening Journal lists editors publishers and staff including R E Shannon managing editor and Bruce Cowden editor. It notes publication afternoons except Sundays holidays and July 4 and identifies press associations and circulation terms for Washington Iowa subscribers.
Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson issues a commemorative stamp for Samuel Gompers on his birth centenary. The piece mentions Monogram's Bomba on Panther Island at the Fox theatre and notes actor Roy Rockwell in the second film based on his novels.
Johnny Sheffield, known for his film roles, headlines a swim routine feature. The piece notes his performance in a light, family friendly sequence and highlights the actor’s transition to aquatic acting moments.
A fragmentary report records a startled reaction with a voice exclaiming “It did not!” from the neighboring bank as bystander Mrs. S. N. Sorret comments.
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