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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1944
Page
3
The text notes that sparrows molt wings with synchronized feathers to stay aloft, arguing this is purposeful. It then cites a biblical example from Matthew 10 29 about not a single sparrow falling to the ground without the Father.
The article lauds private enterprise and Commercial air lines for wartime readiness. It highlights the Air Transport Command’s 2,100,000 flight hours in three years, a 99.7 percent transport safety rate, and the Naval Air Transport Service's parallel achievements. It credits private aviation for enabling vast wartime logistics and contrasts it with government-dominated systems.
The piece argues Vice President Henry A. Wallace lacked a strong backing to secure renomination and faced manhandling at the Chicago Convention. It contends bosses failed to curb his candidacy and that his nomination fate depended on political influence.
A fragment suggests analysts discuss why German forces may resist more in Normandy than on the Soviet front. It hints at reasons related to battlefield conditions or strategic choices but lacks concrete evidence or complete argument.
Fairfield Ledger opines that Hitler may abandon Germany for Paris while his followers fall back to a last stand there. The piece doubts Soviet restraint after overrunning Germany and predicts Paris may be reached before Berlin by the Reds.
The Oskaloosa Herald notes hay fever afflicts about 6 million in the United States with ragweed pollen marking the start of the late summer and early fall allergic season. Variations exist as different pollens affect individuals. tree pollen troubles appear in late spring and early summer.
At Chicago a convention gave 89 votes to Senator Byrd in a long standing attack on Roosevelt’s New Deal. The southern delegates showed disgust with the president and signaled potential future party revolt despite the immediate outcome being futile.
The piece notes the 1944 Democratic Convention seeing big labor trump big business in influence with the CIO political action committee and cites an unscrupulous element the late communist party joining the New York state American Labor Party led by Sidney Hillman, splitting the ALP.
A Grinnell Herald-Register note jokes about a new bird at home singing Dewey’s name, suggesting political change in the public mood. Boone News-Republican reports that British hopes rise as robot bombs fail to keep bomber production ahead, framing an Allied victory expectation.
A Washington opinion suggests small sellers who halt mousetraps and offer nylon or shotgun shells may invite public scorn. The remark reflects the era's sharp, satirical take on commerce and regulation.
Rural couple visits the city and rides a subway where a banana joke prompts a startled reaction. A nurse in a mental hospital overhears a quiet patient warning to listen, while a pair debates air raid sirens and missing teeth, ending with a sandwich joke.
A doctor defends his charges for treating Junior with measles amid gossip about the illness spreading through the school. A wife’s character is praised as thoughtful while a traveler’s question to a native about local hardships prompts a wry reply about scarce, often undrinkable necessities.
Sharp frost guard urged to protect tomato and other tender plants from a single night frost even under paper covers. Even with coverings, exposed plants face likely death from freezing temperatures.
Des Moines reports a restrained Iowa Democratic state convention with no contests and little drama. Vice President Henry Wallace delivered a soft spoken conciliatory address amid praise for Roosevelt leadership. no mention of Truman, and resolutions omitted any reference to Wallace.
Senator Guy M. Gillette te, stating he opposed a full term for Roosevelt but saw Dewey as worse, addresses Democrats after an August lull while Blue notes New Deal confusion around Rae Walters OPA penalties. Kraschel assails inactivity, as Byers prepares to govern in Hickenlooper's absence.
At Merrimac Mrs Mary Aubrine is bedfast and can take only a few spoons of nourishment each day. Several families and relatives visited Sunday in various homes including Eugene Emore, Will Bezel, Ben Crile, and Carl Amrine. Additional gatherings occurred with the Baldosier and Crile families visiting on Sunday and Tuesday.
Atty. Richard F. Mitchell of Fort Dodge rose to prominence when he nominated Wallace for vice president in Chicago. He served as temporary chairman of the state convention and gave a forceful pro Roosevelt address, promising to stay in office if elected governor to attend to the job.
In District Court of Iowa Washington County case 7933 an instrument purporting to be the last will of Oscar F. Laubach dated August 4 1939 has been filed and set for hearing on August 7 1944 at 9:00 A.M. before the District Court or Clerk. Interested parties must appear and show cause why the will should not be probated. R R Noonan Clerk dated July 29 1944.
Prospectors have pushed the search for oil across the continent returning to southeastern states where strikes have occurred in Virginia and Florida with active exploration in Georgia and South Carolina.
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