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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1944
Page
3
A reflection on God choosing humble men to fulfill his mission, noting simple lives and lack of formal education as assets for saving humanity. The text cites Matthew 3 4 referencing John the Baptist's diet of locusts and wild honey as illustration.
A compilation from rural newspapers surveys postwar opinion on school reform housing booms and government aid. It notes editors urging youth investment, debates on private vs public housing, wary views on social welfare, and calls for industry led job creation and education reforms.
A derisive wartime anecdote recalls a private William M. Martin Jr who impressed a sergeant with his lack of civilian prospects while a figure linked to the New York Stock Exchange earned a $48,000 salary. A southern preacher humorously misreads hellish fury as a dairy ice cream metaphor.
MGM's The Heavenly Body stars William Powell and Hedy Lamarr in a Broadway style comedy about an astronomy professor whose wife turns to astrology. Lamarr befriends her neighbor Spring Byington as an astrologer reveals the couple's mounting misadventures.
In a humorous exchange a nurse explains she gave the patient figs as ordered, but the patient keeps asking for dates. The doctors’ conversation highlights dietary quirks and the light mood in the hospital.
A reader contributor reflects on wartime daily life and labor issues. The piece satirizes wages and shortages, notes on tire wear and air leaks, observes bonds funding planes, comments on bread, pencils, and erasers, and questions WPB guidance for minimizing mistakes while balancing patriotic choices.
A Bob Burns quip on flattery compares it to soft soap and lye, warning against trusting flattery as it can shock the skeptical. An anecdote about Cousin Hod calling on his girl ends with a humorous line about time and affection.
Advance reports say Ted Lewis the Medicine Man of the Blues returns to Columbia with his laughing clarinet and the Wild Un chartered syncopations in Is Everybody Happy. He revives eighteen hits including Cuddle Up A Little Closer Pretty Baby It Had To Be You and Am I Blue. The biographical show traces his rise from sidewalk audition to overnight sensation.
A brief dialogue reveals a member fearing a fine of twenty five cents for missing a lodge meeting while another notes a woman’s curiosity sparking the exchange.
A terse dialogue suggests a child’s curiosity about mechanisms. The line hints at a household scene where examination and instruction precede action, reflecting a theme of practical learning and parental guidance.
Riverside residents attended a Riverside Garden club gathering at Mrs. Rachel Gerot's home with ten members present. News included a son overseas in England, a May 31 daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McKee, and various local visits and job changes among neighbors.
Mrs. J R McCreedy broke her right wrist after a fall at home on Friday forenoon. Family and relatives, including Earnest Raymond and Clara Godlove, note help from neighbors and recent Alaska visitors as cleanup follows a Skunk River flood.
Mrs. M. T. Coon transacted business in Washington Tuesday while M. T. Coon delivered election returns for Highland township. Mrs. Albert Taylor and Mrs. Harry Showalter drove to Iowa City Tuesday afternoon on business. Her car, used for repairs, was also noted.
Before World War I Europe grew about 10 percent per decade. The First World War reduced natural increase, leaving Europe with only about 2 percent population growth from 1910 to 1920.
Nylon bristles are used in dairying beverage bottle washing and pipe cleaning. They are employed in bakeries candy machines flour sifting fruit cleaning sausage casings and pharmaceutical laboratory applications.
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