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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1942

Page

2

Local social notes list travels and visits across multiple towns

Donna Rabenold visits Sigourney for a week with Florence Monaghan. Mrs Walter Conner and son Bob return from Bloomfield to visit her brother Joe Perry on 30 day navy furlough. Lt Clyde L Boice leaves for Bethesda Navy medical center for two months of training. Various locals host and visit relatives in Perry Fort Madison Burlington Cedar Rapids and Jacksonville listing names and placesCompact notices of travel and family visits across Iowa and Minnesota provide a snapshot of community movements.

Walter G. Conner Bob Bloomfield Jack Perry United States Navy Clyde L. Boice M. D Iowa City Washington, D. C Navy Medical Center Bethesda

Visitors arrive for extended stay and institute trip

Mrs Tom Anderson and daughters Sevilla Jean and Lynne from Chicago arrive to spend weeks with Mrs Andersons parents. Numerous relatives and guests from Iowa and Illinois visit Mrs M W Bailey and others, then travel by car to Mt Pleasant for the Pioneer Institute at Iowa Wesleyan College with sixteen youths from the local Methodist Youth Fellowship group.

Elaine Thomassen Marilyn Bell Evelyn and Elizabeth Meek Mary Voorhees Virginia Shepherd Geraldine Bartow Beverly Brown Martha Downing Janet Martin JoAnn Ross Jean Kennedy Lyle Box Roger McKeown Dick Anderson Don Wilson Pioneer Institute Lowa Wesleyan College Methodist Youth Fellowship Darrell Ross Alvin Walker Don Bell Harvey Meek Earle Libe R. C. Keagy Mt. Pleasant

Ships’ bells mark time and watch changes

The sea time system dates bells to the hourglass era when a half hour passed and the glass needed turning. The ship’s bell later signaled watch changes as bells evolved into signaling time intervals.

Leo Mangold Jr Celebrates Eleventh Birthday Today

Leo Charles Mangold Jr marks his eleventh birthday today with family and friends. The event centers on a small gathering at home, featuring cake and gifts for the birthday boy.

Leo Charles Mangold, Jr

Results of Games In Major Leagues New York

League standings show Brooklyn leading the National League with a 66 23 record and Cincinnati at 58 87 in a season summary. Yesterday Philadelphia at Cincinnati was postponed. today New York visits Chicago, Boston hosts St. Louis, and Brooklyn plays Pittsburgh in the American League slate includes New York Detroit and Washington games with several matchups yet to be scheduled.

National League Brooklyn A Cincinnati Pittsburgh Poet Eoeee Philadelphia New York Chicago Boston St. Louis Brooklyn Detroit Washington Cleveland Cleerland

Clergy Deplore City Conditions In Council Bluffs

In a joint meeting Catholic and Protestant clergy condemned the city’s "wide open" atmosphere noting liquor sales and illegal gambling. They warned several men have spent all earnings, leaving families to seek aid, and said youths are sent away to fight for decency while the city environment remains troubling.

Council Bluffs

Salt Save Boardwalks At Atlantic City Resorts

One type of salt preserves 13 boardwalks at Atlantic Ocean seaside resorts from damage caused by another salt. Planking treated with tanalith salt protects 6,000,000 feet of boardwalk from rotting due to continuous sea spray.

Atlantic Ocean

Home Grown Pioneers Produce 60 000 Pipe Blocks Weekly

In North Carolina a plant crafts 60 000 pipe blocks weekly from native rhododendron burls, replacing briar root imports halted by the war.

North Carolina

Questionnaires Mailed to 194 Men for Military Classification

The list shows 194 men given questionnaires by the selective service board to classify for military service. Names run in sequence with addresses and order numbers, including Edwin Guengerich in Kalona and Robert Baker in Washington, among many others across Wellman, Washington, Keota, and surrounding towns, with multiple street addresses and rural routes.

Selective Service Board

New War Revenue Program Reported by House Committee

Washington July 14 The House Ways and Means Committee formally reported the new War revenue program totaling 6.25 billion dollars. It provides Sleep individual and corporation taxes.

