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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1944
Page
2
Local notices list residents returning from trips to Chicago New York and Des Moines. Families plan visits with relatives in Iowa Illinois Texas and Florida. Addresses include Camp Barkeley Texas A P O 622 Miami Florida Randolph Field San Antonio and Bloomfield Iowa.
Rhea Buck of 6382 Hast Second Street was discharged last evening. Edith Hays of 433 Hast Washington Street and Mrs. William Peters of 624 12th Street underwent appendectomies this morning. Mr and Mrs William Trotter of Ainsworth welcomed a daughter at 9 10 last night weighing seven pounds five and a quarter ounces.
Notice states there will be no child health conference at the health unit on Tuesday afternoon March 28.
London dispatch reports German troops occupied Romania soon after Hungary seizure as Nazi plans to reshape the Balkans against advancing Soviet forces gain momentum. Algiers radio broadcast cited confirmation from the Romanian legation in Ankara.
Howard Wolfe of Decatur departs for Washington to report for navy duty this Tuesday. Ensign Harley completes flight instructor course in New Orleans and receives wings. Don Kiesey arrives safely at his post in North Africa. Lt Beth Clow, on leave from Camp Lejeune, plans a visit to relatives in Louisville. Several families announce travels and arrivals related to military service.
In La Linea near Gibraltar, Axis, Allied and other agents mingle in bars and hotels. The town’s 52,000 residents include 4,000 Portuguese, with 20 agents from each major nation observed plotting movements at the fortress and in shipping and air activity nearby.
Washington reports the U S Army now has more than 1,000 generals, about double its World War I peak of 552. The War Department withheld exact counts as a military secret, while the Navy lists 193 admirals, roughly three times its World War II-era strength.
Allied HQ in Naples reports Mt. Vesuvius eruptions killed about 380 people and injured many more in recent days. Falling stones and collapsing ropes caused most deaths while residents slept. Authorities urge clearing ash from roofs to avoid repeats as lava flow subsides.
Fifteen miners are trapped after an early morning explosion in the No 4 mine of Kathryn Coal Co. near Shinnston. Mine Superintendent John Hogue believes all the men are dead.
The United States consumes over 32 million dollars worth of cocoa annually as a nutrient beverage and confection. Since the early 1900s most imports have come from Africa and the East Indies, though the cocoa bean is native to the Western hemisphere.
British parachute troops landing in Sicily receive energy tablets as fatigue and shock countermeasures. Rations, designed by war office experts, include a light mess tin with bully beef or stew and biscuits, smokeless tablets to heat food, and an emergency supply of energy tablets biscuits barley sugar gum malted milk condensed milk and water.
London reports the weekly liquid milk ration will drop from 3 to 2 pints. The move aims to free milk for manufactured products for the fighting services, with no cut to allowances for children and expectant mothers.
Pan American Clippers pilots present a method to calculate how far passengers can see from altitude. The range of vision equals the square root of altitude times 1,225 miles, yielding 39 miles at 1,000 feet, 123 miles at 10,000 feet, and 194 miles at 25,000 feet.
Milwaukee report says a truck driver spotted a movement in a potato load and found a frightened fox terrier. The dog rode the nine day trip from Phoenix, Arizona, and appeared none the worse for the voyage.
Brazil estimates castor seed production at 250000 tons for 1943, up 55 percent from 1937. The figure indicates strong growth in the oilseed sector amid 1940s agricultural expansion.
Prime Minister Churchill is expected to rally Britain for the western Europe invasion with a worldwide radio speech at 9 p.m. tomorrow. The address will be carried in the United States by all four major networks.
The report states 47 of 1,000 white youths were rejected for visual defects under the Selective Service Act, constituting the leading cause of rejection.
Readable lines list county offices and names including Auditor Clerk Engineer Treasurer Supt of Schools Coroner and Supervisors with individuals Harriet Coulter Harold Putnam George Krabill W S Kyle Ned Morrow Harve Wilson Ernest Rudolph.
Chiropractors Dr Chas C Brown offering Neurocalometer service with office opposite Court House and downstairs access. Washington Independent School District names Paul T Dixon as High School Principal and Miss Ethel McCreedy as Junior High Principal. School Board includes Richard A Stewart president and C P Weldin secretary with members Harry Ramseyer Fred S Downing B F Bostwick Jr Mra Charlotte Baldrige W A Erbe.
Mrs. John W. Lemmon and Mrs. T. R. Phillips hosted a Friday night dinner bridge at the Lemmon home. The surprise for Clarice Meek included spring flowers, lighted tapers, and a decorated birthday cake. Two-table contract yielded high score for Mrs. Manton Hebner. guest Mrs. Harold Johnson of Fairfield attended.
