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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1942
Page
4
The piece recalls a 1942 father son exchange urging diligence and thrift, then shifting to critique selective service misunderstandings. It stresses that recruits serve willingly in a national effort. A poem about seeds reflects on value and power in small things amid wartime themes.
A column of humorous quips and pithy maxims on small daily acts shaping character. Jokes alternate with light anecdotes about mules, babies, bragging, and aunt and nephew exchanges to illustrate practical wisdom in ordinary moments.
In a tense scene a 16 year old rejects a 70 plus suitor named Gotrox who promises to wait. A missing grandfather and a boy Tolliver search the woods as bears, traps, hunger, and dusk complicate a family night. A quoted maxim on civilization contrasts with savagery.
A reporter sent to cover a mine disaster reflects on the overwhelming scene and describes emotion and heroism in a vast panorama of death. His editor replies, to focus on a photo rather than a disaster interview, urging a picture if possible.
A young colored girl asked for a ballot in a Chicago primary. The clerk asked about party alignment and she replied she did not want a ballot, joking that the party she affiliates with isn’t even divorced yet. A doctor offered to examine for ten dollars and the patient volunteered half if found, ending the exchange with a witty reply.
Corporal Glen Hamilton recalls USO facilities at Camp Bowie leave Fort Worth station for a USO camp with tents for five hundred men. Free coffee cigarettes showers beds and entertainment plus a system pairing volunteers for home visits. He calls the USO a swell job aiding off duty soldiers.
Edward E. Bright, 44, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home on Second Street at 7:30 this morning. He had been ill the past two weeks but went uptown to the post office last night. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made, with services pending.
The federal government gathered nearly 500 000 dimes in six months at the turnstiles leading to the observation terrace of the new Washington National airport, reflecting a large coin intake from visitors.
The Richie funeral home will be under new management. Surviving relatives include Mrs. Bright, a son named Robert who graduated from Columbus high school this spring, and a daughter Dor is who is a sophomore.
The Tuesday Bridge club gathered at Mrs. Wylie Anderson with two guests, Mrs. Handa Um duff and Nema Kennedy. Bridge was played at two tables. The hostess provided a one course luncheon with help from Mrs. Nora Spessard. George MccAleb has returned to college work in Ames.
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