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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1944

Page

4

Prodigal Son Reflection on Repentance and Return

A religious message cites Luke 15 18 urging return to faith and home. It warns against wasteful living and harmful company, urging personal responsibility and renewal through the father’s forgiveness.

Labor's political economy and a wary nation

A column analyzes wartime labor power plays led by John L. Lewis and the OPA price controls. It notes government takeovers of mines and railroads, expected strikes in steel, rising coal costs in Iowa, and calls for a national service law while warning that the public must resist political labor pressure and inflation.

Vinson OPA John L. Lewis Lewis Roosevelt Iowa Office of Price Administration

Morning Sift of Wit and Witless Bits from a Busy World

A collage of quips on marriage, labor, politics, and daily life. Jokes touch on the busiest man, a father of triplets, a Chicago doctor on cold weather and hair, a deaf listener at church, and a jest about shoe store socks, school boards, and a non skid noodle for soup.

Chicago

Baldosier Couple Noted In Merrimac News

Merrimac highlights Mrs. Cerl Amrine reports Mr. and Mrs. John Baldosier were mentioned in community notes from Merrimac dated January 19.

Cerl Amrine Merrimac John Baldosier

Down But Not Out

A 1940s Navy photo feature highlights resilience and quick recovery during hardship. The article centers on sailors and officers overcoming setbacks with discipline, teamwork, and steadfast service as morale and readiness remain priorities.

Local Family Seeks News on Ills and Visitations

Earl Smith suffers severe asthma and cold, rushed to Jefferson county hospital Thursday. Edith Zihlman at Sharp Corner school falls ill with flu and pneumonia risk. Merlyn Anderson substitutes. Several relatives visit and assist, including Waggoners and the Criles family from Rosewell New Mexico.

Lou Hyde Earl Smith Jefferson County Hospital Edith Zihlman Sharp Corner School Merlyn Anderson Miss Zihlman Will Brannon Charley Brannons Frank Smith John Waggoner Otis Waggoner Ear Smith

Brown rice offers richer iron and vitamins than polished rice

Brown rice provides far more iron vitamin B1 and riboflavin than polished rice and can be used in most recipes that call for white rice.

Green pea tonnage projected at 1943

The U S Department of Agriculture estimates about 421000 tons of green peas for canning freezing and processing in 1943 up from about 229000 tons in the prior ten years.

Brown Crickets Versus Black: A Hearth Dilemma

A domestic specimen in the household debate contrasts brown crickets with black ones. The brown cricket is deemed intolerable, as it adapts to the hearth and consumes belongings, unlike its darker counterpart.

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