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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1940
Page
3
The piece notes Washington's drive to fund and build a new airport via a small committee. It praises local cooperation, pride, and volunteer fundraising, comparing the effort to launching the Central Park fountain project. It urges broad resident support to avoid being left behind.
The passage notes that solicitors face a delicate task seeking money but usually receive cordial welcomes. Even when donors cannot give or disagree with the project, they rarely make the solicitor’s call unpleasant, reflecting cooperative spirit in Washington.
In Washington a long standing observation notes that being a good fellow costs money time and effort but is worthwhile. The business community shows no chronic grouch, except possibly a newcomer not yet exposed to the prevailing enthusiastic spirit.
Community growth relies on tracking modern demands like airport needs and on gradual resource improvement, linking progress to education investments and outcomes. The passage stresses updating infrastructure, expanding capacity, and boosting learning to meet future needs.
Community advocates two new school buildings a modern high school and a junior college. Education authorities urge radical changes to public schooling stressing general life preparation, increased reading from modern sources, and less memorization with more personal judgment.
The guidance urges prioritizing individualized reading and research over routine recitations. It favors practical problem solving for personal issues and mental health, with an emphasis on how to win friends and influence people. It calls for fewer foreign language and science formulas and more graphs and charts to aid reasoning.
A committee of school superintendents and education professors appointed by Owen D Young's American Youth commission outlines radical changes. The proposal argues schools must progress with the times to prepare graduates for a world different from twenty five years ago, calling for broad adjustments and a tuned educational program.
An all star cast leads Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winner Our Town at the State Theatre. Sam Wood directs a brilliant production with Martha Scott William Holden and Frank Craven delivering moving, powerful performances.
An Exchange remark contrasts farmer concerns with government focus on crops. The piece questions what would happen if candidates spoke truthfully about qualifications and voters voiced blunt opinions, suggesting such frankness could provoke riots rather than ballots.
An officer explains that club members who marry drop out rather than face fines. He notes there is no monetary penalty and contends the spouse’s decision is a sufficient consequence. The dialogue reflects informal views on membership duties.
A report claims the state pen turns back 125000 dollars yearly in profit while functioning as a non taxed plantation. The piece also notes lighter items about a Bachelors' club event and local gossip surrounding Timothy J. Tuffley of La Mesa and a quip about marriage being a lottery.
Valley school starts with seven pupils including beginner Imogene Sheetz. Teacher Eloise Hadley will board at Francis Feltz home. Local high school students Gerald Feltz, Roger Sheetz, and Raymond Sheety head to Washington high. Many area families visit relatives, travel to Canton reunion, or work locally during Labor Day.
Mr and Mrs David Leichty and family returned home after two weeks in West Liberty Ohio. Milton Frey and Donald arrived from Chicago to spend Labor Day with the Freys and relatives. Various visitors and trips are noted including a Western trip and plans for Francis Rich to Burlington business college.
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