Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1943

Page

5

New Books Ready for Circulation at Washington Public Library

New library acquisitions announced include Baruch You Your Children and War and De Voto The Year of Decision 1846 plus Fosdick On Being a Real Person. Other works feature Rickenbacker Seven Came Through and Here is Alaska.

Washington Public Library Biddle Justice Holmes United States de Voto Fosdick Chungkine China Holt George Washington Carver Morton Englands Mr. Morton England Rickenbacker Pacific Sheean Stefansson Alaska Weatherhead City Temple London Wolfert The Solomons Cooper Kent Epoch

Glenn Lambert Visits Brother at Pleasant Hill Camp Barkley

Glenn Lambert of Camp Barkley Texas spent a week with his brother Clyde and family. They traveled to Fairfield to visit sister Mrs Orie Greenfield and family. Neighboring families and relatives joined in weekend visits and local outings across Pleasant Hill and nearby homes.

Glenn Lambert Camp Barkley Clyde

Sunday Visits Highlight Local Family Gatherings

The report notes multiple Sunday visits to area homes including the L A Foss residence in Parental and the Fred Bower family. Others, such as the Irvin Hesseltine and Roy Steele households, hosted gatherings with extended relatives from Crawfordsville and Washington.

Riverside Seniors Bring Baccalaureate Service to Riverside High

Riverside high school seniors held an 8 o'clock baccalaureate at Trinity Methodist church in Riverside. Rev C E Fitzsimmons offered the invocation and Rev Duhan delivered the address. The class of six, five girls and one boy, includes Anne Beranek Velma Beranek Rosemarie Luckey Buel Meeks Darlene Sojka and Nita Wingler with blue and white colors and the motto Life Comes but Once Make the Most Of It.

Riverside Riverside High School Trinity Methodist Church Betty Garrison C. E. Fitzsimmons America Miss Garrison St. James Duhan Cloyd Whitlock R. I Anne Velma Beranek Rosemarie Luckey Buel Meeks Darlene Sojka Nita Wingler

Jones Entertain Scranton Family

EAST SUNSET May 4. Guests Tuesday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones were Corporal Wayne Scranton Breckenridge Ky Private Robert Scranton San Antonio Texas Mrs Robert Scranton Washington Mabel Stagg New York Mrs Frank Scranton Mr and Mrs Levi Blanchard Robert Donna Vaughn McArtor out of school this week with the measles Mr and Mrs Harold Littrell and children spent Friday evening with Mr and Mrs P J Graber and family Sunday guests at the Lyle Lowe home were Mr and Mrs Cleo Fletcher Mr and Mrs Don Miller and family and Pearl Lowe Sunday evening callers were the Farrel Young and Don-

East Sunset Harry Jones Wayne Scranton Breckenridge Robert Scranton San Antonio Texas Washington Mabel Stagg New York Frank Scranton Levi Blanchard Robert Donna Harold Littrell P. J. Graber Lyle Lowe Cleo Fletcher Don Miller Pearl Lowe Farrel Young Don Ald Lee Elmer McArtor al Crone Phyllis John Crone Iowa City Warren Bishop Joe Rich Jake Graber Wash John Reshley Jennie Co. F. Frey and Vernon West Chester Henry Leichty Willis Troyer Wayland Nough Wyse Barbara Wyse Lee Swartze Emerson Wittriz John, Jr Wyman George Herzog Margaret Whitrie Joe Zook George Humble Mt. Pleasant

Cotter School News Highlights April Activities and Banquet

Cotter May 4 school notes reveal perfect spelling by Dunsmore Deters Edwards and Hininger while others were absent. Eighth grade finished science books and sixth grade completed a year of geography. The Junior-senior Banque with circus theme featured a full menu and roles for Roy Hauenstein Margaret Orr Gladys Boyd Mr McCrory and Jacok Duncan.

Roy Hauenstein Margaret Orr Gladys Boyd Mr. McCrory Jacok Duncan

Mystery House in Washington Draws Officials Guests

A Washington mansion on A Street hosts informal dinners linked to war contract fees, prompting a House committee inquiry. Witnesses include host John Monroe and Mrs. Eula Smith, with guests such as Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Donald Nelson, War Undersecretary Robert Patterson, and Senator Happy Chandler.

Washington House Swank Mansion John Monroe House Military Committee Eula Smith Georgian House Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox Donald Nelson Robert Patterson Happy Chandler Kentucky

Noble Locals social notes from Noble May 6

P F C and Mrs John Howe of Camp Roberts California visited at J M Riel home. Many locals including Beverly Resslevy of Olds and families shared time with grandparents and friends across Mt Pleasant and Rome. Couples and groups hunted visits in Washington and at homes of Elmer Smith Lee Swartzendruber and others around Noble.

J. A. Frey Noble P.F.C John Howe Camp Roberts Calif J. M. Riel Jane Smith Mt. Pleasant Elmer Smith Beverly Resslevy Olds J. G. Roth Peter Graber Tim Richard Lee Swartzendruber FE. R. Gableson New London Mary Smith Mr. Pleasant Wayne Caldwell Kenneth Rome J. M. Rich

Military meat rations prompt fish pack orders

Military personnel receive about 306 pounds of meat yearly versus 172 pounds for civilians. In 1942 the commercial pack of salmon sardines and other fish has been ordered for military use.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Baruch Par Ents Levine Mitchell Allen Salathiel Albine Baton Nova Scotia South Hauck Evergreen House Hull Hilary Vera Sedgwick Jordan McCord Dominic Priestley Gretley Randall Lively Stevenson Crocker Adam Earl Kephart Pleasant Hill Fairfield Orie Greenfield A. E. Kephart Fred Howard Caldwell Grace Sigafoose Jake Earnest Leslie Beenblossom Roy Randall Wilmer Kauffman Anthony Kentucky Mines John Shields Merle Johnston Fred Bower Bert Hesseltine Howard Irvin Hesseltine Edd Kauffman Roy Steele Frank Pratt Charley Anderson Baccalaureate Jones Entertain Scranton Hazel Raymond Vaughn McArtor Cotter Frances Owens Darlene Stapp Eleanora Miller Donald Hendrickson Margaret Hininger Billy He Ington John Martin John Zienlowsky Patsy Hawkins Lewis Peters Leland Hobbs Siifth South America U. S U. S. Navy Philippines Florida Guadalcanal Richard North Fort Wayne Ind Craig Smith Rochester N. Y Clark Faulkner Kansas City Bart Connolly Brookline Mass B. P. Percy Greenville Alexander W. Wells Daytona Beach Fla Clarke Murray Cowesett, R. I International Jacey Lee Jack Fried Capital’s Mystery House Greenland Roosevelt U. S. Army Air Forces White House Henry H. Arnold Col Bernt Balchen A. L. Monteverde Anaheim Cal Don T. Tetley Tex Harry Spencer, Jr Dallas International Soundphoto John Gerig J. R. Kanffman C. A. Rich J. Arey Karl Johnson Elmer Freyenburger Elmer Wyse Loyd Kemp F. Frey da Frey Ruth Richard Hattie University Hospital Jil Ghange Mangold Opposite State Theatre T. W. Harwood Insurance Agency Warner & Bristow Pearl Harbor
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication