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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1944
Page
3
A daily column blends weather quips with social observations and wartime commentary. It questions education levels in America, weighs postwar peace prospects, cites Hoover on juvenile delinquency, notes RAF use of a six ton home for bombing, and comments on Iowa politics and military draft trends.
A light verse开style notes a mess of mishearing God gifts and playful lines. The Knoxville Express column mentions selective service calls rising, previews a hopeful spring in Iowa, urges victory gardening, and jokes about a Missouri man needing a bigger wife to tend his garden as war era optimism returns.
An aviation instructor ends a talk with a parachute joke about jumping to a conclusion. the clipping also notes the couple will settle at a goldman residence as their home.
In a brief personnel exchange a director notes two or three openings and asks about figures while the applicant replies I was a lifeguard at Sea Breeze all summer.
A terse exchange reveals a playful but pointed line about past promises. The man jokes that their shared gates were as valuable as pearls yet ultimately lacking substance, highlighting relationship strain.
A brief, sharp dialogue features a young man declaring love to Mr. Jones and a counter question about living without the speaker. The exchange hints at romantic conflict and parental concern without further context.
Riverside March 4 John Goetz was honored at a family dinner at his grandmother Nettie Shrader home. Attending were his parents George and Mrs. Goetz and family along with Mrs. Anna Ritz. Pvt Goetz a Riverside High School and University of Iowa graduate will attend officers training school in Belvoir Virginia after completing electrical engineering studies.
The authors present a four point peace plan for the United Nations as Allied forces near victory. They call for joint Custodians of Peace by the big powers, a Provisional Peace terms framework, a Transition Period for postwar solutions, and the creation of a new world institution to replace Trustees once lasting peace foundations are set.
At the Kleopfer home in Riverside guests included Mrs. Mary Kern, Mrs. Emma Muller, and Lieut. and Mrs. Earl Griffith. The Griffiths, recently in Oregon, spent a week visiting relatives here and in Town City before reporting to Ayer Massachusetts where Lieut. Griffith will be stationed.
To produce 100 pounds of milk the farm uses 33 pounds of grain 65 pounds of hay 125 pounds of silage 22 days of pasture and 2.7 hours of labor.
Nutritionists advise a daily intake of one quart of milk per person in normal times. The note emphasizes standard dietary guidelines for dairy consumption.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Mangold moved to the purchased Shalla farm from Charles Shalla. Funeral attended for Murray Conger in Washington by Fred Coakley. Local social visits include Mrs William McCartney and families at Sam Bowser and Clark Bauer homes. Arvid Swansea of Sigourney visited Gunnar Swansear. Warren Bergh of Wayland visited J A Huber.
Wood products undergo a non aqueous preservative treatment to protect against moisture staining and decay. The process leaves the wood clean paintable and easy to handle.
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