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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1942

Page

8

Summer social set by Riverside parish sodalities

Riverside reports preparations complete for the annual summer social on the St. Mary’s church lawn next Sunday evening. Home made ice cream and other refreshments will be served along with entertainment, with weather as the only potential spoilage factor.

Hubert F. Doud Local Peoples Trust and Savings Bank California Riverside Charles Rose Irene Beranek Clinton Social Welfare Committee City Hall Paul Scherrer Janice Iowa City

Brighton Notes From July Visit and Family Gatherings

Grace Whitacre visits relatives at Lake Park. Mrs. Terry Gowey ill at daughter’s home in Richland. Mrs. Julia Borkoski, Prody, and Clara visited Mrs. Josephine Melineski south of Pleasant Plain. Neal family from Des Moines staying with Earl Neal. Borkoski and Kosmer and Clara visited Washington on Tuesday.

Prody A. Borkoski Brighton R. 1 Grace Whitacre Lake Park Terry Gowey Aaron Nordyke Richland Julia Borkoski Prody Clara Josephine Melinski Pleasant Plain Mrs. Neal Neal Des Moines Earl Neal Kosmer Borkoski Washington

Supreme Court Hears Nazi Plea

Seven of eight gestapo trained Nazis, armed with explosives, pleaded before the U S Supreme Court to challenge their secret military commission trial. They denied the mission to spread devastation and argued for habeas corpus rights.

Supreme Court Washington, D. C A.P United States Supreme Court Hitler Roosevelt

Victory Garden Plant Dangers Hit Iowa Horticulture

Iowa Victory Gardens face early disease threats from late blight in potato vines and Septoria leaf spot in tomatoes due to cool moist weather. Gardeners are urged to spray both sides of leaves with copper fungicides, prune and burn diseased foliage, and space plants for air circulation to curb spread.

Victory Gardens Iowa

ICC Seeks Injunction Against Ellsworth Sales Co

The Interstate Commerce Commission filed a federal injunction against Ellsworth Sales Co of Eagle Grove and several individuals for operating a motor carrier network across nine states without government supervision. The lines run from Iowa to the Atlantic seaboard with agents in multiple communities.

Sioux City Interstate Commerce Commission Ellsworth Sales Co Eagle Grove United States Franklin H. Gill Iowa Atlantic Seaboard

Britain backs postwar force plan with Hull

London officials said there is broad agreement with U S postwar plans. Anthony Eden confirmed Britain fully supports Hull's idea that postwar authority needs international backing. Eden declined to answer whether Britain will work with the United States and other nations, saying the matter is under review.

London England Britain United States Cordell Hull Anthony Eden Hull Iden Frank 4. Bellinger

Steel shortage cited as critical for 1943 aircraft output

A War Production Board official warned that steel shortages are so severe that every airplane engine scheduled for delivery in 1943 has already been allocated to a specific plane. The remark underscored wartime constraints on production priorities.

Speel Washington, D. C War Production Board

West Chester Opens Final Sugar Can Register Evening

West Chester residents are reminded that Monday evening is the last chance to register for canning sugar as announced by Supt. J L Calkins. The existing alphabetical registration plan will be dropped, and any resident may apply from 7 to 9 30 p m at the Calkins home. About 150 farm people attended the Eclipse Lumber company event yesterday with lunch, farm building demonstrations, film showings, and a Johns Manville speaker. The Johns Manville Food for Freedom Motorcade was highlighted.

West Chester J. L. Calkins Calkins Eclipse Lumber Company Presbyterian Church Art Bergman Johns Manville Company Johns+Manville Food for Freedom

Slav Guerrillas Capture a Town in Dalamatia

Jugoslav guerrillas stormed into the Dalamatian town of Urugora after a fierce battle and captured large quantities of arms and war materials. General Graca Mikhailovitch's mountain headquarters informed officials today. Reports say Axis authorities executed 104 Jugoslavs in Jagrad and sent 300 to concentration camps in reprisal for sabotage support of Mikhailovitch.

London England Jugoslav Ugrugora Graca Mikhailovitch Jugoslavy Jagrad Mikhailovitch

Guerillas Attack Italian Column West of Agragora

A communique reports guerillas west of Agragora attacked an Italian column, killing 20 officers and men.

Agragora

Heronry Habitat Declared Sole Breeding Ground

The low lying keys from Key West to the mainland in Florida constitute the sole habitat and breeding ground for the white heron, highlighting its vulnerable status and limited range.

Keys Key West Northeast Florida

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