Editorial on Charity and Strength in May 1947
The piece argues the strong owe a debt to the weak and urges extending charity to others. It cites Galatians guidance on restoring the fallen in a spirit of gentleness.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1947
Page
3
Gasoline From Coal Potential Traced In The Lamp
The Lamp argues synthetic gasoline from coal could supply about 3.7 trillion barrels, surpassing petroleum reserves. It notes a 1965 US gasoline use of around one billion barrels annually, coal reserves of 3.18 trillion tons, and a two-stage Fischer Tropsch style process to convert coal or natural gas into liquids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
Jersey Standard
Texas
Kansas
Singing bird roost and dawn annoyance in town
A reader laments a loud singing bird outside a bedroom window at dawn and jokes about throwing a shoe as daylight nears. The note also mentions an unusual houseplant care success and a humorous encounter with a game warden over out of season bass fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Snodgrass
Simon
Local man touts Smith automatic gas water heater
A local man describes installing a Smith automatic gas water heater to provide instant hot water. The ad notes limited stock of Ruud and Smithway automatic gas water heaters and invites customers to shop soon as the area transitions to natural gas, improving gas appliance efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithway
Mushroom tale and quirky tips flood local pages
Readers relay odd stories about a huge mushroom found near a cherry tree and a playful mischief of locals. Notes on fashion tag phrases and family travel mix with two dairy ad rivalries as merchants boast clever slogans. Poems, farming tips, and hunting mishaps pepper the clipped column.
Tricky Quick
A two volume set on a shelf has Vol I left of Vol II and Vol I upside down. Each book’s pages run from 1 to 147. The leftmost page of Vol I plus the rightmost page of Vol II sums to 148.
Warner Bros adapts Humoresque stars Crawford and Garfield
Joan Crawford and John Garfield lead the Warner Bros screen version of Humoresque opening Sunday on Fox. Paul Boray, a poverty stricken grocery clerk on New York's Lower East Side, receives a violin on his eighth birthday and grows into a talented musician as his life unfolds. He later meets Helen Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Bros
Fannie Hurst
Joan Crawford
John Garfield
Fox
Paul Boray
New York
Lower East Side
Helen Wright
Notable actors circle around rising concert artist
Jonar Crawford stars with Helen Wright as she backs Paul’s budding career. Sid Jeffers, played by Oscar Levant, provides sardonic wit as Paul’s loyal accompanist. J Carrol Naish plays the kindly father and Ruth Nelson the resentful mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonar Crawford
Helen
Paul
Oscar Levant
Sid Jeffers
J. Carrol Naish
Ruth Nelson
Helen Wright
Safe highways call for widening 2 lane roads to 4 lanes
Officials note the safe capacity of a 2 lane road is 3,000 vehicles daily on average. About 14,000 miles of heavily traveled state routes should be widened to 4 lanes to meet adequacy standards.
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Industrial News Review
Lamp
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
oOu
Knoxville Express
Washington, Iowa
BY Mevoy and
Striebel
Dixie Dugan
Bray
MR. _ BRADFORD
Emerson
Chang
Iowa
In &Skhimo
Washington
Muscatine
Pat
Mike
Harry Pearson
Crawford, Gareleld
POX
Blondie
Post Office
Chic Young
Cagwoy
Mary Lee
Hollywood Box
Hollywood 28
Calif
R. G. Wessler
East Second St. Call
Sterling’s
Yoder
Ramseyer’s Hatchery
Rayburn Land CO
East Side Sq
Washington, Ia
South Ave
W. L
Col
Limestone
Kaser's Quarry
West Chester
Willis Richards
Avery
Wayne
John Wayne
Ben Fitzgerald
Ainsworth
Long's
Brown
Brown Finance Co
Court House
W. Main
Scott Furniture CO
Theodore B. Bailey
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison, Jr
Morrison Building
Ss. W. Livingston
Robert Day
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul W. Shearer
Ast
George J. Krogmeier
DDS
M. W. Main
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
S. Iowa
P. L. Etter
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Spinal Distortion
Iowa Avenue
Owa Southern
OLOGY
Harry
Barden Insulation Service
C. EF. Clark
Keota
BABY
New Hampshire Reds
White Rocks
Austin Whites
White Leghorns
Rock
Red Cross
Reister Hatchery
Walter Nicholson
South Second Ave
Washington Dairy
Aaas Uy
Ate
Culal
Reister
Creamery
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Rock Island
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