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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1941
Page
8
Jack Budlong, heir to a 5 million dollar fortune and son of a pioneer auto maker, played a cavalry officer in a movie. He was thrown from a horse and impaled on a saber, dying from the wound. He is survived by his wife who is expectant.
A California aircraft manufacturer seeks Iowa applicants who are American citizens between 18 and 35 with some high school or vocational training and mechanical aptitude. Applicants must pay their way to California and cover expenses until first pay. Starting wage is 51 per hour. For details contact Edgar A. Cupp at the Washington employment office on Friday August 15 between 1 and 2 PM.
The article explains Vermont was not among the original thirteen colonies and states it joined the Union as the fourteenth state in 1791.
Navy recruitment pitch lists steady employment good pay travel opportunity to learn a trade free education systems advancement pension after 20 years free medical attention free dental work good wholesome food athletics free amusements vacations with pay and other benefits
Seven teen thousand veterans of the Spanish American war will gather in Omaha August 17 to 21 for the 43d annual United Spanish War Veterans convention. Special trains from across the country bring delegates. about 2500 from California and 2500 from New York and Massachusetts are expected. The Omaha Chamber of Commerce committee, led by John Gillin Jr., has spent nearly 40 years arranging the meeting. The program opens with a traditional ceremony.
Benito Mussolini and family members accompanied the casket of Capt. Bruno Mussolini, 23, from Pisa to Predappio after his death in an experimental airplane crash. The procession showed Mussolini, Donna Rachele, a sister-in-law, his widow, and Vittorio, with Bruno lying in state at the Pisa railroad station.
Memorial service Sunday evening August 17 in the city auditorium. Veterans will be entertained Monday evening with the Ak-Sar-Ben Den show. Tuesday features the States and Military Ball in Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum. Wednesday hosts a big afternoon parade with thousands of veterans, many bands, and bugle corps. Numerous veterans organizations and reunions noted along with general event details.
The Rock Island Lines awarded contracts to Condon & Kiewit of Omaha to relocate fifteen miles of main line between Mercer and Princeton Missouri. The project cuts through Mercer Hill to remove grades and curves and speed traffic. Alexander Repass of Des Moines will build a new bridge over the Grand River near Princeton.
Ames Iowa August 12 Rex Beresford ISU extension cattle specialist warned cattlemen to proceed with caution when buying western range cattle. He noted factors pointing to higher feeder cattle prices and increased feeding next year but cautions from high hog prices and other counteracting factors.
A farm specialist presents factors shaping the 1942 cattle feeding program including a rise in the fall pig crop higher butterfat prices more cattle milled and increased poultry output. He notes discouraging cattle feeding returns last fall high corn loan rates abundant feed and record native cattle supplies in the Corn Belt. Western cattlemen may hold cattle longer but yearling versus calf spread could widen and Iowa farmers are advised to buy cattle cautiously rather than rush into rising prices.
We wish to express our sincere thanks to neighbors and friends and to the fire department for their help at the time of our recent fire. It was greatly appreciated Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Farrier
C. B. Painter of Crawfordsville was badly burned to the legs and one eye when a torch blew up while he was burning out parts of a car at New London. An assistant wrapped a blanket around him and the flames were extinguished. He remains in considerable pain and faces a prolonged recovery.
Donna Mae Moss, 11, daughter of Claude and Mrs Moss, farmers near Iowa City, was standing on a wet washhouse floor when she reached to switch on a light and received an electric shock that left her unconscious. Her farm family was cited as the source of the incident.
Dream of travel romance and adventure with the Navy says an recruitment pitch. It promises training in about fifty trades and a path to high paying civilian jobs, noting that the first year training is worth hundreds of dollars.
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