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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1949
Page
3
A civic column blends musings on fear with local anecdotes and a satirical piece urging safe conduct at fires. It recalls Jack Westphal’s move to Colby Kansas and lampoons a newspaper headline about S. VU directors while offering gardening tips and community notes.
Washington remembers J M Kelly who sold popcorn and peanuts for 39 years near the square. Health troubles and a good offer lead to selling the machine and retiring, with a March 1919 start and a notable explosion incident in May the first year.
The longtime popcorn seller recounts moving his stands across Washington from the northeast square to Blair corner and Colenso hotel corner. He sold 5 cent sacks and later 10 cent bags while weathering depressions and wars with steady supply from R M Tuttle Co and local farmers. He led charity events in Central Park and remained active in church and civic groups.
Wade Page driving a Plymouth coupe ran off the road on a curve near the Chris Pohren home in Brighton. The car went down a five foot embankment and turned over, breaking a fence but Page suffered only minor injuries on his way to work in Washington.
Pamela Kay Miller, daughter of Mr and Mrs Everette Miller, is seen as a likely queen candidate for the graduating class. The column recalls a Chicago tree project and remarks about busy farm women and 4-H leaders while noting Sen Neely's proposal to tax birthday cards to older adults and a gardener's hard work.
A laundry themed note comments on college life with Palmer Schilling unloading a case decorated with Iowa State pennants. Mrs. Robert Day is shown with a new aluminum lock-em sock-em saucerpan described as non-slip and non-drip as a premiere in the Washington Evening Journal newsroom.
The Iowa Highway Users conference commends Rep. Thomas E. Martin Iowa City for introducing a bill in Congress to repeal the federal one cent a gallon gasoline tax and automotive excises. They argue these taxes are highway user fees not general taxes and urge repeal to aid highway financing and motorist relief. They note petitions from highway groups and state legislatures and estimate Iowa savings of over 725 million dollars annually.
The number of US families grew 175 percent from 1890 to 1940, outpacing a 110 percent population rise. Households with three or fewer members climbed from 52 percent in 1930 to about 58 percent by 1940, while five or more person families fell from 31 to 25 percent.
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