War bonds and wartime strain in Marshalltown musings
A wartime column voices patriotic duty and personal neglect as it urges bond purchases and frugal living while warning against government takeover of business. It cites a Virginia REA manager doubting private investment, notes two million dollars more in Washington County banks, and includes Fred Moore’s poem about wartime sacrifice. The piece closes with a Marshalltown Times-Republican remark on bootleggers supplying scarce goods.
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Washington
Washington County
Mind Reader Three Men Repair Wires In Coincidental Moment
A woman driving by joked as three men fixed telephone wires, saying they seemed to have never driven a car before. The scene captured a humorous clash of everyday skill and perception during maintenance work.
Real Class Hat Prices Bark at the Market
A sharp buyer quips about a hat priced at fifteen dollars while another asks where the holes are. The seller retorts that the holes are for the ears of the jackass who would pay that much.
Dialogue Fragment Sparks Accusation and Self-Reflection
A man asks why his wife stays home while he stays out late. He responds that he has no wife, prompting him to question his own behavior and justify his nights out in a terse exchange.
Executive Strategy Typist Message Mixup
A humorous office exchange shows a boss telling an employee to record a message and deliver it later while the wife seeks a phone kiss, highlighting misaligned priorities and workplace banter.
That Gone Feeling Voiced in a Quiet Lament
A reflective verse fragment laments absent steps and darkness, contrasting expected paths with missing ground. The voice evokes sudden loss and a sense that familiar footing has vanished, leaving a haunting impression of misstep and absence.
No Exemptions From Tax Yet Provokes Public Debate
A topical discussion quotes philosophers on gratitude and taxation as a public figure questions exemptions and virtue. The remarks contrast pride with humility as a mindset shaping financial policy and social attitudes toward banks and public revenue.
Convict Shares Pseudonym With Social Worker
In a brief exchange the social worker asks for the man's name and he replies with the alias 999, admitting it is a pen name rather than his real name. The worker challenges the alias but the convicts stance remains.
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Conviet
Social Worker
Census Taker Questions Lounging Laundry Worker
A census enumerator approached a lounging Black man and asked his name age and residence. He then inquired about his business. The man proudly replied that he owned a hand laundry and did the work himself. He pointedly asked where it was located as someone arrived.
Shortest and tallest U.S. presidents noted
The exchange lists James Madison at five feet four inches as the shortest president and Abraham Lincoln at six feet four inches as the tallest. It also notes Franklin D. Roosevelt at six feet two inches.
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James Madison
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
You Rascal You Love Line From a Gentle Conversation
A light dialogue features a mother and caller comparing a baby’s charm to his father as a playful exchange about rascal nature. The snippet ends with the phrase Love Never Changeth and a brief remark on love making.
The Rocking Chair Brigade News Roundup
Readers share family joys and reflections from the Journal office noting Nellie Edsall Brown’s seven pound boy and three attractive grandsons. Births, dogs, and local anecdotes color a brisk social column with memories, humor, and small town ties.
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Journal
Nellie
Edsall Brown
Christmas Dinner Tidings From Xenia District Homes
Christmas day turkey meals marked gatherings at multiple homes in Xenia district. Families including Pearson, Campbell, Duncan, Clegg, Meeks, Stephens, and Rabenold shared celebrations. one neighbor, George Baird, died suddenly with funeral attendees listed from Illinois and Minnesota.
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Pearson
Xenia District
Flynn Is Advanced to Chief Petty Officer in Navy
Clifford E Flynn of the United States Navy has been advanced to chief petty officer. He enlisted six years ago and has seen action in air and sea battles in the southwest Pacific. He visited his parents in Alverside last winter after his ship was torpedoed at Guadalcanal and is now on active duty somewhere in the Pacific.
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Clair B. Flynn
Clifford Elynn
United States Navy
Clifford
Navy
Southwest Pacific
Guadalcanal
Pacific
St. Mary’s Parochial
Creek Maiden Listens To Lyre All Night
A Creek maiden sits by a lyre and listens through the night, a scene echoing ancient days. The quiet moment reflects timeless longing and the pull of music across eras.
Soldier on furlough and Christmas visit notes
Sgt Wheeler Thompson stationed at Ft Sill Okla came Sunday to spend a ten day furlough at the Roy Geret home. Mr and Mrs Eugene Stephens and family spent Christmas day with Mrs Stephen's mother Mrs Anna Martin of Winfield.
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Correne Edmondson
Xenia
Jesse Pearson
Paul Campbell
Worley
Washington
Mrs. Pearson
Helen Pearson
Letts
Wera
Elli Duncan
Mary Ellen
A. P. Jeffery
Herman Wacenknecht
Washington Hospital
Wagenknecht
J. J. Jenkins
Cotter
Norma Clegg
Larry
Jim
Georgia Beany
James Clegg
Everette Meeks
Orville Meeks
Riverside
Palmer Miller
Clarence Miller
Winfield
Connie
Carol Stephens
University Hospital
Iowa City
D. D. Stephens
Carol
Mae Quinn
Towa City
James Quinn
Judy
Quinn
Barbara Pauls Grove
Air Wac
Ellis Swisher
Pvt
Paulsgrove
Ft Des Moines
Motor Transport
Manford Rabenold
Ronald
Cecil Lowe
Columbus Junction
Bobby Duncan
Rabenold
Emma Keindle
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Edmondson
George Baird
J. A Lord
Frankford
Ind
Lesley Lord
Redwood Falls
Minn
John Vetter
Walter Brinning
Rock Island
Silvis Vetter
Reynolds, Ill
Florence
Wheeler Thompson
Ft. Sill
Okla
Roy Geret
Eugene Stephens
Stephen
Anna Martin
J. C. Graber
Peter Widmer
Marvin Widmer
Orie Boise
Arthur Davison
Lester Alliman
Dan G. Widmer
Noah Widmer
Ethan Brooks
Rex Swan
Wayland
Harlan Cummings
George Brooks
Jimmy
Hebel Farm
J. J. Wieh
Leonard Metzker
Wilbur Lchantz
Havre
Elmer Graber
Carl Zieglowsky
Arthnur Davison
Jomer Davis
Local Happenings in Stringtown Jan 4
Mr and Mrs Ivan Jarvis moved to Viola Sehant place and will work for Dr Schantz the coming year. Several Widmer relatives visited near Crawfordsville. Various neighbors and families reported illnesses travels and social visits around Stringtown and Havre including Christ mas dinners and Sunday gatherings.
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J. J. Rich
Stringtown
Ivan Jarvis
Viola Sehant Place
C Schantz
Darwin
Norman Widmer
Maurice Krabill
Crawfordsville
J. W. Widmer
Romans Bath At Old Rome Reveals Public Bath Use
Workmen spent the day at their jobs and in the evening visited the public bath where for a small fee they were washed clean.
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Old
Rome
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