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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1944
Page
5
A column blends gas rationing notes with Rotary district conference remarks in Des Moines. It cites over 200000 Rotarians worldwide while discussing postwar unemployment, government programs, and political sparring. It also jokes about rumors surrounding the First Lady and debunks common health myths.
Readers are reminded of brief, humorous press wires noting distant events. The Waterloo Courier mentions no revolution in Argentina for 16 minutes, while the Omaha World-Herald cites a warning to Franco over Nazi assistance. Other items question Roosevelt’s indispensability and Michigan’s salt supply.
George Statler, after nine months on a large oil project along the Alean highway in northwest Canada, arrived home Saturday night. He traveled fifteen hundred miles from a distant work site to meet his wife in Minneapolis.
Riverside report on Corporal Charles Rotenburger spending a 17 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs John Rotenburger and relatives. He is stationed at Smokey Hill Army air field Salina Kansas. Mrs G O Patterson returns to Davenport to resume stenographic work after ten days visiting Davenport. Robert Knebel formerly of Riverside now of Phoenix.
Proper storage and handling extend rope life. Store rope on a raised slatted platform or hang in loose coils on large wooden pegs for best results according to Weaver.
The United States Navy requires all warships to hoist the national flag before firing. Even subs that surface to engage must raise the ensign prior to a deck gun entering action.
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