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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1942
Page
4
A pacific coast editorial urges that bond drives fail to quotas demand stricter measures. It critiques CCC abolition, WPA funding, luxury limousines, and sugar rationing waste, arguing citizens will sacrifice if the government shows real wartime restraint and proper use of funds.
A humorous guest column collects World War I jokes and quips from various papers. It includes a German officers exchange about a 75 millimeter gun and a zeppelin, a diner dialogue about a porterhouse order, and a shelf of quips on cost of living, front lines, and army life.
A playful line from a Kansas City Star verse where a maid replies she cannot tell if her knitting is for a sock or a sweater as she purls and stitches.
A stream of gags and stray lines from military life, farm talk, travel notes, and social quips. Bits feature soldiers debating combat, officer nicknames, misheard soup, a shellhole remark, livestock humor, coastal sightings, a farm plant pledge, footwear mixups, a rose of summer lone, and a speed query from a child.
From the back, a soldier says the war may end next week and another replies hoping the news won’t disrupt their upcoming leave on Tuesday. The exchange captures anxiety and anticipation amid looming cutoffs.
A World War I era item notes Queen Mary visiting wounded men in an English hospital and recalls a story of an American boy. It juxtaposes home front humor and wartime sentiment while mentioning recruitment and civilian roles.
A humorous Punch exchange features a wounded sailor quipping about hiccoughs after six torpedo hits while a recruiting officer jokes about escape by marriage. The Philadelphia North American notes a reader named Jim William Kaster.
Albert Graber tore a ligament in his ankle after falling from a hayload last week. Ruth Wilma and Dorothy Gra ber visited relatives in Wayland with Mrs. Cora Wid mer and Bertha Graber. Jaizzie Widmer and children joined P. P. Graber's family for Sunday dinner asMr. and Mrs. Arthur Davison and daughters and J. C. Graber and kids attended the Emerson Witting home for an evening gathering.
Dave Graber’s home hosts guests from Chicago and California. Donald and Clara Brooks visit Ethan Brooks family through Sunday. Jacob Eicher of California dines with niece Edna Widmer’s family. numerous local Widmer Graber and Wenger households share Fourth of July meals. Lizzie Widmer hosts guests. Ezra Wittmer of Wayland makes a business call.
Cars traveling at 30 miles per hour can stop within 57 feet on anti skid streets surfaced with dolomite asphalt and filler.
The article notes Albemarle Sound in North Carolina as the largest coastal body of freshwater in the world, highlighting its size and regional significance.
The Girls Service Organization of the YWCA offers style tips for affordable, feminine evening dresses for dances and parties aiding sailors and soldiers. Joan Fontaine models a white souffle frock with fuchsia floral appliques, a white organdse tiered dress with multicolor scallops, and a candy stripe rayon taffeta gown with a fitted bodice and bouffant skirt.
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