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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1945
Page
3
A mixed 1945 column blends war reflections, rationing talk, and an outdoor mushroom season. It discusses German atrocities, civilization’s fragility, and the need for human rights, plus practical notes on handling women workers and fuel use.
A wife fiddles with a vest button while the fat man jokes about language. She notes that some use language to express thought, some to conceal it, and others to hide their real ideas. The exchange reads as a quirky, tongue in cheek domestic moment.
The Oldfield Family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for sympathy and help during their recent sorrow. May God bless you all.
Columbia Pictures brings the Crime Doctor character to the screen in The Crime Doctor's Courage. Warner Daxter stars as the psychologist sleuth who uses ingenuity to solve murders as the film opens at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday.
Paramount presents the Technicolor screen version of Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Cooper embodies American idealism joining a guerrilla band to blow a bridge in Spain during the civil war with Bergman as Maria and a strong supporting cast delivering a vivid romance and action.
Pleasant Hill April 19 guests gathered in small parties to celebrate Norman Benns ninth birthday with family friends including Howard Benn and other neighbors. Numerous local households hosted and visited through the weekend sharing meals and companionship.
Warm loving vegetables such as corn and tomatoes do poorly in cold soil so they shouldn't be put into the ground until May. Corn can be planted as early as May first but there is little to gain by transplanting tomato plants after May fifteenth. Other warm weather vegetables which gardeners should avoid planting until May are noted.
Gardeners may plant beans peppers and other vine crops now. Plant tomato seed directly in the garden with protection and spacing of hills two feet apart for supported plants or 334 feet if unsupported. Thin to one plant per hill when four inches tall. Stagger sowings of beets carrots lettuce radishes and peas for continuous harvest through late spring and early summer.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Huston Matucha. He was the uncle of Mrs. Redeker. John Gamon Wilmer Kaufman and Clyde Lambert were seen working on telephone lines setting new poles as wind battered the area.
In Crawfordsville on April 19 the Presbyterian Willing Workers held a well attended meeting with Alma Johnston as devotional leader and Olive Moore leading a closing prayer. The business session planned next year’s committees and projects while refreshments were served. A Roosevelt memorial observance led to two local business closures. Local youth groups met in two homes and residents reported visitors and a saddle horse owner.
Mr and Mrs Will Marie returned from Holdredge Nebraska after attending a relative’s funeral. Mr and Mrs Gee of Keokuk visited Mr and Mrs Gien Schwartz. Mr and Mrs Frank Pringle spent Thursday in Thornburg with their son Burl and family and visited Mr Harris in Keota. Mr and Mrs Jesse Moore and family visited the Wim Bell family on Sunday.
Thomas Simpson thanks friends and relatives who helped make his 95th birthday a memorable day. He expresses sincere gratitude for the support, kindness, and celebration from those he loves.
A personal note expresses gratitude for the pretty cards and letters received during a hospital stay and extends thanks to the hospital staff, especially Mrs. John Simmering.
When buying meat focus on lean cuts for higher protein and vitamin content. Consumers are advised to choose visibly lean portions and trim excess fat to maximize nutritional value.
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