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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1944
Page
5
Chicago markets report hogs at 13.75 top for 180 to 270 lb and 12.75 to 13.15 for 280 to 300 lb. Holdovers near 7,000. Cattle see slight weekly lift for medium and good steers but broad range with yearlings 14.00 to 17.00 and calves absent. Sheep unavailable. lambs weaken late by about 25 cents.
Brighton July 14 G C Picken farm east of Brighton sold to Clarence Lowe and E S Rudolphs sold their home to Virgil Pardun and wife of Yeo. Local social notes mention travel visits, birthdays, and club meetings among area residents.
Erich von Stroheim arrives in Hollywood by horseback after a career as a Tahoe riding master. He now leads Republic's The Lady and the Monster based on Donovan's Brain opposite Vera Hruba Ralston making her dramatic screen debut at the Fox Theatre for a three day engagement with Richard Arlen as the male lead.
Merle Turnipseed reports from Santa Ana California that the Los Angeles Times staged a large war bond concert at Hollywood Bowl. About 26 000 attended as 300 air cadets sang with WACs and veterans in a review while Bing Crosby Ella Mae Morse and James Melton performed.
Chicago grain table shows wheat oats rye with listed Sep, Dec and May futures. Notable shifts include wheat around 157 to 167 and oats near 72 to 73 with rye trading from 113 to 116.
Soldiers and friends enjoy a dazzling two hour light display from a 19 million candle power searchlight battalion on a trip through Los Angeles. The 65th unit lights the route as locals wave and wish luck for overseas service. Merle hopes to contact James Bey during September furlough while plans for homecoming linger.
Local column details a week of family gatherings in Gray led by Jane Adams of West Liberty visiting Spencer Reed family. It notes visits by the Nicola and Snider clans, a Sunset park cooperative lunch for John Jeffries bound for the army and Cpl E H Abbery on furlough, plus extended kinship visits from Knoxville and Maryville. The entry ends with a note that after weeks of no word, updates are awaited.
In the afternoon Wm. Finke helped shock outs for J. C. Carris and KK. L, contributing to farm tasks and workload distribution.
A lavish Technicolor musical featuring Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore. The plot follows Danny Weems an elevator boy whose imagined misfortunes spark Army chaos after a draft brings him into service with his friend Joe Nelson. Virginia and Mary assist as nurses while the transport to the South Pacific leads to capturing and escaping a Japanese force.
Dr R A Hender has purchased the Grant Snider property in Kalona to remodel as his office and occupy it in the late fall. Mrs Grant Snider plans to move to Iowa City soon.
A National Geographic Society bulletin states the modern tank was designed as a land battleship to counter barbed wire entanglements and machine gun nests that halted massed infantry assaults, a standard practice for centuries.
A short letter from Cpl Charles to the C. H. Jarvies family arrives from the Pacific theater. His exact unit and position remain uncertain as details are not disclosed.
The speaker laments a decline in self reliance and independence in postwar society. They contrast early American resolve with current clamor for an international super government, warning that liberties won at Revolutionary cost may be traded for cheap assurances from European powers. They invoke Washington and Lincoln as warnings.
Magdefrau store to display pictures of service members in a display arranged by the United Service Women’s Committee. Residents may leave photos at the store. avoid large images. Also reports visits and local family notices including weddings and hospital updates.
Mr and Mrs George Ha ahn of Mt Pleasant visit Mrs Electa Aldrich and family prior to her marriage on June 9 Ruth Aldrich. Mr and Mrs Irvin Rich Mrs Lenore Wenger attend the funeral of Mrs Wenger stepfather H L White at Li erryville on Thursday July 13. Mr and Mrs Clark Bauer son David Bruce conclude a visit at the paternal George home and depart for Chicago Wednesday. Virginia Myers leaves Friday for a two week visit with her Myers family Seward Nebraska. Mr and Mrs J G Roth depart Monday to visit their son Arthur Roth and family Ortanna Pa and meet their new granddaughter Catharine Roth.
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