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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1944
Page
3
A column blends daily verses with wartime concerns from rationing to the Lend-Lease diaper note. It cites von Papen on Hitler’s fate, discusses government red tape choking business, and urges victory gardens while humor pieces and quips punctuate the page.
A fragmentary exchange features Smith Brown and a teasing trap for a wife over pay and trust. A humorous moral quip follows with a chaplain, a donkey, a pail, and a wink at human folly.
A brief, characterful exchange shows Mo and Jo debating potato varieties as a captain’s orders prompt a lighthearted worry. The fragment hints at playful nautical chatter and gendered wordplay aboard.
A fragmentary exchange recalls a father’s surprise at a marriage proposal and an unexpected gun falling from a hand. The garbled text hints at a dramatic scene with implied tension and a response to a question about an arranged union.
A classroom quip has Jimmy asking why lightning never strikes twice in the same spot. The teacher and student exchange a witty line about the place no longer existing after a strike.
An unnamed private in uniform seeks permission to slip from the barracks to visit his girlfriend. The sentry notes he should be off duty when returning, joking that he should hold the bessword for the night. The private agrees to stay inside.
The professor suspects a problem. the doctor checks his pulse and tongue. The punchline reveals the stamp on the tongue as the source of confusion, with the professor proudly realizing where he left 14.
Marines playing bridge in a dug-out are startled when an alarm shouts a 200 man Japanese landing on the beach. One volunteer declares he will go, sensing his strong hand in the game.
The Ainsworth Methodist church lists Sunday school at 10:00 Morning worship at 11:00 Youth Fellowship at 7:00 and Evening worship at 8:00 The pastor thanks the congregation for Christmas cards and remembrances Shirley Simkins leads the youth fellowship next Sunday with the topic A Technique for Devotions Youth Fellowship will entertain Columbus Junction Fellowship January 9 Laymen day programs planned in January F R Robins Pastor Seed germination test described using blotting paper to estimate germination percentage and guide planting decisions.
The Red Cross reports that at the current annual donation rate, the total blood donated in one year would fill a train of fifty large railway tank cars.
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