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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1948
Page
4
The page surveys inflation, pensions, and governmental spending, arguing pensions favor improvidence and fueling inflation. It notes Iowa traffic warnings to young drivers, license revocations for DUI, and critiques of federal debt, taxes, and the Marshall Plan. It closes with a satirical Broadside on Buck and a sheriff campaign disaster.
A home repair tip advises placing adhesive tape on plaster before nailing tacks to prevent cracking. The technique cushions the wall and reduces damage when hanging light items.
In Sycamore County a lighthearted race for High Sheriff pits Uncle Charlie Potts against Colonel Win chester Remington Buck. Buck vows clean campaigning while Potts boasts daring past exploits and stumbles into a crowd with watermelon gifts as a brass band plays and spectators watch a mock debate unfold.
The column blends daily life notes from a town reporter. It recalls weather doubts, old pickle barrels, a barking gas main incident, a Pekingese rescued from a ditch, school band pride at a concert, a California visitor driving a new car, and fashion furs returning to shop displays as winter nears.
A Berlin woman scrapes bark from a street tree to fuel a cooker as households faced gas shortages. The piece recalls the grasshopper and ant fable, urging planning and thrift to endure upcoming cold weather.
The State University of Iowa awarded 2 769 degrees in the past year marking the largest class to graduate. A record 727 graduates are slated for next week's summer commencement while January 31 mid year and June ceremonies set additional records with 715 and 1 224 degrees respectively.
Commencement notices show 58 foreign students from 15 countries graduated in January June and August ceremonies at the State University of Iowa. Graduates also hailed from 45 states plus Washington DC. Nevada Vermont and Wyoming had no Iowa graduates. Countries listed include Canada China Colombia Czechoslovakia Egypt India Iran Lebanon Nicaragua Norway Panama Peru Philippines Islands and Turkey.
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