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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1940

Page

4

Esther Smith Publishes Article and Seeks Magazine Use

Prairie Flower notes Esther Smith’s Oct article in the Des Moines Register on parent questionnaires and ratings. New York magazines Youth Today and The Woman request publication rights, one for the problem child and the other for the full piece.

Martha Thrasher Prairie Flower Des Moines Register Fules Esther Smith Miss Smith New York Youth Today Joe Knotek Joe Shatta Washington Shatta Will Palmer Cy Bush

Fresh Flowers Add Glamour In Holiday Styles

Fresh flowers provide glamour for holiday appearances with new uses critical for dates and parties. Pompadours chignons earrings and necklaces feature gardenias poinsettias gilded leaves red carnations white holly and rubrum lilies orchids and gardenias. The styling suggests choosing blooms to balance dress drama and face shape while hair arrangements influence facial profile.

How to Use a Definite Schedule to Get More Done

A busy executive explains how planning time and setting a definite objective helps accomplish more. He notes that a written schedule reduces loafing, speeds decisions, and increases output, with twice as much work achieved as without a plan.

Home Oil opens new station in Ainsworth this Saturday

J O Criswell of Home Oil Company announces a new Home station in Ainsworth set to open this Saturday December 7. Jerry Edwards will manage the Ainsworth location offering a full line of Skelly products on the highway where the former Cities Service Station stood. The plan emphasizes a scheduled work routine to impress customers.

J. O. Criswell The Home Oil Company Ainsworth Jerry Edwards

Harry White to Return Home After Eight Weeks in Hospital

Crawfordsville residents cheer as Harry White leaves the county hospital Monday evening after eight weeks recovering from an accident. He will walk with help but hopes for full recovery. Mrs White remains frail but able to manage at home. The Sinclair station is rising fast on the Edna lot south of the schoolhouse and will be finished soon.

Robert Roberts Henry Rees Rees Harry Donaldson Johnny Fred Donaldson Milford Anderson Richard Mathers Haskins Wesley White Ezra Smith Paul Roy Littrell Columbus Junction H. D. Huber Arlene Guy Lyle Keota E. L. Smith Cloyd Cornick Mt. Union Josephine K Santa Claus Wilbur Quinn Joseph Shatla L. W. Turnipseed L. Fredmund Milo Patterson Lexington Mary Manners Crawfordsville Harry White Co Hospital

Thanksgiving News From New Haven Families

Mrs Marion Smith and Merle Statler families travel to Des Moines to visit George Baker who was admitted to veterans hospital for treatment of his shoulder. Several local households mark Thanksgiving with family gatherings and visits to relatives across New Haven and nearby homes.

New Haven Merle Staller George Baker Des Moines George Veterans Hospital Mel Crandall Therion Lowry Merle Statler Merion Smith Baker S. J. Statler Marion Kapp

Thanks for help after home fire from Hayes family

Mr and Mrs Harold L Hayes express sincere thanks and deep appreciation to those who assisted as their home burned. The note acknowledges help in many ways during the incident.

Prairie Flower Harold Day Harold L. Hayes

Wayne Chatfield Taylor Takes Commerce Undersecretary Oath

Wayne Chatfield Taylor of Chicago a veteran in business and government affairs is shown taking the oath of office as the new undersecretary of commerce succeeding Edward.

Wayne Chatfield Taylor Chicago Commerce Edward

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