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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1944
Page
5
George Stewart notes flashlight battery disposal to avoid acid damage amid outages. A Nazi stormtrooper returns from a mission after killing a dog and apologizes to a farmer who rewards him with cookies wine and eggs.
A playful exchange reveals neighborly astonishment at a motorist admitting his car is a secondhand purchase. The dialogue showcases local character and humor amid ordinary daily life.
A vintage advertisement promotes Tromone, a medical formula combining vitamins and hormones, claiming to renew vigor and enjoyment for middle aged men. It urges readers to follow directions and buy from Geo. McDaniel Drugist and druggists nationwide.
A dialogue captures motorists and a city edge scene with a taxi sign, a calm father listening to his wife, a baseball umpire quip, and a canine interlude with a Boston Terrier. The vignette blends humor and everyday domestic tone from a small town page.
A plumbing contractor insists the applicant will proceed without references, claiming the candidate will be vetted later. The exchange ends with the contractor asserting the applicant will do without immediate references.
Crawfordsville August 15 the Fairview club held a picnic at the tourist park Friday evening with families attending and supper shared. The next meeting is set with Mrs T H Barnes on September 7. Nine Boy Scouts returned from a camp near Town City reporting a fine time. Members listed include Dwight Owens Bill Mitchell Norman Waters Richard Young Keith Coates Gerald Howell Dale Littrell Keith Johnson Charles Raymond. Maurice Rose has entered service. Dwight Owens Robert Lowe and Donald Finke plus Mrs Donald Sands attend a Methodist young peoples conference at Lake Okoboji led by D D Owens. The Union Young Peoples society presented a patriotic program Sabbath night. Beauchamp family picnic at Saunders park Mt Pleasant. attendees included Mr and Mrs Ralph Beauchamp Mr and Mrs W A Orris S K
Orris and daughter Dorothy, Mr and Mrs Clarence Hering and daughter Viola, and Ruth Davis are named in a local social note. The item lists family relations and mentions the individuals together at a community event.
More than 200 attended the dedication program at Coneville as Hansen and Ireland spoke at the Dedicating Service Board event. Martha Butler reported from Columbus Junction on August 15.
The program at Conesville featured singing and prayers by local clergy and community members. The Stapp and Klotz families held their annual reunion at Columbus chautauqua park. Local service members and relatives abroad and on leave were noted, with several residents cited for military service and transfers, including Williams, Moore, Dykstra, Stone, Walker, Myers, Downs, Darrow, and Sigafoos.
Tobacco seeds are used to produce oil that can be converted into edible oil with chemical additives.
Los Angeles County holds over 15 000 matured camphor trees contributing to an annual camphor value of about 32 million dollars imported in past years.
The total income of U S individuals in 1943 was more than twice the 1935 39 average, while expenditures for goods and services accounted for 63 8 percent of the total.
Castor oil once common as a medicine is out of fashion and now used by chemists in perfumery. The seed oil is employed to make nuts, imitation leather, and to dye cloth. It also plays a significant role in aviation and gunnery.
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