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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1944
Page
3
A collage of jokes and quips about marriage, cooking, fashion, science, and daily life. One bit riffs on a man marrying for good meals, another on buying comfortable shoes signaling age, plus a Chicago scientist predicting two million years before an end, and a cartoonish line about a curry comb in Detroit.
Cited text proclaims gratitude for divine blessing and purpose amid danger, invoking Psalm 118 verse and urging rejoicing in the day the Lord has made. The passage emphasizes faith, resilience, and gratitude as guiding themes.
James R. Rhodes, publisher of the Newton Daily News, dies leaving a tribute to his leadership in Iowa journalism. The column recalls four Des Moines youths facing murder charges, Carl W. Hedges's retirement from Klein Klothing, a railroad engineer's son earning more than his father, and reflections on thrift, war time wages, and postwar planning with quotes from Abraham Lincoln and various editorials.
A minister asks a backslider why he misses church. He says the first time they poured water on him the second time they tied him to a woman and he has kept her ever since. The minister suspects the next visit will end with dirt.
The Wellman W S C S held its regular meeting with Rev R W Pinnell installing officers for the new year. Officers named include Mrs Er N Foster and Mrs Arthur Wright among others. A $350 missions pledge was decided for the coming year. Maplecrest donated turkeys for a turkey supper to fund the Joash building bond. A life tea followed.
Valley reports school closed until Thursday because a teacher had an infected tooth. Men in the community cut and hauled wood for the church project. High school students returned to classes at Washington and Richland Monday morning.
Corp. Lee Henry Jr. receives promotion to Set. Raymond Sheetz spends Sunday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Omer Klett and family join Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Klett for Sunday dinner at the Bill Augustine home.
A Brazilian electric power plant is using a blend of alligator oil as fuel, signaling experimentation with alternative bio-based energy sources. The project highlights interest in animal-derived oils for energy production and potential environmental impacts.
From 87 percent of a worker’s income in 1918 1920 the share spent on food fell steadily to 22 percent in the past year. The drop shows improving affordability and living standards for laborers over the intervening period.
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