The Women's Council of the Church of Christ met in March at the church parlors with 23 members present. Mrs. Ettiene Spenser opened with prayer and led devotions on Jesus the Example. Mrs. Loren Airy discussed Victory Gardens in China from the Missionary magazine. After a business session led by President Mrs. Leslie Beenblossom, refreshments were served by committee members. Mrs. Spenser showed an Egyptian leather handbag gifted by her son Claire Keating, who was then noted as serving overseas.
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church met in members homes with two groups present. Group 2 hosted ten members plus visitors and discussed a rummage sale set for April 15. Group 4 met at Mrs. Ernest Jones country home with 18 participants. Red Cross sewing, Easter message papers, plans for a congregational dinner and a farewell for Mrs Watson were featured with refreshments served.
Marjorie Holbert, 18 and a State University of Iowa student, will speak to the Fortnightly club about living in Paris during the German occupation. Her talk titled My Experiences During the Exodus When Everyone Left Paris will cover nine months in Paris and returning to America in 1941.
The notice lists several birthday wishes including Daniel Robert Brindley son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brindley born today, Merle Laubach son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Laubach, and James Joseph Hammes celebrating his second birthday with his parents. It also extends wishes to B F Bostwick Jr Bill Maas in service Donald Proudfit Mrs Wade Gardner Mrs Carl Hedges Mrs Clyde Birney and George Wheelan.
Clair Davis turns 11 today as son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Davis. Cpl and Mrs Duane C Griggs of St Louis celebrate their third wedding anniversary tomorrow, the day also marking Griggs mother’s birthday. Mrs D C Griggs and Mr and Mrs Orva Scott plan observances tomorrow. Stanley Simpson, now in New York, will merge his birthday with Sunday dinner this year. LeRoy Pratt and Gene Thom, both in service, have birthdays tomorrow. Others awaiting congratulations tomorrow include Mrs Stewart Bell Mrs Marjorie Brown Rittenhouse Joann Ross Mrs FE M Pierce Mrs John Custer and Mrs Wilfred Smith.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull rejected Republican claims of yesterday’s foreign policy talks as garbled and inaccurate in important respects. He noted off the record discussions often yield second hand accounts and declined to provide a corrected version of the discussions.
Judy Rae Warren of Oelwein will celebrate her 10th birthday with a birthday dinner in Washington tomorrow. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Warren, former Washington residents. The meal will be at her grandparents Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Hebner home, with aunts Edna and Jessie Klein among the guests.
Dick and Bob Dodder twin sons of Mr and Mrs H M Dodder celebrated their 15th birthday yesterday by hosting a dinner for ten first year high school boys at 743 East Main Street. Mrs Dodder and Mrs T A Flenner served a two course meal at a three row table with a decorated cake and candles. The guests presented belts and later attended the high school carnival sponsored by the Girl Reserves.
Pastures form the foundation of profitable pork production and can determine profit or loss in many cases. Good grazing, forage management, and pasture quality are crucial factors for yielding healthy hogs and steady returns.
A dense listing of community events and meetings across clubs and organizations. Items include U and I sub families co operative supper at 6 30 p m hosted by Mr and Mrs Ben Holt, DeMolay and Masonic temple activities, Friendly Bible class at Baptist church, Damascus Shrine election of officers, United Presbyterian social rooms event, Priscilla club breakfast, W F W Post and Auxiliary social, Homemakers club meeting with Farm Bureau notes, Valley Ladies Aid and Grace Hill Ladies Aid, Sunshine Community club garden hints, Fleur de Lis Club luncheon, and other miscellaneous gatherings with dates and host names.
Mr and Mrs E M Benson celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on Tuesday March 28 from 1 to 5 pm at 12242 South Iowa Avenue. They invite relatives and friends to visit and renew acquaintances.
Rio Vista city council adopts budget with tax rate set at zero. The city leases withdrawal rights to gas bearing sands on a royalty basis, absolving city government expenses. Individual property owners receive royalties.
Jo Ann Burgess daughter of Mrs Mabel Burgess Chase Kan and Set Jerry James Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Jam Johnson Brighton were married March 5 in Chase Rev Davis officiated The couple attended by Venda Jacobson Lyons and Sgt Walter J Yoder Richland IA A dinner followed at Imperial cafe Lyons Sgt Johnson stationed at Great Bend Airfield They reside in Great Bend after the ceremony Equality club met in Pleasant Plain with Mrs J H Brier hosting and fracture pillows made Mrs Wm Heyde of Pleasant Plain attended as an out of town guest
Women of the Baptist church hold a luncheon meeting at the Schmidt residence with co hosts Mrs Rudie Schmidt Mrs Mary Starr and Mrs Mary Johnson. Lu cile Votruba attends as a guest as a playlet entitled The Missionary Cellar Comes to Life is dramatized by three members and Miss Votruba. The gift box opens to reveal 13 85 for missions and Mrs Trenertys brief study theme is The Peace. A rally at the local church is set for April 12 with officer elections planned for the April meeting.
Early hay cuts yield higher productive value when properly cured than later cuttings, noting the advantage of timing for quality forage.
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