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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1944
Page
5
A biblical proverb from Luke 6 27 urging mercy and benevolence toward adversaries. It emphasizes responding with kindness to those who persecute or oppose you.
A column mixes rural humor with wartime notes from 1944. It recalls a family heirloom watch, discusses postwar watch demand, and riffs on home front life, fuel shortages, gas supply, and who bears government aid costs. It includes jokes about a talking checkers dog and a playful census on common surnames.
A light row of brief items includes a man predicting the war’s end in Europe and a joke about stockings, a wife with a new hat fooling her husband, a juror asking to be excused with a witty grounds, a reporter closing a murder note, a baby with ice cream, a quip about fighting parents, and a remark about Washington’s pretty fountain.
A piece from the era recalls a bartender joke about persistence and affection, noting the adage that a constant advertiser gets the trade. The humor centers on a bartender asking about a drink for MacClosky and a terse exchange about its availability.
A Washington man complains his left knee bothers him while his right knee, same age, causes no trouble. The column humorously quips that many men think their wives did mighty well when they married and teases the regular conductor's return with a possible fish smell.
A design note advises painting interiors white or light colors in attics basements closets and storerooms to discourage untidy habits and keep discarded items more visible. The guidance emphasizes visibility in dark corners as a preventative measure.
Wartime tin scarcity has led to coating metal plates with paint varnish enamel and lacquer to replace tin plate. For containers the goal is to prevent rust and protect contents from decay or contamination caused by corrosion.
Pleasant Hill July 1 Martha Gammon will spend her vacation at the Henderson home with Frank and Bob Henderson families and Ethel Henderson. Pleasant Hill social notes say Mrs Clyde Lambert hosted a Sunday dinner at John Gammon’s with Martha Gammon present.
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