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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1944

Page

8

Kalona Folks Share An Outdoor Steak Fry And News

Kalona residents recount a Tuesday evening steak fry hosted by Mr and Mrs Amos Hostetler and Phyllis. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Fred Frey, Mr and Mrs Dennis Miller and families, and others. News also notes births, illnesses, and two obituaries with funeral details for Eli Gingerich and Myrtle Lints.

Chester Schwitters Kalona Amos Hostetler Phyllis Fred Frey Dennis Miller Marlene Shetler Warren Eicchelberger T. Reagan Adams Louisville Pvt Adams Fort Knox Mercy Hospital Myrtle Lintz Myrtle Marie Gingerich Lints Harvey Laura Sturgman Gingerich Richmond John Lintz Kenneth Lintz Eli C Christian C Katherine Stutzman Gingerich Davenport Susanna Reber

Swift Brothers to Leave for Camps After Furloughs

Privates George and Charles Swift plan furloughs then depart for military camps. Charles heads to Camp Wheeler Georgia while George travels to Harding Field Louisiana. The dispatch also notes local visits and hospital updates among many Pleasant Hill residents.

Swift Brothers

Word Thrifty John Wayne Answers Quietly on Publicity Form

Hollywood star John Wayne, in Tall in the Saddle, reveals a word thrifty persona in a studio questionnaire. He lists a youth in Lancaster, California, as a ranch boy and notes hunting and fishing as his fitness routine, with simple tastes and a straightforward past.

Hollywood Au.r John Wayne RKO Radio Wayne Ella Raines Raoul Walsh University of Southern California Lancaster Cal

Ice Cream Social Attendance at Pleasant Hill Church

Local residents reported a large crowd at the Pleasant Hill church ice cream social on Wednesday evening. Family visits included Fred Kephart and relatives at John Van Sant’s home and the Longer family hosting Emily for Sunday supper.

POW Food Aid Through Red Cross in 1943 Totals Shipped

Through the American Red Cross American prisoners of war received in 1943 7 405 088 pounds of powdered milk 3 702 544 pounds of processed cheese and 24 375 pounds of army spread.

American Red Cross

Backstage in Iowa Politics

Democratic nominee Richard F. Mitchell outlines Iowa’s path to victory for Roosevelt in the 1940s era, citing large Democratic support in counties and the Chicago convention. He profiles state ticket candidates Oscar E. Johnson, Wayne Kanawha, Geneva Nichols, Peter Kies, James Curran, Arch McGreevey, Harry Garrett, and James Bell, detailing their backgrounds and qualifications.

Iowa Roosevelt Dubuque Clinton Clayton Crawford Plymouth Lowa Kanawha Johnson Hancock County Welfare Board House of Representatives Geneva KE. Nichols Iowa Falls Ellsworth College Board of Control Peter J. Kies Iowa Employment Security Commission Pete Kies James V. Curran Ottumwa Interal Revenue Wapello County Arch A. F. McGreevey Sioux City National Veterinary Practitioners Association Harry F. Garrett Corycon State University of Iowa Wayne Co James M. Bell Burlington

Pvt Peters Ends Basic Training at Buckley Field

Pvt Calvin Peters son of Mr and Mrs Jarrett Peters of Columbus Junction has finished basic training at Buckley Field Denver Colo and will be sent to a radio school in Wisconsin or South Dakota Lloyd Max Marshall who has been in the navy several years is visiting his mother Edith Marshall Leo Nopoulos 21 who has been stationed in Farragut Idaho

Columbus Junction Aw 10 Calvin Peters Jarrett Peters Buckley Field Denver Colo Wisconsin South Dakota Lloyd Max Marshall Edith Marshall Leo Nopoulos Farragut Ida

Local Social Notes and Market Roundup

An honorable discharge is noted for a local resident. Visits to relatives include Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ogier and Mrs. H DeWayne Duncan and son Kirk in North Cove Washington. Market items feature homegrown watermelons cantaloupes and ripening tomatoes from a part time canning factory. Sunday dinner at the Charles Plecker Sr. home included several neighbors and relatives.

Lee Ogier Kirk North Cove Wash H. DeWayne Duncan Willipa Bay

Snowball News social round at local homes

On August 19 Mr and Mrs Kenneth Curry of Leola and Keith plus Mrs W D Booth and Fred Byers with Evelyn of Washington were among Sunday dinner guests at Earl Booths. Leola Curry of Williamsburg is visiting. Glenn Fuhr home hosted SU Sunday group including Lewis Weber Calla Stickrod Cleve Muscatine George Birney Washington. Carl Jarrard home weekend gathering with Lioyd Thompson Eldon Novy Fairfield Des Moines and Mary Ardith Jarrard home from school in Fairfield.

Kenneth Curry Leola Keith Williamsburg W. D. Booth Fred Byers Evelyn Washington Earl Booth Leola Curry Glenn Fuhr Lewis Weber Calla Stickrod Cleve Muscatine

Chinese Metal Exports Rise with Tin Mercury Antimony

China exports three nonferrous metals including tin mercury and antimony as part of its metal export program.

China Merc Ag

Malaria Burden in the United States

About 2,000,000 people in the United States contract malaria each year and roughly 3,000 die annually, primarily from the disease.

United States

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