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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1945
Page
5
A reflective column blends wartime concerns with domestic life. It laments rationing shifts for a war widow, praises garden produce, notes Eisenhower’s stance on German captives, and follows bird nesting antics amid storms. It weighs Pacific War timelines, urges continued War Loan support, and cites regional outlooks on meat and lettuce supplies.
A patrol group captures a Japanese prisoner and delays questioning. When asked if he speaks English, the prisoner stumbles and asks, How do it stand on rotation, in a moment of practiced misdirection.
A light dialog echoes a social slip as one person apologizes for forgetting another's party and the other asks if they attended, revealing social dynamics and memory gaps in a casual conversation.
A brief exchange between a captain and private reveals a missed salute and a humorous misunderstanding with the captain thinking the private was angry. The private explains he did not see the captain, ending on a light note about recognition.
In a lecture Q and A a man asks a foolish question and the speaker responds with a rambling chain of associations linking wheels eight men inches rulers seas fish fins Finns Russians and color red concluding that fire engines are always red. The remark plays on word plays and trivia.
Sarcastic banter frames a frail male type resembling Sinatra and a sweet, realistic partner. He asks what she is thinking as he crushes her in his arms, and she replies with a bold remark about the manpower short age, echoing midcentury streetwise wit.
A lone calf approaches a large silo asking if its fodder is inside. The scene hints at farmyard humor and the animal's simple plea for food.
VE Day activities in Wellman included a special program by L. J. Kehoe, R. M. Pinnell, and Eardley Bell, flags on display, a high school band parade, and a community Thanksgiving service at the Methodist church. Local residents, veterans, and families shared sightings of returning servicemen and civic notes, with prayers for peace and gratitude amid the war’s end.
West Chester May 14 Edd Testroet and wife join relatives at Columbus Junction for a family dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Ever Woodruff. Mrs Woodruff and Mrs Testroet are sisters with Grace Boshart of Moline and her son Raymond of Iowa City accompanying them. Russell Ferguson U S N and wife mentioned.
The United States grants Costa Rica ten thousand acres to cultivate cinchona trees whose bark yields quinine. After a 25 year development period the land will be handed over to Costa Rica.
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