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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1946
Page
4
A diary tone columns note spring planting in 1946 with onion and radish beds, lettuce choices, and moon timing, alongside satirical jabs at politics and middlemen. The piece mosses through climate quirks, advice from R L Badger, and comments on public affairs in a collage of remarks.
A collage of jokes and quick quips from everyday scenes. A girl jokes about a seat, soldiers note a battleship, a longhaired man and a shoe shiner trade gibes, a child earns a dime then a haircut, and quick classroom banter rounds out with a sentry and a Major Jones exchange.
A tense scene unfolds at a guardhouse as a major pleads with a sentry to allow passage without the password. The guard orders a shooting if needed while the major laments that Eve has forgotten the code.
Brighton notes detail bridge party entertainments at five tables hosted by Mrs Leland Horon and harmony club contests at Mrs Ira S ahfer home. Obituaries mention Fred Emry in Spokane with family ties to Brighton. Other items cover visits to California relatives, naval discharge, births at Jefferson County hospital, and railroad route changes affecting local properties.
The Aleutian Islands derive their name from a Russian word describing bold rock. The origin links to early explorers and the rugged volcanic chain that spans Alaska's western frontier.
The Harvey Girls opens yesterday on the State screen and runs through Wednesday. Judy Garland leads a starry cast including John Hodiak Ray Bolger Angela Lansbury Preston Foster Virginia O'Brien Kenny Baker Marjorie Main and Chill Wills in a Technicolor musical set in New Mexico in the 1890s with Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren supplying a memorable score.
Crawfordsville WSCS met April 9 with 6 members and six children present. Mrs. Rose Moorehead led devotion on The Fruit of His Spirit. The group collected Norway donations and planned three more boxes, sending two letters for translation in Des Moines. They voted 25 dollars for the Manna Easter overseas relief and noted district attendance at New London on April 12.
A water purifier delivers mineral free water by filtration through melamine derived ion exchange resin beds. The resins transform dissolved salts into corresponding acids and absorb the acids.
High quality tools ease gardening when properly cared for and kept sharp. Use a 10 inch file to sharpen hoes and spades. Spades get a V-edge while hoes do not, as the edge can cause the hoe to pull from the soil.
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