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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1944

Page

8

A Common Complaint and Quiet Local Notes

A Readers Digest excerpt tells a tale of a worker with a black eye after talking instead of listening. Local notes report Dan Holcomb’s serious Iowa City operation, a happy family, and a new baby Charles Hull born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Savourning in Lansdown.

Dan Holcomb Iowa City Holcombs Walter Savourning Lansdown Penn Charles Hull Betty Startsman Charles W Daisy Hull Startsman Betty H. C. Hull Kalamazoo Mich

Ottumwa Women Oppose Local Dike Construction

About ten to twelve women on Cass street confronted Lieut. Col. John B H Frett in charge of army engineers Wednesday evening. They argued the sandbag wall to block four feet of flood water trapped water in their homes and called the temporary dike unnecessary. They charged the ice company with bribing engineers to keep water from its plant and threatened to remove the wall with heavy equipment.

Ottumwa Cass Street John BH. Frett Army Engineers Army

Honorary Degrees Given Two Nephews Of Rev Munster

Westchester May 25 The honorary Doctor of Divinity title is to be conferred this month on two nephews of Rev H W Munster both sons of Dr E S Hamyhurst of Kansas City. Both are district superintendents and led conference delegations to the recent General Conference and are slated to attend the June jurisdictional conference. The Harighurst family has long served in Methodist ministry with multiple relatives holding senior roles and serving in General Conferences.

Westchester H. W. Munster E.S. Hamyhurst Kansas City Maker Ccollege Baldwin Kansas Freeman C. Harighurst Morningside Esilege Lawrence Lb. Harighurst Harighursts C. J. Harighurst East Ohio Freeman Bloomington

New Haven and West Chester Vacation Bible School Ends

The New Haven Baptist and West Chester Federated churches held a daily vacation Bible school ending with a strong program. Enrollment exceeded 60 with an average attendance above 55, classes ran from 9 09 a m to 2 00 p m, and children brought lunches for the noon hour.

West Chester The New Haven Baptist and West Chester Federated Churches Daily Vacation Bible School

Drug store sale notice in Washington markets

An item notes sale availability at all drug stores everywhere in Washington including Mc Daniels, indicating broad distribution and easy access to the advertised product.

Washington McDaniel's

School display marks end of session for West Chester

Church outing included a picnic and a display of all hand work by students. Harold Miller's school bus ferried West Chester children to the New Haven church. Teaching staff featured Corine Nicola for beginners Jeanne Strum for primary Arthur Peters for juniors and Rev Arthur Peters for intermediates.

Harold Miller West Chester New Haven Corine Nicola Jeanne Strum Arthur Peters

Food Waste Share Revealed by 247 City Survey

A garbage survey across 247 cities finds about 20 percent of food bought by households is wasted.

Doan's Pills Offer Kidney Pain Relief

Many suffer backache from tired kidneys as the body’s main filter. Doan's Pills, used by millions for over 40 years, claim to help kidneys flush out poisons and ease symptoms like backache, swelling, and fatigue.

Dean Doan

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