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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1944
Page
8
A beautiful wedding observed by Ruby Stewart and Don Ben Blossom featured a green and white scheme with white stock, greenery, and candles. Senior high girls in white robes led the procession while many children enjoyed the event, including twins Teddy and Eleanor Bailey who drew attention.
Dr. Coyle, in England from 1942 to 1943, described Britain’s war mobilization with rising taxation and a focus on defense in colonies. He likened the empire to a grown family with England as mother and Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa as children, and praised tolerance and not pressuring Britain on India or Ireland. He spoke humor and kept audience engaged for an hour, noting visits to Laurel for a funeral and to see son Hugh McCleery.
R. J. McCleery, longtime cafe operator in Columbus Junction, died in Los Angeles after a heart attack. Funeral services were conducted in Laurel on Tuesday afternoon as Mrs. McCleery accompanied the body home.
A brief thanks statement from H. C. Pinney and his daughters Helen and Mabel expressing gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during their sad bereavement.
KFOTA reports a family birthday celebration observed for William Strain 88 and James Strain 73 in Rogers Arkansas. The brothers share a birthday on March 8 with a large noon dinner, a surprise visit from nephew Orville Thome and family from Ainsworth bringing cake and ice cream, and Uncle Billy noted as in fair health despite illness.
Fred J. Miller presided and introduced the lecturer. Miller led the program and directed the question period, which closed the event.
Crawfordsville March 7 Chairman Donald W. Githens announces residents may drop processed tin cans at Rathmell's market White's store or Rh J Williams' store. County salvage trucks will collect and transport them to Burlington. Bring the cans down at once so we can get them moving.
Officers of Chapter CX 12.0 Sisterhood were elected and installed Monday evening at Mrs Lenore Newmanns home. Mary Mee will serve as president with Edith Orr as vice president and Effie Darrow as recording secretary. Wilma Fooster is the corresponding secretary, Anna Robertson the treasurer, Ruth Huston the chaplain, and Grace Weber the guard. McKee will be the delegate to the state convention at Marshalltown in May with Miss Orr as alternate. Appoinitive officers to be announced at the next meeting.
When the raspberry and blackberry harvest ends, remove the bearing canes to free space for new growth. Burn old canes to reduce disease risk and prepare the bed for spring shoots.
For release Wednesday March 8 the updated volume presents the Problems of Lasting Peace. Compiled by Herbert Hoover thirty first president and Hugh Gibson former minister to Poland and ambassador to Belgium and Brazil.
A reflective essay argues that armistice failures and the Versailles treaty caused global drift into crises. It cautions against long armistices or large multiparty conferences and urges a new, limited method to pursue lasting peace rather than broad agreements signed in haste.
James plans a brief visit staying a week or two with relatives in the towns of Keota and Ainsworth, likely for family time and local gatherings.
Peat has long been burned for fuel by countries with limited coal supplies. About 60 percent of farms rely on peat bogs for their energy needs.
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