Editorials on politics and public life in 1948
A collection of opinions on inherited weaknesses, political staging, MacArthur, and civic participation. It cites Truman, the census, precinct caucuses, and atomic energy as world events under public scrutiny. The piece also notes voter engagement and ethical letter writing to senators.
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Willard Archie
Shenandoah Sentinel
Simon
Des Moines
Wash
Orf
Miss Hush
the Walking Man
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Wright Boys
Washington
D. C
U. S
Ramblings and Remnants of Washington Church Relations
The writer recalls cordial ties with Washington ministers and churches, praising cooperation with the Journal and the role of church notices in Fridays pages. He recounts a Thursday copy deadline, past lapses, and a reminder letter to ensure notices arrive on time, noting influenza-era service suspensions.
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Washington
Sriday
Journal Force
Sermonettes From Our Churches During a Tough Winter
A town collects brief sermons from every minister for print in the Journal during a church vacation. Pastors offered concise, practical notes tailored to local conditions as religious life faced winter abstentions and health rules. Worship resumed with pews spaced, visitation discouraged, yet the faith community stayed engaged.
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Washington
Blithe Spirit of Spring Marks Mild Street Weather
The piece playfully notes a spring forecast, describing a morning with odd thermometer readings and vivid sensory weather imagery. It evokes a lighthearted mood as readers encounter the season turning warmer and more livelier on the streets.
Roosters Silence Gadget and Everyday Snippets From a Cold City
A California inventor tests a device claimed to stop roosters from crowing by hindering neck extension while a stream of odd notes covers name spellings directory etiquette weather jokes and wartime proverbs. The column wanders through dairy bottling processes and comic strip psychology with brisk local color.
Oysters Grow On Mangrove Trees Exposed at Low Tide
Observation notes that oysters can attach to mangrove roots exposed by low tide, forming unusual growth on trees. This phenomenon highlights surprising adaptive possibilities for shellfish in tidal ecosystems.
Roy Argos Moves to Wm Flynn Farm at Dayton Grove
Roy and Mrs. Argos moved to the Wm Flynn farm in Dayton Grove last week and are welcomed back to the community. Roy injured his leg yesterday and cannot work. Dean Moore and Mrs. Stanley Mangold hosted a birthday dinner with guests including Stanley, Billy, Dickie, Kay Mangold, Mrs. J W Hesseltine, and the Dempsey boys. Additional visits noted from Marion Hearron Des Moines and Ken Dusenbery Quincey student, with further Sunday visitors Dusenbery family.
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Dean Moore
Dayton Grove
Roy Argo
Leo Mangold
Chuck
Jim Dempsey
Sandra
Iowa City
Marion Hearron
Des Moines
Ken Dusenbery
Quincey
Illinois
H. A. Dusenbery
Harry Dale Dusenbery
Family visits span Iowa City and Washington in early week
Mr and Mrs Ted Anderson traveled to Iowa City on Monday while Mrs Anderson cared for Ted’s father Will Anderson in Washington. Mrs Dean Moore and Sandra visited Leo Mangold’s home in Washington for part of last week.
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Ted Anderson
Iowa City
Ted
Will Anderson
Washington
Dean Moore
Sandra
Leo Mangold
Manford Rabenold Assists in Care of Uncle in Columbus Junction
North Xenia reports Manford Rabenold helping to care for his uncle Edgar Rabenold who is quite poorly in Columbus Junction. Nearby news notes Rex Morse and wife welcoming a son Robert Joe weighing 9 pounds born February 3 at Belle Vue Hospital Muscatine.
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J. Glen Lord
North Xenia
Hatch
Rex Morse
Robert Joe
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Robert
Morse
Henry Wagenknecht
Carl Dunbar
Daryl
Will
Brighton
Manford Rabenold
Columbus Junction
Edgar Rabenold
Herman Wagenknecht
Telephone usage in Canada tops two million sets
Canadians lead in telephone installation with more than two million telephones representing 15 per 100 people. Only the United States Sweden and New Zealand have a higher proportion, indicating Canada’s strong telecom reach among principal nations.
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Canada
United States
Sweden
New Zealand
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DISTR
Ibutor
Irates
Mary Pohlad
S. Marion
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Ezra Wittmer
W. M. Tweeten
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Roy Argos
Wm. Flynn
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Charles Jenkins
Georgia Reaney
Herman Krone
Gail Shull
FOX
Columbia
Willard Parker
Patricia White
Edgar Buchanam
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