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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1948
Page
4
A terse religious admonition quotes Proverbs 8 18 emphasizing that wisdom and understanding endure beyond fortune and misfortune. The message reassures readers that true insight remains with them and is portable beyond circumstances.
An essay contrasts soil erosion in continuous corn with rotated crops, praises advantages of rotation, and cites farm and national economic observations. It quotes industrial leaders and advocates thrift, warns on federal spending, taxes, and the need for structural government changes to restore savings and living standards.
The writer laments fewer national figures visiting Washington, recalling the Chautauqua era with leaders like Bryan, Sunday, Phillips, and Barnum. He notes last century tours by Landon, Willkie, Bricker, and a 1866 lecture course featuring Emerson, Homer, Douglass, Barnum, Beecher, and Beecher.
Burrell recalls a premier winter lecture series about eighty years ago with Susan B. Anthony and Anna Dickinson among the speakers. He notes no formal lecture bureau, direct speaker contacts, church venues, and modest fees of 75 to 100 dollars, praising it as unmatched in any town since.
The Andrew Sisters headline Realart's Buck Privates at the State Theatre with Abbott and Costello and Lee Bowman among the cast. The feature follows three girls who believed in each other for two years and one song, Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, with Patty and LaVerne among the trio.
A town note reports Mollie Jane Kneen, about four months old, displaying her first tooth while her family recalls her as a darling baby. The item also comments on a nearby noxious weed near the public square in Washington and a depot theft of cosmetics, with light anecdotes about local figures and a nod to Grant Walker’s advertising lineage.
A playful verse notes a chilly July day seven miles up in the stratosphere. It contrasts heat on earth with the cold altitude and jokes about Rover’s pup facing sunstroke unlikely at such heights.
Obscure trio Mawxene and the Andrews rise from starvation street acts to four-figure yearly income after embracing a bold stance that the world misjudges. They began with Larry Rieh in Minneapolis and small-time circuits, finally turning "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" into a best seller.
Charles Drake arrives in New York with five cents after an initial Hollywood setback. Three weeks later he signs a Jesse Lasky contract and heads to stardom, delivering tense performances in The Pretender, a standout melodrama at the season's pace.
The article notes tomatoes that are slightly green fry better than fully ripe ones, suggesting best stage for frying before fully ripening.
Conservation Director Robert Beatty explains that aging fish from Mud Lake scales reveals growth rates and true ages. Many bluegills are three to four years old but small, indicating limited food, cover, or spawning space. Results guide size and bag limits and other fixes.
The passage explains how rain moves downward through air spaces aided by gravity until blocked, forming capillary water that clings to organic matter and soil grains until absorbed by roots or evaporated.
The National Safety Council reports last year's average daily accident deaths by season: winter 294, fall 269, summer 266, spring 256, highlighting seasonality in accidental fatalities.
ISU nines upset Marines to break a first place tie in the league with a 4 1 win in Green Field action. Cubs edged West Chester 2 1 in a tight second game highlighted by pitching and timely defense.
The Daily Brothers Circus brings the smallest baby elephants to Washington for afternoon and evening shows on Saturday July 17. Imported from India, the infant elephants are unique in America with prize naming for a youngster under twelve who suggests the best name for the tiniest elephant as judged by Van Johnson and others.
The Cubs clash with Wellman in the final installment starting at 8:30. Box scores follow detailing scoring, batting, and game statistics for the matchup.
Rutgers University scientist Dr. W. H. Martin says wartime research has yielded many potent insecticides for mosquito control, some dangerous to people and other life. He urges careful testing by researchers before use to determine safety.
The great horned owl becomes a parent in late February or March. Nests are built of twigs high up in tall trees.
U S Senator George A Wilson will deliver the keynote address at Iowa’s biennial state Republican convention in Des Moines on July 25. W Keith Hamill will be temporary chairman, with Mrs Laurence Kayser as temporary secretary. The day will feature district caucuses, officer nominations, and the selection of a secretary of state nominee.
Long before the White House, George Washington wrote thank you notes for gifts of apples, cheeses, Jerusalem artichokes, flower roots, seeds, and unidentified salt water delicacies, reflecting early colonial exchange and appreciation.
The Washington Evening Journal masthead lists staff roles and affiliations with publisher Shannon and Elder agencies. Subscription rates are shown for various periods, including carrier and mail options within Iowa.
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