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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1949
Page
4
The piece reflects on enduring laws, worries about modern worries and 1949 crops, and notes Centerville parking expansion. It discusses aviation progress, a Rome decline critique, and a softball season finale, plus a fatal plane crash and a reader plea for simpler language.
Ban Waters in the Washington street cleaning department routinely sweeps streets each weekday morning. He recalls finding a few coins and, on one occasion near the Washington hotel, a real ten dollar bill. Most losses go unclaimed as few record serial numbers.
Ban Waters, longtime Washington street department hand, starts before daylight under street lights. He finds a wallet and a watch, returning items to owners, and notes sweeping streets rarely yields riches. The department employs about nine men in winter, with 35 total payroll including clerks and park staff.
Washington Demons beat West Chester 13 to 6 as Peterson and Dick Schmitt teamed for the go ahead score in the final period. Gorham added a late point after a missed field goal and Peters on led Washington with key runs as the crowd filled Case Field for the 1949 season debut.
Standings show matchups New York at Brooklyn Chicago at Pittsburgh St Louis at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Boston. Results list Boston beating New York 7 to 1 and Philadelphia defeating Washington 5 to 2. Tomorrow’s schedule includes Washington at New York and Chicago at Detroit with Cleveland at St Louis night game.
In New York the Yankees keep a game and a half lead as the Red Sox fall four games back. Giants defeat Dodgers 10 1 as Cards lose to Reds 6 1. Cubs beat Pirates 8 1 and Indians move within five of the Yankees with a 5 2 win. Athletics sweep Senators 5 2 behind Shantz. Phillies Braves rained out. Tigers White Sox idle.
Little Six football opened with Ottumwa losing 34 to 0 to Newton. Ce dar Rapids beat Keokuk 15-7. St Ambrose blanked Muscatine 7-0. Fairfield defeated Oskaloosa 6-0 as Harrison ran back a punt for a score. Mt Pleasant tied Bloomfield 6-6 on a Messer pass TD and a late Bloomfield score.
Washington Booster club members sold tickets at the gate for the Demon West Chester season opener. Scouting coaches from Little Six and Ke-Wash conferences attended to assess both teams and gauge future opposition.
West Branch defeats Columbus Junction 6 to 0 in the opener as Kevin Kahill catches a late pass and runs five yards for the scoring play. West Branch misses the extra point. Columbus Junction players McFarland Howell and Harbison showed well.
Gladys Rose daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbert Rose of Crawfordsville returns to her work with Pacific Mutual Insurance in Denver after a week long visit with her parents and friends in Cedar Rapids Dubuque and Quincy Illinois. She has lived in Denver for three years and enjoys it there.
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