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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1942
Page
4
A mixed column discusses Edgar Bergen income and value of executives, German invasion strategies, aviation cargo dreams, a senator junket to Alaska with $50,000 request, and farm income vs costs. The piece blends opinions on wealth, defense, and policy.
The piece discusses potential invasion risks and the unlikely chance of organized resistance. It argues against state control, warning it leads to despotism, and urges rulers to limit powers, keep prices fair, and defend property while maintaining economic liberty.
Mrs Howard Hoyle reports dinners with Mrs Rose Neball. Harold Humston Emma Humston and family. Harold’s nest celebrated. visits from Ron Sheetz and family. Mrs Jee Sheetz and Mrs Fred Mangold noted. Mrs Harry Davidson ill. Maxine Sheetz helped. Ray Beahm of Grand Junction called. Rosalie Isabelle Combs attended Nellie Wiley birthday dinner. George Bartholomew and Donald Shulta visits. Read the Want Ads.
The sprightly column editor contemplates a northern fishing jaunt to improve his luck after his father’s musky tale. He jokes about letters not arriving and weighs the odds of becoming musky-less with limited time. A proverb on immovable, movable, and moving folks frames the musings. A wife kiss drought and a lung specialist’s quip close the piece.
A woman asks for half soles on shoes at a drug store. The pharmacist declines, noting the store handles only shoes polish overshoes baby shoes laces and similar items. The exchange highlights limited services in a drug store setting.
The grocer muses on change while weighing sugar and recalls once being a pupilist. The customer jokes that he might have been a lightweight champion in the past, prompting a playful exchange about past selves and identity.
A druggist tells a young lady that most ladies favor a certain lipstick, while the woman asks if he can name the shade men prefer, prompting a witty back-and-forth in a brief exchange.
In a downpour two quarry workers fought until one pinned the other, asking for surrender which was refused again. The scene ended with the aggressor insisting on a final demand, while the other man remained defiant.
Margaret Church visits her aunt Dr Ruth Church as the ninth birthday is celebrated. Reports mention picnics at Sunset Park, work on a kitchen garden, and a look at patients including Mrs Page recovering from gall bladder surgery. Local humor, weather, and social updates fill the piece with society lore.
The notice honors Mrs Matt Gillespie for taking excellent care of a long illness. Her home is in Garrison, Iowa.
Expressions of gratitude are extended by Mrs. Amos Weaver and families to friends and neighbors for kind words, cards, and flowers during the illness and passing of their husband and father, with many acknowledgments still unreceived.
A small vegetable brush helps apply paint remover to old finishes. It removes paint from cracks mouldings and carved places without damaging the surface.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Doud of Long Beach California visited with their daughter Mrs Will Parcell and family. Mabel Neal returned home Tuesday after a week with her grandparents in Des Moines.
The County plans to grade the road beyond Ben Brinton's farm and oil it at a future date. Floyd Jones was a Washington caller on Monday.
A room designed for the modern business girl features a built in bunk with pull draperies to simulate a large curtained window. Built in lights allow reading in bed. Coral painted paneling contrasts with eggshell chenille spread. eggshell floor covering and brown green eggshell plaid drapery complete the scheme.
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