The Lord Sustains and Canadian Travel Amid War
Daily meditation notes faith in divine strength from Isaiah while advising Americans about travel to Canada during wartime. It contrasts neighborly borders with European conflict and cites Collier's Peter Davenport on looming hunger as World War II resettles Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Europe
Collier
Peter Davenport
Davenport
Germany
France
Danube
Scandinavia
Reading as Practiced Disturbs Educators Across Age Groups
A discussion notes that many adults and educators doubt widespread interest in reading despite literacy efforts. It cites surveys suggesting half the population lacks reading interest and critiques assumptions that six-year-olds are ready to read. It highlights varied reading markets and the newspaper’s value for vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State College
American Council of Education
Little Red
Apothecary
Phelps
Christian Science Monitor
Red Brick Ice Cream Social Honors Mrs Nelson Birthday
Red Brick notes an ice cream upper honor for Mrs. Joe Nelson's birthday Friday night with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pernell and families Ettie and Isa belle Moris Lola and Billy Crom Myrtle Crom and others visiting Loyd Nieswanger. Chas Wilson and son Donald plan a Saturday visit to sister Mrs Duckmire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Crom
Joe Nelson
Howard Pernell
Eugene
Jim Moris
Con
Ettie
Isabelle
Lola
Billy
Lether Crom
Myrtle
Bill
Betty Glider
Elm
Mra
Chas. Wilson
Donald
Mrs. Duckmire
Humorous Fragments and Local Observations in a Community Column
A collage of light vignettes from daily life includes thanks to Milo Sorden and the Municipal band, notes on a rough Washinton County road, quirky musings on philosophy and manners, a jab at a pompous professor, glimpses of a godly minister, and a train car passenger observing strangers with wry humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Sorden
Municipal Band
Bullaby
War talk and farm finance in a wartime letter
A letter discusses hunger in war zones with seven cents a day per adult, while Mr Davenport notes that cannot feed. It cites Missouri farmers facing high debt and examines how war costs affect farming. The piece questions draft status and jokes about requisitioning cannons for parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Kansas City Star
Missouri
Tropical Rainbow Trout to Be Opened for Visitors
Arkansas Gazette reports Puerto Rico plans to offer rainbow trout fishing to tourists within two years. The fish were imported from Rocky Mountain streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Rico
Picnic guests fill Sunset Park Sunday
McHenry resident Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bruty and family attended a picnic dinner at Sunset Park Sunday. Louis Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John Weber and family of Muscatine, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Snyder, and May Snider of Kaleena and Rev. Briedenthal spent Sunday evening at the Cy Birka home. Martha Birka returned home from vacations in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Green spent Sunday afternoon at the Frank Salladay home in Haskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McHenry
Bill Bruty
Sunset Park
Louis Smith
John Weber
Muscatine
Roy Snyder
May Snider
Kaleena
Briedenthal
Cy Birka
Martha Birka
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Glen Green
Frank Salladay
Haskins
Patton Family Baseball Team Defeats City Champs 8–0
The Patton family from Coatesville Pa ages 13 to 32 formed a baseball team and defeated the West End Firemen, city champions, by 8 to 0 in a reunion game. In the grandstand were Mr Patton's six daughters and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Patton
Coatesville
American Magazine
West End
Camp with Rev Peterson for Kalona Riverside youths
A group of Kalona and Riverside boys attended a Christian Youth Camp at Lake Ahquabi near Indianola led by Rev Stuart Peterson. Names include Richard Beck Marvin Swartvendruber Joe Chody Stuart Peterson Glenn Alcorn Hal Cress Donald Cress Hubert Doud and others with accompanying families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hender
Kaiaina
Stuart Peterson
Kalona
Riverside
Lake Ahqquabi
Indianola
Richard Beck
Marvin Swartvendruber
Joe Chody
Katona
Glenn Alcorn
Hal Cress
Donald Cress
Hubert Doud
Doris Levy
Washington, D. C
Mose Levy
Havana
Leland Eegert
Begert
Eeagert
Julia Kauffman
Even yarns outlast uneven spun fabrics in strain tests
Fabrics woven from evenly sized yarns resist breakage longer than those with uneven yarns. Uneven yarns create thin spots that fail under stress, reducing service life.
Ruud Hot Water Promises All Day Reliable Temperature
An advertisement touts Ruud hot water systems as delivering best temperature control at all times and stresses availability around the clock day and night.
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the Evening Journal
The
Home Daily Newspaper of
Washington
Count
Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News
North
Marion Avenue
Iowa
United Press
Lowe Poe
Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Owa
Herbert Hoover
Belgium
Poland
Er Crom
Raymond Zilelinski
Mary Lou
Loyd Nieswanger
Joe Palooka
LY Ham Fisher
Tomorra
Alre
Knobby
Washington County
Coppock
Thurman B. Rice
M. D
Cam
Doc
Cincinnati
Cuuss
LL. L
Abe
War Department
Dixie Dugan
Dixie
Arkansas Gazette
Rev
Peterson
Lake Ahquabi
J. B. Shephard
Marysville
Kansas
R. S. Truesdale
Shephard
C. Miller
MR. Merchant
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