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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1942
Page
5
A narrative recounts a young minister and his wife in the east who experience a street accident. The man is injured badly and treated in a private hospital before moving to a ward for two weeks. Bed bugs appear in the cast, prompting doctor attention and diligent ward cleaning before cast removal. The piece closes with a note about an early morning call and late-night car activity.
The narrator reflects on a late night in a nursing class learning bath procedures for newborns and the growing distance between caregiver and child. They drift toward sleep as a car battery struggles to start, aided by an unseen driver and a coughing motor until release from tension. A Stanley Jones quote recalls a sunset at a modest mission station in India.
Riverside notices a Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion meeting at the Legion headquarters on Wednesday evening June 17 with a social hour and refreshments after the business session. The rest of the column blends community notices and family updates from local residents.
The article notes a nationwide shift to home barbecues during wartime and highlights Max O. Cullen’s tips. It explains methods to prevent frankfurters from curling, stresses using live coals, thick cuts, and trimmed fat, and offers Cullen’s hamburger barbecue idea to please all tastes with well done outsides and varied center portions.
Velma Rotenburger of Iowa City visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Rotenburger over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Shradel have returned from their honeymoon and taken a new apartment above Riverside Plumbing and Heating's shop to establish housekeeping.
Poem recalls the loss of L. E. Hoyle with lines on evening shadows and heartache. The verse reflects silent grief shared by family, noting absence and enduring affection. The speaker—described as wife and four SsODS—remembers a loved one once present now gone.
A Want Ad item highlights Bob facing blond mishaps prompting readers to recall a local humor blunder. The brief notes playful mischief with a tongue in cheek tone, reflecting community chatter and lighthearted gossip from the era.
Six stowaways three nationalities, four Poles and two Russians, protested aboard the Greek freighter Christos Markettos. They were detained in immigration cells in Durban, South Africa, after the strikes.
RW-1 in Soviet Russia stands as the most powerful station with a 172 kilocycle frequency and a transmission power of 500000 watts, dominating the airwaves.
Sante Graziani of Cleveland, a Pulitzer prize winner, begins painting a mural for the new Columbus Junction post office lobby. The work depicts funds raised for Lovers' Leap bridge plus a grain elevator, signaling local agricultural interest. Graziani won $1500 for general excellence and previously received an art scholarship.
Mr and Mrs Robert Barnes observed their 13th wedding anniversary at their home east of here. Mrs Mildred Anwyl is the former, ceremony at her parents home. They have two sons Hobby and Wayne. Tri T Meets The Muscatine Columbus Junction and Wapello Tri T chapter will visit Letts for a Founders day party June 30. Lorbetta Reddick will represent Letts at Camp Abe Lincoln near Buffalo in August. Egg Fry at I O O F dining room. Mrs Blanche Masonholder returned from Davenport visit. Mrs Fred Dunham of Topeka Kansas returned home after a week with her father George Lowe. Rev BE Jasmann and family visited Mrs Brockway. Roberta and Barbara Tisor visiting Coal Valley.
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