NEW War Revenue Program Washington, D. C House Ways and Means Committee

Rent Burden Rises For Working Class Families in England

A report shows that between 20 and 16 percent of income goes to rent for working class families in England. The study highlights housing costs as a major financial strain amid wage levels and cost of living pressures.

England

Trace History of Shaving and Early Razor Use

A historical survey traces shaving origins from bronze and iron razors in antiquity to early steel weapons and Damascus steel. It notes Roman and Pompeian razors, bronze sharpening, and ancient honing methods using natural stones. The piece argues ancient practitioners could achieve sharp edges with available techniques.

Elbridge J. Casselman Scientific American Casselman British Museum Pompeii Greece

Doctors Report Success In Blood Cleansing Treatment

Dr. Raymond E. Seidel of Philadelphia reports a blood treatment that draws blood, irradiates it with ultra violet light for seconds, then returns it to the patient. He cites Hahnemann Hospital studies showing toxins and viruses become harmless and bacteria are killed, improving circulation and healing.

Pan-American Homeopathic Medical Congress Raymond E. Seidel Philadelphia Hahnemann Hospital Seidel

Providence ham operators join police in emergency air raid network

Amateur radio operators in Providence Rhode Island have been sworn into the city police mobile radio patrol as unpaid members. The eight short wave stations will equip walkie talkie transmitters and receivers for on scene reporting during air raids with messages relayed to the district station and then to the report center for action.

Providence R. I Providence Police Mobile Radio Patrol

Marines Seen as Frontline Spark in War Effort

Maj. Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, retired Marine Corps officer, told military engineers that Marines act as the tip of an armor-piercing shell, delivering the initial impact and bore. He praised the Always Faithful spirit and said the Marines' sacrifice will live forever.

U. S J. C. Breckinridge Marine Corps Breckinridge Gen. Breckinridge

Franklin Center Dinner Guests and Local Visits Noted

Sunday dinners hosted by Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Durst honored Mrs. Durst’s birthday and family milestones. A separate picnic at Sunset Park involved the Rinsbergs, Brennamens, and Humstons. A defense meeting drew a large Franklin Center crowd Monday evening.

Howard Hoyle Franklin Center W. V. Durst Charles Schachner C. C. Thiessen Bernice Moothart Donald and Cary John Durst Nancy Johnette Opal Bickford Wellman Durst Schachners Lloyd Rinsberger Phyllis Robert H. J. Brennamen Debby Sunset Park Elvin Luers Keota Brennamen Harold Humston Grant Humston Dale Dunbar Denny Henry Sheetz Gilbert Home J. W. Combs Rosalie Isabelle Grandma Smith Isabelle Combs Smith Lois George Bartholomew

Buenos Aires Population Reaches 2.47 Million

Buenos Aires the capital of Argentina remains the largest city in Latin America with a latest census showing 2 470 000 residents.

Buenos Aires Argentina Latin America

England's Poultry Industry Produces 125 Million Worth Of Food

England's poultry sector yields about $125 million annually, a figure equaling seven-tenths of the nation's needs. The report highlights the industry as a major food source with wide impact on supply.

England

Daughters of the American Revolution Open Log Cabin at Sunset Park

D A R members invite the public to visit the Log Cabin at Sunset Park this Thursday afternoon. The cabin will be open from 2 p m with a D A R member present for visitors. Jessie Stewart will be at the cabin to greet guests.

Daughters of the Amen Revolution Sunset Park D.A.R Jessie Stewart

Farewell Honored Lieut Boice At Wir cafe event

Lieutenant Clyde L Boice was guest of honor at a Sunday farewell dinner at Wir cafe. Attending family included out of town sister Mrs Tom Anderson daughters Sevilla Jean Lynne from Chicago and sister in law Mrs William Boice son of Estherville aunt Clifford Thorne from Ann Arbor Michigan.

Tom Anderson Sevilla Jean Lynne Chicago Law William Boice Estherville Clifford Thorne Ann Arbor Mich

New Heat Chamber Aids Aging in Cresta Blanca Winemaking

A new industrial hot box, described as a hot room, maintains constant temperatures to age wines. Developed in Cresta Blanca, California, it promises year-long maturation of aging wines.

Cresta Blanca California

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