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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1944
Page
3
A collation of verse, jokes, and political notes from readers and editors. The column references playful songs like Mairzy Dozy and witty tax form woes while quoting politicians and foreign policy remarks. It blends humor with wartime sentiment and social quirks.
A bishop spoke with feeling on cosmetics for girls saying the more experience he has with lipstick the more distasteful he finds it.
A light exchange about a wife's trip to the Canal Zone. The husband jokes the climate will not dare disagree with her. The brief evokes early 20th century conversational tone.
In Amstead Bath an old lady feared appendicitis but the district medical officer calmed fears and departed. She later joked the caller was the vicar, not the doctor, reflecting a humorous misunderstanding. The piece ends with a quip about nightmares after overeating.
Margit Barretts visited What Cheer on Sunday. Orville Kelly moved to Wellman for work at Maplecrest. Gislain sale drew the largest crowd in the region with good prices. Mrs. Margit Barrett hosted a ladies group while men attended the sale. Howard Dorrance sold bonds locally. Mrs. Leo Gislain returned to Ames and is improving.
Ottumwa city council adopts a resolution fixing March 6 as the hearing date on ouster proceedings against Police Commissioner G. E. Rhoads filed by City Attorney John D. Moon. The charges stem from an investigation into an alleged gambling and liquor payoff in Ottumwa. A conspiracy count against Herbert Bagg, a former hotel clerk, also exists and he has waived to the grand jury.
Max Burl Heither and Doren Wayne Dicks have completed the Flexible Aerial Gunnery course at the Army Air Forces school in Laredo Texas. They receive aerial gunners wings and promotion to their new combat crew roles.
A stocking mender uses a thread ripped from discarded silk stockings to sew runs. The technique yields an almost invisible repair and the stocking thread proves more durable than standard sewing thread.
This wartime quiz asks who founded the Free French movement supported by the Allies. It tests popular names for B17 B24 and P39 aircraft, defines combined operations, and asks whether Singapore fell to the Japanese before the Philippines.
A scrambled reading lists questions and numeric hints about General Charles de Gaulle and WWII aircraft terms. It mentions a combined land sea and air attack and includes scattered dates like Singapore Feb 12 and May 6 with incomplete abbreviations.
The January meeting of the Lexington group was a farewell for Richard Gardner bound for army service and for Ensign and Mrs John Gardner home on leave. The event at Lexington school included a pot luck supper and games. A charivari for newlyweds John and Phyllis Gardner followed on Saturday evening with cigars and social time.
The Lewis family expresses deep gratitude for the kind acts of sympathy shown by thoughtful friends. Their kindness has meant a great deal to Lloyd Lewis and family.
The first recorded appearance predates Christ and Halley's comet has appeared multiple times since. It was visible in 1910 for the 29th time and is expected again around 1985 or 1986, when it returns approximately every 76 years.
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