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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1940
Page
6
Editor notes introduce a series exploring Iowa state government. The piece previews upcoming topics and frames the authors as repeat contributors for the Iowa Daily Press Association while signaling coverage of the Executive Council next week.
Iowa creates the Public Safety Department uniting seven divisions under Commissioner Karl W. Fischer of Vinton. The new agency consolidates Criminal Investigation, Fire Marshal, Highway Patrol, Motor Vehicle Registration, Operators and Chauffeurs License, Radio Communication, and Safety Education with a 272-employee staff and a $416,484.95 monthly payroll.
The line Count that day lost whose low descending sun views from thy hand no worthy action done has an unknown author. Earliest known use appears in David Krieg autograph album dated December 8 1697.
A 45-pound beaver once believed extinct for a century tried life among humans in Chagrin Falls Ohio. It first collided with a car fender and now the pelt is on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
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