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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1945

Page

5

Unforgettable Jesus, Quisling caution, and cosmic life debates

A nationwide editorial essay reflects on Jesus of Nazareth as an unforgettable figure and urges faithful living. It warns against rulers like Quisling, notes Philadelphia’s pigeon war, and discusses manufacturing costs. It also reports Dr. Henry Norris Russell on planets with potential life and cites Camille Flammarion on Mars as a living world.

Jesus of Nazareth Christian Science Monitor Henry Norris Russell Princeton Solar System Russel Mercury Moon Mars Venus Camille Flammarion Columbus Russell

Slacks and sayings across a world of quips

A collage of wry lines and quotes on manners fashion language and humor. Notable bits critique vanity in dress zealots and speech while evoking dogs trees history and dialect with a playful wandering voice.

Xenia Locals Readies Updates on Friends and Harvest

Correne Edmondson reports recent visitors to Floyd Edmondson home including Karl Edmondson of Vinton Iowa Loran Eberich of Noble La Ruth Klotz Ottumwa Pearl Davis near Cheyenne Wyo and Cora Wiley Columbus City Hugh Morris attended an opera in Muscatine last Monday Dinner guests at Norma Clegg home included Mrs Norma Clegg and Mrs James Clegs Vernon Chatfield spent weekend in Chicago Bryce Lord Coast Guard on leave with parents George and a wife living in Long Beach California George Lord received calls from Lt Keith Lord Yorktown Va and Lt Bruce Lord Midland Texas on their first wedding anniversary Visitors for Hollandsdale Minn relatives Bruce Lord and son Roger Bruce and Frank Ward Gail Shull Ray Geret and Norman Bean cutting oats amid harvest activity.

Correne Edmondson Xenia Floyd Edmondson Karl Edmondson Vinton, Iowa Loran Eberich Noble, la Ruth Klotz Ottumwa Pearl Davis Cheyenne Wyo Cora Wiley Columbus City Hugh Morris Muscatine Frank van Hown Winfield Norma Clegg James Clegs Vernon Chatfield Chicago Dave Pearson Waterloo Sam Stephens Bryce Lord U. S. Coast Guard George Lord Bryce Long Beach Calif Keith Lord Yorktown Bruce Lord Midland Texas Roger Bruce Frank Ward Lord Hollandsdale Minn

Rainwater Best for Radiator Cooling Says Guide

Advice urges using rain barrel water or pond and stream sources over well or city water for radiator systems. It emphasizes prevention through proper water choice to avoid corrosion and buildup.

Tomb of Unknown Soldier National Shrine at Arlington

The tomb on the Potomac at Arlington VA stands as a national shrine honoring all heroic United States dead. It overlooks the river and is a symbol of national memory and service.

Unknown Soldier Potomac River Arlington United States of America

Tax Them All and Tax Them Well

A fragmented poem fragment recalls bitter lines about taxation and government power. The speaker mocks heavy levies on daily life from bread to air, water, and even the unborn, portraying a life squeezed by taxes and state control. The piece invokes a political stance on taxation and personal hardship.

Merrimac Social Roundup Notices Visitors and Dinners

Merrimac residents and relatives gathered for dinners and visits over the weekend. Mrs. Carl Amrine hosted guests including Mrs. Robert Gage and Mrs. Emma Perrin from Wellman, and Joe Amrine from Washington. George Miller and family of Libertyville visited in Alvin Beale’s home. Connie and Janet Bain from Mt. Pleasant stayed with uncles Frank Smith and Merlon Anderson. The Amrines and Sarah Wieneke visited J. A. Wieneke, and the Burger, Eshelman, and Maggie Burger families attended the Burger event.

Carl Amrine Merrimac Robert Gage Emma Perrin Jesse James Wellman Lottie Smith City Joe Amrine Washington George Miller Libertyville Alvin Beale Connie Janet Bain Mt. Pleasant Frank Smith Merlon Anderson Sarah Wieneke J. A. Wieneke Jake Burger Roy Eshelman Maggie Burger

Union Sunday at Mt Pleasant park event details

Dale Baldosier enjoys furlough with parents Mr. and Mrs Simon Baldosier as a union Sunday takes place at Mt Pleasant park.

Union Mt Pleasant Park Dale Baldosier Simon Baldosier

Rowe Family Concludes Visit in Wellman

Wellman residents note many local movements as the Clarence Rowe family returns to Montana after visiting Fay Rowe and Kinross relations. Obituaries and illness touch local families while school, church, and hospital news occupy the week’s notes.

C. Rowe Wellman

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