Editorial on joy and sincere piety in life
The piece laments long faced sanctimony and argues a life of harmony and joy reflects true piety. It cites Psalm 126:2 to illustrate the idea that genuine faith brings laughter and singing.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1948
Page
4
Corn A Price Yardstick
A compact compendium of editorial notes on corn prices affecting general goods, rail and waterway funding, and comparative economics. It quotes Railway Age, Sioux City Journal, Industrial News Review, and Oskaoosa Herald on price signals and government role in markets. The column questions socialism versus private enterprise amid surplus crops and currency values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Express
Congress
Industrial News Review
al Smith
England
Russia
America
County Auditor Announces Release of Annual Financial Report
Washington county residents are urged to visit the county auditor's office to pick up the new annual financial report issued by Auditor Fred E. Bourgeois. The booklet includes detailed lists of county and township officers, state officials, census data, tax assessment methods, exemptions, and the duties of county officers. It also presents 1947 and 1948 millage figures for townships and towns, with notes on the county assessor’s duties under the new state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Fred E. Bourgeois
State Tax Commission
County Board of Review
County Board
Ainsworth
Brighton
Coppock
Crawfordsville
Kalona
Riverside
Washington
Wellman
West Chester
Treasurer's 1947 Receipts Detail Tax and Gasoline Revenues
The treasurer's office reports 1947 receipts of 2,214,335.17 dollars, with almost half from taxes. Other major items include the gasoline tax and sales of automobile numbers.
County Financial Report Highlights Salaries and Budgets
The county’s financials show salaries for officers, notable costs in district court and jail, and a large secondary road maintenance expense. Net poverty costs were 30 673.16 with hospital totals 127 284.54 against 98 652.31 receipts. Outstanding bonds include primary road 250 000 and hospital 20 000.
Junior band shines in Saturday bicycle parade
A junior band made mostly of grade school pupils led the bicycle parade Saturday morning. The writer notes many complimentary remarks about their music and praises Washington for fostering groups that will feed adult bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Parades and Father’s Day Cakes Highlight Community
A parade featured many riders each a winner beyond prizes with festive paper decorations and a little girl in first prize attire. Cakes in the bake shop mirror Father’s Day straw hats in size and color while Mrs. Flading reports a fruitful strawberry crop after irrigation-like watering by local boys yielding 75 to 100 quarts per picking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
John Flading
7O Township
Wellman
4 H Girls Visit Freedom Train at Burlington Stop
Four H club girls returning from camp visited Burlington on Thursday to view the Freedom train. They were excited by the display and asked the guard about the original draft of the Star Spangled Banner, which led to a brief dispute over history notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Anthem on an old envelope and a hurried exhibit train ride
The fragment notes that an anthem was penned on a pocketed old envelope once owned by Francis Scott Key, though observers saw no envelope. It also describes girls rushing through a train exhibit, lamenting a slower, more leisurely visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
Freedom train parade described as pretty streamlined model
Mrs. Robert Wead notes the Freedom train’s appearance as a sleek streamlined car with wide blue and red stripes and a prominently displayed national eagle emblem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wead
National Eagle
Sidelight on 4-H camp remark about learning social ties
A girl’s reply to her mother after a recent 4-H camp highlights the key lesson of camp life the value of association with others and how it carries into daily results.
June flower displays brighten local scenes
The piece notes June as flower month with readings of blue and white ragged robins by Mount house on South Iowa Avenue and recalls past tulips. It mentions red white and blue displays at Lester Orrs, red roses at Dr McCreedy and J P Colton, and pink roses from Joe Melinski garden on East Jefferson. The tone reflects admiration for garden variety blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount House
Iowa Avenue
Lester Orrs
Dr. McCreedy’s
J. P. Colton’s
Washington Evening Journal masthead and rates
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff roles and publishing details. It notes affiliates United Press Inland Daily Press Association Iowa Daily Press Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Subscription rates per week by carrier and yearly mail options appear along with payment notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
J. E. Shannon
Nave Bilder
Bruce ¢. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Post
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Al Pearce Stars In New Comedy The Main Street Kid
Al Pearce headlines at the Fox Theatre in The Main Street Kid a light comedy about Otis Jones who pursues mental telepathy with friend Max and dreams of meeting the famed Martine. The cast includes Alan Mowbray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Pearce
Fox Theatre
Republic
Main Street
Otis Jones
Otis
Martine
Alan Mowbray
Max
Imil Rameau
Size of Common Lath
The usual size of a common lath is four feet long, one and a half inches wide, and a quarter inch thick.
Sodium fluoride safety note on storage and warning
Sodium fluoride is described as poisonous and used against roundworms in pigs. The text warns that containers should be clearly labeled and stored out of reach of children and pets and people unfamiliar with its poisonous nature.
Origin of Domestic Cattle Throughout History
Domestic cattle descend from wild Bos cattle. Five groups are included in this genus. Cattle likely domesticated between 4000 and 5000 B C. Zebu or Indian origin cattle have rapidly increased on U S ranches.
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United States
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