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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
5
A May 4 1944 reflection, citing biblical text from Matthew 11 3, asserts God sends a stream of prophets and teachers while noting martyrs’ fates. It frames the demand for new light as impudent given prior revelations and blindness to existing light.
A column notes public resolve against government overreach amid price ceiling debates and calls for term limits. It reports on the Farm Security Administration in Washington Keokuk counties, loan activity and repayments led by Lawrence L. Mally, and a garden effort lifted by community cooperation amid spring. It also mentions Vice President Wallace’s China trip and Estherville News on poultry and egg production rise.
A collection of wartime quips and reflections on soldiers reentering civilian life. Remarks praise military service while noting hospital delays, discipline, and the tough return to normal routines. Witty exchanges about dating, luck, and petty on the home front punctuate the piece.
History in the making is now on view at the State Theatre with The Fighting Seabees starring John Wayne Susan Hayward Dennis O20 Keefe and others. Edward Ludwig directs a vivid service picture praised for battle sequences dramatic interludes and suspense. The film highlights the Seabees construction battalion known for landing ahead of troops to prepare docks airfields and facilities.
Numerous Iowa residents from Washington to Des Moines visit relatives in Cedar Rapids Muscatine and Fairfield. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Stanley Baird Mr and Mrs Wayne Jones and others visiting kin in Washington and Des Moines. James Lemley and Mary Jane Chrisman join hospital visits and school events. junior senior banquet held in Fairfield with sixteen seniors and twenty juniors present.
In Southern Rhodesia mines large quantities of chrome ore and other minerals while the United States buys about five million dollars annually, mainly chrome ore, signaling a strong chrome dependency and regional mineral export strength.
The County Auditor invites sealed bids for stoker coal and forked coal sizes nut 6x3 and egg from Franklin or Saline Counties Illinois and for Iowa coal to be delivered to the County Home on track, Court House, tail and County Yard for the 1944 season. Bids due May 1 at 10:00 A.M. with load analysis. Board of Supervisors may accept or reject any bid.
Mr and Mrs Charles Davison and family from north of Coppock spent Sunday with Mrs Davison’s parents Mr and Mrs J F Mann. They traveled from a distance to attend the funeral of Leonard Bridges held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church with Rev Fred Fastwood of Washington and Rev E E Voss assisting.
Mrs. and Mrs. King Johnson hosted a Sunday dinner in their home in honor of family members. Mrs. Tom Stacy traveled to Iowa City Thursday to visit her seriously ill brother Steve Crawford of Washington in a local hospital. Mr. J. F. Mann and Mr. Anson Woodford with their wives drove to Washington Sunday evening to see Mrs. Ed Shepherd being cared for by Mrs. Ada Hollingsworth.
Sgt Magnus Ambling returned to camp after a furlough to visit his critically ill father Johanna Ambling at Gracehill. Hannah Ambling traveled from Cedar Rapids to assist, and the Robertson and Johnson families were mentioned visiting relatives and attending church.
Clarence Johnson hosted Mr and Mrs John Hough Larry and Jay for supper at the Nelson Woodford home Tuesday evening. Mrs Wade Page of Rock Island spent Friday and Saturday at their home packing household goods for storage. Mr and Mrs Max Waterhouse spent Friday in the Brighton community. A local group went to the senior class play at West Chester Friday evening.
A prepared Calavo mash with salt offers an easy meal option for young children. The text notes a generous amount of fruit oil aids digestion and enhances the dish usability for little eaters.
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