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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1944
Page
2
A wartime column discusses home front discipline for women, gardening cautions about ivy, and a reader letter about military pay protests. It cites Allied and Axis actions, critiques of labor strikes, and debates federal control, including insurance and socialized medicine. It notes wartime losses and strategic shifts in Europe and the Pacific.
A cadet falls at the final hurdle of the obstacle course and breaks his leg. The officer in command orders him to pushups rather than rest, ignoring the injury and urging continuation. Pinfeather.
A fragmented note references Wisdom to Know the Difference and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. It hints at a civic or organizational context with unclear specifics and no measurable event or date.
A School Boy verse praising the bold shift from office work to farming without fear or hesitation. The lines celebrate restless ambition and practical, hands on labor as a worthy vocation.
After their cars collide Jock offers Pat a drink from his bottle Pat accepts then Jock pockets the bottle. Pat thanks him and asks if he will drink, Jock plans to drink after the police arrive.
A businessman notes inflation by observing office boys stopped tossing pennies at lunch and now pitch nickels and dimes, a wry New Yorker observation about rising costs.
A newly arrived Scandinavian buys a used car and travels to California. On meeting Pacific Coast relatives he critiqued the road with a punch line praising Lincoln as a great engineer and condemning De Tour as no road builder.
A misspelled or truncated version of the Serenity Prayer appears in a public text, prompting readers to recall the original prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr. The item notes the familiar lines on patience courage and wisdom.
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie Bellar Good were held Sunday at the Sugar Creek church after a 1 30 PM service at the Fol Wenger home. Rev S Gingerich Rev W Leichty and Rev E S Mulich officiated with six grandsons as pallbearers. Burial followed at Sugar Creek cemetery with Erma Wenger of Fort Knox, Kentucky, in attendance.
Mary Ardith Jarrard attends Parsons College summer school in Fairfield. A. R. Brooks of Stronghurst visited his niece Mrs. Margaret Kyle. Rosella Sheetz hosted Dorothy Livesay Lois Miles and Darlene Loeffler from Cedar Rapids. The Jefferson Township Farm Bureau met at the Lloyd Roth home.
The Riverside Garden Club met at Mrs. Mary Schnoebelen's home with 10 members and five guests. Mrs. Glenn Bouquet presented a paper on Ivy Poison, and Mrs. Victoria Griffin read an article on Milkweed floss.
A community event ended with a lunch served by Mrs Schnoebelen to bolster morale and support for the war effort. The gathering followed afternoon activities and reflected local civic participation during wartime.
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