This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1945
Page
6
Last Saturday at the YWCA a planned hike fell to poor weather with few attendees. Jean hints at alternative plans, promising fun despite rain. Memorial Day arrivals and family visits occur, including Mr and Mrs Charles Arthur Speer and son William Bragg. Nearby schools showcase strong Bible verse memorization and a union school program.
Iowa members and others discuss the fallout from a House resolution granting a $2,500 expense allowance for lawmakers, amid a clash between Cannon of Missouri and Tabor of New York. Senate defeat leaves the House measure alive. Iowa senators voted against, House members previously opposed.
The union daily vacation Bible school closed with a program at the Methodist church in Crawfordsville directed by Mrs Mildred Sands. Mary W Packer notes the two week session featured a concluding program under Mrs Sands with pupils presenting.
Market report shows hog prices reaching 14.75 per hundredweight with weather notes predicting mostly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow across the region.
Attractive model Madelon Mason demonstrates M-69 incendiary bombs at a New York exhibit. The display includes an M-19 cluster carrying 38 missiles, each packed with about three pounds of jellied gasoline thickened by a secret formula using used fats.
Sheila Lynn Schmer, daughter of Corporal Arthur Schmer of Bronx, N Y, arrived in New York from England. She was born in Great Britain as one of 19 babies on the ship whose American fathers and English mothers traveled together after overseas service.
The Rotary club held its first meeting in the Methodist church basement after 25 years, guests included Mo Steele Jr and Charles A. Speer. Sgt Milo Stews Jr of the Marines shared Pacific service experiences from Samar to Bougainville, noting harsh conditions. George Kerr was recognized for receiving a Doctor of Divinity degree.
James Marion Mickey, recently discharged from the navy after serving overseas, was critically injured in a car train collision near Highway No. 76 west of the Rock Island depot. He is at Hershey hospital in Muscatine with a fractured skull a dislocated hip and severe bruises. He drove into an eastbound freight train.
A new device detects metallic intrusions in patients during surgery. The gadget emits a musical scale as the surgeon nears metal and descends as it moves away, helping locate swallowed or embedded fragments.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.