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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1946
Page
4
A 1946 inquiry asks if children should honor parents who seek divorce for trivial reasons and neglect their children’s rights. It discusses scriptural guidance from Deuteronomy and urges parental love and respect within the home.
A sprawling column blends war critics, labor tensions, and civic notes. It cites Senator B. B. Hickenlooper on atomic topics, laments veterans’ treatment, highlights school lunch funding, and previews Fairfield centennial with state officials. It references nationwide political friction and local stoic reactions amid postwar unsettled life.
A juvenile exchange at a draft board features a young man admitting uneven reading and writing while the chair prompts spelling and reading aloud amid humorous quips about signs and inferiors. The dialogue captures miscommunication and social tension during the draft assessment.
A collection of stray quotes and anecdotes resembles a humorous dialogue. It includes a matron requesting a book from a librarian and a car sale scene. Another segment notes soldiers surviving on dehydrated foods and a joke about dehydration of women. The tone shifts with quips about ambition and acting.
The Evening Journal reports Delaware calls for an early franchise election to justify completing a plan to bring natural gas from the main north of Washington. Proponents say old gas service is dirty costly and malodorous with recurring leaks.
A special election will be held in Washington Iowa on September 1 1946 to decide granting to the Iowa Southern Utilities Company a twenty year franchise to erect maintain and operate electrical generation and transmission facilities within the city and to supply electric light heat and power to residents and firms. Polls open 8 am to 8 pm with voting in wards one through four. The notice includes details on franchise terms and city oversight.
A historical public notice describes city rights to use streets and property for improvements, lighting City Water Works building, City Hall, and other facilities. It authorizes emergency removal of electrical equipment and use of poles owned by the grantee for street lighting and public safety wiring, with liability limitations for officials.
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