Universal Church Tone and Political Commentary Mixed
A long column mixes religious quotes with political critique on Earl Browder and the New Deal, discussing labor leadership, free-time political access, and Roosevelt-Truman support. It reflects 1948-era concerns about labor, communism, and government spending, interspersed with reader letters and editorial quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Democratic National Committee
Browder
Earl
Communist Party
Mr. Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Timed Tales and Jests From A Local Page
A collage of humorous vignettes and social quips from a local page, including a talking old man offering dowries to daughters Mary Bess and Eliza, a Missouri Arkansas debating society query on Napoleon, a shoemaker’s inside out shoe joke, a name mispronunciation at a social function, a joke about arguing wives and knives, and a civilian mistaking ranks with a colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Bess
Eliza
Missouri
Arkansas
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Seniors Publish Annual The Cyclone 1945
The 1944-45 senior class in Crawfordsville will publish its annual The Cyclone 1945. Editor in chief Joan Maxwell leads a staff including Robert Jones Christi Rickey Dwight Owens Mary Cherryholmes Ruth Atkinson Roger Hamilton Doris Mitchell and nurse graduate Jean Cherryholmes. Freshman and sophomore classes were initiated with stunts games and a scavenger hunt. eleven freshmen and fourteen sophomores belong to their classes. Local residents attend the events and a new baby joins Bruce Lease's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawforusville
Joan Maxwell
Manda Davis
D. W. Githens
John Edwards
Milo Arthur
Ainsworth
T. M. Holmes
Jesse Raymond
Lancaster
Lee Lease
Bruce Lease
Davenport
Bruce
Starch Used to Keep Scatter Rugs Flat After Wash
According to Successful Farming magazine a light starch in scatter rugs helps them lie flat after washing. The tip cites the starch’s stiffness and suggests applying sparingly to prevent stiffness while maintaining a smooth surface.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Evening Journal the Home Daily Newspaper
Washington County
ELDER
Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News
North
Marion Avenue
Washington
Poal
Iowa
United Press
Baily Press Association
Des Moines
Ter
Gdom
Jack Robinson
Ich
Earl Browder
Russian Communist Party
Theussian Communist Party
Moscow
Roosevelt
Industralist
Sidney Hillman
Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods
Hillman
Mr. Hillman
South Pacific
America
Knoxville Express
Muscatine Journal
Council Bluffs
Eatherville News
William. Hassenpfieffer
Hassenpfneffer
William
Hassenpfieffer
Chen
Mary Manners
Jean Cherryholmes
Burlington Hospital
First Congregational Church
Kenneth Cherryholmes
Margery
H. D. Cherryholmes
Chester Cherryholmes
L. A. Cherryholmes
Kreshmen
Scpurgeon
Chesterfields
Coats
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