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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1948
Page
4
An impassioned editorial urges humanity to unite across educators statesmen and scientists to realize a moral goal. It cites the biblical notion of the kingdom within and warns that lofty schemes without virtue drift away from the true aim. The piece calls for collective effort toward a higher city on earth.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey denounces national health insurance as government mediocrity and waste, urging reliance on private enterprise. The piece cites a 19 member commission study, arguing against state and federal programs and warning of a bloated bureaucracy.
Walter Wilson reports strange two piece potatoes grown from seed by friend C. W. Shaffer near Wellston. Don Radda dominates the annual tall corn contest with stalks over 23 feet high and record yields. The column also notes a birthday reflection, sister missionary news from Iran, and a Persian earthquake vicinity update.
The Kalona News story recalls East Union church women preparing 408 quarts of apple butter for relief on Oct. 5 at Henry Miller home. It notes gatherings with families, discusses traditional cooking methods, and shares colorized farm scenery and roadside mailboxes during a Sunday drive across southeastern Iowa.
A note to Crawfordsville residents praises a vivid south side salvia bed and a marigold garden near the highway. Edith Shields shares roses with Mrs. Winga at the cafe, while patrons admire their colorings at the cashier’s desk. The piece also mentions a movie set quiet scene from Paramount’s Big Town After Dark and ends with livestock nutrition tips.
About 900 Iowa men aged 19 to 25 start 11 days of physical exams to judge fitness for selective service. Examinations occur at eight Iowa stations and in Omaha and Sioux Falls. Local draft boards will send seven to 15 men each, with the November quota of 75 drawn from those examined.
Crawfordsville news notes Orval Meeks bought the J F Larsen farm west of town formerly the Eisele farm. Dale Riley Bobby and Kenneth attended a silver wedding anniversary at L G Smith home in Mount Pleasant. Harold Lambos relatives from near Chicago visited, linking to Henry Hagie patient at hospital.
Readable text notes Switzerland’s population exceeding four million as the country, though tiny relative to California in size, contends with dense crowds and space constraints.
Stage actress June Duprez and George Moffett Jr marry in a New York City apartment once owned by his uncle James A. Moffett a Standard Oil executive and former FHA administrator. Duprez an England native, appeared in Town House which closed recently. Moffett is son of George Monroe Moffett of Blakesford Maryland.
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