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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1941
Page
8
An Arrow Shots reminiscence recalls days of butter shortages and ruined roads that hampered delivery. Merchants bought back butter from customers and sent the “strong” product to a soap factory. A grocer allegedly tricked a buyer with a mouse-tainted tub, then sold it himself.
A narrator notes butter production shifts as Reisters buy cream, pasteurize it, and suit a uniform product. A Washington man learns respectful hiring by letting the family handle staff. A shopper questions strawberry quality, while the grocer jokes about never looking past the first layer of berries.
The piece mocks defense spending and New Deal misadventures, arguing that officials treat defense as a spectacle and a temporary market boost rather than a genuine solution. It contends Americans are confused while the world mocks the government’s “defense problem” approach.
A Washington Iowa school column notes defense aid delays and graft concerns hampering wartime production. It laments Congress actions, labor agitation, and bureaucratic bottlenecks that hinder manufacturing of defense tools while urging unity and vigilance.
Funeral services for Hartlett S. Gregory were conducted yesterday afternoon at Sherman's funeral home with Dr. R GC Keagy of the Methodist church presiding. Pallbearers included Harry.
Six individuals Dusenberg Glen McCall Frank Pringle Lloyd Humston Clarence Jackson and Carl Phillips are named as buried in the Keota cemetery in this obituary fragment.
Funeral services for J. I. Colthurst were conducted yesterday afternoon at the L. A. Jones funeral home by Rev. W. H. Hemphill of Ainsworth and Rev. C. ke Strong of Washington. Interment followed in the Campground Cemetery near Ainsworth with pallbearers Tom Will Philip Gerdes Dewey Stephens Harry Kilgore Mack Gordon and Blaine Pressley.
A new Venezuelan prison showcases elaborate cells with baths as a feature of reformist design. Officials describe the facility as emphasizing prisoner welfare while maintaining security.
On Reunion Island an ambitious ten year plan has planted over 43,000 cinchona trees to produce Peruvian bark. In the United States, exports of chemicals and allied products reached 128,361,000 dollars in the first half of 1940, up 55 percent from the previous year.
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