Cleanliness and Decency Urged to Banish Moral Germs
Editorial urges full Christian abstinence from evil, citing 1 Thessalonians 5:22. Emphasizes complete cleanliness and decency as the remedy against deadly moral germs.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1945
Page
4
Peace, Parliament, and a Free Nation in Wartime
A collage of opinions from readers and editors on war aims, home morale, and political economy. Discussions include funding Congress, the value of freedom, compulsory military training, German POWs and treatment, and the need for prudent government expenditures. Citizens urge steadfast sacrifice and a principled peace.
New Georgia Church Debuts with Bold Sermon Delivery
The new Georgia minister preached a stirring first sermon while a back‑corner janitor listened intently. Afterward a deacon asked what the janitor thought, noting the sermon’s ambitious prayers asking for things the previous preacher hadn’t known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgin
Joe
Barber Cuts Customer Cheek Four Times
A country barber injures a customer during a shave four times. The barber’s cry about care, the customer’s water test, and the reply about whether his mouth would hold water without leaking reflect a rural humor anecdote.
A Man Should Be Judged by His Wife's Clothes
A remark from Ladies Home Journal argues that a man's worth is measured not by his own attire but by the fashion choices of his wife, reflecting social expectations of dress and status.
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Altoona, Pa
Tribune
Altoona
Ancient building tale meets modern year debate
A heated exchange questions a claim about a building's age as a narrator insists the date is 1945, challenging the legend of a three thousand year history. The banter blends skepticism with historical assertion in a compact exchange.
Sailor and Woman Share Dull Party Exchange
A sailor comments on a dull party while a young woman confirms she lives nearby and declines a ride home. The brief dialogue captures a quiet social moment.
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Saailor
Sailor
School lesson on manners turns playful
Dialogue shows a father asking about the day at school and a boy Danny replying he learned to say yes sir and no sir with a playful mispronunciation. The exchange ends with the father surprised and the boy affirming it happened.
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Father
Danny
Marriage: A Mutual Partnership With the Husband as the Mute
A brief notice discusses a marriage arrangement described as a mutual partnership where the husband takes a largely silent role. The wording suggests traditional gender expectations shaping the union.
Patient seeks new physician after boil worsens
A young woman troubled by a growing boil on her heel asks for medical help. Her father, tired of the family physician, proposes several others and recalls a homeopathic practitioner who passes the house daily.
It s a Pleasure starring Sonja Henie in Technicolor
Entertainment romance blends with skating in It s a Pleasure presenting Sonja Henie in Technicolor. The film features Michael O Shea Marie McDonald Bill Johnson and others in a lavish ice spectacle and romantic plot set against dazzling hockey scenes. Directed by William A Seiter and released by RKO Radio.
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International
Sonja Henie
Ensign Maas Returns Home From Pensacola Wing Ceremony
Ensign Wm. K. Maas and two friends traveled from Pensacola Florida by car to attend the May 8 wings ceremony after receiving commissions there. The piece notes local greetings for Richard Myers and Iva Fish visiting the Maas home, plus a turkey dinner honoring Mrs. A Maas and Ensign William Maas. Weather impacts gardens as potatoes are setback multiple times.
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Bernice Maas
Washington
Wm. K. Maas
Pensacola
Fla
Richard Myers
N. J. Benson
Iowa City Hospital
University
Iva Fish
Sioux Rapids
Baby
Tama
Asparagus Harvest Tips and Planting Timetable
Garden tips from Iowa State College advise careful harvesting to avoid crooked spears and disease. It recommends resistant Mary Washington variety and notes warm weather needed before planting tomatoes peppers eggplants and sweet potatoes. The report also mentions Union school finishing a successful year with a picnic and social updates about local residents.
Scene in a Parlor tale of a piano repair misunderstanding
A dialogue in a parlor unfolds with a young woman guiding a visitor to a damaged piano part. The visitor humorously remarks on the impairment and suggests actions, joking that a physician or a piano tuner should be called for.
Veo Items May 21 Update on Local Visits and Gatherings
Willis Coffin of Boise Idaho visited his father and brother Elmer and Hervey last week. C C Rogers and Roy and Eldon Rogers shared a Sunday dinner at Roy Heilman’s near Richland. Seth Hoskins Helen and Tom attended a family dinner at Ray Ireland’s in Fairfield for Keith.
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W. L. Bray
Veo
Willis Coffin
Boisie
Idaho
Elmer
Hervey Coffin
C. C. Rogers
Roy
Mrs. Eldon Rogers
Roy Heilman
Rich
Seth Hoskins
Helen
Tom
Ray lTreland
Fairfield
Keith
Lady Uses SYS-TONE to Stop Night Gas Choking
A Washington reader describes relief from chronic stomach gas and nighttime choking after taking SYS-TONE. The tablet claims twelve herbs to cleanse bowels and improve digestion, enabling the patient to sleep flat again.
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Sys-Tone
Systone
Washington
Local families host gatherings as furloughs mix with weddings
Residents from Pleasant Plain and surrounding areas hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Guests included Mona Dana Dorothy and Kezel Bray, M D Gowey and family, and the Statler and Gowey households. A wedding occurred in Crawfordsville last Wednesday evening, and local graduates were named among recent honors.
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Jessie Stout
Elbert Elmore
Cleo Meister
Ottumwa
KE. A. Hosier
Jim Thompson
Walter Bray
Roy Statler
Four Corners
C. C. Dana
Edith
Norma Davis
Irwin Whitham
Crawfordsville
the Pleasant
Farmers Loan Plan Offers Quick Cash to Townspeople
We seek townspeople and farmers needing 50 to 200 plus. Borrow to pay bills taxes fuel clothes and winter needs or repairs. Monthly or farmer payment plans available. Special loan plan for stock machinery or farm use with repayments after sale.
Farm structures and farm income in the United States
The article states that about half of the nation's 6 million farms are famine type commercial farms and 80,000 plantation farms account for 90 percent of crops and livestock sold. The remaining farms produce 10 percent, while at least 1.000.008 farms operate under conditions preventing adequate family income.
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