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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1948
Page
4
A June 28 1948 editorial urges tolerance of differing opinions and beliefs. It cites John 4 9 and notes the historical caution against Jewish Samaritan contact while arguing for broader acceptance and respectful discourse.
The Blade Tribune notes college boys who won money in Reno have given up gambling schemes, warning that weekly bets drain funds. It argues savings in a bank builds reserve for smart investments and opportunities, contrasting American opportunity with Old World paths.
A feature comparing the human heart to a motor, noting it beats about 100000 times daily and contracts 37 million times per year. It pumps roughly 40 million gallons over a 70 year lifetime and rests about half a second between beats to recover.
Knoxville editorial praises a Westport woman resisting IRS withholding taxes on employees. It notes the government seized over 1500 dollars from her bank and argues the revenue service abuses constitutional rights, calling for Supreme Court review to end withholding tax rackets and have the treasury collect its own taxes.
Sioux City Journal notes a 14 year old killed a man and his wife for their car to attend a dance. It cites a national wave of juvenile crime, blaming lax or absent parental control and predicting renewed curfew laws. The Sioux City piece links the trend to possible policy responses.
In Philadelphia on June 25 the writer recalls the Dewey nomination drama at the Republican convention. He notes the heat and crowd energy, praises Dewey's speech and devotion, and reflects on a lunch encounter with a Michigan journalist connected to the Steck family. He tours Independence Hall and Liberty Bell area, contemplating early U. S. history amid current party fervor.
Mrs G F Baird finds the first ripe tomato in her South Third Avenue garden an event praised as a premier tomato season in southeast Washington. Wimpy the Milord Cook dog earns the title coon dog after treed a raccoon near North Iowa Avenue and is promised visits to a Bill Rubey farm.
The Washington Evening Journal lists staff including Rider Shannon Co publishers R F Shannon manager Dave Elder Bruce Cowden editor Charles Morris news editor and advertising manager W J Shannon with plant superintendent Max Marble. It runs afternoons except Sundays and provides subscription rates for in town and out of state readers.
John Ford directs Kurt Apache a John Wayne Henry Fonda Shbirley Temple and Pedro Armendariz production at the State. Fonda stars as an ambitious cavalry officer in Arizona in the 1870s planning to conquer Apache Chief Cochise by deception. John Agar appears in his first film role with a large supporting cast including Ward Bond George O'Brien Victor McLaglen Anna Lee Irene Rich Dick Foran Guy Kibbee Grant Withers Mae Marsh.
Republic’s Driftwood opens at the Fox theater to strong acclaim. Eight year old Natalie Wood stars as Jenny, delivering a gripping performance that highlights her rising talent and the film’s poignant storytelling.
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