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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1942
Page
6
A vivid firsthand account of dive bombing in a desert trench. Reynolds recalls 45 minutes of terror as planes dive bombed near a British infantry unit, the dawn finally revealing survival and the burnt, bloodied aftermath.
In Fort Worth Texas roots of trees over a century old established boundaries for a small Upshur county land parcel. Land grants in 1938 and 1939 questioned ownership. survey work by Ben Garret linked a pine stump and a large post oak marked TNC to original 1838 surveys. Chief Justice Atwood McDonald voided the vacancy grant and awarded clear title to J F Bland S E Richardson and J W Free.
Californians once urged civilian car owners to give soldiers rides but now soldiers in jeeps staff cars and trucks roll by on highways leaving civilians standing by.
Havre residents share a weekend of visits with relatives and friends across Mt. Pleasant, Washington, and Iowa City. Local gatherings include reunions, dinners, blackberry canning help, and grandchildren hosting grandparents with birthday celebrations and train trips. Local families mentioned include the Hering, Zieglowsky, Wittmer, Mason, Graber, Tackenburg, and Stout families, with several visits to the John Zieglowsky home and surrounding households.
Mr and Mrs Dell Farrier and daughter Patty of Moline Illinois visited the Fletchers in Crawfordsville. Mrs Lisle Maxwell and daughters Jane and Joan left to visit relatives in West Middlesex Pennsylvania and sisters in Ohio. William Neal of Burlington visited friends, noting his childhood ties to the town. Rev Lester Bill Ruth Rich Leah Anderson and Dwight Owens returned home Saturday.
Evening from Mt Pleasant notes a report on a young peoples institute last week. Joseph Jones recently had surgery for appendicitis at a Muscatine hospital and came home. Mr and Mrs J L Howard and son Jackie returned from Ottumwa where they spent their vacation. Alice Holmes visited Ames to see sister Mrs Ralph Miller and family.
Elinor visits Hunterbury as the estate faces sale and contemplates a past shared with Roddy. Mary Gerrard learns a startling secret: she may not be Gerard’s daughter, as Nurse Hopkins reveals new family truth amid packing and memories.
Jones and Laughlin Steel will reopen the Benson Mines area in St. Lawrence county New York idle since the last war. The project requires moving Benson to a new site to clear the ore field for production by 1943. Expected output reaches 2.4 million tons of crude ore annually with high grade 65 percent iron content.
Norfolk story notes a four year old, Robert Gordon, recovering after his brindle bulldog Peewee returned home days after bolting. The boy, feverish and elated, had not eaten or drunk anything but milk since the pet disappeared, and a physician found no physical illness beyond a 102 degree fever.
A 15-year-old boy left a reform school with a submachine gun and 100 rounds, saying he wanted to fight the Germans. He was found with the weapon and ammo before finding any Germans. His father, a Home Guard member, blamed his urge to join the army.
A severely injured driver F L Radis, after his car plunged 350 feet down an embankment near Los Gatos, flags down an ambulance. Radis, who had been trying to hitchhike into town, is picked up by his own pursued emergency crew and comments that the break came.
Cherra Punji in Assam records the world’s highest mean annual rainfall at about 610 inches. The data position the locale as the planet’s wettest region based on long term precipitation measurements.
Alexander Graham Bell, famed for the telephone, also perfected a flying kite that carried a man aloft, showcasing his inventive scope beyond sound transmission.
Lieut Frank W Montfort of Hickam Field Honolulu writes to a Montgomery Alabama publishing firm with a check for the 41-H issue of Army Wings. He cites delays due to routine interruptions following the Pearl Harbor attack.
Noah Widmer operates the Stringtown threshing machine at the F. G. Rich home with Elmer Freyenberger as separator man and Arthur Damson handling oats for Emerson Witting. Several residents visit kin in Columbus Junction and Mt. Pleasant. Evelyn Rich celebrated a birthday with a family dinner at the F. G. Rich home while local farmers assist others. Clifford Young of Peoria, Tl., visits the Widmer home.
Amid rising rents in San Francisco during the 1850s, laundry companies sometimes occupied stores alone and doubled up. Firms faced 12 hour shifts with crews putting up and taking down signs as they arrived and departed, balancing space and labor needs.
The telephone industry is now the third largest public utility in the United States, surpassed only by steam and electric traction and by the electric, gas, power and light companies.
Vitamin C abundant in citrus fruits cannot be stored by the body and must be replenished daily to maintain a healthy strong bone structure.
Washington Lodge No. 26 KF. and A. M. holds regular meetings the first Friday of each month with A Yard as secretary and Ard A Stewart serving as W. M.
The clipping lists multiple trains and locals such as No 1 Local and No 2 Local with scheduled stops, depots including Oskaloosa and Goodlander, and notes on daily or Sunday exceptions. It references the Golden State Limited and Southwest Limited, with agent signatures and assorted times, typical of a historical timetable page.
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