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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1949
Page
8
Herbert Pauley cited as unaware of an action taken by the Legion. The group argues the move aligns with its principles and honors a boy who nearly did not return, asserting any gesture is inadequate to repay his sacrifice for others.
Iowa college entomologist Harold Gunderson urged farmers to monitor early planted corn for corn borer eggs and prepare to apply DDT as counts rise. He noted egg masses up to 600 per 100 plants in a Story County field near Ontario and advised daily checks at 35 inches height.
The earliest known individual purchaser of tribal land in what is now the United States is George Durant. He bought a large tract in northeastern North Carolina from Yeopim Chief Kilcocanen. The 1661 deed is filed in Hertford County courthouse, North Carolina.
Du Pont Cattle Spray will not taint milk and can be used as a barn spray with safety. We have it.
The CIO calls for limited tax relief and increased government spending to combat unemployment, warning of a potential slump. Proposals include higher personal exemptions, repeal of wartime excise taxes, and targeted relief for industries. The group backs housing, education, and a medical insurance program costing billions in its first year.
Attorney General Tom Clark dismissed reports Hoover had resigned as ridiculous. He denied a Washington Times-Herald copyright story claiming Hoover resigned after a heated clash over Justice Department policy, calling it an effort to conjure a news story.
A major polio outbreak in San Angelo Texas leads to 65 cases at Shannon Memorial Hospital and eight total deaths for the year. Twelve new cases this week bring the year’s total to 158. An emergency team from Stanford University aids local physicians as doctors perform a windpipe operation on the latest victim, five year old Tommy Yarbrough, without success.
Mrs Sherm Umphreys and Mrs Oral Conrad hosted the Wednesday Study Club in the Umphreys home in Wayland on Friday evening with two guests Mrs Kermie Jones and Mrs Leonard Beaugain. The program included an article The Three R's by Mildred Good poems by Velma Henss and an article Our Family Tree by Dorothy Farmer followed by social time and refreshments. Ruth Feigsti a Goshen College student in Goshen Indiana is enjoying the event.
The reference notes Hoover-Clarkiff as the so called Condon incident linked to the Judith Coplon espionage case, indicating a point of confusion or alias in the spy trial narrative.
Ainsworth residents attended a chamber of commerce dinner planning meeting on Tuesday. The Methodist choir plans to serve next Wednesday. Several help with farm tasks and visits across nearby towns are noted, including Carl Greiner and friends at Lake Odessa and Billie Frame’s birthday festivities.
Ambo y June 15 Mr and Mrs Clark Pfeifer and family hosted a family supper in honor of visiting relatives. Attending were Mrs Pfeifer's sister and her husband and their extended family including Mr and Mrs Henry Lechner and Mr and Mrs Fred Lechner of Brighton. Also present were nephew and wife Mr and Mrs Norman Lechner and their son from Washington.
Local notes report travel between California New York and Iowa City after family visits. Leon Barndt and family resumed their New York trip after a stay with Mrs. Bagge. Diemerly family returned to Trumansburg from Illinois with Sandra Lee born in Madison hospital weighing six pounds.
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