Religion Sermon Quote on Caring for the Afflicted
A June 19, 1943, religious note highlights James 1 27 urging pure religion to visit orphans and widows in distress and remain unstained by worldly ways.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1943
Page
4
Potatoes and peas praised amid wartime worries and policy quarrels
The piece notes R. L. Badger offering fresh 1943 potatoes and nearby peas with strong approval, while predicting a light potato crop due to moisture and lunar factors. It then shifts to President Roosevelt facing a tough anti strike decision as public sentiment swirls around John L. Lewis, plus a long critique of Farm Security Administration costs and federal programs, ending with a quip about a neighbor's reluctance to plant a Victory garden.
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R. L. Badger
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Iowa
Farm Security Administration
Congressional Record
FSA
Noted Collision Leads to Police Investigation
Jock and Pat assess a car crash scene after their vehicles collide. Pat accepts a drink from Jock, who pockets the bottle. Pat wines about a nip and Jock says he will drink after the police arrive, signaling awaiting authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock
Pat
Comic Crime Quips Amid Odd Local Tales
Two burglars boast of stealing eyeglasses while a safe twirl turns into a dance orchestra. A doctor visiting Rastus’s wife for her 12th birth sees a duck in the road and asks whose it is, only to be told it’s the stork with its legs worn off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
Mrs De Murrs Quiet Sewing Circle Revealed
In a casual exchange Agnes asks if Mrs De Murr remains active in the sewing circle. Ruth replies she never speaks, only sews, highlighting her quiet participation in the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes
Mrs. de Murr
Your Sewing Cir
Toasted or Buttered Threal Debate Stirred Banter
A playful exchange centers on who has the butter and who is toasted. The characters banter over the correct side of the threal being toasted versus buttered in lighthearted whimsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Rockne Delivers Unscripted Banquet Pep Talk
Knute Rockne spoke at a banquet describing Notre Dame players in the dressing room before close games. He recounted liniment fumes and nervous tension, then delivered his own pep talk rhythm, ending with a bold rallying cry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Steady Rockne
Magnetic Personality Triggers Mass Reaction
A description of a crowd reacting to a charismatic figure who manipulated their emotions. Spectators yelled in unison then laughed at themselves, realizing they had been drawn into the power of mass psychology during the exchange.
Reno's Role in Dairy Industry Highlighted
A note from J.C.B. suggests Reno Nevada acts as a key hub in dairy processing and cream separation, reflecting its prominence in the sector as a national center for cream separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nevada
J.C.B
Italy Unprepared for Summer Tourist Influx
The article notes Italy faces likely higher tourist numbers this summer while infrastructure and services struggle to keep pace. Officials warn of crowding, delays, and strained resources as visitors flock to popular destinations.
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Italy
Legion Auxiliary At Crawfordsville Names Its Officers
Crawfordsville report notes election of officers for the Legion Auxiliary including President Alda Davis and Vice President Margaret Huston. Re-elected secretary Ethyl Zickafoose and treasurer Ruby Huston, with Ada Spencer as sergeant-at-arms and N. J. Lease as chaplain and Evan Rees as historian. Local visitors and social details included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Alda Davis
Margaret Huston
Ethyl Zickafoose
Ruby Huston
Ada Spencer
Chaplin
N. J. Lease
Evan Rees
Grace Williams
Charles McCleary
Lorna
Claire Patterson
Adel
Robert McCleary
Charles
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wisconsin
Small Gathering at Paul Howell Home in Columbus Junction
A modest attendance attended a Wednesday evening visit at the Paul Howell home in Columbus Junction. Mr and Mrs Orie Marlatt and their young son and Viola Hering were among the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orie Marlatt
Viola Hering
Paul Howell
Columbus Junction
Better Riverside Club Discusses Riverside Curfew
The Better Riverside club met in St Marys hall for a June dinner and discussed enforcing the Riverside curfew ordinance. A mass meeting is planned for June 22 at 8 30 PM in Riverside High gym to hear public views. The club aims to cooperate with the town council and a committee was formed to organize the event. Moving pictures were not shown due to missing films.
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Riverside
Riverside Council
Riverside High School
Sacred Circle of Holy Trinity Church
Richmond
Casino Hall
Henry Kiefer
Riverside Notices Highlight Local Family Visits and Birthdays
Mrs Edward Digney of Waterloo visited Riverside at the Joseph Digney home with Miss Patricia Mougin. The White sisters Betty and Bonnie Mae, college students in Iowa City, visited their Dr C A White home. Ray J Marner Jr serving overseas sent birthday greetings to sisters Mrs Lester Pellmer and Glenys Marner and brother David celebrating last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Digney
Waterloo
Riverside
Joseph Digney
Patricia Mougin
Digney
Cecelia Foley
Betty
Bonnie Mae White
Iowa City
C. A. White
Ray J. Marner, Jr
U. S
Lester Pellmer
Glenys Marner
David
Overseas Service of World War I Inductees
About 4,757,240 men were inducted into military service in World War I and roughly 2,084,000 were sent overseas to theater duty. The figures reflect the scale of mobilization and deployment during the conflict.
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U.S
Card of Thanks from Mary Catherine Redlinger
Mary Catherine Redlinger expresses sincere thanks for hospital visits calls flowers and other expressions of friendship that brightened her time as a patient. She notes these attentions meant a great deal to her.
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Mary Catherine Redlinger
Pryor of Burlington Assigned to London
Burlington attorney J C Pryor former State relief administrator announced he will head the administrative office of imports at the U S embassy in London England He has served in Washington as counsel for the preclusives division and as liaison for joint American British boards.
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Burlington
J. C. Pryor
Office of Imports
United States
London
England
Pryor
Washington, D. C
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