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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1940
Page
4
The column blends religious reflection with war news as it notes London bombings and busy streets, questions fifth column fears, mocks New Order myths, and warns of zero weather dangers. It urges preparedness, air-raid shelters, and enlistment for Troop F while urging civic concern over government excess.
Mrs J B Hanley reports a Saturday sale organized by Howard Dor rance drew many neighbors and well attended by locals, with chatter about items and bargains observed in the crowd.
Mrs. Cora Green remains in serious condition at Mercy hospital while Mrs. Everett Graham heals from a broken arm. A Masonic picnic drew attendees from the area at Kinrosg on Friday evening. Bill Dorrance bought a new Chevrolet and plans a Florida winter. Bill Ott brought his bride home last week and his mother has returned to her own home.
A terse assertion notes that Switzerland lacks a national navy, making it unique among countries. It contrasts its neutrality policy with other nations maintaining naval forces and highlights historical debates over defense posture and Swiss security doctrine.
After Prof. Edward Guthrie of the University of Washington lectured at length to nurses in a Seattle hospital it emerged he had been addressing the wrong audience. The nurses remained patient and did not betray the mix up.
Dr Harold E Crowe bluntly told nurses at a convention that high heels will make young ladies pot bellied. He urged medium or low heels to keep bodies beautiful. Crowe is clinical director of Orthopedic Hospital in Los Angeles.
The candidate recalls a frugal childhood and operates with the belief that a dollar is a dollar. He contrasts his upbringing with his opponent and describes helping his father in a small, old plane to learn economy. He recounts a parachute made from his father's old pants.
A sensational 1930s film review promotes Girls Under 21 at the Fox Theatre through Thursday. It stars Bruce Cabot Rochelle Hudson and Paul Kelly with six teen slum youths. The plot follows a schoolteacher and a former slum girl as they strive to reform the hard boiled girls facing danger and desire.
A humorous dialogue notes that opportunity knocks for everyone, yet many miss it by being elsewhere. A neighborly barter over pen, paper, mail, and stamps unfolds, then a couple exchange wry banter about a maid and breakfast mishap and a playful jealousy test.
A man acquitted after a trial jokes with a lawyer about payment. The lawyer calculates a fee as 450 dollars down and 45 dollars per month for 24 months, and the client remarks it sounds like buying an automobile. The lawyer agrees, saying that is right.
Willie Best a dour eyed comic actor causes rewrites of scenes as his presence provokes laughter. He plays Andrew in Who Killed Aunt Maggie at the Fox Theatre through Thursday with Wendy Barrie and John Hub.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A V and A M invites members to attend the regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Worshipful Master Ard McBride and Secretary A W Yard are listed officers for the lodge.
A Chula Vista woman returns from vacation radiant and embraces her husband, revealing she reconnected with the man she could have married 15 years ago in her old hometown. Grandpap Seth Wiggins shares light political musings, likening public opinion to a mule he once owned.
The notice lists multiple rail lines with daily and exclusive Sunday services, stopping patterns, and departure times for trains such as the Golden State Limited and Californian, plus Knoxville Branch and Davenport-Kansas City locals. It also details Burlington Trailway buses from Washington to Chicago with departure times and a note on ticket purchase locations and an agent name.
A letter to a housewife describes a chain that claims happiness for wives by sending copies to five friends and then sending the husband to the next name on the list. It warns not to break the chain and asserts one woman who did break it regressed with her husband.
The article lists Mona Barrie Onslow Stevens Joyce Compton Elizabeth Patterson Edgar Kennedy and Tom Dugan as the supporting cast alongside Bard. It notes their involvement in a feature with period details and cast credits.
A Thanksgiving weekend gathering at the Frank Embree home near Washington marked multiple celebrations. Guests included Mr and Mrs Lysle Embree, grandson Max Embree, L M Birney, and others as they observed Lysle and Una Gordons birthdays and Donald Embree’s second birthday with a duck dinner and birthday cake. Families shared travel and Thanksgiving meals across Washington, Iowa.
Mr and Mrs J H Baird hosted Thanksgiving Day guests including Mr and Mrs Herold Nichols Mrs W R Crawford and Nate Crawford of Ainsworth and others. Families from Boston Richland and Brighton joined relatives and friends for the holiday and a Sunday visit at several homes.
Wayland high school hosted a Thanksgiving assembly with an origin program and student readings led by Elizabeth Schroll Miss Rickey Calvin Clark Annette Schrock and Rev Nickerson. Home Declamatory Contest winners were Mary Richard Maxine Zihiman and Murray Krabill. Wayland lost a Tri County League basketball game 21 18 to Cotter with limited free throws and a rough finish. Erma Clark from ES T C visited grade school and Mr Spencer spoke on reference books to upper grades.
Thanksgiving gatherings highlight the region as several families hosted relatives. Maurice and Dorthy Libe visited family, Dorthy from Oskaloosa. John and Dorthy Libe hosted. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Simmering hosted a turkey dinner with John Simmering and Leonard Lovelett. Willard Jenkins and family visited relatives in Iowa City.
The North Carolina federal cemeteries in Raleigh Wilmington New Bern and Salis bury Union soldiers and later serve as final resting places for many Southern dead from the Spanish American and World Wars.
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