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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
5
A 1944 column reflects on postwar college enrollments and teacher salaries, critiques government labor policy, and notes political shifts as France, Romania and Bulgaria move toward Allied control. It envisions a return to normalcy with schoolchildren, teachers, uniforms, and bicycles reappearing while warning about Nazi leadership and the fate of war criminals.
A collection of witticisms and social jibes on American family life. It jokes about mothers memories and wedding guests while noting the changing roles of fathers and children. It ends with a military guardhouse anecdote about a self aware prisoner.
The notice declares that no automobile can be more than forty years old regardless of appearance. It states a regulation setting a maximum age for vehicles and hints at enforcement by authorities.
A playful meditation on how spouses perceive their partners. It contrasts wives who claim to read their husbands like a book with two different approaches to what they notice and remember, highlighting selective reading and recurring complaints.
Grace Hill news reports Mrs. Paul Nichols and two children visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs Ira Miksch in the St. Paul area. Ice cream social at Brighton attended by Mr. and Mrs. Max Waterhouse and Mr. and Mrs. John Williams. Several local visits including Mr. and Mrs. Dave Turnipseed and Mrs. H A Engel’s Cedar Falls trip. Birth of Dale Robertson's son August 22. Mixed visits and trips to Columbus Junction fair and Washington visitor Mrs. Chas Eyestone.
Honduras exports cigars as its principal manufactured product. Matches are produced in quantities meeting Central American market needs. There is notable output of soft drinks.
Article notes sauerkraut loses little nutrients except vitamin C when made from fresh cabbage. It states sealing in cans preserves minerals and vitamins with minimal loss during storage.
After three months of pregnancy, a blood serum test detects pregnancy by the decolorization rate of a specific dye. The method relies on biochemical changes in the serum, aiding confirmation of gestation.
A flour made from beef bones rich in calcium phosphorus and fluorine is claimed to greatly reduce dental decay. The report notes the method and potential benefits as described in the source.
Columbia previews a lively farce headlined by Joan Davis with Jane Frazee Bob Haymes and Judy Clark. John Hubbard delivers a noted romantic comedy turn while Irving Briskin adds vaudeville flair. The Monte Brice Manny Seff script adapts Arthur Housman as Joan’s secretary character.
Columbus Junction reports George Sellers taking over rural route No. 3 after George Burns left Saturday night to join the army at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Robert L. Thomas AMM 2 C returns to the west coast after a 21 day leave with his parents. He has served nearly two years in the navy near the Solomon Islands. Rev Robert W Galloway and family are vacationing in eastern states. Orville A Conklin 1 C has gone to Mare Island California after a 28 day leave with wife and son. He has been in the navy over a year with nine months in Australia on a submarine tender. Mrs Conklin has three brothers in the service Albert and Robert Diller in the army and Harley also in the army.
Vernon C. Snyder, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. A Snyder, is at the U S Naval Training Station Great Lakes. He will spend a leave here after completing training.
A protector against measles has been found in the gamma globulin derived from blood donated to the Red Cross. The new product will be distributed by the American Red Cross at no cost to recipients.
In early days the army used silver for lower and upper grades. When insignia were finally given to the lower grades, continuing silver for the higher ranks and using gold for the lower ranks reduced confusion.
A novel method uses raw spaghetti to speed electronic tube manufacture. A stick of spaghetti is inserted in a small wire coil during welding and can be burned away in a quick flush to leave a clean internal channel.
A medicated powder named Mexiana provides soothing relief for skin discomfort. Marketed as a long trusted favorite for over four decades, it emphasizes gentle soothing action and widespread use.
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