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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1942
Page
4
A long column blends world War II tensions with light icebreakers and reflections on rebuilding after bombing, noting Coventry and Cologne as examples. It contrasts German aggression with Allied resolve, then shifts to humor about food, language, labor, and everyday life.
Rail lines list westbound and eastbound departures including the Golden State Limited and Californian trains with times and stops at Washington and Oskaloosa. Local and mixed trains for Davenport to Kansas City and Omaha to Chicago are shown alongside Bell and Sullivan Bus schedules from Washington to Iowa destinations.
A Buenos Aires owner of a senior elephant faces prolonged widowhood after wife No. 1 dies. Inquiries in the United States for a new mate were unviable due to transport charges of about 10,000, far beyond the 700's budget.
Washington Lodge No. 2 A W and A M schedules regular meetings on the first Friday of each month led by W M Lee Holland with A W Yard as secretary, felary noted.
Charles Rainier and Kitty plan an escape from Rainier's three thousand family livelihoods. They tour Switzerland then return to London to face a board meeting, marriage plans, and a stunned family amid stock-market tremors and looming upheaval.
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