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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1948
Page
4
A collage of opinion pieces argues for helping refugees with surplus clothing, critiques subversive elements, and critiques U N policy. It questions rapid shifts in farming, industry, and military technology, cites Collier's on Henry Wallace, and cites varied regional editorials on governance, economics, and liberty.
The piece praises Boy Scouts and local leader Sam Simmering of troop 38 for promoting citizenship and volunteerism. It notes a need for more adult leaders, praising John Been blossom as assistant and stressing duty, character, and community engagement alongside scouting skills. It ends with reflections on local curfew changes in Ottumwa and questions about a nickel purchases.
A fragmentary verse item laments Goldie Gadder with morbid lines about kerosene fire and short life. It mentions a man who aims to publish a homemaker manual for husbands with sick wives, in simple words.
Agricultural scientists at the University of Chicago's Institute of Radiobiology and Biophysics report radioactive sulfur tests on bean and tomato plants. They say findings could lead to cheaper, improved corn, beans and tomatoes as part of a 12 million dollar atomic research program.
A 35-year-old coal-burning fire engine named Abe Lincon, nicknamed Old Abe, aided Boston firefighters at a midnight warehouse fire causing about 1 million dollars in damage by steaming ice from coal to melt snow and speed ladder and truck release.
Bruce Cowden recounts the push for paved highways in Washington County Iowa. He notes early dirt roads, the 1911 Good Roads club, and the White Way and Belt Line campaigns with distinct route markings. The highlight is Don McClure’s 1912 race over dirt roads averaging 88.4 mph and local cheers on return to town.
Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, famed as golf loving priests in Going My Way, reunite in Welcome Stranger as fishing doctors in Par amount's warm comedy at the Fox Theatre. Crosby and Fitzgerald charm audiences with their screen partnership.
A发现ed 1861 Methodist Almanac printed in New York by Carlton and Porter lists U S government offices the Buchanan administration and Breckridge as vice president it notes salaries and total state debts and mentions early references to agricultural and entertainment topics including a Maine community and cinema scenes with cast names and production notes.
The World Book encyclopedia traces first card parties to Hindustan over a millennium ago. It notes Italians as the first Europeans to use playing cards and that the four suits originated in France in the 16th century.
William Stanley demonstrated practical alternating current distribution in 1886. The first commercial AC lighting system was established at Great Barrington Massachusetts.
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