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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1948
Page
4
A May 17 1948 editorial column weighs public service criticism and the duties of office. It critiques political trends, labor unrest, and consumer costs while praising civic improvements and Dutch-Pella tulip culture, arguing for balanced governance and cautious spending amid expanding federal programs.
A Rio de Janeiro opening marks the 39th Rotary International convention with more than 3,000 Rotarians, including 1,500 from the United States, gathering for events through Thursday. President Eurico Gaspar Dutra addressed attendees as clubs report 273 new chapters and a record 215,000 members in 80 countries. International Rotary aims to raise 2 million dollars for the Rotary Foundation to foster global understanding and peace.
The National Federation of the Blind declares a White Cane Week from May 15 to May 21. Stamps sold at ten cents each support blind aid services, similar to tuberculosis and crippled children drives. The writer sends two dollars for twenty stamps with a letter.
The campaign emphasizes that the federation is led by the blind and speaks for them not as an outside group. State councils of the blind and individual blind members across states back the effort with mutual aid and action to improve welfare and integration, led by blind officers and boards.
The state chapter in Iowa includes Ada Tiernan of Des Moines on the national executive board and Thomas Jantzen of Grinnell as WCW committee member. The federation seeks funds to secure registration, rehabilitation, vocational training, higher education, employment, loans, books, and information for the blind, to promote conservation of vision and prevent blindness, empowering the mind to help itself.
McGraw-Hill magazines target various trades and clip another article describing orchardists in Washington town using a 12 gauge shotgun to pollinate trees. A special shell with pollen is fired from the windward side to disperse pollen quickly, claiming five shots cover a large tree. bees and wind may still be needed.
In Mysore City India a herd of 25 elephants breached the airport fence causing turf damage, uprooted trees and snapped power lines during a night intrusion. The incident highlights varied aviation hazards from tides and fog to ice and now elephants.
Crawfordsville May 10 Mr and Mrs Robert Whiting reside in a new three room trailer house delivered from Davenport and connected to city water and electricity. The dwelling features blond wood and includes a bedroom kitchen and living room. The community note mentions local visits and high school yearbook dedication to janitor Guy Mitchell. Ina McCracken dies in Pawnee Nebraska sister of a former United Presbyterian minister who left the town about two years ago.
A Mothers Day program by the Richer Church mothers and daughters was held Sunday morning led by Mrs. John Sch. The event featured songs and readings and celebrated weekend visits by Mary Johnson Cedar Falls Carl Johnson home Kathryn Widmer Burlington Lizzie Widmer and Harlan Orlin Frey Chicago at local homes. Dinner guests at the Kenneth Goft home included Mr. and Mrs. F. Shockley and family of Vinton Iowa.
An engineering magazine notes Washington Iowa as a setting for a piece about a renamed city sanitation department in Huelid Ohio. A Belmon t county Ohio project uses dull face brick to reduce jail glare as the St Clairsville municipal building nears completion. postwar travel shifts show October to December gains and July declines.
Mr and Mrs Dennis Klopfenstein and family near Trenton host supper with Dale Goff Beverly Washington and John Garrick. Mrs E J Freyenberger returns home after visiting kin near Kinross. Sunday visits to Winfield and Crawfordsville area. Weddings and church events noted along with film theater ad and a quirky cereal snow scene description.
The Grapes of Wrath chronicles dust bowl refugees seeking a new life in California. Tom Joad led by Henry Fonda anchors the film with Ma Joad played by Jane Darwell, Pa by Russel Simpson, and Rosasharn by Dorris Bowden in a rare cinematic adaptation.
Fragmentary account notes corn flakes and glue on a film set during the production of Thunder in which Lonne Caibiacet and Peggy Ann Garner were present.
Columbus Junction May 14 members met at Chautauqua park for breakfast and business. Officers elected include Mrs Henry Little president and Mrs James Nelmick secretary treasurer. A June 20 all parish family potluck was planned and Rev L B Deedrick to preach the baccalaureate at Wyman.
A farm near Dallas Center, Iowa, was the scene of a cave-in that trapped 28 year old Jesse J. Renfrow. His dog led rescuers to Renfrow's body yesterday after he was buried while digging out a fox.
The U S department of commerce reports annual per capita intake in the United States totaling about 200 pounds of fruit 300 pounds of vegetables and melons and 150 pounds of potatoes sweet potatoes and beans This snapshot highlights dietary levels across the nation.
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