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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
2
Beer seeks divorce from Mary M Beer in Lime Creek township
Noah D. Beer files a petition for divorce from Mary M Beer with the Washington county district court clerk. The couple, residents of Lime Creek township, say they were married on March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Noah D. Beer
Mary M Beer
Lime Creek Township
Orcutt's Baby Week Includes Coupon Deals
Local shoppers can save on Heinz Baby Foods Pablum and Quaker Farina with special prices at Orcutt's. families relocate as Lt Burham and St Fields move for station duties. PTA rum mage sale planned April 28 in the Fruit Market room with a Certainty Flour promo. Attorney T L Brookhart represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orcutt’s
Heinz Baby Foods
Pablum
Davy Burham
Barbara
Florence Monaghan
Keota
Douglas
Ariz
Burham
Douglas “Air Base
P.T.A
Roy Fields
Louisville
St. Fields
Fort Knox
Army moves and theater ad fill community report
Pvt Santos J Hernandez receives a new Fort Meade address after transfer from Fort Jackson. Capt Maynard L Brown arrives from St Louis for a short stay with wife and daughter Shirley before heading to Greensboro from Jefferson Barracks. Northern Tissue on sale at Orcutt's Free Movie event Friday at 2 30 pm. Red Cross seeks 200 million dollars to fund 1944 1945 operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Santos J. Hernandez
Fort Meade
Fort Jackson
S. C
Maynard L. Brown
St. Louis
Shirley
Greensboro
N. C
Jefferson Barracks
Major League Baseball Results and Schedule
Results show New York 6 over Philadelphia 2 and St. Louis 5 beat Cleveland 2 with Detroit at Chicago postponed. Other scores include Washington 2 over Boston 1. Tonight's pitchers listed for eight games and a separate slate with Munger at De la Cruz and Melton at Lee among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Washingon
Boston
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Christopher
Zuber
Newhouser
Lee
Johnson el
Washington
Leonard
Embree
Potter
Munger
Cincinnati
de la Cruz
Melton
Brooklyn
Ostermueller
Tobin
Derringer
Pittsburgh
Sewell
W. L Pet
Aes
Poston
May Meet at Mr Pleasant Doubtful on Wet Washington Track
Coach John Harp said the Washington dirt track is flooded and the dual meet with Mt. Pleasant likely cannot be held Friday. He attempted to phone the Mt. Pleasant coach to arrange a transfer if needed, while noting the squad of 72 shows strong interest though many lack experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harp
Washington
Mr. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant High School
Harp Hag
Bob Bostwick
Lyle Box
John Baldrige
Dale Caldwell
Keith Cook
Clarence Cross
Warren Dare
Herman Doran
Lloyd Duensing
Jerrold Humble
Hal Longer
Bill Peters
John Whittaker
Bill Wiley
Wayne Marshall
Bob Noonan
Brazil to Begin Aircraft Engine Plant Using U S Methods
Brazil's National Motor plant will start production with precision tools bought exclusively in the United States. The $9,000,000 facility will be the first in the American republics to manufacture complete airplane engines, adopting United States assembly line production. Before the war Brazil bought most tools from England and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
National Motor Factory
United States
England
Germany
Sink Nine Ships Off Italy's Coast
Allied naval and air forces sank nine enemy ships and damaged two destroyers in night actions off the west coast of Italy. Coastal warships destroyed a supply convoy sending four ships, three fighters, and a tug to the bottom. American warships and planes attacked two Nazi destroyers and a corvette, destroying the corvette and wounding the others. Brisk patrols and artillery exchanges continued with no major front changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Hdq
Naples
U.P
Italy
8Th Army
Entertain Friends In Tucker Home To Meet Bride Elect
A group of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Tucker friends gathered at 613 South Third avenue for a informal evening. Captain C. E. Tucker on leave introduced his fiancée Marianne Aldendifer of Lincoln Alabama to Washington friends. Marriage set for May 27 in Lincoln Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
C. W. Tucker
South Third Avenue
C. E. Tucker
Randolph Field
Texas
Marianne Aldendifer
Lincoln, al
Washington
Lincoln
Ill
Private Foresters Manage Forest Lands and Products
About 900 foresters are on the payroll of private forest industries. More than 700 oversee the management of forest lands while the remainder work in the manufacture of forest products.
Two Small German Attacks Reported on Adriatic Front
On the Adriatic front Allied forces report two small scale German attacks resulting in casualties for the opposing side. No further details are provided in the dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adriatic
State Theater Promos Free Movie and Wax Event
Priday Friday afternoon offers a free can of Du Pont self polishing wax at the State Theater with a 2 30 PM film showing. The listing also notes a three feature noon program and a three reel Nylon Plastics display, plus local sales at Orcutt's and Piggly Wiggly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Pont
State Theater
Florence Boehme
Junior
Rock Island
C. Boehme
United States Navy
Boehmen
Carl E. Kelly
Indiana
Jacob Evans
Don Klein
Evening Journal
Business Office Telephone
Town Continental Telephone Company
Wellman Creamery
Orcutt
S. N.B.C
Birth of a daughter for the Creechs in local hospital
Mr and Mrs Jack Creech of 525 West Third street welcomed a daughter born at 12 25 Tuesday afternoon weighing eight pounds two ounces. The report lists several discharged or admitted patients including Mrs Dave Hunt and son Thee Core Joe of Brighton and Mrs Arthur Merz and daughter Sara Kay of Brighton. Mrs Bert Donaldson of route two was admitted yesterday afternoon as a medical patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Creech
West Third Street
Dave Hunt
Thee Core Joe
Brighton
W. G. Eldridge
North Iowa Avenue
Arthur Merz
Sara Kay
Gilbert Mills
Yarlene Mae
North Second Avenue
Carl Kelly
North Avenue C
Bert Donaldson
Route Two
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Eng
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Prunes
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Washington Fruit Mkt
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Charles Turner
Bob Kelly
Sam Batterson
Bill Beenblossom
Paul Beenblossom
Bob Brewer
Lyndon Burris
Kenneth Cameron
Russell Carter
Bob Chabal
Dick Dare
George Doran
Dale Eyestone
Bill Foster
Bob Foster
John Gamble
Jim Gilchrist
John Green
Kenneth Hines
Jim Holbert
Duane Johnson
Bill Kelsey
Bob Livingston
Jack Martin
Paul Maxwell
Dick McCleery
Charles Minick
John Minick
Bill Nebel
Kenneth Patterson
Howard Patton
Adolph Perez
Dick Paul
Ted Pratt
Wayne Pratt
Claude Randall
Duane Redlinger
Leland Schmidt
Ted Springman
Don Stone
Daryl Turnipseed
Lloyd Turnipseed
Wilfred Wittetoe
Grant Walker
Boyd Workhoven
Les Guile
Delbert Havel
Russell Smith
Dick Vacha
Jim Pease
Stan Jarrard
Bob Dodder
Dick Dodder
Fred Pehler
P. L. Etter
S. Lowa
Little’s Furniture
Gabardine
Bay War Bonds
Coronado
Ennan Vey Oepeerres
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Mallory
Klein Klothing Kompany
Ruth McGraw
Mrs. J. L. McGraw
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