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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1947
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Ralph Martin and Mr and Mrs D W Anderson drove to Grinnell yesterday to visit their daughter Mary who is a college student there.
Weekend guests at the Day home include Mrs Day’s brother and sister-in-law H F Sehranger Jr and Jeanne Haworth of Atlantic. Attendees from Flint Michigan visit Day and Smith relatives while several locals travel for short trips and fur shows at Rothschilds.
In last week's football contest twenty eight contestants tied for prize money. Rudie Schmidt and Mrs. Tru mah Hysell led by missing only three of twenty four games to tie for first. Eleven tied for second and fifteen for third with all contestants credited.
The Journal lists first, second, and third place winners with names and cities. First prize pays 3.50 for two winners Rudie Schmidt and Mrs Truman Hysell. Second prize covers eleven winners at 27 cents each. Third prize lists fifteen winners at 13 cents each and invites winners to call for prize money at the Journal office.
An Evening Journal page advertises football entry blanks with three disqualifications for wrong mid blank answers, missing names, and misplacing predictions. It lists last week’s scores including Illinois 0 Army and Duke 14 Navy 14 alongside numerous other game results and social notes.
West Chester reports the Sunday evening Youth Fellowship of the West Chester Methodist held a session led by Elda Ruth McDowell. The event reflects ongoing activity within the church youth program.
Washington's junior college Cardinals host the Parsons B squad from Fairfield Tuesday night at Casefield, seeking a better showing after a 24–0 loss earlier this season. Coach Norman White plans to start Eckels and Tanner ends, Davis and Gamble tackles, Livingston and Anderson guards, Whittaker center, with Beenblossom DeLong Longer and Marshall or Schnehider in the backfield. Officials come from Iowa City.
The text links annual crop cycles to religious myth across Egypt and Western Asia. It notes Osiris Tammuz Attis and Adonis as dying and rising deities. Adonis worship influenced later Greek practices. Every major religion uses soil life cycles as symbols.
Forests cover over 55 percent of South Carolina and generate more than 50 million dollars in products annually. Kentucky has 10.5 million acres of timberland supporting about 2,000 wood-using industries. Texas hosts a pine belt roughly the size of Indiana.
The piece cites Cotten iv Wather, an American minister and author known for his prolific output and authority on the Devil, describing Satan speaking Greek, Latin, and Hebrew with a slight English accent. The note attributes belief to a 17th and 18th century scholarly tradition.
At the Hospital Yesterday Mr and Mrs Paul Miller welcomed a son at 6 27 am Mr and Mrs Frank Dea of 502 N Marion avenue a son born at 1 48 pm Mr and Mrs Leonard Pohren of 828 KE Madison street have a son born at 5 27 pm Admitted Today Frank Shepherd of 116 S Iowa avenue and Dean Spicher of Kalona underwent tonsillectomies Dismissed Yesterday Mrs Walter Nordyke route one erated churches Officers of the group are F Est her Ellen Bauer president Mary Ann Bauer vice president Miss McDowell secretary Karl Duvall treasurer
A large family gathering in Oskaloosa marked the 80th birthday of Mr. C. W. Phillips and the 79th of Mrs. Phillips with a noon dinner and decorated cake. Attendants included relatives from Milan, Chicago, Des Moines, Lincoln and Cedar Rapids among others.
Harold Carl Herman a 30 year old Burlington fireman and six year veteran was found dead in the Burlington Fruit Co building ruins nearly 14 hours after a blaze. The fire started in the engine room and caused extensive losses across fruits vegetables beer produce cigarettes candy and a large truck. The fire department fought the blaze and the firewall at Crescent Electric Co failed during the incident.
The AFL proposes a $1,000,000 advertising campaign to defeat the Taft-Hartley act ahead of the 1948 labor congress. The 66th annual convention plans to seek a higher per capita membership tax to fund the effort, adding to funds for Labor’s educational and political league. Some AFL leaders view the move as a pivotal shift to direct political action by labor.
Roy Kephart, four miles southeast of Washington, reported four unusual pigeons at his farm. One was captured carrying a note reading Au 47 AUR 443. He seeks guidance on where to report this to the proper authorities.
Report notes that about 15,000,000 unionists could deliver the labor vote for a specified slate of candidates, according to organizers. The claim emphasizes the potential impact of organized labor on electoral outcomes and candidate support.
The Iowa state commerce commission reports 89720 dollars collected in compensation tax and penalties in the third quarter. Half goes to the primary road fund and half to counties for secondary road maintenance. Washington county receives 446.63 dollars as its share.
Iowa reports 2174 unlicensed drivers involved in wrecks during 1946. The statistic highlights licensing gaps and potential enforcement needs across the state.
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