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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1948
Page
4
On Tuesday May 11, 1948 readers are urged that progress comes from persistent effort. The note emphasizes that busy, striving individuals resist temptation and stay vigilant through daily work and prayer. The piece frames self-improvement as a continuous, active pursuit.
A Chicago Journal of Commerce piece critiques federal education control, arguing education is best handled by states and individuals. It warns of rising enrollments by 1969, questions subsidies, cites Millikan on central governance, and urges scholarships and endowments over broad federal aid.
Residents accuse the company of neglecting local services and hint at moves to shift industries. They warn this could harm Washington's favorable view of Rock Island as a key shipping point and strain public relations.
A Washington reader recalls the old open reservoir near the Rock Island yards, used to supply locomotives until circa 1890s, its two-pond layout, drowning deaths of four boys in 1899, nearby jungles for transients, a fatal 55 years ago by Sheriff Teeter, and subsequent water supply shifts to a west-edge lake after rerouting trains last summer.
Story recalls Rock Island ponds west of town used for recreation and a long running steam pumping plant fed by shallow wells. It notes water supply challenges and deep wells unusable, explains recent track removals for Ainsworth Brighton cut off, and says land will revert to surrounding farms once rails gone.
In American-occupied southern Korea the Hot Spot is Cheju where army trained Communist agents run a guerrilla campaign that has caused 60 deaths since rioting began April 2. The National Assembly votes involve 200 members as Communists seek to halt or discredit balloting to save Korea from becoming an American colony.
A narrator recalls a sales encounter on the west side of the square where an apple trucker handed out samples. The tone questions flattery and social cues, noting the yellow delicious fruit and pricing that suggested strong sales potential for cooking and canning.
Landscape families are driving new cars this week. Harlan O Loughlins and Everett Plecker recently received theirs. Mr and Mrs Clark Bauer hosted Sunday dinner at Harold Timmons home near Washington. Richard McCall led the West Chester graduating class from this community. Mrs Ted Gorham of Moberly Missouri visits her parents. Mr and Mrs Sam Bowser spent time with Mrs Wilford Bowser in Cedar Rapids. Kenneth Tucker recovers from an appendectomy and returns home Sunday from Mercy hospital in Iowa City.
National data show 75 percent of farm homes lack running water while 5 percent of city homes do. A typical five member farm family uses about 300 tons of water yearly when pumping and carrying it by hand, and with running water and electric pumps consumption would likely double, eliminating the labor of transporting water.
Over 25 years cancer has moved from seventh to second as a direct death cause behind heart disease. About 175000 Americans are expected to die from cancer this year, with 17 million of the 140 million population projected to die of cancer.
E D Rayburn argues to end Iowa sales tax on food, citing inflation and rising state revenue. He cites examples from California and New York, urges voters to elect a legislature ally, and pledges to lead the fight to repeal the tax. He outlines tax trends and calls for June votes in Washington County.
Letter from E. D. Rayburn of Washington Iowa argues for a presidential preference primary like Nebraska and urges 26 signatures to run for State Representative. He denounces the sales tax on food as unfair and calls for ending it, urging action.
Warner Bros presents The Fighting 69th featuring Pat O'Brien as Father Duffy, regimental chaplain. Duffy Square in Times Square marks his memory with a statue. Pax Theatre to screen a special return showing starting Wednesday.
Stars Gregory Peck Dorothy McGuire and John Garfield headline the powerful Darryl F Zanuck production directed by Elia Kazan Moss Hart adapted Laura Z Hobson story in a seismic wartime drama hailed as one of cinema’s most important.
Twentieth Century Fox presents The Challenge a Bulldog Drummond mystery opening Wednesday at the Fox Theatre. Tom Conway replaces the Drummond role and chases a model ship The Flying Dutchman with June Vincent and Richard Stapley in featured parts.
A town of about 600 people in Oregon relocated its entire built infrastructure. Homes offices stores and the post office were loaded onto railroad cars and moved to a new site. The operation transferred the community to a fresh location while preserving the town’s structures.
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