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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1952
Page
3
A collection of opinion notes criticizing health laws and moral behavior, commenting on July Fourth accident reports, party conventions, and foreign policy. It mocks sensationalism in media, warns about political divisions, and parodies fire emergency etiquette while touching on wealth disparities and American aid debates.
Wallace-Homestead poll shows Iowa farm voters split between Kefauver and Eisenhower in a mock general election. In March and June surveys Taft and Kefauver competed with Ike and Kefauver, revealing 42 percent of Democrats backing Ike versus 52 percent for Kefauver.
Independent School District of Washington Iowa files a financial statement for the fiscal year July 1 1951 to June 30 1952 detailing School House Fund receipts and expenditures including district tax apportionment bond interest sale of school property and maintenance costs. The report lists balances on hand and various revenue sources such as taxes transfers and state sources and outlines expenditures for salaries transportation maintenance and operation of plant along with revolving accounts.
Local guests include Louise Rouse summering at Cedar Falls and Verna Rouse from Albia visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stout near West Chester. Pvt. Donald Earll spent the 4th weekend home from Ft. Leonard Wood with family before nine weeks of training at Ft. Belvoir. Merle Steele and wife returned from an eight day Colorado vacation visiting Estes Park, Rocky Mountain Park, Canon City, Colorado Springs and Mexico.
West Chester July 6. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Niffeneger of Iowa City with Mr and Mrs C Niffeneser attended the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Walter Warantz in New Hampton last Sunday. A picnic dinner followed the celebration. Alfred Peterson, a former resident, visited the Walter Leet family while in town. Set Clement Griffith is ill in Battle Creek hospital with malaria. Mr and Mrs Earl Griges attended races.
A long list of visitors frequented Cedar Rapids area homes over the weekend including Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Plecker from Baltimore and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Plecker. Ronald Grieves earned a superior rating in the Hawkeye Music Festival, with a chance to advance to Chicago. Social visits spanned multiple households across Iowa, with attendees from Fairfield Geneseo Richland Muscatine and Washington.
In Portland Maine a carpenter’s wife Mrs Elizabeth Bo Pinkham welcomed four babies in Osteopathic Hospital during a 45 minute span starting at dawn. Dr Edwin F Morse delivered the quartet three girls and one boy all alive and reported mother and quads doing fine.
Mrs. Duvall received a war department telegram stating 2nd Lieut John Duvall was injured in Korea on June 28 while serving with a field artillery unit. A 1951 enlistee at 22, he had been with the 45th Tos. and later in a field unit. address listed as APO 505 San Francisco.
West Chester women of the COC met in the church parlors for a 1:00 pot luck luncheon with guests. Mrs. Irvin Coffey led a tribute and service, readings from Deuteronomy were shared, and entertainment included readings on American history and poetry. Guests and members attended, with plans announced for the August meeting and assignments.
West Chester residents welcomed Hans Geng of Engelthal Bavaria on July 4. He is a beekeeper visiting Iowa to study American apiaries, staying with the Griges family in Hancock and working in Pottawattamie County, sharing notes on life in Bavaria and wartime experiences.
WESTCHESTER The Methodist Sunday school class held a swimming party and picnic at Lake Darling on Tuesday evening. Guests included Rev. and Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Cuddeback, along with class members Sandra Bauer Phyllis Statler Martha Stephens Barbara Stephens Joyce Graf Gene Tooth Roger Mayer and others.
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