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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1946
Page
8
Veterans notes and reunions from World War II show soldiers and sailors returning home. Private Aaron Batt ers on the roster. Sgt Harold Sojka discharged after service in the Pacific with multiple medals. families in Ainsworth and Crawfordsville recount holiday reunions and furloughs.
The piece notes veterans and family members returning from the South Pacific and Army discharge, with Mrs. Hanft resigning English teaching at Kalona high school. It also mentions Lois Fitzgerald visiting from Providence to meet her husband, and local residents like Jesse Bass and Robert Ramer returning or discharged. The narrative shifts to a spy adventure involving an American ordnance expert in a Tokyo prison camp, Korean service complicating entry, and a mission to obtain critical data about an atomic bomb, ending with the target cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Warner Bros inspired tribute to George Gershwin stars newcomer Robert Alda as Gershwin with Joan Leslie Alexis Smith and Charles Coburn. The musical biography features 21 real life figures and covers Gershwin from age ten to his July 1937 death at 38, including over two dozen numbers and theatre production numbers with ensemble dancers.
American espionage inside Japan drives Hollywood adventure film First Yank Into Tokyo playing Sunday through Tuesday at the Fox. Tom Neal leads as an Air Corps pilot raised in Japan with Barbara Hale Marc Cramer Michael St. Angel and Leonard Strong supporting.
Joyce Ann Gevock turns one, Kathryn Jane Orcutt celebrates L1th, and Dick Horak marks his seventh birthday. Others observing include Besse Conger, Edith Boileau, Alice Carris, Charles Shalla, and several Wellman area children. Tomorrow marks the 42nd wedding anniversary for Frank and Mrs. Mayhew and birthdays for Philip Wayne Foster Beth Francine Glider Glenda Rose Maines Shirley Speidel and Sandra Jones.
Ruth Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Golia Miller will accept congratulations on her 15th birthday tomorrow. Observing birthdays tomorrow will be Mrs Lester Orr, Mrs Charles Lemley of Iowa City, Mrs Alvin Nebergall, Francis eltz, Doris Custer, Bette McKay, J B Foxworth, Hdna Hoover, Mrs Don Wood, Mrs Hdsall Brown of Pittsburg California.
Twenty seven members of the Women's Missionary Society attended yesterday's Baptist church luncheon at the parsonage hosted by Mrs. Alfred Trenerry Mrs. Ea Wiley and Mrs. J J Nayadley co hosted. A second business devotional session followed with twenty four present and Rose Gilbert led a program on Brotherhood and Problems of Uprooted America.
Notices for the social calendar list U and I club family night at 6 30 p m. Bible department 2 30 p m Monday at the Public library Handcraft dept sec 3 8 p m Bring money for towels Cedar Chips 411 club 7 30 p m at Lexington school house Rosemary club and husbands evening Mr and Mrs Lloyd Marek Priscilla club 1 pm lunch Just Us club 2 p m guest of former member Mrs A W Yard change of meeting day Wednesday Cedar township homemakers 1 30 p m Grace Hill Ladies Aid all day at Community building lunch at noon roll call from 2nd Tim Public Affairs dept sec 1 1 oclock luncheon Mrs Boyd Berdo co hostess Valley Ladies Aid all day meeting at church bring sack lunches Pethel Missionary society 2 p m
Grace Shaw reviews a book in a Sunshine Community Club meeting led by Rev. W. Z. Allen. Mrs. Henry Sutherland conducts roll call as members discuss themes linking China and Navajo culture in an afternoon programme.
The term Rum Rum traces through the 18th century rumbullion then 19th century rumoo before becoming modern rum. The phrase is tied to a Devonshire dialect meaning great tumult as the beverage's etymology evolves.
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