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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1943

Page

2

Local News Highlights From Camp Barkeley To Naval News

William Crandall returns to Camp Barkeley Texas after an eleven day furlough with parents Mr and Mrs M P Crandall Mrs Crandall will join him. Birth news from Bremerton Washington daughter to Mr and Mrs Owen ton first grandchild for Mr and Mrs Knauss. Gas and electric discounts end Thursday. Various local visits furloughs and delegations noted including Cy Bush residence and Des Moines business trip. Cadet Gardner and others listed with addresses and assignments.

William Crandall Camp Barkeley Texas M. P. Crandall Guy Knauss Cnossen Bremerton Owenton Washington Navy Knauss

Local and Military Moves Highlight Wartime Notices

Mrs. Louis Larson resumes work as receptionist for Dr. McLaughlin and Dr. Boice after a ten day visit in Minden Nebraska with Sgt. Larson and relatives. Sgt. Larson heads from Omaha to Camp Beauregard Texas. Pvt. Donald H. Minick lists new address at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Norene McFarland visits grandmother Mrs. Elizabeth Casper while Anita Tellin plans a California summer. Chirley Jean Bowden arrives from Red Cloud Nebraska to stay with her mother Wanda Bowden. Lt. W L Johnson USMC now at Fleet Post Office San Francisco California.

Louis Larson C. W. McLaughlin C. A. Boice Minden, Neb Sgt. Larson Omaha Camp Barkeley Texas W.L. Johnson USMC Fleet Post Office San Francisco Calif

National League Standings and Tuesday Results

National League standings show teams with records and percentages. Tuesday’s results list no games and note twilight matchups Boston at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at St Louis with listed pitchers.

Boston Tobin Brooklyn Melton Pittsburgh Sewell St. Louis Cooper Philadelphia Fuchs New York Lohrajan

No games scheduled for today across leagues

The day features no official games. Pitchers listed in the schedule include Humphries at Detroit and Newhouser at St Louis. Gatehouse and Bugby records appear for Cleveland and Boston matchups as noted with Leonard Hughson and other listed stats.

St. Louis Gatehouse Cleveland Bugby Washington Leonard Ioston Hughson

Washington County Letters from Soldiers Speak of Service

Short excerpts from letters received by Washington County residents reveal service details from boys serving in the armed forces. The notes describe daily life, training, and distant concerns as families await updates from the front.

Washington County

Messages From the Front and a Soldier's Birthday Note

George McAvoy writes from North Africa praising the army and plans for the future while recovering from injuries and awaiting mail. A young father’s birthday letter to his daughter shares tender reflections on motherhood, love, and family, signed Dad and anonymous for publication.

Hospital Births and Discharges Noted

Mr and Mrs Rollie Jurging 40 South 4th Ave are parents of a son born at 6 60 weighing seven pounds six ounces. Mrs Josephine Puckett discharged to 602 Fast Jefferson. Mrs Flave Hagist Keota dismissed this morning. Mr and Mrs Henry Lanning Washington R R are parents of a daughter born this morning at 9 42 weighing eight pounds eight and a half ounces.

Rollie Jurging South 4Th Ave Josephine Puckett Jefferson Flave Hagist Keota Henry Lanning Washington R.R

Funeral Rites Held for Jerome Droll at Riverside

Funeral services for Jerome C. Droll were held at St. Marys church Riverside with Rev J J Fath officiating the requiem high mass. Burial followed at Mount Olivet cemetery. A flower show will be hosted next Saturday by the Riverside Garden club. Riverside residents mentioned include Mrs Thomas F Marsh and others with local movements and employment updates.

Jerome Droll Riverside St. Mary’s Church Jerome C. Droll J. J. Fath St. Mary’s School Louis Heitzman Albert Mellecker Andrew Knebel Alvin Yeggy Ambrose Richard Kron Mount Olivet Riverside Garden Club Trinity Methodist Church

Relieve Mosquito Bites with Mexiana Powder

Classified ad promotes Mexiana, formerly Mexican Heat Powder, for relief from mosquito bites and itching, presenting it as a summer remedy. The brief notes its use to soothe stings and discomfort.

Young Inventor Creates Aluminum Process in 1886

Charles Martin Hall of Ohio, a 22 year old student, developed the commercial method for manufacturing aluminum in America in 1886.

America Charles Martin Hall Ohio

Guatemala Scrap Drive Yields Rubber for North American Factories

President Jorge Ubico leads a Guatemala scrap drive collecting 175,040 tons of rubber to recycle in North American factories. Two percent of the total was gathered by Boy Scouts.

Jorge Ubico Guatemala Boy Scouts

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