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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1950
Page
7
Clark Davis pressures Gail with a bold confession of love but she resists and asks to leave. Tommy Berkley intervenes with a brutal punch, defending Gail and condemning Davis. Gail reconciles with Tommy and reveals Rita and Tommy are now engaged after the confrontation.
Washington officials replace old time truancy officers with young women known as attendance officers. Mrs. Alice Sheldon directs 3000 Washington school children and explains most truants are not deliberate. underlying home life issues are addressed with a common-sense approach. The 20 officers, selected for neat appearance and empathy, investigate about 21 truants yearly. all are college trained to understand causes and help students return to school.
A deadly Chicago street car collision with a gasoline truck triggers investigations into possible negligence. Coroner reduces death toll to 32 or 33 and probes focus on speed crowding and door failure aboard the new high speed street car, amid CTA ownership since 1947.
County Extension Director Thomas A. Robb urges orchard owners to spray 12 to 14 days after petals fall, or 10 days if wet, with a cover spray for apples and other fruit. Mixers should prepare paste before adding to the sprayer, and follow precise quantities for different yardage and fruit types while avoiding dry lime sulfur on peaches and apricots.
Mrs Vivien Kellems of Stonington Conn seeks a U.S. Senate seat pledging to run on a platform opposing income tax withholdings she called unconstitutional Her suit seeks return of 7819 seized penalties while former Rep Joseph E Talbott of Naugatuck and Prescott S Bush of Greenwich also pursue the Connecticut GOP nomination.
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