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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1946
Page
3
A column mixes religious scripture with witty observations on postwar life. It comments on labor disputes, fashion changes like hip pocket elimination, and public sentiment while citing leaders such as Dwight Eisenhower and urging vigilance against a planned economy. It closes with reflections on faith and provision.
A string of light, satirical quips about relationships, vanity, prejudice, architecture, and a salesman’s tale. The snippets joke about Eve and Adams pockets, a theater winner complaining about a bad film, a man in “my shoes,” a conviction versus prejudice, plumbing accuracy, and two sons in the newspaper business.
A fragmented humorous fragment discusses parents paying for college, a comic take on the stork, a banquet scene, anonymous addressing, a mortician and a minister, and the humor of aging and attention spans in a voice resembling a late night column.
Laura Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs William Baker of Grandview will marry Robert Luckey son of Mrs Beulah Luckey of Columbus Junction. The wedding is planned for June 16 with Baker teaching at Columbus City and Luckey employed at Luckey Implement store. They will reside in War Eagle Pine residence at Columbus City.
At Rock Island on April 4, Mr. Wheeler was recently discharged from army service. The couple will live here.
The archer fish can shoot a six foot stream of water from its mouth to wet insects. The jet dislodges prey into the water where the fish then eats them.
Holders claim Needles Longer Christmas trees keep their needles much longer if placed in a dish of water inside a heated room.
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