This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1944
Page
8
J W Chandler county extension director and Ruth I Foster county home economist share publicity tips and public service suggestions for farm bureau activities. The briefing outlines outreach ideas, event promotion, and community engagement strategies to strengthen local agricultural programs.
Iowa's 44th Farm and Home Week will air on WOI February 7 to 11 with Martha Duncan hosting interviews each morning and afternoon. Notable guests include Ruth O'Brien and Eleanor Roosevelt, plus sessions on food relief, home economics, and rural library services.
Get free tickets by buying war bonds at the theatre office now slated for Wednesday February 9. The announcement invites patrons to support the war effort with bonds and attend a special event at the venue.
Woodrow Clark, 27, has admitted to killing two women and one man and maiming a second man in Spokane Washington. Victims include T. P. Dillon a sign painter, Dillon's wife and Mrs Jane Staples. The other man F S Winnett is in serious condition but may recover.
The Iowa Swine Producers Association and Iowa State Extension with radio station WHO plan to recognize 25 leading swine producers in 1944. Eligible hog producers must have eight or more sows to farrow, with farrows before June 1, and provide details on farrowing dates, pig counts, wear, marketing, sales dates, and total weight of hogs sold from the 1944 spring crop. Nominations may be sent to WHO or via the County Extension Director.
Iowa 4-H girls assisted in all stages of food production. Highlights include 8000 girls in intensive garden work, 1 320 000 quarts canned, 500 000 meals planned and served, and 57 in Washington county aiding gardening. Washington county reports include 10 081 jars canned and 19 000 oven product bakings.
A list of community club leaders including Maurice Crawford Leota Ifishburn and Lorene Booth as heads of various groups. Then WPB Lumbering and Products Division requires any person with more than 5 600 board feet of walnut logs to file an inventory as of December 17. Farm Bureau offers radio program copies for Farm and Home week February 7 to 11. Farmers should order At lacide for weed eradication this season. five pounds cover nine square rod of infested trees.
To all our friends who remembered me during our hospital stay heartfelt thanks are sent by Mrs. William Gipple and her son.
Many tons of tin plated steel are being saved by spirally wound paper paint cans cemented with a special adhesive. They are reported leak proof, highly serviceable and a practical help in wartime conservation of metals.
The Ainsworth area announces an honor roll for Oregon Township with many names including Keith Lord Carl Koehler Dallas Swisher Delbert Zager Walter McFarland Gilbert Wood Glen Wood Max Hawkins Albert Hazelett Chas Hazelett Louis Koehler James Boileau and others. Some names such as Richard Beenblossom Daryl Pearson Warren Lins Walter Reaney John Stephens Arthur Young Eugene McCaleb Bruce McFarland Preston Edmondson Jack Marston Paul Mahin Kenneth McConnell Ronald Hawkins Victor Cook and more appear on the roll.
A booklet from the Educational Division at 535 Fifth Ave New York offers reader free opinions of famous doctors on whether epilepsy is inherited and what causes it. The short pamphlet invites inquiries to request the free material while supplies last.
The honor roll committee includes A Lopshire Mrs Audra Pearson and Sam Stephens Earl Wood Clarence Richard and Milo Arthur. The building crew is led by Lee Thompson who did the painting. Additional names Bill McGinnis James Boyd Theodore Goble Edward Goble Allen Dunsmore Robert Moore Barbara Swisher Pauls grove are to be added before a dedication service when lighting is completed.
Noble Iowa Feb 8 The Worker's conference of the Eicher Sunday school met Tuesday evening at the church. After a short business session a film titled The Rebirth of a Nation on China was shown. A free will offering was taken.
The article lists attendees at a birthday celebration including Yarl Gingerich family Arthur Davison Emerson Wrig John Dill Hulme Joan Marie Robert Freyenhberger from Beltet Montana Max Liechty from Tennessee Beatrice Bowes Mildred Kephart and others. Local residents shared Sunday school at Elieher church Se day. Joe Reschly John Kaw man did winter butchering Tuesday. Lizzie Widmer Jan ate supper at Walter Westen home near Havre. Joe Zook helps care for improving Henry Leichty.
Morning worship at 10:00 with Bible school led by LeRoy Sweeds Supt. at 11:00. Choir rehearsal Tuesday 8:00 P M. Youth Fellowship Thursday at Lloyd Luers home. Report on Bibles, chapters read and verses learned to be given at morning service. Arthur Peters, Pastor.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.