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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1951
Page
5
The June 16 1951 editorial reflects on repeated expectations of a rapid apocalypse. It notes how, when the world did not end, societies had to restore individualism and redistribute possessions to those in need, referencing Luke 2 45 as context.
A history of newspaper typographical errors and misprints, recounting humorous cases from the Journal since 1898. Examples include phrases like here to spend a few days with his sin and a want ad misread as a practical sleeping room, with reflections on editors and readers reacting to slips.
Pvt Delbert Havel US55160775 and Pvt Norman Ravel Havel are noted in service listings with Army units at Fort Leonard Wood and Camp McCoy. Norman Havel spends a 10 day furlough with his parents. New York state counties show high agricultural output across 44 of 62 counties in the nation.
A short notice names Mr Richard Havel and Mrs Richard Havel living on route four. Details are not provided in the readable text.
Hope stars as a crafty Broadway schemer in The Lemon Drop Kid based on a Damon Runyon tale. Moose Moran, a mobster, gives him twenty three days to raise ten thousand dollars or face consequences. The Kid gathers Santa Clauses to collect funds as deadlines loom to Christmas.
A clipping recounts Washington's Company D of the National Guard preparing for Des Moines duty and possible Cuba service in 1898. Clare Neiswanger's letter from Mobile describes travel hardships, camp life near Mobile, cheers along the route, and observations of the Deep South, ending mid sentence with a train arrival.
The writer notes northern delays and compares Mississippi to the North with observations of wildlife crops and food. Mention of a turkey buzzard, wild pine trees, peanuts in cultivation and sweet potato pie implies regional differences. The author expresses interest in staying a year and being short of paper.
Today June 16 marks birthdays for Jane Whitehead Mrs Lyle Darby shire Howard Wayne Swift son of D C McDole and Elizabeth Rita Berkhoff plus several others including Mrs H J Brenneman Ed Chalupa and relatives. Mr and Mrs Ray Cox celebrate their 21st wedding anniversary. Carla Kay Havel turns 11 tomorrow in Ainsworth. data continues with Roger Duane Booth listed.
Birthday wishes go to Oren Weslie Jarvis turning 13. Congratulations to Glenn Mace and several others, including Linda Mae Kallaus and Karen Pohren turning seven. Betty Ann Kunik and John Walter Combs celebrate ages four and ten. Wedding anniversaries on June 17 include the Stranskys, the Bensons, and the Caves.
Loretta Young headlines M G M suspense drama Cause For Alarm at the Fox Theatre. She portrays a woman crippled by fear verging on panic, saying she felt similarly when winning the Academy Award two years earlier.
More than 500,000 civilian workers are employed in arsenals depots and other industrial plants owned or operated by the army.
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