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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1943
Page
6
A continuation notes the 1944 program lets each farmer draft his own production plan with suggestions from the WEA on needed crops. The item frames the plan as a basis for agricultural effort in Dakota during wartime.
The U S Treasury Department urges saving from wartime earnings to fund convoyed merchant ships and sea routes. Officials say end of the war will still require fighters and ships to clear sea lanes, so invest in War Bonds now to ease later costs.
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Seventeenth annual Godlove and Younkin reunion held at Riverside Park with basket dinner and a business meeting electing Marion Godlove as president and Bertha Tener as vice president. Attendees traveled from multiple Iowa towns. 1944 reunion planned for second Sunday in August.
President Roosevelt returns from a Canadian fishing vacation and resumes world affairs talks. He meets War Secretary Stimson for lunch to review Iceland Britain and Northern Africa tours, then calls in Admiral Leahy General Marshall General Arnold and Admiral King for mid afternoon briefings on fronts and future operations.
The nation’s railroads paid more than a million and a half dollars last year for live stock killed or injured on the railroad right of way. Much meat was wasted due to carelessness.
Noah Widmer threshing at Rex Swan home and near Crawfordsville. Carl Bower injures leg baling straw at J. J. Rich home and is under care. Families and relatives visit homes and attend church events in Washington and nearby communities. sympathy sent to Wm Liechty family. Regular social rounds and dinners noted among Widmer, Graber, Wenger, and Rich families.
Wheat starch is used chiefly in laundry and textile industries with predominance in consumption. It also finds some use in adhesives and, when combined with other starches, helps stabilize finishes. In laundry work it is applied to linen collars shirts and similar items.
Community column reports Charley Palmer’s slow recovery from an infection and lists weekend calls by Henderson Wallace and the Beach family. It recalls local property history involving Chilcote and library lots, mentions May Fleming’s reorganized back apartment, butter making curiosity, and house maintenance tips with sal soda and chloride of lime for basements and pest control.
A murky note describes preparatory steps before hemming a garment. It advises ripping seams and washing the fabric to remove creases and soil ridges, claiming easier results when the initial ironing and prep are completed.
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