This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1943
Page
3
A religious line from Psalm 119:63 urges believers to join as a companion to all who fear God, highlighting fellowship and mutual confidence in faith. The verse emphasizes personal commitment and shared reverence within the community.
The Des Moines column argues Iowa holds over 88 million dollars in reserves including 34 million in unemployment funds. It details employer collections since 1927, federal withholding, and how funds are held, invested, and disbursed. The piece praises state governance and notes wartime employment impacts and future postwar needs.
A dated humor reel features a boy and father exchange about long pants and tax exemptions, an office quip about duties and dismissal, a club woman joke, a dish-thrower wife line, a couple of laborers chatting, and a soldier’s rifle aim longing.
A brief rural exchange features a speaker asking for a rifle and a response about hiding it at home and waiting for rain to rust it. The dialogue reflects a folksy, humorous tone within a small community setting.
Readable fragment shows a company cook serving thin bread and butter to a hungry battalion. A private questions the portion size, the sergeant sternly confirms he cut them, then jokes about shuffling and dealing.
Conversation shows a chief agent doubting a man’s fit as a detective after he arrests a tramp for stealing a fifty pound box of soap from a railroad car. The remark underscores skepticism about unconventional cases shaping a detective’s career.
Riverside residents report Mr and Mrs Cloyd Whitlock and family relocated this week to the former Josiah Godlove homestead near the Riverside public school grounds. Rev Omer H Kiefer, ordained at St Marys church on Ascension Day, visited with his mother Mrs Elizabeth Kiefer and others, now serving as an assistant.
Riverside brief highlights include moving the Riverside Leader to Wellman after suspension, Olin Gingerich honored at a dinner with family and friends, detasseling helpers from Riverside for Edward Heck farm near Washington, air force officer receiving an air medal and oak leaf cluster, Corporal Richard McWilliams wounded at Buna, and local Odd Fellows installation with a class to be initiated August 16. Also reported are Four-H camp participation, Molly Pitcher tag day planning, and two family reunions at Columbus Chautauqua park with dates in August.
In Columbus Junction on August 2, Second Lieutenant Merton Lowe of the local Bert Lowe family earns the Air Medal. The report notes the injury of a Junction corporal in the same dispatch.
Farmers typically apply about seven million pounds of pyrethrum as an insecticide to protect crops. This practice supports pest control across agricultural regions with established pyrethrum production and usage patterns.
Researchers in Australia study chemicals found in beach sands to assess environmental impact and potential applications. The work analyzes mineral content, contaminants, and their behavior in coastal ecosystems.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.