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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1944

Page

8

4-H Girls Win in Health and Vegetables Display

Health Improvement winners Mary Knotek Lorene Booth Leota Fishburn and Helen Knupp led a large showing of garden produce. Blue ribbons went to multiple individuals for tomatoes peppers cucumbers and other vegetables with entries in cakes breads and preserves.

Mary Knotek Lorene Booth Leota Fishburn Helen Knupp Virginia Long Bertha Flading Lucille Gault Mary Lou Stacy Charlene Hesseltine Rosamond Sojka Marjory Gamon Seth Brown Ruth Miller Esther Gerdes Luclla Sojka Merry Makers West Point Patty McDowell Priscilla Porter Betty Sojka Delores Redlinger Mary Lou Macy Luklta Sojka Ruthe Duvall Mary Divall Leila Brown Ella McClure Mary Duvall Lovilla Sojka LuElla Sojka Betty Sojk

More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH

An advertisement promotes I AS TEETH powder to secure upper and lower plates for a firmer, more comfortable fit. The alkaline formula claims no gummy taste, prevents sourness, and helps reduce denture odor. Sold at drug stores as FASTEETH.

Tired Kidneys Signal Sleepless Nights

Medical ad explains kidneys contain 15 miles of tubelike filters. Fatigue and nighttime urination signal kidney or bladder issues. Doan's Pills are recommended to flush waste from blood and relieve backache swelling headaches and fatigue.

Doan

Athol Soldier Trails Sgt York In Prisoner Capture

Sgt Rodney Cloutman 26 of Athol Massachusetts reportedly captured a Nazi group and transported them to a prison compound where his total prisoners reached 400. The tale compares him to World War I hero Sgt Alvin York. The account emphasizes his extraordinary tally and daring capture.

Rodney Cloutman Athol Mass Alvin York Cloutman Pen

Tyrone Items (By Mrs. Otto Sheetz)

Tyrone notes include funeral of Mrs. Glen Little in Washington and family visits. Mervin Fulton family moves to Fred Sheetz farm. Edgar Farrier attends What Cheer fair. Sheetz reunion at Ollie and local visits follow Sunday. Edgar Farrier combines clover for Otto Sheetz.

Otto Sheetz Tyrone Walter Sheetz Glen Little Washington Everett Fagen Sierney Mervin Fulton Fred Sheetz Edgar Farrier Dorothy Young Sheetz Ollie Milo Weaver Waldo Miller

Census Finds Most Plants Small but Job Heavy

Census figures show 98 percent of the nation's manufacturing plants employ under 500 workers yet account for 65 percent of total jobs, highlighting the outsized role of small plants in employment.

Local Pageantry Allocates Jars to Teams and Farmers

In West Point, contestants including Lucille Gault Joyce Gault Mary Lou Stacy and Leila Brown receive jars of produce and soups via a color coded system. Blue jars go to Headliners and Farmerettes while red jars are assigned to Charlene Hesseltine and La Ella Sojka with ties to West Point groups.

Patty McDowell Ella McClurg Lovilla Sojka Luella Sojka Charlene Hesseltine Mary Lou Stacy Nadhe Lucille Gault Mary Knotek Delores Redlinger Owen Harriet Johnson Marjory Bull Lucille Kasowsky Ruth Miller Bertha Flading Virginia Argo Virginia Long LuEia Sojka Betty Sojka Myrna Reeves Joyce Gault Mary Druvell Margery Bull Helen Wikoff Rosamond Sojka Frances Sojka Mary Herr Wilna Wooley Leota Fishburn Marie Vittetoe Louise Sheraden Shirley Bowser Wilma Wooley Bertha Fladung Ruthe Duvall Ruthe Mary Duvall Lucille Graber Margaret Mann Hazel Sojka Jean Kennedy Lublla Sojka Marjoe Bull Roberta Redlinger Audra O'Conner Delores Becker Joan Greiner Bertha Flaming Elda McDowell LuElla_ Sojka Mildred Rowe Helen Ier Marie Blattner Esther Gerdes Maxine Crawford Joyce Jones Nadine Sojka Marjorie Gamon Marjorie Bull Marie Viltetoe Mary Hesseltine Esther Bauer Rosalie Robison Jean Smith Lucla Sojka Frances — Sojka Macjovig Bull Lois Hines Dorothy Tellin Mary Lou Stacey Joan Maxwell Nadiene Sojka Lorene Booth Marilyn West Poultry Lufita Sojka Mary Louw Stacy Esther Helen Knupp Leila Brown Marjorie Redlinger West Point Merry Makers Farmerettes No Place Lucille la Ella Sojka

County 4 H Livestock Show Awards Listed

Awards from the County 4 H Livestock Show span dairy and baby beef classes with winners including Billy Litwiller, Richard Holmes, Patty McDowell, Elda Ruth McDowell, Bob Foster, Clement Thomann, Bertha Fladung, Bill Norman, and Bernard Armbruster. Highlights cover dairy class champions, best showmanship, purebred beef entries, and average daily gain results.

Elda Ruth McDowell West Chester Patty McDowell Guernsey Bob Foster Washington Shirley Bowser Roslyn Bowser Blue Ribbon Group Bertha Fladung Wellman Billy Wiley Clement Thomann Riverride Bill Norman Wellmann Lilly Wiley Riverside Pob Foster Bernard Armbruster Donald Bowser Robert Shnoebelon Keota Hereford Ed Brophy Bill Foster Bertha Flading Martin Brophy Harold Gamon Richard Winegarden Bertha Finding Clement Thoman Clement Togmann Edward Brops

Chabal Returns to Tampa After Furlough for Funeral

Salem dispatch reports S-Sgt Stanley Chabal returning to Tampa Florida on Wednesday after visiting home for his uncle’s funeral. Mrs Chabal traveled from Florida and will remain. The couple and their daughter Sheila joined guests at a Sunday supper hosted by Roy and Louise Carter.

Dewey Weeks Salem Stanley Chabal Tampa Fla Chabal Florida Sheila Roy Carter Ameal Chaba Faye Cherwinker Ivan Lemley Colleen Davenport Hazel Funston Keota Egym Miss Funston Ray Sojka Spjke William Livingston Richard Harry Attig Shirley Ann Lone Tree Leroy

Gems in Own Class

Gems are categorized as transparent, translucent, and opaque highlighting their different optical properties.

Nigerian Mines Play On With Natwe Drums

Nigerian natives mine columbium used in stainless steel, while workers keep time with natwe drums. The scene blends ore extraction with traditional rhythm, highlighting cultural music accompanying labor in a mining area.

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