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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1949

Page

3

What about the 25,000,000 American children

An editorial from the California Taxpayers' Association warns that expanding cradle to grave programs threaten American freedom. It argues high taxes finance government services eroding private charity, schools, and individual opportunity as debt grows toward staggering levels. The piece urges preservation of freedom through reduced government intrusion.

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Rambles and Labor Day Reflections in Washington

Bruce Cowden muses on Labor Day as a holiday, recalls past Des Moines fairs and World War II memories, notes local sunflowers and gardens, meets old acquaintances, and shares light jokes from Nation’s Business magazine. The piece blends personal memory with local life and humor.

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New Ideas From Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineers explore propositions for making new products such as nylon and upgraded soaps and nontraditional outputs like orange waste molasses. They evaluate processes, run pilots, design plants, supervise construction, and start up operations before handing over to regular production.

Faded awnings renewed with special colorful coating

Faded awnings and terrace umbrellas can be renewed with a color ful coating designed for the purpose. The article describes a method to revive faded fabric using a coating that adheres to outdoor materials.

Booster Club Sells Season Grid Tickets

Washington athletics booster club reports progress selling season football tickets for local high school and junior college games. Tickets cost 4 dollars and are managed under a new setup to fund the teams. a pre season football clinic at Case field precedes softball action.

Washington Case Field

Cubs Upset Des Moines Moose in Memorial Day Tourney

The Marston Skelgas Cubs beat the Des Moines Moose 4 to 8 as Dallas Chamberlin pitched four hits allowed to the state champions. The Cubs had earlier upset two league leaders, continuing a run of upset wins this season.

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Wilking Machine Clinics Improve Dairy Milking Practices

In Pennsylvania a series of Wilking Machine Clinics reached 6155 farmers across nearly all counties. Participants report cleaner milk, fewer mastitis cases, better milking efficiency, longer machine life, and improved dairy hygiene with dealers and farmers better informed on milking machine use.

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Settlement House and Jane Addams Hull Mansion Legacy

The World Book Encyclopedia notes Jane Addams aimed for a large house among many poor houses. She achieved this by moving into Chicago’s Hull mansion on the near west side, turning it into a hub for neighbors in nearby tenements.

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Cardinals sweep Reds in doubleheader to extend lead

St. Louis tops Cincinnati 6 4 and 11 2 to widen their NL margin over Brooklyn as Lanier and Martin win their 2nd and 4th straight. Glaviano hits grand slam in eight-run second game. Phils beat Braves twice to climb to third. Sox rally falls short as Red Sox beat Athletics 4 2.

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Major League Baseball Standings and Results Roundup

Yesterday results show Boston 9 Philadelphia 7 and Cincinnati 4 with St. Louis 6 Cincinnati 2 and St. Louis 11 Brooklyn 6. New York 2 Pittsburgh 7 and Chicago 11 in seven innings. Several two game series listed with matches at various cities. A separate note reports baseball bowling ball speeds averaging 30 mph with a peak of 37.5 mph.

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Mt. Pleasant Coach Predicts Mixed 1960s Iowa Prep Season

Mt. Pleasant High School coach Edd Bowers predicts Washington will match last year, Burlington to lead the Little Six, Muscatine strong, Keokuk surprising, Ottumwa improving, and Fairfield Ft Madison and Washington not much changed. He adds his Panthers have good spirit and the will to win.

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Hatcher Narrowly Defeated In City Golf Tourney

Defending champion Bill Hatcher lost a handicap match to an unnamed foe and won his opening round by eight feet after a long day on the local course. Bob Hammer beat Hatcher 5 up 4 in the final, with Hammer carrying a 14 handicap while Hatcher had zero. Dr J M Lloyd pushed Hatcher to the eighteenth green before losing on an eight foot putt.

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Blonde Woods Types Of Light Colored Timber

The term blonde refers to woods light in tone from white to light brown. Two types exist: bleached woods lightened from darker tones and unbleached woods with natural light color.

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