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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
5
A reflective column from December 27, 1946 discusses Santa, paper shortages, wartime fashion, and postwar politicking. It notes Elliott Roosevelt’s Moscow visit, debates over one versus multiple newspapers, and the Oakland strike’s impact on labor and public opinion, ending with questions about media monopolies.
A wartime chat with a RAF general reveals a wish to return to Europe amid chaos, and a joke about Abe Lincoln trading horses sight unseen. The piece shifts to a garbled tale of a garbage man's daughter and a crossroads horses story ending with Abe carrying a saw-horse.
In a terse dialogue Mrs Brown shows off a lamp shade and asks for liveliness. Jack warns that if she wears it to church, she must go alone. The couple jokes about marriage and material concerns amid domestic tension.
Young Angus returns home to be questioned by his father about the night out. Angus admits the cost was half a crown and that it was all his companion had, highlighting concern over funds.
A hard-driving taxi driver runs a red light and grazes a bus after nearly striking a street island. A traffic policeman halts him and taunts the driver with a harsh command involving a handkerchief and a challenge to pick it up with his teeth.
New England textile and leather goods companies secured contracts for ship and aircraft crew clothing totaling about 3 billion dollars, comprising nearly 30 percent of the nation's war apparel orders.
The Rocking Chair Brigade shares I N Wesson items about Christmas purchases, a dainty bride, a boy with a tool chest, and closed shops on Thursday. It notes Vesper Bennett's pneumonia illness and Mrs. Bell’s recovery after a hip fracture, plus Florence Swartz visiting Wayland and plans for New Year’s Day.
Ansonia police seek a new candidate for Meanest Thief after a man stole a brand new Christmas scooter from seven year old Carle Asiie as she played outside. The suspect fled in a car after knocking her down.
About 400 000 pure bred Guernseys are registered in the United States and over a million carry Guernsey blood. Jerseys were first brought to the United States a century ago and thousands have been shipped from their native island.
The record notes quinine’s long use in primitive family medicine chests before its formal inclusion in scientific pharmacopoeias. It also states that Atabrine gained official sanction within less than a century after its initial introduction.
A tip advises inserting small pads into sleeves shoulders and pockets to ease ironing. Make pads by stitching four thick layers from a table set and cut to about five by eight inches. Encase them in a simple cover sewn from old sheeting.
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