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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1942
Page
8
The county auditor notes a road view in Washington County from the NW corner of NE 17 to Dutch Creek, Township 75 North Range 9 West, concluding in favor of vacating the road and noting objections.
Notice states that any claims for damages must be filed in the Auditor's Office in the county by noon on September 4, 1942 or the road will be vacated. Also includes a note of thanks from Bob Rohrer Seaman in the U S Navy for cards received during his hospital stay.
Alice Holmes, who recently sold her beauty shoppe in Crawfordsville, will run a beauty shop in connection with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps at Fort Des Moines. Rev and Mrs Lester H Bill and their daughter Carolyn are visiting Musea
Mrs. Marsh Sewell of Winfield visited this week with sister Mrs. C. Fletcher. Mr. Bruce McCleary and son Jimmy of Des Moines are visiting his parents. Elbert Van Sickle and three daughters of Waterloo plan to visit the Great Lakes and will travel to Chicago Friday.
Riverside items list summer visitors from Iowa City West Liberty Crawfordsville and Tipton. The piece notes removal of steel corn bins along the Rock Island Railway near the depot and various relatives staying with local families. The report mentions hospital nurse Kathleen Hotka and ongoing social visits in Columbus Junction and other towns.
War education program urges college enrollment before service. Army and Navy officials emphasize officer and enlisted paths, with emphasis on math and humanities. Washington Junior College to meet August 3 quota and offer counseling.
Rudy Schmidt displays a catfish weighing roughly 38 to 49 pounds caught near his Oakland Mills cabin on the Skunk River. The scene captures a local fishing moment amid a period of wartime bond drives and air raid sirens in Cedar Rapids.
A Fairfield visitor stayed at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Joseph P Pailliotet providing a family gathering moment.
A student aerial gunner in training at the Harlingen Army Gunnery School in Texas stares through flight goggles with cold steely eyes. The U S Air Force seeks such focus to peer through the gun sights and shoot Axis planes, as training progresses toward combat in bic bomber blister, bathtub, or rear stinger positions.
A lighthearted line notes the warmth of homes where a dog naps by the hearth, suggesting domestic harmony and cozy companionship as a timeless ideal.
Cedar Rapids launches a bold drive described as an air raid style effort. The report notes an exceptionally loud halt to the campaign amid tense city conditions.
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