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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
9
The piece asserts Israel and all peoples face trials but endure with faith and courage. It highlights history’s wreckage of fallen civilizations yet emphasizes Israel’s continued survival and invokes a biblical verse for reassurance.
The column laments social security myths and pension worries while noting wartime rebuilding, road projects, and traveler optimism. It cites a Seattle letter praising American travel and debating who caused the current crisis, then argues consumer choice and free enterprise in grocery retail despite big government worries.
Ed Wdowicki, an Iowa convict, was granted emergency parole to travel to Detroit for a four hour skin graft operation on his severely burned five year old daughter Carol. Doctors warn further grafts needed, parole sparked by Michigan governor's intervention. Iowa authorities initially refused.
John Foster Dulles smiles as he leaves the White House after meeting with President Truman. Dulles says he will not run for New York Senate, but will stay on Truman’s bipartisan foreign policy team and serve as a U S delegate to the United Nations General Assembly.
Cotter opens the new term with 98 enrolled students and new subjects. New teachers include Mrs Woods Fairfield Mrs Hensen Columbus Junction Mrs John Morris and Mr Kennard Washington. Community welcomes both old and new staff and references local visits and fair attendance.
HASKINS, Sept. 6. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Coon attended the Swailes reunion in Iowa City on Sunday. Coon spent Labor Day at Lake McBride and then to Lone Tree to his Aunt Ella Marshall, aiding her as she is largely an invalid. Albert Mundt of Johnson's Creek Wisconsin called on his aunt Mrs. Godlove Saturday, visiting at sister Mrs. Glenn Lord's. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Birney of Morning Sun visited L. M. Birney and Una Gordon Sunday. The Olsen family drove to Wisconsin to visit relatives. Mrs. Godlove visited her niece Mrs. Glenn Lord. Haskins was quiet Monday as Labor Day celebrations paused. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Embree of Washington fished with L. M. Birney's group, while Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Meeks spent part of Labor Day fishing with little luck.
In Pilotburg on September 5, families gather as Larry Stransky recovers from a harvest wagon incident injuring his leg. He is improving but will miss school for some time, while neighbors and relatives visit and extend well wishes.
The report highlights visits by the Brown and Stransky families from Wisconsin and Washington, with birthdays celebrated for Albert Batterson and Wayne Stransky. It notes a dry period with light rains, the first day of school, a child’s comment about education, and local social plans including guests of the Andersons and a Des Moines trip for a Chicago wedding. The Pilotburg MYP met at the church with Marvin Crile leading.
Mr and Mrs Cyde Crile and family visited friends in Burlington Sunday as locals note Stransky will assume leadership in two weeks.
U S officials and reliable informants report Communist China desires to settle the Formosa issue peacefully. The disclosure eases tensions in Washington over a potential early Red attack on the Nationalist island guarded by the U S Seventh Fleet. Moscow’s Korea maneuvers remain a dangerous, unresolved factor.
Report says competing factions claim the island as their proper property and seek occupancy. A third power, likely India, relayed word that Peiping may accept a peaceful settlement with the Chinese Communist government.
The electric auto era shifts as the 48 passenger trolley coach becomes a staple in over 40 American cities, quietly expanding urban transit with its silent efficiency.
The army’s preferred fabric is cotton, an all climate water resistant outer garment. It offers wind resistance and can be layered with underclothing to adapt to changing weather conditions.
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