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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1941
Page
4
A stray drill error leads to a comic field moment as a rookie lifts the wrong leg beside a neighbor. A cross examination quip follows about teetotalers and drinkers. The page luego offers jokes on census misfires and social mis-steps, plus a Texas editor diary with playful tallies.
In a March column the paper notes a successful Methodist drive for relief work in Britain and China and a welfare plan for soldiers, praising Washington County donations. It recalls Liberty Loan generosity, mentions coping with an ASCAP strike, and muses on term lengths for officials, Mussolini, and gendered life notes while predicting political and seasonal changes.
Funeral services for Jess Ponchard were held at the Wetrich home led by Rev. Will Guengurich with singing by local performers. Pallbearers included Elmer Miller and Henry Wilkins. Burial was in Piersol cemetery with out of town attendees from Cedar Rapids Joliet Des Moines and other areas. Candlelight World Day of Prayer observed by Wellman churches with a union service and four project talks. Sunday dinner guests included several relatives from Ft Dodge Corning Iowa City Ogden and Des Moines.
A wry maxim notes that a pessimist, faced with two evils, ends up choosing both. The quip frames pessimism as a double-edged pick, highlighting the speaker’s sharp, humorous view of tough decisions.
Sherman remarks on Vernon California ice cream battle as locals settle a quirky dispute with a six dip cone incident. The Louisville Courier Journal notes the humorous altercation reflecting small town rivalry.
Joseph Kern and family will move from the former Gerot farm south of Riverside to the Tellin farm between Richmond and Kalona. The Gerot place was sold to Fred Kron and family, who relocate from the Hervert farm west of Riverside. George Hervert and family remain nearby.
Cash on hand at beginning 1 47 dollars and ending 15 cents appear in a quirky sign for a Fifth Avenue second hand store. The slogan invites customers to tell their troubles to the policeman on the corner while joking about Mussolini and a family tree, ending with a fragmented, cryptic note.
A Minnesota family, long-time residents, will relocate to the Kron family's locale. Prize winners at a community hall dinner in Iowa City included Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Prehila and Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Fox. Mr. Prehoda earned a $5 prize.
The Columbus Community club meets Tuesday evening March 4 in the community building. A 6:30 dinner precedes attendance at a high school auditorium play, Her Step Husband, directed by Mrs. R. W. Merritt. Cast includes Dean Jacobs William Shearer Harry Jordan Jr William Cecil Ruth Wiegner and Mesdames Henry Little Jack Pence Norman Brook and Irene Fliott. Dr. D A Marker chairs the play committee.
The Valley Ladies Aid Society gathered at Myrtle Franks home in White Oaks on March 4, led by Mrs. Lloyd Tners. Members shared reports, planned future events, and enjoyed a social afternoon.
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