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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1943
Page
3
The piece notes anxiety over American prisoners in Japanese hands and urges calm, while reporting on the herring harvest and a caution against holiday travel. It mentions a future war bond drive to fund costs and inflation control and quotes several political figures on postwar governance and nationalism.
In a jumble of Christmas recollections a friend recalls paid shopping last year while a boy voices belief in Santa. A line about buck saws and pancakes blends with a note on a Scotchman kerbing tires and a child fearing a modern Santa. A Washington man's remark shows gearing up for anticipated mail and greetings.
An elderly woman questions a milker about why he is not at the Front. He jokes there is no milk at that end. A draft board officer suggests they can send him where fighting is. A quip notes busy ants pose a question about purpose and activity.
Most pressure cookers are aluminum or steel with tin or porcelain enamel coating. Care varies by material and requires appropriate cleaning and handling techniques.
Use of steel spectacle frames thinly coated with nickel silver replaces older frames of other metals and saves 9 000 pounds of nickel 28 500 pounds of nickel silver and 16 000 pounds of copper indicating material efficiency during the period.
Betty Grable headlines 20th Century Fox Technicolor musical Sweet Rosie O Grady at the State Theatre with Robert Young and Adolphe Menjou. The entertainer dazzles in song and dance as fans in the armed forces shower praise and adoration. Music for the comedy romance is by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren.
A location director finds a rugged Bohemian setting reflecting Lidice wreckage as shown in Hitler's Mad Man now playing at the Fox Theatre. The film depicts Nazi cruelty culminating in the Heydrich assassination and the village’s destruction.
The film recounts a brutal Czech massacre led by a patriot group and the ensuing mass murder at a churchyard. John Carradine stars as the sinister Heydrich with Patricia Morison and Alan Curtis as key youths, supported by Ralph Morgan and others in a stark production.
The notice informs Isabel Whitacre Estate that Lot 3 in the SW4 of NW4, Section 36, Township 74 North Range 9 West, Washington County Iowa was sold for taxes 1939 1940 and 1941 on December 7 1942 to Washington County. Redemption must be completed within ninety days from service completion or a Treasurer's Deed will be issued. Dated December 10 1943 by County Auditor W W Schroeder.
Doyle Morrison Donny and Caro Lee visited Tuesday evening at the Robert Stephens home. J B Moore did mason work Tuesday for Orr Mapel who lives northwest of Lexington. The So and Sew club will meet with Mrs A E Knotts and Mrs.
Irena Oldfield and Leo Oldfield are mentioned with multiple relatives and friends. The narrative notes visits with Mrs. Sadie Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephens, and A. E. Knotts, plus a Thanksgiving furlough for Leo and a dinner for Oldfield relatives honoring Leo and Fern's birthday. Other local interactions include Farm Bureau events and light plant maintenance.
Beets make a crisp salad vegetable when cooked and cooled. The red hue contrasts with greens, and mixing with other ingredients should be done just before serving. For extra richness add chopped hard cooked egg or grated cheese for a tasty combination.
The tops of beets and some root vegetables are edible and often more nutritious than the roots. The leaves provide minerals and vitamins and can be used in cooking as greens. This note highlights their culinary value and uses.
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