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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1948
Page
4
Cedric Adams reflects on highway wrecks and the cost of careless driving. He recalls a graveyard tour of junked cars, each a silent story of tragedy, hair and blood on windshields, and a steering wheel that killed a driver. He urges teens and adults to pause and rethink road habits.
Bruce Cowden reviews the 157th Old Farmer's Almanack from Dublin New Hampshire. It forecasts a not overly cold winter but longer duration into March with frequent rain sleet and snow causing icy conditions. It notes eclipses and holidays in 1949 plus a humorous cartoon about short summers.
A 13 year old Kansas boy starts as a type-setter in a small shop and after two months writes to an aunt. He calculates that daily whiskey and weekly tobacco costs could reach $469 in ten years, enough to buy a second-hand press.
A biography note outlines Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas advancing to a major media presence with ten papers and magazines across four states, four million subscribers, two radio stations, and status as a leading agricultural authority. It also references historical age diet anecdotes and a Eugene Field quotation about a schoolteacher in a humor piece.
Patrons are urged to see Paramounts Sorry Wrong Number at the State Theatre, detailing three requisites for those planning a visit to this sensational crime classic presented on the big screen.
The column surveys pre Thanksgiving bustle and Christmas shopping moods, notes a Cedar Rapids Guardsman’s barefoot return story, and recalls a puppy sighting in a square. It includes jokes about cooking terms and a film adaptation of Sorry, Wrong Number.
Crawfordsville residents shared Thanksgiving with numerous family dinners and visits at homes across the area. Hosts included J L Howard and Jack for the Beauchamps and Holmes, while many others welcomed relatives from Davenport, Fairfield, Mount Union, Cedar Rapids and beyond. Several surgeries and travel plans were noted, with diverse meals featuring turkey, duck, and pheasant.
Chicago November 29. An expert forecasts a smaller meat supply next year despite a bumper corn harvest. H M Conway, analyst for National Live Stock Producer, cites government support prices for corn and high corn costs as factors. He notes farmers feed and fatten fewer livestock and hog prices uncertainty discourages pork production. Cattle feeders stay cautious and sheep producers have shifted to cattle this season.
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