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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
5
A June 29 1944 newspaper fragment quotes Mark 5 15 urging moral conduct. The verse cautions that evil influences come from within a person rather than external temptations and emphasizes internal virtue over popular but indecent reading.
The Chicago convention discussion favors a cooperative policing approach over a world government to maintain peace. The piece notes heat, garden care, and personal anecdotes from Newton Daily News writer R. L. Badger, plus reflections on catering to a weary public and urban life during hot weather.
In the Pacific servicemen craft rhymes predicting war’s end with lines such as End the war in 44 Home alive in 45 Back to the sticks in 46 and Seven eleven in 47 A pessimistic note reads Dixie in 60 A bill entered shows a delivery room charge revised to Greens Fees $25 in the final digest and review remark.
A traveling minister reads his Bible on a slow line train. The conductor asks if the Bible mentions railroads. The minister replies that it does in the first chapter, noting the Lord made every creeping thing. Contributed by D. L.
The Cas ualty & Surety Jour nal notes a bustling office scene as Mr Perkins is sought by Mr Pincham and others. The dialogue shows callers attempting to reach Mr Perkins and staff coordinating to connect them.
A couple after a long labor failed to reach the hospital in time and welcomed their first child on the hospital lawn. The birth occurred with medical staff nearby and the family reported the baby and mother are healthy.
Vivid pictures show the Maraiders behind Jap lines in Burma as a supply plane drops parachutes for the troops. Burmese natives watch silken chutes descend while doughboys ignore them, awaiting a detail below for the supplies. Some Burmese are armed and have given a friendly reception. Back the attack with at least an extra 160 dollars in War Bonds.
The Glenn L Martin super flying ship, winner of an American design award, is estimated to weigh 250000 pounds. It will carry 102 passengers with 80 pounds baggage per person and 25000 pounds of mail and cargo. It will travel from the United States to London in 13 hours.
A participant remarks the course is at least two inches lower than Fo usually plays, signaling early concern about playing conditions.
Havre dispatch notes Elmer Mason and family with Mrs. Mason and aunt Mrs. Oscar Jugenheimer of Riverside joining the Jugenheimer reunion in Muscatine Sunday. Also lists several local visitations and guests including Zieglowsky and Wittmer families, plus dinner at Milton Smith home.
Humphrey Bogart stars as Matrac an anti Nazi banished to Devil's Island in Passage to Marseille the escape tale from the island with four convicts includes Claude Rains Sydney Greenstreet Helmut Dantine Michele Morgan and George Tobias in a Michael Curtiz direction remembered from Casablanca the big cast promises a tense wartime thriller.
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