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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1942
Page
6
A memorial verse marks the eighth anniversary of Mrs. James A. Walker’s death. The poem recalls her care and the family’s burdened days, credits her in heaven and rest, and notes there was only one mother.
Mr. Joe E. Walker Mrs. Jennie R. Hering Mr. Charles A. Thrapp and Mrs. Belle H. Crossett appear in a local notices list highlighting residents for public records or event notices. The fragment signals community personages referenced in civic or social items.
Donald White, newly enlisted, is stationed with 79 Signal Company in Virginia as a telephone operator. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kratter and daughter Janice visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mitchell in Robinsdale, Minn. Richard Mitchell helped his grandfather confined by a prior shoulder injury. W. W. Cochran and family moved to Mt. Pleasant from town for closer work at Burlington munitions plant. Henry Cheney and daughter Janice left for a short vacation via Davenport and Chicago.
Quick listing shows Fastbound Daily Omaha to Chicago Bus No 2 leaves Washington 4 02 p m Bus No 6 nights 8 48 p m Bus No 10 10 19 a m eastbound to Chicago Tickets at Bus Depot Candy Kitchen North Side Square or local depot for coast to coast travel Agent Al Cantoni Sullivan Bus Lines Washington to Town Ordnance Plant Leaves Washington 6 30 a m 1 30 p m 9 30 p m
Horses are a major source of farm power and the article offers tips to improve reliability and reduce cost. It stresses using a variety of feeds to meet all nutritional needs, ensuring palatability and safety in digestion, and feeding according to individual horse requirements among varying needs.
Courtesy of the U S Department of Agriculture outlines horse care tips: feed to job, use quality feeds, punctual feeding, and home grown rations. Regular watering, salting, parasite control, gradual start of work, good grooming, and regular trimming of feet are recommended.
US Department of Agriculture engineers urge treating wood posts for rot and insects and placing them on masonry footings below the frost line to prevent uneven settlement. They advise gradual jacking for plastered buildings and underpinning to stabilize foundations on slopes.
A person will attend to business related to his work and then visit relatives in northern Illinois before returning home. The note indicates travel plans without specifying names or dates.
Sante Graziani of Cleveland completed a large south-wall mural for the new Columbus Junction post office. The painting, celebrating fund-raising for Lovers' Leap bridge, comes as Graziani, a recent Pulitzer Prize recipient, plans to enroll in the U.S. air corps after mural studies at Yale.
Sincere thanks from friends and neighbors for acts of sympathy following a sad bereavement. H. Rademaker Chas. Rademaker Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schrrey express appreciation for kind gestures.
In a dialogue heavy scene Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman discuss Aunt Laura Welman’s fortune and their future after a threatening anonymous letter. They plan a visit to Hunterbury, fearing the letter’s truth while weighing inheritance and marriage, with Mary Gerrard's background resurfacing as potential motive. The talk reveals their luxurious yet precarious lifestyle and reliance on Aunt Laura’s estate.
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