Seed and sowing wisdom from a 1944 note
A brief 1944 reflection cites Galatians to urge readers that what a person sows determines what they reap. It frames seed as metaphor for actions and consequences in daily life.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1944
Page
3
Voting by Service Men Aims to Clarify Balloting Process
The column notes clear voting instructions for armed forces, detailing three literature pieces including a district map of all states and state voting requirements. It states Iowa service voters will not use federal ballots, but will vote full ballots for national, state, district, and county offices, with safeguards to ensure honesty and fairness under Town law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Gardner
Iowa
Office of Defense New Fy
Republicans on Iowa Ballot Controversy and Roosevelt Trip
The passage discusses a proposed change to Iowa ballot access for Republican electors and the potential impact on GOP candidates and state supreme court races. It notes the Office of Defense Transportation request and contrasts this with Roosevelt traveling by special train to the Pacific coast for his acceptance speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Office of Defense Transportation
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Baker Freed Sparks Reaction From Medical Profession
The Burlington Hawkeye Gazette notes Norman Baker a former Muscatine practitioner released after four years in federal prison for mail misuse tied to his cancer treatment claims. The piece recalls Baker and similar figures like Brinkley, discussing public credulity and political interactions while warning of new quack approaches postwar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Baker
Muscatine
Baker
Leavenworth
Doc Brinkley
Brinkley
Kansas
Burlington
Humorous Vets and Guards Offer Snappy Wartime Zingers
A collection of wartime vignettes proves soldiers and police humor amid postwar chatter. Jokes cover cafeteria ration talk, a footpad assault, a Christmas gift, and a misaddressed claim by a private. The piece closes noting coal reserves seem large but not fully recoverable with current technology.
Gets German Soldier's Shoe Gets German Soldier's Shoe
YOUNG AMERICA July 22. I saw a German soldier shoe sent from Italy. Leburn Lewis sent it to Harlan O Loughlin. The shoe had steel reinforced sole, heavy leather, and reinforced toe and heel, described as extremely durable. The writer notes gratitude for rain after the spring deluge and details farm life activities and community visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Humston
YOUNG
America
Leburn Lewis
Italy
Harlan O'Loughlin
Eigsti Oats Yield 60 Bushels Per Acre Reported
In Wayland on July 22 Glen Richard harvested Tama Oats for Emery Eigsti from a fifteen acre field achieving a 60 bushel per acre yield. Lorraine Schlatter, student nurse at Burlington, is on a two week vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs C W Schlatter. Jeanne and Pauline Roth of New York City arrived Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Glen Richard
Emery Eigsti
Lorraine Schlatter
Burlington
C. W. Schlatter
Jeanne
Pauline Roth
New York City
Better Vision Institute Claims Night Vision Gap
The Better Vision institute asserts that Black Americans see better at night than white individuals. This controversial claim suggests racial differences in night vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigtwe
Better Vision Institute
Joe
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