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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1946
Page
5
Editorial brief from the National Editorial Association dated Saturday July 27 1946 urges continued effort and growth and cites a biblical verse 1 Peter 1:10. The text emphasizes perseverance and progress as guiding principles for members.
The piece recalls postwar price decreases and consumer strains, noting 1920s overalls campaigns, these waves of price shifts, and wage gaps. It also surveys political probes, Masonry school drives in Algona, and a census update showing U S population growth to 140,386,309 as of January 1 1946 with 8 7 million added since 1940.
A squad of recruits fails to hit targets at 250 and 200 yards and even at 100 yards. The sergeant orders bayonets and a charge. A dialogue follows with a quip about parliamentary law and a wife who has been speaker for twenty five years.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a stout lady asks to enter a park through a gate and a boy notes a hay car. An elderly caller extols a well behaved child while remarking on upbringing. A mother contends the twig favors being a girl. In grammar class Henry jokes that trousers is singular at the top and plural at the bottom.
Multiple local items report mishaps and visits. Howard Reighard’s car rolled from a hill after parking for thrashing, ending in a ditch with tire and engine damage. Robert Fields suffered a severe ankle laceration from a machine incident on Stock Island. The column notes assorted visits, a 50th wedding anniversary, a newborn, and trips to Davenport and Virginia.
Popular wonder dog Rusty returns in a new film at the Fox Theatre on Sunday in The Return of Rusty. Ted Donaldson Jobe Litel Mark Dennis Barbara Wooddell and Robert Stevens lead a cast in a tender story about a stranded stowaway aided by a loyal dog as he seeks hope in America.
Engineers improve lamp vacuum by adding a getter during fabrication. When lit, the getter vaporizes forming a broom like gas that sweeps away undesirable gases and traps them on the bulb surface.
The guide states dry heat methods suit tender meats for best results while moist heat methods are best for tougher cuts. It explains choosing technique based on meat tenderness to maximize flavor and texture.
A description notes Spain covers over 190000 square miles, nearly three fourths the area of Texas. The comparison highlights Spain as a vast region adjacent to Texas in size terms.
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