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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1942

Page

6

Trailer House Fire Destroys Home at Columbus Junction

Fire at Columbus Junction Tuesday destroyed a trailer occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Turner at Chautauqua Park. The stove explosion caused the blaze, with the car attached saved though two tires damaged. Loss included trailer contents and tires. Residents include Turner and Mrs. Turner recently moved from the area.

Turner Trailer House Columbus Junction Clyde ‘Turner Columbus Chautauqua Park Turner

Primary Teacher Ill Gives Up Work

Mrs Ezra Wittmer reports a local primary school teacher has fallen ill and will resign from teaching duties. The unnamed educator at the town school will not return this term, prompting a substitute plan and coverage arrangements for classes.

Hall Purchases Ebner Farm Near Has kins

Mrs. Hall buys the Geo Ebner farm near Haskins relocate to a larger farm 114 miles from West Chester. Ebner son in law D H Peters will move March 1. The Ebners may relocate to West Chester or Keota. A Sunday school picnic at Sunset park drew 33 members and two guests, with children enjoying the pool and many cats on hand. Phyllis Irene born to Mr and Mrs John Crone August 7 at University hospital Towna City.

Clara Godlove Haskins Sunset Park Margaret Ellen Barker Washington Jean Mathers Pic John Blair Maxine Monmouth Geo. Murphy Tom McGraw Ainsworth Howard Stewart Geo. Ebner John Crone University Hospital Towna City Phyllis Irene Clinton May Hopengardener Charlie Harry Tillotson Francis Harry Kenneth Land Government Mathers K. A. Mathers Jean Terry Mason City Davenport Geo. Brown Phyllis Embree James Allison Len Haney Moline Doig Bobby Josephine Grandma Maurice Libe Francis Chris Doberlys Mt. Union

Return Borrowed Articles Campaign

Campaign urging residents to return borrowed items to owners as part of a community effort. Local notes mention gatherings at Coneville and Cedar, plus many family visits and late summer activities. Betty Bradshaw recovers from surgery. Hazel Bradshaw visits Iowa City. multiple \nfamilies attend reunions and weekend visits across Cedar, Crawfordsville, Mt. Union, and surrounding areas.

Ernest Meyer Clifford Snyder Paul Johnson Coneville Charles Bartholow Raymond Rich Noble Sunday

Mourning Clothes Origin Revealed in Early Custom

The article explains that mourning attire began from fear of the dead and was worn as disguises to mislead spirits that might return. It notes origins tied to protective beliefs about the afterlife and spirits visiting the living.

Interest at Riverside Health Conference Draws Parents

The Riverside Public School Child Health conference attracted many attendees this week. Dr. Ruth Church examined twenty four children with county nurse Irma Thomson assisting. Conferences will recur every three to four months, offering parents ongoing child health check ups.Mrs Peart Rummelhart and daughter Clementine visited here this week.

Riverside Riverside Public School Ruth Church Irma Thomson

Swishing Stockings After Wear Stresses Hygiene

The article urges women to wash stockings after each use to remove perspiration from silk nylon and rayon fibers. It notes rayon is now widely used in hosiery and that a few minutes of lukewarm suds suffices. Some households even have girls take turns washing stockings for all members of the family.

Home of Mr and Mrs Louis G Rummelhart

A notice references the residence of Mr and Mrs Louis G Rummelhart as part of a larger property listing. The fragment identifies the couple and their home location within the OCR text.

Mrs Louis G. Rummelhart

Crossroads features Hedy Lamarr and William Powell in suspense

In a Paris set 1932 drama, Powell plays a diplomat framed by a blackmail ring led by Basil Rathbone and Claire Trevor. Lamarr portrays his wife as the plot twists through a swift, polished thriller with a standout climax and an all-star cast.

William Powell Hedy .Lamarr Theatte Theatre Jack Conway Powell Miss Lamarr Claire Trevor Basil Rathbone Felix Bressart Margaret Wrycherly Sig Rumann Vladimir Sokoloff H. B. Warner Guy Bates Post Reginald Owen Frank Conroy Phillip Merivale Fritz Leiber James Rennie Mitchellewis Paris Rathbone Miss Trevor Nick Charles Crossroads Basil Rath

Navy recruits Hazen and Nardy report for boot training

Hazen John D. 40 son of Lauren V. Hazen and Edward L. Nardy 20 son of Mr and Mrs Leoardy 730 East Main street recently enlisted in the United States navy and were received at the naval training station in Great Lakes Illinois for recruit training. They will undergo drill seamanship and naval procedures with a rigorous physical program and will be eligible for a nine day leave after boat training or six days if retained for further training.

Great Lakes America Washington, Town United States Navy United States Naval Training Station Navy Washington John D. Hazen Lauren V. Hazen Edward L. Nardy Mrs. Leoardy East Main Street

Prairie Farms Students Send Maple Seed to Prairie Forests

Prairie Farms School children in Dauphin Manitoba collected 3000 pounds of maple seed and sent it to a forest nursery station in Saskatchewan to aid tree establishment on prairie farms.

Dauphin Manitoba Saskatchewan

High Price for Hog Tops Chicago Market

Washington co stockman H. M. Cress sent 82 head to the Chicago Stock Yards in the TVhour Swine Market. The hogs averaged about 433 each, selling at 14.00 per cwt. Buyers praised their good quality and finish as one of the day’s notable sales. Mr. Cress and his son accompanied the shipment to Chicago.

Chicago H. M. Cress Washington Co Chi Toby Chloe Mr. Richards Sheran Brock Margaret Bell Houston King Features Syndica

Chloe Cameron Seeks Singing Career Finds Romantic Entanglement

Chloe Cameron, seeking a singing career, becomes secretary at the Samuels Bureau of Entertainment in Manhattan. Birthday events, a stormy night, and an unexpected reunion with Hugh Richards lead to caregiving and tension as Richards moves back into her building and a shared, unsettled future looms.

Chloe Cameron Samuels Bureau of Entertainment Bureau Miss Jepson Chloe Rann Sturgis Wahilla Oklahoma Nate Barlow Greenwich Village Hugh Richards

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