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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
5
YWCA Girls Swim and Summer Plans Highlight Community Program
The YWCA reports 170 girls aged up to 18 swim at the Y pool while others attend gym classes and plan cross country hikes. The organization notes 67 community meetings this year and a scholarship drive enabling every girl to join, with memberships costing about five dollars and access to facilities.
Australian man refused enlistment walks 87 miles to reapply
In a Dallas News style quip, an Australian tried to enlist but was refused due to bad feet. He returned after walking 87 miles, saying he hated walking back. The joke notes a husband who succeeds as an auctioneer at bankrupt sales.
Gregory the Navy man crowds bar with bold boast
Gregory, a U. S. Navy man, enters a 49 small honky-tonk bar and proclaims that when he drinks, everybody drinks. He pays with a dime and declares that when Gregory pays, everybody pays, then leaves, leaving the room jammed and the glasses filled. Contrib. by C.B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
My Way Of Joking Is A Dead Horse A Ruse
A man keeps a prized horse from a wary trader who often wanted to buy it. After the horse dies the owner ships it to the trader. A later exchange reveals the trader profited by raffled tickets and refunded the horse’s rightful owner, who won his own horse back.
Backstage in Iowa Politics
In Des Moines on April 27 the postwar period for Iowans is discussed by Earle S. Smith of the state tax commission. He notes retail establishments fell from 70,000 in 1935 to 652,000 now and that about 200 Iowans have recently entered business, many from war work. Recovery and coordination between a new rehabilitation commission and the state council are planned to ease postwar transitions, with cautions on line changes and overlapping duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
United States
Roosevelt
White House
Des Moines
Earle S. Smith
State Tax Commmission
Smith
State Industrial and Defense Council
Coun
Holstein Breeders Gather at Wellman Officers Elected
The Tri County Holstein Breeders association met April 19 at Ruggs cafe in Wellman for a 7:30 turkey dinner. President Anton Heitshusen led the business meeting and officers were elected including vice president Harry Keiger and secretary treasurer Stanley Kash. Present were O. Hamer, W. T. Diamond, Fay Barney, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri County Holstein Breeders Association
Ruggs Cafe
Wellman
Anton Heitshusen
Williamsburg
Harry Keiger
Mr. Pleasant
Stanley Kash
Wallace Kash
Iowa
Henry Bendorf
Russel Conn
Marengo
Washington County
Morton Emde
West Chester
Homer Brenneman
Henry County
Chris Lenning
Mt. Pleasant
C. W. Haight
Winfield
Fay Barney
Fairfield
O. TL. Hamer
The
Holstein Association
Births in Iowa Dip as War Pulls Fathers from Home
The state health department notes a 1942 peak of 49,255 births, while wartime demands keep many papas away. With fewer voters at home, election year office seekers hear of shifting demographics and social concerns over soap rationing and baby care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Health Department
Iowa
Hi Y Boys Honor Mothers at Annual Dinner
Mothers of Hi Y members were guests as the high school boys hosted their annual Mother’s Day dinner in the Community room of the MC A. Covers were laid for 75, with the Women’s Relief Corps preparing the meal and Girls Reserves serving. The program featured Rev. Treanor Miller poems for mothers and a boys septet, with officers installed for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Y
a M.C/A
Womans Relief Corps
Mary Lou’ Barth
Mary Voorhees
Barbara Crossett
Mary Jewell Holbert
Frances Whisler
John Whittaker
Alph Schilling
Trea &. Miller
Leonard Booth
Bob Chabal
Dale Calawell
Warren Dare
Boyd Work- Leven
Lyte Box
Bill Nebel
Cheverly Brown
O. BK. Sehmitt
Elizabeth Irwin
A. J. Bielefeldt
Clarence Losen
Robert M. Fustlane
Mr. Logan
Bob
Local names listed for community notices across Iowa towns
A sequence of personal and family names appears in a regional notice spanning Fairfield Mt. Pleasant Williamsburg Wellman and other communities. The list includes Harry Keiger Earl Booth Charles Troyer Herman Shoup Louis Selzer Noah Brenneman G. Yoder and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Harry Keiger
Mt. Pleasant
Earl Booth
Washington
Morton Emde
West Chester
Charles Troyer
Kinross
J. Paul Yoder
Parnell
Anton Heitshusen
Williamsburg
Herman Shoup
South Amana
Louis Selzer
Homestead
Noah Brenneman
DPD
G. Yoder
Kalona
Omerson Rogers
Frank Eash
Wallace Eash
Clark Gingerich
Jacob Rensberger
Walter Marner
Enos Miller
Joe Gnngey
Homer Brenneman
Stanley Eash
Wellman
P T A gathering in New Haven draws crowd despite rain
A good sized crowd attended the P T A in New Haven on Friday evening. Refreshments of sandwiches pickles pie and coffee were served. Mrs Lloyd Polson and daughter Nancy arrived from Omaha Nebr last Monday night. They stay with Merle Statler family until her husband is released from medical care. Mr and Mrs Marion Smith and daughters Alberta and Frances visited at Kalona over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Lloyd Polson
Nancy
Omaha
Nebr
Merle Statler
Merle Statlers
Marion Smith
Alberta
Frances
Swartzendruber
Kalona
Frank Seibel
Bettendorf
No Nickel in Nickels Now in Common Circulation
The coins currently in use no longer contain nickel metal. Nickels are produced from a copper and manganese alloy with silver added to achieve required properties.
Seed longevity guidance for vegetables and herbs
The note explains that asparagus beans peas carrots parsley and pepper seeds remain viable longer than others. It states most seeds stay good for one to two years, while some types can germinate after four or five years of storage.
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