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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
4
Lieut. Hayden T. Hughes reports a bomber mission from an English base, detailing preflight checks and tense flight conditions over the Channel. The account describes weather, flak, crew chatter, engine trouble, and the resolve to press through the four hour raid.
A WWII bomber mission memoir describes fog bound flak and rocket barrages against an aircraft assembly plant. Crew members including a 47 year old gunner and a top turret operator share dangers, near misses, and relief on recovery as they reach England.
Graveside rites were held for George Wince 56 of Rock Island at Columbus City cemetery. Rev. Robert W. Galloway officiated. He leaves a son Russell in the armed forces, daughters Alberta and Ethel, and siblings including Harry and Walter Wince among others. A separate obituary notes Mrs. M. F. Campbell, longtime Fredonia resident, dying at West Liberty with services pending.
A woman seeking a husband faced an awkward moment when proposed to while wearing her father’s slacks. She declined the elopement, joking that headlines would read Flees in Father’s Pants, highlighting the comic misfortune and social stakes.
A stubborn bill collector interrupted Julius Roar during a finance speech at the Plaza and offered to forget half of the debt to show cooperation. Roar agreed to meet halfway and claimed he could secure the rest. Captain Frank Haynes was seen on Thirtieth Street examining the scene.
In a mountain school a teacher aims to start a fur topic. A student unexpectedly answers with skunk, joking that distance improves safety, prompting a brief, humorous classroom exchange about fur and odors.
A reader asserts that salads improve only with onions, calling it a matter of personal taste and preference.
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