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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1943
Page
4
A humorously practical column reflects on war predictions and dog debates in Washington while urging conservation of print paper and urging the federal government to join in. It notes a Three Quarter Century Club event for readers over 75 and muses on postwar uses for surplus jeeps and tanks on Iowa farms.
A trade magazine reprints rules from a historic Chicago department store detailing strict opening hours, cleaning duties, Sabbath exceptions, church giving, and social customs. The piece blends anecdotes on work discipline with humorous exchanges about poker and sales etiquette.
Monogram drama opens at Fox Theatre featuring Dean Jagger John Carradine and Mary Brian in a tense tale of forgers saboteurs and counterfeiting. Strong supporting roles from Ian Keith Bill Henry Sidney Blackmer Spanky McFarland elevate a plot of wits and pursuit.
H J Hampton and Fred Monroe doing business as Sullivan Bus Lines Cedar Rapids Iowa seek a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to operate motor passenger and limited freight service between Washington Burlington and Mount Pleasant with certain local route exceptions The hearing is set for September 22 1943 at 1 30 PM in Iowa City before the Iowa State Commerce Commission officers Carl Reed B M Richardson and David Long with secretary Geo L McCaughan.
An aged village schoolmaster is brutalized and a mass execution order targets ring leaders of the underground movement. The rebellion erupts as villagers rise en masse, leading to the town's destruction. Surviving natives flee to the hills to pursue guerrilla warfare against invaders.
Crawfordsville August 13 21 members of the Union Young People’s Society gathered at the Lisle Maxwell home. Mr Maxwell gave a hay wagon ride drawn by a tractor, a novelty for the group. After returning they played games and held a brief business session followed by light refreshments. Sponsors Mrs W C Wool ey and Manda Davis attended. They plan weekly socials until school opens.
Mrs Edgar Newman and Mrs Laurence Newman with children Herbert and Lois from Chicago visited their uncle K Orris this week. Mr Gerald Rhea and Mrs Rhea of Moline Illinois visited. they took Mrs Rhea's grandmother Rose Moorhead to Mt Pleasant to see Joe McCoy. The party attended a park concert conducted by Joe, who leads the cadet band at Iowa Wesleyan College, and he drove them home after the performance.
Mrs Levi Van Dyke reports social visits and gatherings across Rubio and nearby towns. Families from Fairfield What Cheer Libertyville Oskaloosa Lancaster and nearby farms visited relatives and shared Sunday meals and conversations. Virginia Long joined relatives near Lancaster for several days.
The article notes a prayer meeting for men in service at the Friends church in Richland on Wednesday evening. Verne Sheraden accompanied C. E. Morgan to Bloomfield on Thursday. Threshing in the community is delayed due to rain and damp weather.
Washington county employment service reports 250 people placed in July 162 men and 88 women found work. Employers and workers benefited from matching the right person to the job amid wartime shifts and farmer needs.
Sweden runs about 19 000 factories with 416 000 workers in peacetime payrolls. Craftsmanship coexists with mass production. Eskilstuna steel, Jonkoping matches, and Norrefors and Kosta crystal glass are known worldwide. Other specialties include cream separators, ball bearings, telephone equipment, motors, electrical devices, and porcelain.
Fine tobacco dust containing 1 percent nicotine repels flea beetles but must not be used on tomatoes as it can infect them with mosaic disease.
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