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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1945
Page
8
County Extension Director 8 A Ossian and County Home Economist Ruth I Foster share publicity tips and community outreach ideas. They discuss farm bureau messaging, speakers, and methods to improve local farm publicity and education efforts.
A meeting at the Farm Bureau office covered stepped up water time programs, lime use, fertilizer efficiency, legume seed, and land selection for corn and soybeans to aid the war effort. Iowa State agronomist Norace Cheney led soil fertility talks and Joe Knotek shared his soil improvement practices.
Second Lieutenant Roger B. Lord of Ainsworth Iowa, 25, a B-17 bombardier with the Eighth Air Force, earned the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for courage and skill during several attacks on German targets. Before joining the Army Air Forces in 1942 he taught at Iowa Wesleyan College. His wife Velma and son live in Hollandale Minnesota. Lord earned his wings in February 1944 at Albuquerque New Mexico and serves in the 486th Bomb Group, 3rd Bombardment Division.
Deodorants or perspiration may have weakened the fabric, risking poor redyeing and uneven color results. Experts advise cleaning the garment before dyeing and testing a hidden seam to gauge dye take.
A lighthearted Fox Sunday premiere showcases a blend of comedy and music as a new feature film opens with performers and upbeat songs. The event centers on a lively cast and a soundtrack aimed at broad audiences.
RKO presents Music in Manhattan starring Anne Shirley and Dennis Day as a musical duo trying to save their show to marry. Phillip Terry plays an Army flier in a publicity driven plot with Washington intrigue. The film features Catchy tunes, Raymond Walburn Jane Darwell Patti Brill and bands led by Charlie Barnet and Nilo Menendez.
Corporal Harry Dusenbery, son of Mr and Mrs Harry A Dusenbery of West Chester Iowa, recently graduated from Davis Monthan Field Arizona in a Second Air Force combat crew training program and is qualifying for combat duty.
Corporal Dusenbery, a West Chester High School Class of 1942 graduate, entered service in April 1943. He trains in a 10 week course with veteran fliers to learn ground and air bombardment tactics for a B 24 Liberator bomber crew.
Two Ainsworth natives, Sergeant Richard Hawkins and Sergeant Walter McFarland, now with the First Cavalry Division in Leyte Philippines, recount early life together from Ainsworth Consolidated School to mobilization at Fort Bliss. They joined the same reconnaissance unit and share military progress from 1941 to 1942, comparing guerilla support to past campaigns.
The report notes Sergeant Hawkins who joined the army directly from high school and Sergeant McFarland, formerly with the Rabenold Stock Buyers' Company in Iowa, as part of a broader local service profile.
Corporal R G Beenblossom, son of Mr Mrs Greenbloss, Crawfordsville Iowa, is now entitled to wear overseas stripes on the sleeve after a year in the European Theater. An administrative clerk in the motor pool at the large England air depot, he helps deliver vital aircraft for the Eighth Air force maintenance. Training at St Peters Air Base Florida and Goldsboro North Carolina preceded overseas duty. His wife Winona Miller and daughter Judie reside in Iowa.
This note addresses fabrics that exhibit minimal stretch and cannot be re dyed due to shrinkage caused during the lss process. Once shrinkage occurs it cannot be reversed by subsequent stretching or processing.
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