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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1943
Page
6
A man and woman with two small children attended a nearby church. The father, short on entertainment for the restless boy, gave him a ration book to chew, shocking nearby women. The note recalls 1930s floods and local memories, including a tornado and IGA store rebuilding after a fire.
The District Court in Washington County Iowa publishes a complex notice naming Fiona L Beemblossom as plaintiff and numerous defendants including Baker Lyon Ritchey Stephens and others. The petition seeks to quiet title to the West Half of Lots 19 and 20 in Coxs Subdivision East Washington now Washington City and to bar all claims by unknown claimants. Defendants are warned to appear by September 15 1943 or face default and decree. The notice lists Baldrige Bailey as attorneys and provides court and address details. Also included is a local Wellman news brief announcing the death of Ella Yoder aged 87 and other brief community notes.
Riverside August 2 Sunday marked the thirty eighth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Rotenburger with a family gathering at their south Riverside home. The couple married August 1 1905 at St. Marys Solon. A summer social proceeds of 368 47 were added to the church treasury. Relatives from Eau Claire Cedar Rapids and Iowa City visited and joined the celebration.
Report notes salvage of old boxes and timber from bombed houses and other sources in Britain has totaled about 150000 tons over two years. The piece also mentions local travel items including visits and returns of individuals from regional stops and a relocation of J E Curl to McAllen Texas.
President John L. Lewis urged the War Labor Board to approve an Illinois agreement to pay miners 1.25 dollars a day for underground travel time. Morse called the move a new legal vista while Lewis defended the long standing claim as a basic American right.
Pvt. William D Hotle Ser No 36757824 has a new address at Camp McCord Wisconsin with unit details listed. In a letter to his parents he says he likes army life and the food is fine. Sunday dinner guests at the Otto Schiebel home included extended family from Missouri Valley and Davenport.
Boulder Dam on the Colorado River forms Lake Mead stretching about 115 miles. The project creates a large reservoir serving irrigation and hydroelectric needs and marks a major river control achievement for the era.
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