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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1942
Page
6
A 1942 newspaper brief cites Gen 2 24 to celebrate married life with the exhortation that a man leaves his parents to become one with his wife. The piece frames marriage as a sacred bond and social virtue.
Rene Washington Iowa reflects on the meaning of graduation and the hidden labor of parents behind each diploma. Dr Roy L Smith urges home organization with old fashioned duties, stressing parental authority as essential for future progress and education.
A biblical scene recounts Peter in the palace where a damsel accuses him of being with Jesus of Galilee. He denies knowing the man, saying he does not understand the accusation.
The VEO column reports 4 H club meetings with Anna Marie Gowey and Max Males hosting, and several families visiting homes in VEO and Des Moines. Local residents including the Statlers, Gales, Pardon, and Biting families appear in weekend gatherings and dinners. Norman Eatinger and others are noted in social visits and corn planting activities amid community routines.
A census page exchanges between a mother and daughter reveal sadness over a book and a remark about a character dying. Housewives’ responses during the census capture a quiet domestic moment with a cryptic line ADOUL midnight and a note about a husband’s return.
Dial telephone invented in 1889 by A B Strowger and first used in La Porte Indiana in 1890s. North Carolina exhibits a full size model of The Raleigh, the first locomotive used on the state railroad, in the Hall of History Raleigh.
In Switzerland Charles Rainier hosts Kitty who reveals she has left Roland Turner and fears for her future with him. She recalls their Kettner's supper and questions Rainier about his battles with the Cowderton strikes while hinting at hopes for a stable match and a life away from Turner’s crowd.
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