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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1944
Page
3
A 1944 reflection cites Amos 8 11 noting a shortage not of bread or water but of hearing the words of Jehovah The message urges heedfulness of divine guidance and obedience to prior messages rather than seeking new ones
A Washington County panel concludes delinquency is mainly a parental issue before youth leadership needs. The YMCA offers facilities for wholesome recreation. Iowa facts highlight wealth, farms, and pride in crops, with musings on night crawlers and a carrot tale closing the column.
A collection of cartoon captions and quips features a returning U S soldier mistaken for a bellhop a soldier’s uniform misadventure a cashier liniment joke and banter about bachelors and life mottoes The items spotlight lighthearted social observations and wordplay from everyday life with a mix of puns and moral quips
A humor piece contrasts bachelors and married men with quips about independence and love. It jokes that bachelors avoid commitment, keep “a girl on his knees” without a wife, and cites Navy quarters named for bachelors, ending with a cartoonish note on marital dynamics.
Haskins April 6 meeting of the Ladies Aid had 14 members and two visitors. Luncheon was served by the hostess with assistance from several members. Several residents traveled to nearby cities for errands and visits, and Miss Bradford received 100 baby chicks from Waterloo.
Universal presents Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves starring Maria Montez in a Bagdad fantasy. John Hall Tarhan Bey and Herbert Marshall headline a starry cast with action and romance, highlighting Technicolor visuals and exotic locales.
Freezing does not spoil canned food but may cause swelling and breakage in glass or metal containers. If the seal is broken leakage may occur and spoilage organisms can reach the contents. Cans showing leakage should be used immediately.
The average freight train now carries 40 percent more freight and runs 56 percent faster than in 1920, marking a 220 percent gain in overall efficiency.
Crawfordsville April 20 delegates Margaret Davidson Mrs Ma bel Monson and Doris Cherry holmes attend the county convention of the Women's Federated clubs at Washington on Wednesday. Members of the Wednesday Study club Mrs H N Poston and Mrs C C Moorhead of the Crawfordsville Presbyterian church and Mrs kK V Humphreys and Elizabeth Davis of the Salem Presbyterian church also attended the Iowa City Women’s Presbyterial meeting in Iowa City Tuesday while Rev H N Poston attended the event.
The film Young Ideas opens at the Fox Theatre with Susan Peters in her first comedy role alongside Herbert Marshall and Mary Astor. When Mary Astor’s novelist disappears during a lecture tour her children search, find her on a honeymoon with a chemistry professor on Faculty Row, and plot to end the marriage. The satire unfolds with light humor as the children intervene to break up the union.
Dorothy Rees, a business college student from Chillicothe Missouri, is home for two weeks. Mrs J B Randolph of Keota visited Wednesday with her parents Mr and Mrs J S McCleary. The Legion Auxiliary met Wednesday afternoon in the Legion hall with light attendance, handling business and enjoying a social time. Refreshments were served by Mrs Glen Been blossom and Mrs John Martin.
Burial services for W. A. C. Johnson who died in Omaha were held yesterday at the graveside in Elm Grove cemetery. Rev. H. J. Corcoran of St. James Catholic church conducted the rites with pallbearers W. W. Wilson Harry Montgomery Robert Patterson Frank Case Frank Miller and Harry Sowden assisting.
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