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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1944
Page
3
Inside a Congressman day as reformers seek streamlined government
A Washington Post piece by Frank I. Weller chronicles a day in the life of an anonymous congressman. The account highlights constant constituent requests, meetings with lobbyists, and numerous letters while illustrating reformers’ push to consolidate committee functions to save wartime government time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank I. Weller
The
Washington Post
Navy Department
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Naval Affairs Committee
Agriculture Committee
Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Jones
Jokes and misreadings in a Bank of England visit
A humorous collection of misunderstandings and rapid-fire one liners. A woman asks if she is in the Bank of England or the Church. a gravitation story ends with Newton under a tree. others include a guide praising a brewery and a barber quip about a tied question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
Church of England
Clubwoman Visits, Man Survives Sink Fishing Joke
A club woman visits a sick man who fishes with a string tied to a stick in a sink. He answers questions with witty deflection. The judge asks if he has anything to offer before sentence. the prisoner quips his lawyer took his money.
Cuba Produces Motor Fuel From Molasses
Cuba announces a program to make motor fuel from molasses, highlighting a shift toward biofuel production using domestic sugar byproducts and new processing facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Desert Song Opens at State In Tech Color
Warner Bros presents The Desert Song in dazzling Techni Color at the State Sunday starring Dennis Morgan and Irene Manning in a modernized musical. The film follows an American musician El Khobar protecting the Riff slave labor from Nazi aggression in North Africa with Johnny Walsh aiding, leading to a French raid and eventual freeing of the Riffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Morgan
Irene Manning
Warner Bros
Sigmund Romberg
North Africa
Germany
France
el Khobar
Johnny Walsh
Lynne Overman
Paul
Col. Fontaine
Bruce Cabot
Tarzan Battles Desert Renegades to Rescue Beautiful Girl
Tarzan faces peril as he fights desert renegades to save a beautiful girl in Tarzan's Desert Mystery. Johnny Weissmuller stars as Tarzan with Johnny Sheffield as Boy, joined by Nancy Kelly in a leading role amid remote mountain and desert locations and breathless suspense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarzan
Americas
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Sheffield
Boy
Nancy Kelly
Tyrone Power
Jesse James
Rye substitutes for barley in dairy rations proves viable
Feeding trials at the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station show rye can replace barley in dairy rations. When 40 to 50 percent of the grain portion is rye, it provides roughly the same feeding value as hull barley when paired with alfalfa hay for mill production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Apricot Nectar Morning Eye Opener Teased
A morning eye opener suggests apricot whole fruit nectar as the base with a spritz of lemon or lime juice to brighten the flavor. The addition highlights the mild but tasty true fruit character of apricot.
Rhubarb and Tulips Are Up Spring Prep in Living Lake
Living Lake notes early spring signs with rhubarb and tulips up and robins returning. Farmers repair equipment ahead of spring work, Victory gardens near, and Easter in sight. March meeting re elects Fred Hermann. Reed Moore becomes president. Reed Moore travels to Iowa City for foot check, crutches hoped soon discarded. Red Cross drive hindered by bad roads and weather. locals send donations. Charley Friese shells corn for P. F. Whisler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Living Lake
Fred Hermann
Reed Moore
Homer “Irney
Hot Springs
Rosemary Club
Reed
Iowa City
Red Cross
Living Lake District
Charley Friese
War Quiz Corner Questions from a 1940s page
A wartime quiz asks who was Britain's foreign secretary before the war once known as dap per and later questions about the U S Army division regimental counts, whether Nazi Germany captured Poland in 1939, and the location of Cyrenaica where British and German forces clashed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Poland
Cyrenaica
Evolution of the solitaire engagement ring styles
For fifty years the solitaire has been the engagement ring centerpiece. Early rings used high prongs in yellow gold, then platinum became popular after Russian sources. Later designs featured smaller stones flanking the solitaire, with polished metals like palladium or platinum enhancing the diamond's prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Answers Count: Question One and Score Notes
Summary unavailable due to garbled source text. The fragment mentions Anthony Eden, a count of answers, and a claim about Russians invading from the east, plus a Libyan ancient province. No coherent event or clear article context is discernible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Eden
Libya
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Shiny Seams Achieved With a Press Roll
A simple press roll creates shiny seam marks on sleeves and skirts. Use 24 inches of padded broom handle or a rolled magazine wrapped in cotton cloth so iron pressure targets the seam only, leaving no marks on the fabric faces.
Milk output on American farms tops hundred billion pounds mark
In the year just ended about 118 billion pounds of milk were produced on American farms. This represents the second highest annual production in history for any nation, exceeded only by U S production in the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Proper Bean Cooking: Simmer and Watch Pot Low Heat
Keep dried beans or peas at a low simmer rather than boiling. Monitor the pot and add water periodically as beans absorb water during cooking.
Wood species good for drying fuel supply
Certain woods improve little by drying and are important for fuel planning. The list includes white ash American beech pignut and shagbark hickory black locust red pine red and white spruce and gray birch. Most woods require a long drying period.
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