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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1943
Page
4
A wartime columns urges cooperation with new price ceilings on used goods effective September 1, cites penalties for noncompliance, and stresses rationing serves the public. It contrasts personal habits with government roles, cites John Brandt on government limits, and warns against creeping national socialism.
A Webster City Freeman Journal note questions why most civilized countries are at war while savages are at peace. The Oskaloosa Herald cites an Italian census plan for its islands once Mediterranean tensions ease.
A rooster rolls an ostrich egg into the coop and declares he is not criticizing the girls but wants to show what is being done elsewhere. The scene mixes dialogue with a playful tone and implies cross place comparisons.
Wellman notes a ninthtieth birthday celebration for Godfrey Sigler at Eliza Johnson's home with a large family dinner. Neighbor Mrs Mattie Shaw suffers a fall in Colorado. A lightning strike razes a hay barn on the Orr Maple farm, burning 40 tons of hay and 250 bales of straw. no livestock lost.
A friend received a beggar's plea with sympathy and urged merchant Mr. Jones to donate. The merchant nodded at the request and said to give him a dollar from the cash register before leaving the store.
A southern father introduces his family of seventeen boys to a visiting governor. The governor jokes that all are Democrats, and the father clarifies that only one boy, John, is not reading for the political path.
Mrs. C A Thompson reports social visits across Washington, Des Moines, Keota, Brighton and Ainsworth with numerous families. Highlights include Rebates of relatives visiting Mediapolis, furloughs of Raymond Howsare from Vallejo, and local residents thrashing after wet weather delayed harvest.
Daily over 23 000 freight trains haul about 25 million tons of material across America's wartime railroads reflecting vast industrial mobilization and logistics during the period.
Mrs Ollie Anwyl attended the funeral of Mrs A B Rogers in Crawfordsville on August 16 with local residents and friends paying respects at the ceremony.
A politician arrives to a gathering and tells the crowd he misses the old faces he used to shake hands with. The remark underscores a sense of nostalgia for past supporters and familiar interactions.
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