Erosion and public faith threaten postwar unity
A Northern paper column warns that erosion extends beyond soil to politics and freedoms. It cites strikes, debt projections near 300 billion dollars, government overreach, and alien influences as risks to democracy and national resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Europe
Asia
Africa
United States
America
Wausau
Wis
Record-Herald
Marshall
Hitler
Thoughtful musings and quirks from a Washington man
A miscellany of wry observations and quips on life, money, and manners paint a humorous portrait of Washington habits. The piece riffs on budgeting, invoices, onion flavor, busy men, fashion, memory of creditors, and a playful exchange about French, love, fame, money, and salted peanuts.
Mourning and memory across a small town
A letterless, fragmentary column recalls Bataan losses and captured soldiers near Carlsbad New Mexico, then shifts to obituaries and community news. Howard White, once in an airplane plant, dies after treatment in Iowa City. Martha Jean Crossett’s funeral draws a large crowd. Verne Pangborn and family visit Washington. Local home sales and reshaping homes appear amid reflections on aging, grief, and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataan
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Japan
Howard White
San Diego
Washington
Neiswanger
K.K.K
Iowa City
Sweet Thing Promise Remains Amid Lost Flowers and Tea
A fragmentary line hints at a younger figure named Sweet Thing and a remark about not expecting more flowers and chocolate tea. The cryptic text references Lo bE and V0.4, suggesting a coded or misread note without clear context or event.
Ground Hog Day Hen Feats Spark Farmyard Fun
Mrs Boyd Berdo keeps a hen laying an egg daily in the garden. A bantam in a nearby town hatched eggs last week after setting in a barn. Homer Stephen reportedly has thirteen hens and on Ground Hog Day produced twelve eggs, making the count unusual.
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the Evening Journal
the Home Daily Newspaper
Washington County Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News
Marion Avenue
Iowa
United Press
Iow
Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Mississippi
Lowa
Oder
War Labor Board
Germany
Northwood
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Boone News
Russia
MeNawekt Syndicate, Tne
Pei Va
Wignie
Gracie
Fred
Ope Ee Chair
Fpabrigade
Cora Shurr
Martha Jean Crossett
Methodist Church
Marthe
Jean
Nineteen
O. F. Boller
Walter Longer
Katherine Mauthe
T. W. Harwood
Westphal Jewelry Call 500
Paul R. Horak
Vicks VA
Spurgeon
Best Valen
Burson Fashioned
Pittsburgh
Auto Parts
West Madison
Montrose Hotel
Hurdle & Holter
Mortrose
Habel
Rayon Crepe
Por Valentines
Mangold’s Service
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Dixie Dugan
Mevoy & Striebei
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