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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1943
Page
6
An Army barrage balloon tied to the General Tire plant in Akron Ohio drifted north from Camp Tyson Tennessee after breaking loose. A Lake Erie freighter captain spotted it and coast guard instructions led to the balloon being shot down. It is now on furlough in Akron for repairs before returning to camp.
Pastures should not be grazed until bluegrass is four to five inches tall and then harvested by livestock as it regrows. Green succulent grass provides better feed than tall dry grass.
The message declares no easy path to Berlin or Tokyo and urges steady, increasing purchases of War Bonds to aid the long push. It touts American road building machinery as the world’s greatest and credits the Alcan highway record to wartime effort.
Dated at Washington Iowa July 6 1943 R R Noonan Clerk of the District Court expresses official notice. Mrs Etta Reeves thanks friends for calls cards and flowers during her recent illness with sincere appreciation.
The text notes that while the air is uniform at high altitudes, pressure changes reduce life-sustaining air in the stratosphere. Pilots should respect their altimeters as a guide for oxygen mask deployment.
Late Lieut. Gen. John A. Lejeune recalls that some U S Marines were still fighting an hour after hostilities ceased on November 11 1918. He notes units were so far in advance that word could not reach them and one platoon learned the war was over from German troops.
In District Court Iowa Washington County case number 7788 an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament has been presented for probate. Citations and further proceedings will follow as required by law to establish validity and appoint an executor.
The last will and testament of Thomas Wheelan, deceased, dated May 1, 1935, was filed and ordered to be probated. A hearing is set for July 13, 1943 at 9:09 A.M. at the Court House in Washington Iowa before the District Court or clerk, requiring all interested parties to appear and show cause. R. Noonan, Clerk.
Navy pilots are urged to use oxygen at high altitudes in a wartime booklet. Oxygen Sense explains that breathing is essential and pilots should not neglect oxygen, even as it links science with humor for air crews living at 15,000 feet and above.
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