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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1956
Page
3
A collection of opinions notes foul language signals vocabulary gaps and urges calm in public discourse. It laments talk of war and praises a retirement home concept while Philadelphia trials a handwriting improvement course for business people to reduce billing errors.
A collage of remarks from Lake Mills Graphic Atlantic News Telegraph and Knoxville Express. The pieces comment on gender roles, presidential criticism, and personal debt versus national debt with dated, opinionated phrasing.
The piece argues a campaign effort by President Eisenhower is likely despite his earlier stance against whistlestop tours. Republicans urge more active October campaigning to defend Senate seats across multiple states including Kentucky, Ohio, Connecticut, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Iowa, California, Colorado, Idaho and Wisconsin.
In Brighton Monday Washington County junior high tourney first round Kalona beat Wellman 33 to 31 while West Chester defeated Riverside 52 to 13. Remaining first round games include Washington versus Crawfordsville and Brighton versus Ainsworth. Semifinals Thursday and finals Friday at Brighton gym.
County ASC reports 441 876 bushels sealed in cribs by Feb 15 plus 25 130 bushels under purchase agreements and 1 695 stored in West Chester warehouses. Estimated 700 000 bushels may be sealed. county normal output around six million. Lane Morgan and Don Maxwell manage the sealing, paid 11 dollars daily and six cents per mile.
Howard Benn is compiling a Benn family relative list in response to a Chicago attorney handling affairs for the estate of Alonzo Benn who died there two or three weeks ago. The 89 year old longtime Chicago business figure reportedly willed a life estate to his widow and the attorney must assemble a list of the deceased’s relatives under Illinois law.
Howard Benn learned through county court and real estate records that Alonzo Benn was first cousin to H W Benn, father of Howard Benn. The estate of Gabriel Benn ties the lineage as Alonzo, son of John R Benn, and Horatio Benn, father of Howard W Benn Sr, were brothers and sons of Gabriel. Howard shared that discovering these old ties was quite interesting.
Don Herbert hosts Mr Wizard on NBC TV guiding science for kids and adults. He notes about 5000 Mr Wizard clubs nationwide and says the program began in Chicago in 1951 after studies in education.
Crosse resident Herbert explains aims to clarify basic science principles by household experiments. He has demonstrated jet propulsion with a jack-in-the-box toy, illustrated noise vs music using goblets and a one string violin, and shown atomic structure with a ping pong ball gun and cluster of balls.
Westfield native Gilbert J. Loomis, who built his own automobile in 1896, ends a 60 year driving career at age 80. His first car was a one cylinder two passenger model.
The origin of the state name Michigan is traced to the Chippewa term majiigan meaning clearing. This etymology links the word to Indigenous language and landscape interpretation.
A public safety PSA warns about carbon monoxide as an odorless deadly gas from improper fuel burning. It outlines causes from failed ventilation to faulty connections, signs of poisoning, and steps to vent, inspect, and replace unsafe equipment before heating seasons.
In Hollywood Vanessa Brown heads fifty film actors forming the American Acting Co a full stage repertory group with theater bar school magazine and a flying dirigible. The company plans a monthly play starting April and TV adaptations to help fund the venture aiming to provide live audience experience in a Hollywood setting. Cushing Oklahoma is noted as a major oil pipeline hub.
Old American Ins Co of Kansas City promotes a mail in policy for final expenses. Send name address and age to 3 West 9th Dept L314B Kansas City Mo. No medical exam or calls.
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