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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1945
Page
3
A wartime column blends humor and social commentary with updates on postwar slum clearance, heating concerns, and a sweeping Allied advance toward Berlin. It contrasts private initiative with government overreach, notes fuel strains, recalls old heating methods, and asserts punitive lessons for Germany as Allied forces close in.
Letters from Marshalltown Cherokee and Fairfield discuss draft age farm labor shifts and production, Arab women’s status debated in Cairo, plus a note on cigarets once called coffin nails and perceived health risks. The items reflect wartime social and economic tensions, opinion framing, and policy concerns.
A fragmentary conversation questions a neighbor Bobby about a newborn at his house. The speaker jokes about the baby’s sex based on its squawk, suggesting a boy. The text reads like a stray, garbled line with informal banter.
Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon reteam for Mrs Parkington based on Louis Bromfield novel. The 1872 to 1988 saga features Susie and Major Parkington in a lavish romance with a riotous climax and full musical numbers.
A comic anecdote set shows Harold groaning after a fall and his mother asking if he missed a step. A joke follows about a boy blamed for crossword trouble and a quip on a three letter word meaning what is drunk in the afternoon. An Irish church tale ends with Presbyterian confusion over apostles.
The farmer and his wife quarrel after he asks Mrs Smith how her husband endures the heat, only to learn he has been dead for two months. The wife admonishes him, saying he will not get anywhere with her again.
A young man with very poor eyesight attends a local movie. When lights come up he sits beside the draft board chairman and asks, in a calm voice, if the bus goes to Birmingham.
RKO Radio's new film Music in Manhattan debuts Sunday at the Fox starring Anne Shirley Dennis Day and Phillip Terry. A mistaken identity plan to catch a plane reservation leads to a self appointed husband plot and a brigade of romantic misunderstandings in a breezy comedy.
Newly installed officers for the Masons LOO and Rebekahs are listed with names and titles. The W.C.T.U. met with plans for a bake sale to aid S.T.L. work and a February patriotic program with tea. Updates include illness recovery for John Wiles, a KurrI club host, and a Mercy Hospital patient. Betty Bell’s bridal shower was hosted by Elizabeth Wehle.
The term two bits traces to the English small coin called a bit, valued at 12 1/2 cents, later adopted in the American Southwest and West Indies as the Spanish real. A quarter became known as two bits, and in California’s gold period a gold dollar was divided into eight bits for drinks.
Do not wash painted silk lamp shades or shades with applique or fabrics like chintz or linen as they shrink when wet. They must be dry cleaned.
In 1790 workers uncovered the 25 ton Aztec calendar stone in Mexico City. The discovery sparked interest amid scholars and local historians examining its origin and significance.
A Civil War record shows 296 West Point graduates serving in the Confederate army, reflecting the wartime divisions among graduates from the military academy.
Old glove with fingers cut out offers palm protection while ironing. Use lightweight cloth to avoid burns and keep hands steady during heat handling. Ensure glove remains intact and clean for safe ironing sessions.
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