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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1948
Page
4
Editorials argue Alaska remains rich but stifled by red tape and subsidies. Authors say 50 year guarantees could spur railroads, mining, shipping, and a new state, yet capital stays away due to restrictions. Other columns urge swim safety and critique postwar housing policies.
A local gardener Mrs. Ernest Miller plants a spring display east of Klein Klothing Ko with a note to watch for progress as parking changes may affect her beds. May poems inspire optimism while fluffy dandelion sailers drift townward aided by breezes and city workers painting parking lines.
Bruce Cowden recalls The Academian May 1896 from Washington academy, listing editors Edward Eicher and Walter Wilson, faculty like S. E. McKee and J. Barnes, and class members. The piece details staff, societies Magnet and Aurora, class day programs, and the 1874 founding of the academy by Rev. S. E. Melee with early donors.
The Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists Elder Shannon Co as publishers with RK Fr Shannon managing editor Dave R Elder business manager Bruce C Cowden editor Charles Morris news editor W J Shannon advertising manager Max Marble plant superintendent. Paper published afternoons except Sunday and is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act. It is affiliated with United Press Leased Wire Inland Daily Press associations and audit bureaus. Subscription rates show weekly carrier options in a single edition.
The writer praises a gadget painters use to avoid overshooting lines and says they will copy the technique for striped kitchen chairs. They note their hand sometimes wobbles when attempting artistic paint effects.
Report notes looming eastbound political conventions may strain hotel rooms and restaurants in Philadelphia. Officials warn rents for furnished houses could reach high rates while crowds gather, suggesting visitors bring picnic provisions and tents to cope with limited lodging.
The furlong, one eighth of a mile, derives from furrow length used by ancient Celtic Britons. Oxen pulled plows along a straight stretch, with five strips per free tribesman, shaping the early field measurements.
Two four wheel trucks supporting a boxcar weigh about 14 000 pounds or roughly one third of the total car weight, indicating how the wheel assemblies contribute to overall mass.
The report shows more than 534000 businesses are in automotive fields, representing about a sixth of all firms nationwide. The data highlights the industry's size and economic significance across the United States.
An article blends medieval lore with midcentury travel advice, urging early starts at 5 to 6 am to beat heat. It offers practical tips: thermos ice water, light meals, sunglasses, breathable clothing, and simple cooling tricks like ice beside vents and a canvas water bag for evaporative cooling.
Gracehill May 21 Patricia Whisler entertained Wellston school classmates Friday night with a treasure hunt wiener roast and a slumber party. Saturday morning grandmother Mrs Wes Engel served a May breakfast for the group.
The senate defeated an amendment to raise soil conservation funds from 150 million to 250 million in a 34 to 28 vote. Sen. William B. Umstead of North Carolina proposed the increase to the agriculture department appropriation bill. Senate action on the bill was postponed until Monday.
In 1844 H Brown joined several plow bottoms into a gang supported on wheels. This invention allowed multiple shares to be pulled together, improving farming efficiency of the era.
Oil trains average 60 tank cars each with 210 barrels per car. Thus an average train carries about 12,600 barrels or 529,200 gallons of oil.
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