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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1943
Page
3
Biblical quotation from I Samuel 31 8 about Saul and his three sons fallen at Mt Gilboa, asserting wars erase manhood and justice must prevail on the throne after force long reigned.
The piece reflects on service shortages and war strain as workers fill gaps. It lists substitutes and odd dishes, notes regional weather and peonies late bloom, and surveys bills, labor debates, and wartime outlooks from several cities.
A young man barely boards a departing train and exchanges banter with a scornful onlooker. The sailor jokes about rules and Eden as the scene closes with a light, urban caption style.
Riverside Iowa May 30 Preparations for June 3 Ascension Thursday as St Marys parish hosts a Solemn Pontifical Mass at 10 am with Bishop Henry P Rehrman ordaining Rev Omer Kiefer to the Holy Priesthood This marks the first such honor for the parish and highlights the local graduate’s path to the altar.
The community prepares for the Ordination Mass on Ascension Thursday June 3 with Archbishop Henry P. Rohlman and Monsignor P. J. O'Reilly among the celebrants. The newly ordained priest will celebrate his first Solemn High Mass on Sunday June 6 at St. Mary's Church. Family and friends travel from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City to honor Rev. Omer Kiefer.
Second Lt. Wilma Palmer and her parents visited Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pringle. George Masson Jr. and the Massons were guests of the Luckenbills, with a Saturday dinner at the Stevens home. The Lloyd Alliman family of Wayland dined with the Jacksons, and Annabelle stayed a few days.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Humston and daughters visited Clarence Jackson family Sunday evening. Maxine Morrow spent weekend with Mrs Allen Atkin son in Grant Humston home. Clarence Jackson went to Chicago with a load of cattle. Carl Phillips and Lloyd visited Irwin Hartrum home in Cedar Rapids. Hartrum is a feed salesman. Leland Pringle and family dined with Frank Pringle. Jack Butler, guest in Humston home, heads to Bremerton Washington and enters U S service. Will Marie and Claude Rhodebeck attended canning and freezing demonstration by Ruth Foster. Carl Phillips and Lloyd went to Mt Pleasant. Lloyd stayed to visit Ivan Brown. Will Marie enjoyed supper with Leo and Vera Wolfe. Some Leo Marie children have ear trouble after measles.
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