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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1944
Page
3
A religious message proclaims that Christ and the moral order will shatter tyranny on earth, noting bloodshed in resistance and asking if the master pays tribute while citing Matthew 17 24.
The piece urges trimming war time committees to focus on essential tasks, praising Washington County for efficient home front efforts while warning against mission creep. It notes James A. Farley’s reelection as New York Democratic state chair and cites Jeffersonian ideals on local government and liberty in wartime. It also surveys editorials from several papers on war, politics, and youth scouting.
A reader reports a sign in an establishment reading Hit- Jer Sundaes and a byline HALE-NUTS, suggesting a quirky weathered phrase from a local venue. The fragment evokes curiosity about the sign’s origin and meaning.
A collage of quips and jokes on effort and folly. Includes comments on paymasters mosquitoes dinner parties and glass houses. Features playful puns about family life and social foibles and a nudge to read the classified ads.
Change and amendment actions by Curran Company and American Pearl Button Company Iowa voters. Document signed March 1944 authorized stock changes and board provisions. Notaries in Minnesota and Iowa certify officers signature and authority.
The Ainsworth U P Church lists Sabbath school at 10:00 led by John Koehler Jr. Morning worship at 11:00 with a sermon on The Blessing of Faithfulness. Pioneers meet at 7:30. Ladies Aid to gather Tuesday May 16 at Mrs. W H Hemphill’s home. Student pastor Herbert M. Glass.
Military health analysis finds gonorrhea occurs two to five times as often as syphilis among service members, highlighting higher infection rates and the need for targeted prevention and treatment efforts.
The term Seven Seas now lists the Arctic Antarctic North Pacific South Pacific North Atlantic South Atlantic and Indian oceans. In ancient times the phrase spanned other waters as the seas of the world were then known.
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