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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1946
Page
3
A March 11 1946 column urges caution on socialized medicine and New Zealand style pensions, argues government costs rise with benefits, and warns against limitless debt. It critiques Case Bill labor dynamics, champions transparency in unemployment aid, notes newspaper neighborliness, mocks Russia, and imagines January produce through a winter freezer.
A collage of quips and oddities notes Percival Sapp’s perched car scene with a girl on his lap. It mocks clever schemes and a Scotch man’s long steps on four dollar shoes while hinting at radio insect fears and lodge affiliations.
Jack reports rumors that his ex wife plans to marry a struggling young doctor. Harry quips that if she has decided, the doctor might as well stop struggling.
A visiting American astronautically misreads a London household scene. A hostess in the bath shocks him and he apologizes later to the host who quips about the “skinny old thing.” A string of dated quips follows including a punning hitchhiker and a chilly boarding house complaint.
An airplane landed in a field on the Wm Murphy farm Monday morning causing a stir. Men helped push it to start then agreed pushing a car in mud is easier than pushing an airplane. Local families and neighbors visited, shared meals, and friends attended several gatherings around Riverside and Washington areas.
Mrs Lou Stacy spent a few days visiting in Snighton and was with her daughter Mrs Herbert Campbell and family on Friday.
A history of the telephone industry explains that early operators were boys but were later replaced by girls because the latter were steadier and did not drink beer.
Vitus Bering, a Danish navigator serving Russia, became the first known European to reach Alaska. In 1741 he claimed the land for Catherine the Great while exploring whether Asia and North America were distinct continents.
I thank all my friends and neighbors for their kind wards letters flowers and acts of kindness during my hospital stay and since my return from Mrs. Max Waterhouse
Hot water pipes are embedded in fresh concrete to melt snow after storms. The system runs water to clear runways, filling stations, and railway platforms, aiming for wider use in airports and other infrastructure.
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