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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1943
Page
4
An Iowa column urges readers to maximize Victory Garden space through continuous planting and replanting. It notes weeds as opportunists, advises replanting after harvests, and encourages selling or gifting surpluses to reduce waste and boost community spirit.
East and westbound trains and multiple company buses list daily departures from Washington with times to Davenport Davenport Kansas City Chicago Knoxville Iowa City and an Iowa Ordnance Plant route. Tickets at the bus depot and Winga's North Side Cafe offer trip options across the country.
Hardscrabble chronicles weekend visits and family events. Ray Glider and others visited relatives. Virginia Wehr plans summer study in Fairfield. Glen Gordon builds a machine shed. Ralph Shannon family receives sympathy for wartime losses. mushroom reports arise from grapevine tips. Mrs Wittmer cites her sons' cooking. SeaFwer Fritchen Bros. pasture cows for Floyd Crane. Keota residents share Mother’s Day visits. bantams and fowl care noted. garden radish beds decline with mechanization.
Stringtown reports Allie Davison closed a successful term with a community picnic. A large crowd attended despite very bad weather. Various local residents hosted and visited throughout the day as neighbors shared meals and conversations.
Brighton May 18 The Brighton senior class staged The Haunted Chair at the high school auditorium. The cast included Mellie Kennedy Marilyn Bennett Liza Lee Dorothy Weidner Kazi Lee Maurice Mineart Lucile Pace John Baxter Patricia Stacy Dr Henry Stanley Delbert Hessel tine Bob Stanley Frank Chuck Peggy Moore Helen Pacha Jeff ry Fallen Verl Koch Mrs Kitty Burlowe Helen Schooley Inspector Denis Gillhooly David Day John Baxter Lucile's Guardian Russel Whitaker Mrs
Mabel Moore receives a mysterious message as Annabelle Lauderdale and guests of Mrs. Morgan, with various relatives and friends visiting from Burlington Cedar Rapids Washington Marion and Iowa City. many travel and family updates follow. A Willing Workers club gathers. property purchases and job transfers are noted along with births and deaths including Charles Wikoff and Armeda Stickler.
Ensure the washing machine sits level and steady at a comfortable height for the user. If kept in a cold area, relocate to a warm room or pre-warm the tub with warm water. Sudden temperature changes can crack porcelain enamel tubs.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports that 55.7 percent more girls under 21 were arrested in 1942 than 1941 while the number of boys under 21 arrested increased by 17.1 percent.
The machine age created a shoe wealth in the United States far above its population. In 1941 US shoe production accounted for about 40 percent of global supply while home to 6 percent of the world’s people.
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