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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1943
Page
5
A brief devotional line exhorts believers to seek limitless spiritual blessings, citing Proverbs 10 24 about the desires of the righteous being granted. The text emphasizes faith and personal longing for divine favor.
A column laments false economies in households and praises prudent farming, while criticizing federal landscaping in Washington and new freedoms claimed by some politicians. It notes bicycle safety, the value of work for freedom from fear and want, and praises a neighbor’s crop rotation as practical living amid a paper shortage and book sale limits.
A row of comic vignettes unfolds with Rastus naming Sebben and Eleven as his two income sources. Other bits include streetcar mishaps, a telegraph messenger forgetting his hat, a faithful elevator bow to old ladies, and a child’s mischief with a knife.
The five top grades of sole leather are reserved for the army navy coast guard and the marines. Major factories have redirected production to military shoes to meet demand.
Riverside businesses closed from 9 45 to noon on Ascension Thursday June 3 for Omer Keifer’s Holy Orders ordination at St Marys church. Most Rev Henry P Rohlman of Davenport officiated with local attendance and related community notices follow.
Since March 1942 the tanning industry has seen an 8 percent decline in workers and shoe manufacturing employment has fallen by 9 percent. This reflects a broad downturn in footwear jobs during the period.
Columbus Junction notes list several service members on furloughs or new assignments. Woodrow J. Shearer of Fort Custer is home 15 days with his parents, Cpl Earl W. Carpenter returns to Camp Barkley after a 10 day visit, Max B. Heither to Sioux Falls for radio operator training, Warren Dowson leaves after a 40 day furlough to rejoin the navy, Keith Hanft earns a commission at Roswell Army Air School, and Clifford Tisor spends 10 days at home from Camp Crowder. The report also mentions local church society meetings and Hollis Thompson returning to Fort Knox after visiting relatives.
Spiders have utilitarian value as their webs aid optical instrument sights and range finders. While many fear them, they prey on injurious insects, offering a defense of their ecological role and usefulness.
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