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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
4
A 1947 editorial page blends quotes and reflections on daily life. It notes the value of simple pleasures, the dangers of cynicism, and the respect due to fundamental skills. It praises farm modernization while critiquing outdated attitudes toward education and public policy.
Stories from Isaak Walton Leaguers recount a day afield for a meager four bullheads and crawfish, set for a grand fish supper. Local notes recall river memories, a Phoenix move, and social jests about time, money, and courtship in a quirky community roundup.
A beggar pleads for assistance addressing a passerby in a crowded street scene. The man appeals directly, seeking shelter and coin to relieve immediate hunger and distress. The moment captures urban hardship amid daily city life.
A storekeeper blends two nut grades, 70 cents per pound and 50 cents per pound, into 20 pounds sold at 56 cents per pound. Determine the split so total revenue equals the sum from selling each grade separately. Answer forthcoming in tomorrow's By THE WAY YZ.
Governor Dwight H. Green of Illinois will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws at Monmouth College 91st commencement on June 3 and deliver the commencement address to more than 84 graduating seniors.
The Lincoln Stewart band performed at two P T A meetings in community rooms. Melvin Hill led the children with select pieces, including a trombone Toboggan and Angus Dei solo. Officers were installed and funds approved for recreation and May baskets.
Veterans who completed their GI Bill courses will receive Doctor of Humane Letters. Herbert Fay of Springfield Ill custodian of the Lincoln Memorial will be honored. Rolland J Hamilton of New York City and Robert C Downie of Pittsburgh will get Doctor of Laws. Three United Presbyterian ministers will receive Doctor of Divinity, including Rev William Millen of Philadelphia and Rev Roy Grace. Rev Lee E Walker, a Somonauk Ill graduate and army chaplain in WWII, will also be honored.
Mrs Clive Gray entertaining Rosemary club members and two guests Mrs Rex Crandall and Rosalie Hysell. Bridge held at four tables with Mrs Charles Wiley and Mrs Mae Davis claiming high and second high scores. Seasonal refreshments served after games.
Willing Workers of the Federated Presbyterian church held a Mother's Day tea in Crawfordsville on Tuesday afternoon with 58 members and guests. President Georgia Williams opened the program with scripture reading, readings by Mrs. Mamie Orris and Mrs. Alice Davidson, a musical selection by several, and a broadcast selection. Corsages were awarded to the oldest and youngest mothers. The serving committee decorated parlors with sprigs of sprits lovers. Separately the W S C S group of the Methodist church met with 82 members and children present for devotions and lessons led by Kathryn Milliams.
The report records plans for an alumni banquet at the schoolhouse and a June porck dinner for the W S C S. Members receive corsages for anniversaries, refreshments are listed, and LT T officers are elected with sixteen members present.
Francis Lauderdale a Washington Flying Service student made a cross country flight yesterday to Moline and Galesburg. Don Stutsman enrolled for flight training at the Washington Flying Service. Orville Sehmitt of Cedar Rapids flew an Aeronca and stopped at the local airport yesterday en route to Oskaloosa. Tuesday Ivan L. Ryan piloting a Piper Cub stopped on a student cross country from Ottumwa to Grinnell.
In 1945 more than 58 million acres were planted to hybrid corn varieties, per the department of agriculture. Since 1938 when 15 percent of corn acreage was hybrids, yearly increases ranged from 5.7 to 8.6 percent, approaching 7 million additional acres. In the corn belt, hybrids are estimated to boost yields by at least 20 percent over open-pollinated varieties.
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