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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1952
Page
4
A collage of editorials discusses political mood around Taft and Eisenhower, urging calm leadership and criticizing bitterness. It notes Eisenhower's nomination as a duty for supporters, addresses hospital rate costs, and comments on weather as a farmer’s aid with local newspaper voices.
CIO President Philip Murray signaled a possible new proposal to end the steel strike as he planned further talks with top steel officials. The 41 day stoppage has idled over a million workers while discussions focused on the union shop and ore shipments to strikebound mills.
The column records visits from Charles and C. G. Anderson and relatives in Washington, welcomes Mrs. Howard Caldwell home in good health, and lists neighborhood get-togethers. It describes Fourth of July picnics with homemade ice cream, birthday surprises, and social calls among the Benn, Hayes, Chalupa, Pratt, Curtis, Colwell, Kephart, and Gamon families in Pleasant Hill and nearby areas.
Dublin July 9 Mr and Mrs J B Morrison of Boonville Mo visited from Monday until Wednesday in the home of Mr Morrison s brother Jake Soethout They were en route to Fort Sheridan Ill to visit Bert Augustine of Cleveland Ohio who spent Saturday evening in the Keith Augustine home Tommy Speed and Dickie Mangold stayed with grandparents Howard Mangold This week Tommy is with Stanley Mangold A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Jim Seethout on Sunday Pvt and Mrs Lee Mangold of Fort Leonard Wood will go to Newark N J after furlough Dickie Griffith of Columbus Junction stays with grandparents George Canott helping harvest Mrs Woodrow Crone Linda and Denny spent Sunday with Howard Mangold family Alton Clark and boys were afternoon callers.
In Phoenix a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Oscar Larnce pulled into a service station after crossing the Mojave desert in a car loaded with 50 pounds of ice an air conditioner and a block of dry ice on the floorboard. They learned the heater had been left on.
Tyrone July 5 Kenneth Sheetz Darrel Oswalt and Billy Crawford were callers at Karl Harkens Tuesday afternoon. Several neighbors helped hay making and visited with local families around the Fourth of July celebrations.
Eleven Iowa counties in northeastern Iowa began taking part today in Operation Skywatch an around the clock skywatch for any raiders that might slip through the radar screen. The counties include Winneshiek Allamakee Clayton Delaware Dubuque Jackson Clinton and Scott.
C K E Fowler deputy state civil defense director says 45 to 50 observation posts and 45 to 50 volunteer watchers cover Fayette Howard and Muscatine counties. He notes many posts are only partially activated and about 594 posts exist overall.
A 14 year old boy in Calais France was seriously injured Sunday night when a German rocket hidden beneath the sand exploded on a beach near the town. The incident occurred in World War II context with a device likely buried to cause harm. Local authorities reported the accident and began an investigation.
When making butterscotch pie add one tablespoon of molasses to the filling to deepen color and blend with sugar butter and vanilla for a real butterscotch candy flavor.
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