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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1952
Page
4
An editorial frames beginnings as humble, urging focus on future growth and progress rather than origins. It cites a biblical verse to emphasize enduring effort and gradual advancement toward a greater end.
A chatty column of daily living notes from Washington and Iowa, mixing neighbors, weddings, gardens, pets, and small town observations. Readers share snippets about relatives, civic life, weather, bugs, birds, and local habits with light humor and homey detail.
Hong Kong hosts the densest refugee population per square mile with about 2.5 million affected. Camps shelter over 1,000,000 refugees from Red China, many living in tin shacks or crowded tenements. Fires devastate huts. tuberculosis runs high. Catholic missionaries and Maryknoll priests assist, while UN relief is absent and anti Communist sentiment grows among isolated camps.
Dr Harold V Gaskill dean of the Division of Science at Iowa State College was named chairman of the highway safety research committee of the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council. He will assume duties July 1 and continues as director of the Industrial Science Research Institute on leave from the army post.
Mr and Mrs Blaine Holmes travel to Minocqua Wisconsin for a vacation and will meet a brother and family. Mr and Mrs W C Holmes of Milwaukee and Roy Flynn of Riverside route 1 were in Washington as business callers today. Mr and Mrs Elmer Sojka of route percent are the parents of a son born this morning at Mercy hospital in Town City.
Katherine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart lead in The African Queen film based on C S Forester's novel. John Huston directed with James Agee, shot on location in the Belgian Congo and Uganda under United Artists release.
Ramblings recount a visit to Amana Iowa, detailing six historic villages, the woolen mill, textiles, and furniture shops. The writer notes the colony’s religious origins, current corporation structure, local schools led by Charles L. Selzer, and a planned gymnasium, with understated church presence.
The Amana community transformed from a common ownership, nonprofit model to a self reliant profit operation about 90 percent of members voted for the change, with incorporation and stock in 1932. The region features large cattle and hog herds, dairy farming, village living, and a refrigeration plant visit described with assembly lines and workers including many women.
Friday morning the county Republicans met in session to select delegates for two state conventions next month. The meeting favored Republicans in the coming fall election and read resolutions condemning the Truman administration. A Korea war resolution caused minor controversy but was settled. Delegates were kept uninstructed after a motion to back Al Doud failed. Chairman Bill Smart led the session with a credentials and rules committee appointed.
In Crawfordsville on Tuesday evening Mrs Mary Shields piano students performed at the school house for relatives and friends. Participants included Lois Ann Engle Larry Fletcher Jerry Beauchamp Louise Stout Janet White Cheryl Rees Deloris Schaeffer Shari Hamil Gwenyth Jones Mary Joe Davies Mary Virginia Twinam and Dorothy Schaeffer. Nearby visitors Rev and Mrs John Eastwood of Monmouth Ill en route to Oregon for the United Presbyterian church meeting. Eastwood noted for seminary study abroad and mission work prior to his Monmouth call. Also present were Mrs Twinam and Rev Eastwood cousins.
Birthday greetings today go to Mr. and Mrs. Hindahl Mr. and Mrs. R H McCleery Mr. Arthur Witthoft and family. Honorees include Keith Peiper Rodney Campbell Myra Jane Edmondson Lawrence Whisler Troy Foriash Zear Hinshaw Harriett Kunik and N J Lease celebrating 50 years. An 1 year old Donald James Reed observed along with Joyce Ann Messenger Karen Sue Berkhoff birthdays.
The nominations committee from 21 voting precincts met to decide the list to recommend. Nearly all precincts except Clay township were represented, and both party conventions ran concurrently with routine delegate selection and resolutions.
Pleasant June 24 family and relatives gathered at Sunset Park for dinner to celebrate Regina four and Lloyd one. Cakes were baked by Roslyn Chalupa with guests including the Caldwell Benn Chalupa Hedges and visitors from Texas. The group spent the afternoon at Lake Darling and shared ice cream and cake.
Mr and Mrs Bert Wells accompanied to Unionville Missouri for a weekend. Mr and Mrs Merle Ballard and Charles Keller visited a home. Karen Keller was due home Friday from a hospital in Iowa City. Mr and Mrs Earl Chorpening and Charles spent Father's Day at the Dan Boone home.
A service notice lists Sat. William Yoder now in Korea after 42 months in Japan. He is the son of Mrs. Louisa Yoder and is assigned to RAIG280184 KMAG with the 7th ROK Division APO 201. The update comes from San Francisco California.
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