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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1949
Page
4
Editorial laments war's costs and seeks deeper courage at home. It argues Alexander the Great pursued glory, not people's welfare, and calls for honoring sacrifice on the home front while deglorifying militarism. It urges respecting peace and the Golden Rule over power.
A reminiscence of a 1899 Washington Democrat Memorial Day issue showing a Civil War veteran honoring the dead, lists of soldiers buried in Woodlawn and Elm Grove cemeteries, I. G. White GAR post members, and women of the Soldiers' Aid society. The page also features photos of Sampson and Schley, notes on Company D, and various local items from that era.
We recall the Branch train between here and Des Moines once thrived, the old Rock Island depot, and the busy railroad days during State Fair time. Gardens west of Sigourney bloom, and a cemetery near there awaits Memorial Day. Radio in cars, fashion curiosities, and a lighthearted Mardi Gras idea spark town chatter about change and memory.
The note clarifies the building referred to is the current junior high school. It announces a summer school program to be held at that site, highlighting offerings and enrollment details for students in the district.
A lighthearted Dixie Dugan strip features playful banter about family life and a story of hidden hunger hinted by a mother baking cinnamon rolls. The joke contrasts domestic comfort with changing news headlines and suggests a shift when familiar faces retire from front pages.
U S farmers anticipate a continued decline in dairy cows for 1949, marking the smallest herd since the early 1930s as milk production adjusts to postwar conditions and changing market dynamics.
Two hundred two preschoolers were given dental, vision, hearing and growth examinations across nine county clinics this month with PVarm Bureau and PTA volunteers assisting. The effort aims to identify defects affecting school success and correct them this summer. Four children had draining ears, ten may have hearing difficulties, and nine may need eye care. Over half the children had decayed teeth and about a quarter had poor diets. About half need immunizations.
State Health Department reports 1382 cases across 44 counties with livestock losses including 32 cattle and three horses among others. Advocates vaccinating stray dogs to curb spread and notes a new county health nurse office set to open June 15 in Vinton.
The text describes how raw liquid latex is collected similarly to maple sap. Gatherers move between trees, dumping latex into large buckets that go to a central station. Wound trees are cut in a descending spiral pattern, guiding latex to cups at the base of each cut.
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