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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
6
A sanitary engineer explains that flies breed in filthy privies and carry typhoid, dysentery, and diarrhea organisms to food. If the privy cannot be fly tight, replace it or connect to a sewer. Preventive expenses are far cheaper than typhoid or summer complaints.
Our heartfelt thanks to all who extended comforting sympathy and help in our recent sorrow. For the beautiful service floral offerings and other kindnesses we are deeply grateful, Mr and Mrs Elmer Horning William Springman Jr Mr and Mrs Walter Horning and Joan.
A statement notes about one thousand religions exist worldwide, reflecting vast diversity and global cultural variation. It frames religion as a broad category with many distinct traditions and belief systems across continents and communities.
Iwo from Cotter Attend Presbytery as Jones and Robeson join representatives of the Presbytery of Iowa City at the Synod meeting in Ames. Jones’s daughters Harriet and Dorothy will stay with grandparents in Winterset, while other local notices mention Guild meetings and a wedding in Davenport.
A notice describes a competition with prize levels totaling 25, 10, and 5 dollars for the final night winners and weekly prizes of 3 and 2 dollars. It invites singers dancers instrument players and novelty acts to fill out and mail a coupon to O B Schmidt Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce Y M C A building Washington Iowa, including act duration and age.
A series of brief social items from Iowa mention Superintendent and Mrs. M. Martin Jr visiting Lake McBride, Mr. and Mrs. David R. Jones and children with Mrs. Jones’s parents in Winterset, Arthur Thomas’s move to Rock Island for engineering work, Leroy Jones visiting Carroll, Greta Cozard in Des Moines, Elmer Thomas at Packwood, Dorothy Davis returning from Grundy Center after her roommate Catherine Cold’s wedding, and Ward Fuller with son Richard visiting Milan Illinois.
Eddie Albert stars as Dreamy Smith in a fast paced comedy romance at the Fox. Joan Leslie portrays Mary Clover while Alan Hale and William Lundigan also appear. Dreamy’s generosity clashes with ambition as he saves a boss, becomes a hero, and learns love.
On Sunday evening visitors attended union services at Crawfordsville churches where Mr and Mrs Nicholson presented a program of music and other features. Mr and Mrs Haydn Thomas and family were Sunday visitors at the home of his father Hugh Thomas. Homer Thomas spent the weekend at home and has secured work at the Gordon VanTine plant in Davenport. Mr and Mrs Haydn Davis were Sunday guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Wayne Lye at Keota.
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