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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1941
Page
4
A humorous personal letter from January 7, 1941 describes an appendectomy at Washington County Hospital. The writer recalls the prep, the operation itself, and the surprising calm and gratitude toward doctors, nurses, and the hospital as a community resource.
In District Court STATE OF IOWA Washington County No 7460 you are hereby notified that an instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament has been filed for probate or similar legal action by the proper party and requires your attention as a potential interested person.
Will and testament of EF J Breitenbach filed for probate in Washington Iowa. Hearing set January 15 1941 before the District Court or Clerk at 9:00 AM. All interested persons must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated. By order of R R Noonan Clerk of the District Court. Dated at Washington Iowa.
The annual meeting of the Farmer's Mutual Insurance Association of Washington County will be at 1 30 P M Friday January 10 at the Farmer's Mutual office. All policy holders may attend. Election of six directors from Crawford Oregon Jackson Dutch Creek Cedar and English River. Chas Kennedy Secretary. December 27 January 3-7. Want ads pivot dividends.
A Washington mother notes her child shows strong will power while the father quips about even stronger won't power. The lighthearted exchange captures a playful family dynamic on parenting.
Two hunters lose their way and panic. one urges calm and jokes that shooting an extra deer will summon the warden in minutes. A girl at prayers asks for patience as she lets a cat out. An Indian comments on a white rider on a bicycle, calling him lazy.
Briggs explains the joke naming the alarm Macbeth with the line Macbeth doth murder sleep. The quip plays on sleep meaning and a Shakespearean reference in a light humor item.
A collage of light humor and social observations includes a barber shop quip about praising a car, a gag about hay filled rides, a defense of salary bounds, a gag about a rich man hiring staff, and a bookstore exchange. It also features a housewives egg complaint, a travel joke about oceans, and a pun about concrete shingles.
An intruder probes a boy named David on his first school day. He answers that it was all right until a big man class teacher spoiled the fun, reflecting a tense moment in a school scene from Pearson's.
An exchange shows a father praising his son who began as a shoemaker and has become a hairdresser. The Birmingham Weekly Post article snippet highlights a career ascent across two trades.
A wife boasts of baking a cake alone and a husband quips that it must be nicer in sentiment than flavor. The brief exchange captures domestic humor between a couple.
Luther G. Boots Andrews explains his "Alert Services" approach at a service station. He notes drivers want quick service and that greeting customers as they arrive boosts sales. He compares it to retail, saying recognizing customers makes them feel valued and boosts volumes. The method pays high dividends.
Across Iowa papers editors urge aid to Britain while staying at peace. Chariton Herald Patriot backs aiding England with supplies, warning Germany’s defeat would spur American industry. Belle Plaine Union argues U S should remain neutral yet strong to deter aggression. Winterset News suggests a personal inventory as 1941 begins.
The passage urges each reader to evaluate their own strengths and faults with honesty. It suggests identifying weak spots to strengthen them and to avoid focusing on others when aiming to improve in a competitive field.
A concise examination of how an alibi operates in court, showing how defendants seek to prove they were not at the scene. It outlines methods, burdens of proof, and potential weaknesses in presenting an alibi as a defense.
Emily Post etiquette volumes have earned more than 1500 dollars in fourteen years, highlighting the author’s enduring influence in social conduct manuals and domestic home life during the period.
Washington Lodge No 26 FP AM Regular meeting on the first Friday each month. Westbound Golden State Limited and Caltrain services listed with daily stops and times. Eastbound locals, Newark and Knoxville branch notes. departures and arrivals include No 2 Local, No 4 Golden State, No 43 Californian, and related station stops. Agents C F Anderson and L Goodlander described. Sunday service varies.
Groucho Chico and Harpo star in Go West a four day State Theatre engagement opening Wednesday. The Marx Brothers spent almost a year crafting a rousing farce set in Colorado gold country of 1870 with a first period picture feel and costumes from an earlier era.
The comedy underwent 103 performances with the Marx Brothers and a full cast before theatre audiences and cameras to ensure perfect dialogue and sequences. Supporting stars include John Carrot Diana Lewis Walter Woolf King and Robert Barrat. Directed by Edward Buzzell produced by Jack Cummings the plot follows the brothers as they foil villains and sirens attempting to steal a deed from the hero and heroine. The show blends humor with musical interludes including Chico piano Harpo harp Carroll Miss Lewis Groucho songs and a Can Cap dance by chorines.
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