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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1944
Page
3
A reflective wartime column urges patriotic resolve and warns about channel invasions while noting April showers, land speculation, and bond campaigns. It mentions Kentucky Derby week causing Pullman reservations limits, a fishermen’s license at the courthouse, and a hopeful catfish season with ration-free flavor.
A compiled editorial note discusses war production workers choosing to save for home ownership while warning that broad government reach into business and banking resembles prewar patterns. It cites tax burdens, rising debt, and mass federal employment as troubling signs alongside a moral about silence amid excess.
Cherokee Times notes that Allied forces have largely eliminated U boat danger in the western Atlantic by the first quarter of 1944. Navy Secretary Knox says the U boat is no longer a peril, citing improved air and surface detection and anti submarine methods and equipment. The report contrasts this with seasonal nature notes about worms, robins, and budding green growth.
A terse remark notes that raising voice can overwhelm disagreement in a phrase about Bermuda on ion. It suggests loud confrontation as a rhetorical tool in disputes.
A collage of quotes reflects humor and wisdom on veterans, school of experience, human fallibility, kindness in public life, and a playful take on daily chores. The snippets juxtapose wit about gratitude, graduation, and simple pleasures.
The W S C S of the Methodist church met in the church social rooms for its April session with 20 members, five children and guest Mrs Orrin Johnson. Devotion led by Mrs Nina Lowe, lesson by Mrs Lawrence Hedger on Evangelistic work in China. Refreshments served during social hour by several members.
The Willing Workers society of the Presbyterian church met Tuesday with good attendance. Mrs. H. N. Poston presided and led a devotional as the president was absent. Members knitted a woolen comforter and pieced fabrics. Mildred Kupka, Hazel Moorhead, and Genevieve Holmes organized the Easter lunch. Mr. Homer Martin and Virgil Hering attended a Cedar Rapids Carfill feed dealers convention with a turkey banquet, program, speakers, and floor show.
East Highland residents and guests share Easter gatherings and shopping trips across the area. Families such as Swailes Mincer Wieland Owens Rath Prymek and Foster visit relatives in Ed Schlapkohl Cedar Rapids Lone Tree Washington and Iowa City while others like Kovee and Murdock attend local events and host relatives.
A Pleasant Hill report shows the Red Cross drive collected 93 dollars and 50 cents. The piece notes community members attending dinners, visits, and Easter gatherings with numerous local families and friends mention scattered throughout the town.
Joan, Mrs Harold Marshall and the husband's grandmother spent Sunday at the Earl Marshall residence. Mrs Harold Marshall returned to Des Moines Monday. Mr Marshall's mother stayed for the summer with her son Earl. It was her first visit in several years.
Locals report most yards have potato patches in and oats planted early in the season. Farmers note steady progress across neighbourhood plots with favorable weather aiding sowing and childhood helping hands in the work.
A deluxe outdoor adventure romance opens Sunday at the Fox Theatre. The Kansan adapts Frank Gruber's Peace Marshal and stars Richard Dix Jane Wyatt and Albert Dekker with Eugene Pallette Victor Jory and Robert Armstrong in supporting roles. Dix portrays John Bonniwell who arrives in Broken Lance Kansas to quell a bank robbery gang led by Jesse James. Bonniwell stays as marshal after being drawn to Eleanor Sager owner of the town hotel and uncovers that Stephen Barat plans the crimes with his brother Jaff aiding him.
In a high voltage sequence Jeff thwarts Barat and is killed while detonating a bridge to stop the gang. The act, tied to Bonniwell’s schemes, crowns a film packed with thrilling danger and daring heroism.
Color contrast alcoves brighten rooms by painting recesses in pale sea green soft blue or terra cotta set against cream or buff walls. The chosen hue can be echoed in chair seats window draperies and window blinds for a cohesive look.
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