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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1940
Page
4
A 1940 column urges sincerity and honest advertising while recalling rainfall and frost worries for Iowa farmers. It notes civic flaws, warns against deceptive marketing, and recalls old town planning, pavement gratitude, and Rotary host advice. It also comments on alien registration, Allied war efforts, and the Battle of Britain with cautious optimism about British resilience.
A collection of satirical pieces and legal notices from Iowa columns includes an Alias Patter parody by Pat and excerpts from court filings. It features political jibes about Roosevelt and Willkie, farm account notes from Brighton, and two District Court filings in Washington County Iowa detailing property ownership disputes and notices to defendants with the September 1940 term looming.
EAST PLEASANT PLAIN Aug 28 The pastor and parishioners prepare for their annual Labor Day picnic on church grounds. Dinner and supper will be served with lunch all evening. Games are planned in the afternoon and evening. New ecard time causes interest as former residents and teachers plan a homecoming.
Aliens must register at post offices under the national defense statute and will be fingerprinted before December 26. The Postal Service has set up 154 registration points nationwide, but details of the questions to be asked will be kept secret.
The report outlines U S registration and fingerprint rules for aliens including age thresholds and secrecy of answers. It notes county post offices and the handling of first and second class offices. A 4 H club winner from Johnson County is highlighted for a trip to Chicago in December with a detailed personal spending record.
Mrs Frank Seibel and her daughters from Rock Island are visiting at the Mrs Frank Set home and with other relatives this week in New Haven. The report notes several local names and family events including a new arrival at the Albert Janecek home.
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