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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1944
Page
3
A column collects varied items from humor to wartime agony. It laments Nazi cruelty, urges relief food for civilians, and critiques labor disputes under the Wagner Act while quoting editors and newspapers. It closes with a skeptical note on universal security.
A collection of pithy jokes and quick witticisms. A butcher credit joke, a sax player husband quarrel, party chatter about leaving, shorthand skill, and a store line about ordering liver. Each quip delivers a brief humor beat.
A reader note quotes a remark about leaving a job due to sickness. The line suggests a personal dispute and implied health issue without further context or corroborating details.
A gas station scene unfolds with a driver asking for an advance on pay but refused. A woman ribbing a barber and a child at church trigger light family banter. The dialogue touches on money, chores, and polite refusals.
A housewife greets a tramp and wonders if he is the same man who received a mince pie last Christmas. The tramp denies it and says doctors claim he will never be the same again. He quips that his wife drives the event only when he is at the wheel.
Twenty four songs include six new numbers for the Warner Bros. film Shine on Harvest Moon with Ann Sheridan and Dennis Morgan. New tunes by Moe K Jerome and Kim Gannon feature The title song How can they tell that o i in and other period flavored songs sung by Sheridan Manning Carson Wilson. The show runs at the State Theatre through Wednesday.
The State University of Iowa College of Commerce will host a May 11 commencement with Dr. Hickman as speaker. A former champion debater, he now focuses on international trade and finance and teaches in commerce. He co-authored a Pan American economics text and collaborates on a postwar economics book due in 1944.
Large crowd of about 250 attended Cotter school senior class play Gatbrice Blow Your Horn a three act comedy. Roy Havensten and John Duncan portrayed Gabe Pennington and Sam the cousin. Gladys Boyd Thelma Smith Barbara Jones led female roles. Dorothy Harriet Jones Marian Jones and Margaret Owens provided musical numbers. A gift was presented to coach Mrs Cora Anderson. Commencement May 11 Dr. C Addison Hickman of the
Tantalum and other rare metals replace sand in lenses to greatly increase refractive index for clearer aerial war photography from higher altitudes. Special alloys and plating provide wear resistant surfaces. The metal also serves as a catalyst in making butadiene for synthetic rubber.
An ophthalmologic note explains spots before the eyes as shadows cast by white blood particles moving within the eye. Usually invisible, these shadows become noticeable when the eyes are tired or strained and the visual nerves become jumpy.
Garments should hang on hangers straight with top buttons fastened to keep collars square. Hang skirts from the waistband and allow space for air circulation to reduce wrinkles. Occasional outdoor airing helps remove wrinkles and reduces pressing.
The guidance instructs cutting forage fine then packing it tightly with sufficient moisture to ensure a tight seal with no leaks.
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