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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1944
Page
5
A religious reflection on God’s love dispelling fear, citing 1 John 4 18. The passage asserts that perfect love casts out fear and contrasts fear with certainty in divine acceptance. It emphasizes trust in God’s lavish love for believers.
Washington County banks cooperate to meet heavy workload from government bond sales. Clerical tasks and bookkeeping strain staff as banks convert deposits into government channels, while projecting longer term benefits for the public and themselves.
A guest column by T.P. ponders romance and social life with quips about a young couple, jeep marriages, dancing, army haircuts, and marriage for money. It remarks on glamour overgrammar and jokes about women in horticulture earning ten dollars a day while a bathing beauty is worth wading for.
The fragment mentions Glenn labeled as an army misfit and a prize fighter who never got up until ten, along with a note about FBI fingerprints and armed guests. Army bugles are cited as weapons and modern war is described as severe.
A wartime anecdote notes Private Hayes asks his sergeant for a raise. The article comments on quirks and biases amid military life. It mentions preferences for blondes and jokes about housing projects and finances during leave.
Ainsworth January 17 The following pupils had an average of 93 percent or above in grades and 90 percent in department for the entire year. Second grade Virginia Hunt Edith Simpson third grade William Koehler Shirley Owens Maurine Stephens fourth grade Jeanne Droll Betty Marston Judith Quinn Dale Roberts Jane Wood Martha White Fifth grade Ronald Crawford Carol Gosling Sixth grade Peggy Koehler Seventh grade Alberta Jenkins Eighth grade Alberta Wieland Edward Zelglowsky Sophomores Shirley Simkins Juniors Beverly Butterworth Julia Koehler Gerard Megehelsen Seniors Mary Richards The following students met the same requirements for the third six weeks period: 1st grade Bobby Hawkins Jimmy Quinn Hugh Brown Jimmy Wood Alberta Zeiglowsky Second grade Bobby Wieland David Simkins Carl Hawkins Jimmy White Virginia Hunt Edith Simpson Third grade William Koehler John Lins Shirley Owens Maurine Stephens Fourth grade Jeanne Croll Rosemary Jenkins Betty Marston Maridee Orris Wood Martha White Fifth grade Ronald Crawford Lou Jean Spessard Carol Gosling Sixth grade Donald Droll Peggy Koehler Seventh grade Anna Marie Wieland Quentin Jenkins
The readable portion lists Alberta Wieland Edward Zieglowsky and others by grade as never absent or tardy for the semester and for the 3rd six weeks period. It records names across grades from first through sophomore with multiple spellings and some likely OCR errors.
The fragment lists Beverly Butterworth, Julia Koehler, Max Owens as juniors and Mary Richards as a senior, indicating a student group or class roster. Names are the only clear entities present in the readable text.
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