Editorials Reflect on Money, Fear, and Public Service
The page surveys money’s sway in society and politics, notes scant room in hearts and inns for the needy, and critiques public figures. It praises the quiet work of the Washington board of education, observes housing growth in Washington, and discusses farm aid opinions. It ends with a quip about William Allen White and a Missouri convention prayer request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Board of Education
Board of Education
Frmer
Jim Reed
Missouri
Remembering Washington nicknames and old friends recalled
A writer recalls meeting Allen Hays and Leland Morrison after years apart. He reflects on how nicknames arise, who gave them, and why some stay or fade as people move from town to town. He mentions figures like Marshalls, Pete, Charlie, and Corny, and muses on why mothers’ names become nicknames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. B. Crail
Los Angeles
Santa Fe Railroad
Davenport
Shorty” Morrison
Leland Morrison
Minnesota
Heights
Allen Hays
Marehall
Mr. Craig
Marshall Field
Crail
Marion McAvoy
Charlie
Hod Rice
Charles Brookins
Iowa University
Hod
Rice
Harry
Robert
Bob
William
Bill
Samuels
Sam
Edwards
Chas
Cornelia
Clarie
Clarice
Milligan
Millie
Aletha May
Lethie
Mary Ann
Minnie
Michigan State Fair Visit Left Mixed Impressions
A Washington party, visiting Detroit, compares the Michigan State Fair to their own. They praise atmosphere, parades, majorettes and school orchestras but criticize the high cost and luxury feel of exhibits, noting a pricey trailer home display and a local car dealer slogan about meat and a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Michigan
Boyhood hold up prank near Toledo crossing
On the Toledo side of the C and O freight line at Copland Blvd an engineer halted a train twenty feet from the Toledo Terminal crossing after spotting a boy signaling for help. The boy and three companions then emerged wearing kerchiefs and wielding toy pistols shouting Jesse James style.
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Toledo
Toledo Terminal
Copland Blvd
Jesse James
Nervous systems and mink ranch chatter drift through town
A town column highlights a joke about nervous systems in a mother daughter exchange. Camp Fire girls led by Mrs. George Dowell depart for a trip, noting her long service with youth work. A Michigan farmer riffs on pasture value and world stability. A mink ranch story ends with a quip about skinning frequency and discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Depot
George Dowell
Gort
Washington
Nicknames and origins discussed in casual notes
A fragmentary chat recalls meeting Shorty and Marshall and hints at tracing how nicknames began. The speaker contemplates revisiting the topic if a line on origins can be found, leaving the subject lingering in conversation.
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Shorty
Marshall
Benson Visits Niece in Michigan and Local Notes
P F Benson visits his niece Mrs Harry Sutton at Fife Lake Michigan. Marilyn Hill from Columbus High enrolls in Iowa Methodist hospital training Des Moines. Barbara Jones goes to Lanark Illinois to teach. Mrs Jennie Kerr returns from Seattle with daughter Joyce Boysen to Chicago for heart specialist. Officiers elected for Columbus High School classes. New births in area include Linda Sue Bliven and Patricia Ann Bliven. Orin Johnson and Frances Humphrey welcome son Keith Eugene. Old Clifton club hosts postnuptial shower for Mrs Kenneth House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
P. F. Benson
Harry Sutton
Mr. Sutton
Fife Lake
May
Mich
Marilyn Hill
Columbus High
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des
Barbara Jones
Lanark
Ill
Jennie Kerr
Seattle
Wash
Edlef Boyson
Chicago
Joyce Boysen
A. Partington
Albert Allen
Jefferson City
Orin Johnson
Los Animas
Colo
Keith Eugene
Johnson
Frances Humphrey
Old Clifton Club
Kenneth House
Summit School Heads Into New Year With Twenty Three Pupils
Eldora Stutzman teaches Summit school which has 23 pupils this year including 18 boys and five girls. Three beginners are Jimmy Crile Kermit Shetler and Kenny Bishop. The item also notes local visits gatherings and Labor Day events across North Prairie Flower, Sigourney, Kalona and Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Young
North Prairie Flower
Eldora Stutzman
Summit School
Jimmy Crile
Kermit Shetler
Kenny Bishop
Vernus Bailey
Jim Williams
Linda Simpson
Loren Simpson
Tommy Simpsons
Richard Young
Otto Sheetz
Leland Sheetz
Jimmie
Russell Icenbill
Sigourney
Clayton Bear
Ruth Davidson
Elizabeth Young
Corn Crop Exceeds Ten Year Average But Fails Record
The U S corn crop is estimated at 3.5 billion bushels surpassing the 10 year average of 2.8 billion. It trails last year’s all time high of 3.7 billion bushels, marking a strong yield still under the peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
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Bhecklayers
Mississippi
London
Ames
William Allen White
Emporia
Kansas
White
Mae
Senator Reed
Oskaloosa
Bruce Cowden
Buteh
Leonard
Lincoln School
Gordon
Garard
Detroit
Livernois Street
America
Tommy
Jehwy
Pwesun
Jerry
Donnie Ole Pal
Joe
Pally
Mabel Flink
Spesh
Donnie
Joe Palooka
Knobby
All In
Sally
Ilinois
Columbus High School
Tom Colgiazier
Ann Martin
Marlene Buster
Betty J. Foster
Helen Orr
Ernest McFarland
Dick Harbison
Don Williams
Morris Meisenbach
Delbert Black
Loren Allen
Movnes
Clyde Crile
Iowa City
Joe Christner
Messer
Sunset Park
James Williams
Clifford
Wesley Freel
Frank Bailey
Crawfordsville
Clifford Freel
Wesley
Lester Hanft
Farmers Savings Bank
Kalona
Wellman
Joyce Slagner
Kermit
Freddie
Gary
Carl Shetler
Shetler
Ernest Krantz
Everette Chorpening
Ralph Krantz
Cedar Rapids
Richard Chorpening
Marvin Crile
Brown Finance Company
Court House
Washington, Iowa
Trading Post
Hoye
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