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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1943
Page
6
The family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness and comforting acts during their sorrow. Mrs. Cora Baird and Florence M. Baird extend sincere thanks and gratitude for support and sympathy.
Mrs Zerva Colman a Columbus high school teacher since September plans to leave January to join the WAC. Cpl Dean L Tisor son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Tisor transfers from Pine Camp New York to Indianotown Gap Virginia. Lt William Keith Tordan on furlough with wife and baby. Cpl John W Walsinger transferred from Camp Polk Louisiana to Los Angeles California. Mrs J F Le Roque a former English teacher returns from North Carolina to teach English at Ottumwa junior high in January.
Local residents share visits and gatherings across families in North Oregon Iowa including Anderson Henderson Ganon Thompson Reed Booth Miller and others. Community events include a Christmas program at Oregon No 3 school a potluck and a New Year’s Eve meeting, with greetings and a thanks to the Journal for theater tickets.
W L Edwards moves from Silver to Riverside to take charge of the Rock Island station succeeding George A Lawhorn who goes to Royal Town after five years at the local stop. The Edwardses will reside in the apartment above the depot. Christmas guests included Violet Kephart and Mrs Henry Griffin.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Rus sell Goodin A M and A W Yard serve as secretary.
The notice lists westbound No. 3 Davenport kansas City local at 9 58 am and No 25 Southwest Limited with No 8 Kansas City Davenport local at 5 14 pm along with several coach and sleeping car notes and stop patterns for a set of trains serving California Kansas City Davenport and Washington.
Des Moines reports politics in Iowa will heat up 1944 with a law shifting filing deadlines from 30 to 60 days before the general election. A solution outlines how vacancies must be filled before the legislature's acts become official, reducing potential snarls.
Bus timetables list several trips from Washington to Omaha Chicago Iowa City Mt. Pleasant and Knoxville with departures from Washington at 6 08 a 9 25 a 1 46 p and 8 50 p plus eastbound and westbound routes. Tickets available at the Bus Depot Wingas North Side Cafe and at the Congress Hotel depot.
Sullivan Bus Lines operates a Washington to Iowa Ordnance Plant service with intermediate stops. The schedule shows a 5 15 a m departure from Washington.
Sitler spoke at the Rotary club on Washington defense production with Sitler’s local plant employing twenty two workers making mechanical parts for defense contractors. Baldrige described five months of training in California in the civil affairs branch and planned deployment to Camp Reynolds then Europe. Rice, former local coach now at Maryland, urged a broader physical education program after the war.
In the first quarter of 1943 Britain saw a 37 percent rise in women workers in marine shipbuilding, with some boiler shops deploying women in new trades. One firm reports women handling the full assembly of oil coolers for diesel engines, completing 100 percent of that work.
Laundries and dry-cleaners now offer water-repellent treatments for coats suits sportswear draperies and slip-covers. The finish forms an invisible film over fibers allowing air to circulate and helping repel rain and resist stains on treated fabrics.
A government statement touts fumigation as a safe inexpensive method to purge grain of insects with a thousand bushels treated at about five dollars and no hazard to grass, buildings, or operators. Some employee checks were reported returned and recipients denied involvement, triggering resentment. The piece mentions possible speakers for a Jackson Day event, suggesting Henry Wallace or Harry Hopkins as potential invitees.
Mrs. Frank Bell recalls a house fire on Christmas Eve that spared the Knottnerus family after a quick dash to neighbors a quarter mile away. The piece also notes Abbie Knight Gregory’s 100th birthday and references local social events, guests, and holiday gatherings centered in the community.
Use tomatoes that are soft but not overripe. Remove stew and all green or bad spots, cut, simmer until soft, then sieve. Add one teaspoon salt per quart if desired. Reheat juice to boiling, fill hot jars with a quarter inch headspace, and process in boiling water for 15 minutes.
In the British aircraft industry the share of female workers is highlighted with 82 percent of employees at a firm being women after inspection. Another firm shows 90 percent women among riveters. A separate firm replaced 500 men with 500 workers in three months without reducing output.
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