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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1945
Page
4
The column blends household humor about a nosy squirrel with reflections on postwar readjustment for veterans and women returning to civilian life. It cites a Veterans Service Committee and stresses timely work, morale, and practical economy. It also shares rural notes on timber land, erosion, and a quip about dedication to thrift.
A tenant tells his landlord that the people above him keep him awake by jumping and making noise at two in the morning. He notes the upstairs resident was practicing a saxophone causing the disturbance. The comic exchange ends with a quip about Eskimo Spitz dogs and a bet.
In Liege Belgium a German officer gave candy to Odette aged four. Her mother’s stern prompt led Odette to answer with a pointed “Thank you, dirty Boche,” capturing a child’s unfiltered defiance amid wartime occupation.
Casual line exchanges reveal a humorous moment about borrowing lawn gear and golf clubs. The dialogue captures a light rivalry over yard and golf equipment between two neighbors.
The piece contrasts two men walking to work. One laments the routine while the other notices seasons birds and cloud effects, forming a friendly acquaintance with the surroundings. It argues happiness depends on attitude, not wealth, and people gain what they put into life.
The Iowa Southern Utilities Company filed with the Iowa State Commerce Commission a petition seeking a franchise to erect and operate electric transmission facilities across public land and private property in Washington County Centerville. The request covers building lines and structures for lighting power and heating at 2800 volts with routes across highways streams and lands as described in the notice.
In a curious snippet Mrs. Smith and John dear discuss a clock that fell from a wall. The clock’s timing prompts Mrs. Smith to recall Time Marches On while John dear comments on TP’s claim that the clock was slow. The exchange blends domestic humor with a dated voice.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission fixed June 50, 1945 at 10:00 a.m. in Des Moines as the time and place for hearing a franchise petition. Objections must be written and filed five days before the hearing. The commission urges objectors to be represented by a fully authorized agent.
Dorothy McGuire Robert Young and Herbert Marshall star in The Enchanted Cottage set in a New England coast lodge. A young Army pilot marries before Pearl Harbor, suffers a crash, and retreats to the lodge where he meets another runaway seeking solace.
A naval scene shows the Captain ordering flowers removed from the table while a crewman responds that the flowers were placed there by the Captain himself.
A plain couple finds unity and marriage as a modern miracle in a drama led by Miss McGuire and Young White Marshall. Supporting credits include Mildred Natwick, Spring Byington, Hillary Brooke, Richard Gaines and Alec Englander in a vivid ensemble.
I thank all who remembered me with flowers and cards while in the hospital. Donnie Joe Rieh expresses gratitude for the kindness and support received during illness.
The small size currency of United States notes silver certificates gold certificates and Federal Reserve notes began circulation on July 10 1929 for the public and small size national bank notes followed on July 14 1929.
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