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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1952
Page
4
An editorial laments the ease of disillusionment with politics and the drift toward spectacle. It urges shorter programs, restrained introductions, and a one-hour limit while praising a Des Moines address where citizens illuminated a mass gathering with countless lights, underscoring that individual effort matters.
Mason City Globe-Gazette says common sense helps but extra effort matters for advancement. Ottumwa Courier notes concern over Iowa highways with 512 fatal accidents last year. 422 occurred on straight roads.
Analysis notes that contemporary coal preparation facilities are designed to operate with minimal manual intervention, approaching an ideal automated plant model. The discussion highlights streamlined controls, synchronized processes, and potential efficiency gains from automated systems.
State department officials note Russia channels a larger share of its national income to arms than the United States or other free nations. They say the Soviet budget allocates more than half of total income to a war effort, with U S defense spending at about one fifth. Officers say Russia's mobilization pace approaches WWI peaks. The Eagle Creek area near the Wallowa mountains in eastern Oregon is described as a growing primitive hinterland attracting campers and vacationers.
Local officials press for Washington high school expansion as federal allocations and material availability improve. Des Moines and Treton projects move forward with new classrooms gymnasiums and a home economics wing. Bonds totaling 365000 are set, with contracts to be awarded once permits and plans are in place amid a looming supervisor election contest.
Two aspirants vie for party tickets Ned Morrow of Lime Creek and Charles E Ashby of Cedar township. For the 1954 term to succeed retiring Supervisor Robert Welte candidates are Victor Burich Iowa township H L Walker Seventy six township and W C Robertson Dutelle Creek. Vacancy after the death of Supervisor Kel Squire features Howard Benn Marion township and Charles S Custes Washington township as contenders. Nominating petitions must be filed by March 24 with potential additional county Republican and Democratic candidates possible.
In Holdrege Nebraska a Corn Cob Day sale set a new record with 34 425 cobs traded tiling 5 cents each. Merchants report about 17 212 dollars in extra business and 1 700 in cob discounts despite poor weather. Cobs arrived by mail and from a ten mile area including Pendleton Oregon and Thurman Iowa.
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