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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
5
Lt H W Huff of Chicago writes from Fort Eustis Virginia about soldiering and the inner conflict of war. He recalls rifle drills chapel music and a dual life between aggression and gentleness while honoring those who fight and endure.
A University of Illinois graduate serves in the Pacific theater tending Japanese prisoners of war and hopes to advance to a role caring for horses. This brief item notes his planned career path and wartime duties.
A reflective verse portrays a slow mover who misses transport, endures crowding and delays, and channels inner turmoil into quiet resilience. The narrator endures a rainy day commute, dislikes the chaos, and finds meaning in stoic tolerance amid everyday frictions.
Comic quotes and social jabs surface in a collection of jokes and vignettes. The piece features a Black construction worker named Joe Simpson and humorous exchanges about luck, work, and ship life within a raggedly censored humor page.
Benjamin Franklin Ballard aged 75 died about 6 30 p m Monday at his son Clif ford Ballard's home on the William Johannesmeier farm seven miles southeast of Columbus Junction after a brief illness. He was born November 5 1867 in Putnam county Missouri. Surviving are several children. The body will be taken to St Johns Missouri after services at the Richie funeral home.
A road to be vacated in Highland Park Addition Washington Iowa requests objections or claims for damages be filed in the County Auditor's office before noon July 27 1943. The action concerns Lot 1 Block 43 through to Lot 4 block 43 and involves owner Mildred Brinning Doran.
Britain has supplied about half a million electric batteries monthly to American troops stationed in Britain as part of reciprocal aid.
Use remnants from two or more old knitted garments to create a colorful sweater. Wash the cast-offs in soap and lukewarm water before cutting to make the wool easier and more pleasant to handle.
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