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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1945
Page
5
A local reflection mixes wartime sentiment with everyday life. The piece cautions against mixed ethics in business, notes a preachers shortage, and imagines hardships in Japan. It also surveys home front topics like washing machines, watch repair shortages, and letters to service members, ending with a call for a term limit debate.
Somerset and Marshalltown papers reference biblical quotes and 1930s liquor by the drink issues. The Iowa law bans such sales yet taverns hold federal licenses, prompting barkeeps to resist posting prices while dry supporters smile at the clash.
The guidance stresses your method at a railroad crossing decides if you pass safely. It emphasizes caution and adherence to signals to avoid danger and ensure proper crossing behavior.
An American lady traveling in a London bus carries an unusually homely baby that captivates an old man opposite, who blurts Rubber causing relief. Two kittens watch a tennis match with one remarking to the other that his mother is in that racquet, delivering a lighthearted, witty moment.
A snippet shows lines about boys and girls, their faults, and contrasting voices. The fragment hints at social critique through terse rhymes, with uneven rhythm and missing context.
A dialogue recalls a social moment where Mrs Smith jokes about weight and a troublesome new maid. The exchange hints at anxiety over appearance and tension with household staff as the speaker contemplates dismissing the maid.
In a hotel smokeroom a Scot boasts of great deeds. An Englishman challenges him to admit a task he cannot perform. The Scot responds that he cannot pay his bill at the hotel, ending with a humorous twist.
A observer recalls a quiet Monday afternoon by a window watching a family of robins land near an apple core. A parent robin selects tidbits and feeds her hungry youngsters with swift care as she eats, then shares morsels with the brood.
Oil City Pennsylvania native Lt Francis Gabreski, top ace of the U S Eighth Air Force with 28 enemy planes shot down, is on his way home after months as a German prisoner of war. He was forced to bail out over Germany on July 20, 1944, and later captured.
International Pictures presents a thriller starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett. A psychologist kills in self defense and hides the body as police close in aided by a blackmailer. The mounting tension tests the couple as they face exposure and moral jeopardy.
Lt. Cmdr. Joseph O’Callahan, Jesuit priest and Catholic chaplain of Boston, is praised as the bravest man aboard the Essex type carrier U S Franklin after the March Japanese dive bomb attack. He reportedly risked his life at least ten times during the explosion and fire, and was lauded by Captain Tiske Gehres for his courage.
Grass Runways protect ditches and depressions that convey field runoff. Keep tillage implements out to allow rapid grass and weed cover development. Seeding these areas to an adapted mix of grasses and legumes speeds up establishment.
Industrial plants are adopting better lighting programs to aid eye comfort. Fluorescent lamps, offering freedom from glare and good diffusion, are being used extensively to improve visibility in factories.
J W Gray administrator seeks court authorization to sell Lot A in NE quarter of Section 34 Township 4 Range 7 Washington County Iowa to liquidate unproductive land. Hearing set May 30 1946 at 10 AM in Mt Pleasant Court House. interested parties must appear to object.
Court records show judge will grant relief as prayed in a petition against J. W. Gray, administrator, Pleasant Iowa. The action seeks formal approval and enforcement of the requested decree.
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