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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1948
Page
4
A brief religious meditation quotes Ephesians 1 11 affirming a predestined place in the universal plan. It urges faithfulness and recalls that history hinges on trifles as part of a devout message dated May 5 1948.
A Knoxville Express item surveys major candidates Truman Taft Dewey Stassen Martin Warren Wallace and others, outlining positions on inflation taxes labor laws and defense. It contrasts voter focus on image with policy debates and cites plans for price controls, spending, and world cooperation.
From New York comes items on Soviet discoveries including a super wheat said to yield 25 bushels an acre and resist frost drought and disease. Reports also claim colored cotton and a new esophagus grown from intestine tissue. A Soviet eye disease treatment is noted with 35,000 Americans affected.
The Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff positions including publisher R E Shannon and editor Charlee Morris with W J Shannon as news editor and Dave R Elder as business manager. It notes afternoon publication except Sunday and that it uses United Press leased wire and is a member of several press associations. Subscription rates show 25 cents weekly by carrier and 12 50 per year by mail in Iowa.
L open ed an important looking envelope reveals hearings on long range farm legislation. A major farm group urges Congress to focus on sound price supports and delay department reorganization until next year. Soil conservation leaders oppose the bill citing weakened district powers. The Commodity Credit Corporation life extension bill, already passed by the Senate, would extend the corporation to 1960.
A New York firm sent today a proposal to supply cigars cigarettes or pips tobacco from which most nicotine has been removed at a price higher than regular tobacco products.
A fragment recalls two men arguing over chewing tobacco while one cites Revelations as sanction. The dialogue contrasts denicotinized cigarettes with traditional tobacco use, noting claimed harms from nicotine and the notion that denicotinized smoke avoids such effects. The anecdote pivots on a Bible citation and a long-remembered story.
A fragmentary quote appears to exhort allowing someone to remain in their perceived filth. The text suggests a stance of non-interference or condemnation without providing broader context or attribution.
A columnist describes a squeaking swivel chair and seeks guidance on lubrication. The author mentions Lloyd Scott sold the chair and had promised to inspect it but has not yet arrived. The piece notes the problem likely lies in the springs and a small amount of oil might fix it.
A Monogram film unit shoots Sign of the Wolf at Big Bear California near Hollywood. While Hollywood sweltered at 0 degrees, Big Bear faced a gale and 10 degrees below zero with eight inches of snow in 24 hours. Director Howard Bretherton suspended filming as a blizzard delayed scenes.
Harmony club holds a 9 30 a m May breakfast with Gertrude Brooks as hostess and Mary Stephens and Martha Wheelan as co hosts. Members are reminded to send May baskets if they cannot attend. Red Horses club meets 7 30 p m with Mr and Mrs Raymond Edwards. Y Teen Big Little Sister banquet at 6 p m. O E S Ainsworth chapter at 8 p m with 92 dollars noted. Temple Navajo 1 00 luncheon hosted by Mrs W F Sickel. St Ambrose college concern band meets 8 p m high.
George Raft says his film career will extend another 20 years while his side businesses grow self funding. He helped start a Albany dry cleaning plant and funded a Detroit gym venture with a former baseball player. He keeps profits reinvested and contemplates a Dallas bakery venture in the cream puff line.
A dense listing of afternoon and evening gatherings across Pilotburg and surrounding areas. Included are hostess duties at P. E. O. gatherings, Co. O. C. events, Just Us club luncheons, Mother’s Day poems, flower exchanges, and various church group activities with times, hosts, and venues such as Sunset Park, Masonic Temple, and the I. O. O. F. hall.
The article notes that about 384000 miles of track operated by class A railroads require switching for yard operations, amounting to roughly 59000 miles or about one sixth of total track.
Georgia reports farm truck numbers up by 60 percent since 1940, reflecting growing agricultural transport demand and expanded vehicle usage across the state.
Monaco measures about 370 acres, described as a medium sized American farm, highlighting its compact area within a small principality. The note contrasts sovereign territory with a farm scale, underscoring unusual land use in a coastal state.
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