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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1947

Page

3

Editorial: British Labor Plans Fall Short Says Local Voice

The columnist critiques Victor Yates of the Labour government, arguing free services are paid by all and risk creating a government dominant in all sectors. They compare Britain to past American programs, warning against entrenchment and loss of citizen control as government grows. Rex Conn notes discontent. Churchill remains a hero.

Victor Yates Labor Manates Great Britain Labor Party Yates United States Adolf Hitler Josef Stalin England Britain Rex Conn Cedar Rapids Rotary Churchill America Mr. Yates

Reminiscences and notes from an Iowa column

Mrs Minnie Mitchell recalls her parents John Hillhouse marriage in Washington on October 20 1875 and their golden anniversary. The column shares memories and a playful poem about childhood, a corsage made from newspapers, sunspot folklore, a farm stairway mishap, and a notice about the West Chester Telephone Exchange with legal formalities. The piece closes noting the Amazon river is sometimes called the sweet sea.

Minnie Mitchell Washington Jon Hillhouse Mitchell Boone John Abbott South Town South End Clyde

West Chester Telephone Exchange Dissolves in 1947

Notice says West Chester Telephone Exchange a Iowa corporation held a stockholders meeting on a Sunday in September 1947 and unanimously passed a resolution dissolving the company effective October 1.

West Chester Telephone Exchange Iowa West Chester

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