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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1946
Page
4
The Washington Iowa column surveys memorial gifts to Dr. Charles R. Brown, price comparisons 1919 versus 1946, and a push for a local home for the aged. It critiques successful farming’s city country debate and urges practical elder care funded by residents.
A San Pedro resident writes editor of the Evening Journal in Washington Iowa, comparing government control of big business with practical governance. He mentions wages in San Pedro, his 19 months in town, explores Long Beach, and comments on a local park and spit club. Signed by C M Strain.
Local readers learn the By-the-Way column continues with a substitute writer while the regular conductor is on vacation. A separate note introduces a cheeky misread joke about Vergil Oakstumpf, reporting his four day disappearance and remark. A man in a tavern delivers a pie joke after feeding coins.
A column offers jokes about a Dad bragging of a ten thousand dollar dog sale in two five thousand dollar cats, a barbed wire clothing analogy, a hair part dispute, dieting wives, and a baby corn asking origins. The piece ends with a nod to older readers.
The column recalls the former regular conductor who signed as X.A. and notes the practice will continue. The writer laments forgetting what the initials stood for and signs off with see you tomorrow.
Sgt Dwane Widmer arrived in New Jersey from overseas and will soon be discharged and come home. Local families and friends spent time visiting Edna Widmer and other relatives as town social activities continued through the weekend including dinners and pleasant gatherings with relatives from Chicago Washington and Ohio. Public notices mention nothing beyond standard homecoming chatter and typical town visits.
Scientists tested airplane transport on egg hatchability and found eggs can endure journeys of five thousand miles or more with only minimal loss, suggesting long distance air shipping is feasible for poultry breeding programs.
A column recalls Fourth celebrations in a hayfield and at Keokuk boat races with five thousand spectators. Notable moments include the motor boat Head Ache finishing first, then sinking after a leak. Social visits list several families and a D D T demonstration is noted for July 12 at Merle Twinan home.
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