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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1940
Page
6
An AIT comment condemns Italian army failures and Greek and British actions in Egypt. It mocks Mussolini and urges looking past rulers to the true Christian message of peace, noting many suffer as war tensions rise.
The seller offers birds with crooked breast bones broken wings and torn skin. Damaged in dressing at Wellman last week they are drawn some oven dressed and held at a locker plant ready for free town delivery. Prices vary by condition and live weight plus a dressing charge.
A philosophical snippet from Frank Filosophy in the Wellman Advance repeats familiar wisdom. Though advice often reappears, its value endures and returns to guide readers amid a troubled world.
C J Karel was named president of the Better Riverside Club at the December dinner meeting held in Trinity Methodist church parlors. Richard McCleery gave an address praising the American way of life and shared views on humor and cooperation. A unanimous vote placed Karel in office. Hubert N. Doud became secretary treasurer. W Schnoebelen led the meeting.
For turkeys under ten months slice and brown in shallow fat then simmer in a covered pan. For older birds over ten months simmer in water until tender then slice and fry until well browned and heated through.
A community page reports a fire at the Fred Neis wanger building damaging floors but leaving the second story relatively intact. It notes the death of Willis Trotter in Kansas City and honors his wife Lillian Norton Trotter, with plans for services in Ainsworth. The piece recalls Christmas preparations, carols, local shops, a stray cat hit on East Main, and charity drives for the YW tree. It also mentions church music plans, Christmas shopping scenes, and a designer of the American flag, Francis Hopkinson, with family expressions of thanks to those who sent flowers and sympathy.
Rev. C W Troxel, a long time China missionary, speaks at Nazarene church Tuesday at 1 30 He has spent forty years in China and won two government medals for famine relief Troxel plans return to China February 1941 and has spoken in several local churches this week
In naval lore future accounts add Captain E S Fogarty Fegen to Nelson and Drake as heroic figures. He went down with the British cruiser Jervis Bay in a death fight that diverted a German raider from a convoy it was escorting in the Atlantic.
Railroad timetable notes show Washington Lodge No. 26 meeting on the first Friday, with clock times for trains Golden State Limited and Californian routes, plus a Norville Branch schedule and an agent signature. Complex stops list passenger discharge and pickup points across daily and regular services.
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