Editorials Reflect on Self Reliance and World Order
The July 7 1947 editorial argues self faith and discipline as keys to personal success. It cautions against gossip buck-passing and urges calm in postwar geopolitics noting Russia Britain and the United States face a divided world. It highlights a stately elm as enduring history and comments on highway safety and business ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Towa
Reening
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Keck
Washington Street
Peace and community notices from a rural Iowa page
A quirk-filled letter column references fishing rules and a nap at sea in quest of a ruling on bank poles. Local family visits, Fourth of July memories, flood imagery near Keokuk, and peace as social virtue color the page alongside official weed control orders and a speed-distance puzzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Commission
T Key
O. K
Luneh
Peace Beyond Ink and Lips
A reflective meditation on peace, arguing it is more than words or symbols. It contends that true peace encompasses actions, deeds, and communal harmony that endure beyond rhetoric. The piece invites practical kindness and sustained cooperation as foundations of lasting calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J W. Harwood
Grecian
Notice Destruction Of Noxious Weeds Ordered
Pursuant to Chapter 317 Code of Iowa 1946 as amended a formal order requires each owner and each county in Iowa to cut burn or destroy all noxious weeds to curb infestation and protect crops and land.
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Washington County
John W. Combs
Board of Supervisors
Fred E. Bourgeois
Iowa
52Nd General Assembly
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