Secret Nazi Weapon and Total War Urged by American Soldier
A Washington County native, Lieut Richard Corbin, writes from overseas urging total war as a national effort. He describes Germany’s use of slave labor, underground factories, and youth-driven mobilization, arguing the U S must match with a total war doctrine led by all Americans to shorten the conflict and share sacrifices.
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Washington
Earle Corbin
American Machine and Metals Company
Washington County
Uncle Sam
Germany
der Fuehrer
Marins
Monsehau
Horst Wessels
America
Humorous Jokes and Vignettes in a Wartime Page
A collection of light sketches and jokes describes church, servants, office life, and garden antics. It features a deacon, a Chinese servant pranks, a gossiping stenographer, a boastful captain, and a grim humor about war service and death.
Echo repeats pistol shot sixty times in Milan castle
The famed echo at Simonetta Castle near Milan is said to replay a pistol shot sixty times, earning distinction as the most remarkable echo observed. Local tale links the site to the castle’s history and legends of sound.
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Lirwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Missouri
Mississippi
Herbert Hoover
America
Atlantic
Simonetta
Milan
Notable Officers and Soldiers of the 50th Iowa Regiment
A roster for Company D includes Captain D W Harvey of Washington Iowa and Lieutenants L Hollingsworth and Died 1942 with Elm Grove burial. Sergeants and corporals list multiple names and death/burial locations across Iowa New York California Arkansas Michigan and Des Moines references with addresses and dates spanning 1917 to 1944.
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L. Hollingsworth
Washington
Iowa
Elm Grove
Col
S. W. Brookhart
E. E. Page
Otto B. Stichter
Graceland Cem
Albany
N. Y
Clarence L. Shanafelt
Wapello
Wm. M. Shafer
Pittsburgh
Lisle R. Moorhouse
Rt. 1
Placentia
Calif
Jasper L. Neiswanger
Sec
N. E
Ortus F. Adams
Trinidad
Colo
Grant St
John H. Steck
N. Washington St
Owosso
Mich
Harry L. Boyer
Cem
George E. Whitacre
Booneville
Ark
Brighton
Charles A. Dewey
Federal Building
Des Moines
Frank FE. Tatta
U. Olace Ever
Scar
Samuel J. Kellogg
Sunset Burial Park
St. Louis
Howard S. Wilson
Springdale
Clinton
Carlton C. Wilson
T. H. Barnes
Crawfordsville
Stanley Miller
N. Gower
Los Angeles
Orlando Hummell
West 33Rd St
Milan Shields
Lakme St
Wilmington
Cal
Adams
M.N
Iowa City
Katona
Baird
J. H
Barnes
A. W
Independent
Gallup
N. Mexico
Beatty
F. C
Woodward
Boyd
C. B
South 9Th St
Rocky Ford
Brady
J. T
St. Marguerites Com
Davenport
Bettle
A. F
Bidwell
Fred
Astoria
Oregon
Marshfield
Ore
Bartholomew
Gonzales
Watsonville
Lincoln
Nebrurnham
Repton
National Cem
Boone
S. C
Mobile
Ala
Cerf Bollow
Chas
Wampaca
Wis
Wisconsin
Home Clancy
Thos
Park Rapids
Minn
Crawford
W. J
Crone
H. M
Clausen
Harry
Crooks
W. B
Diehl
W. L
Mt. Alto Hospital
Washington, D. C
Diller
L. R
Ehrenfelt
M. B
Kalona
Harper
W. A
Forest Lawn
Glendale
Hampsher
John L
Jenkins
Hummell
J. F
Forest Home Cem
Mt. Pleasant
Gray
F. H
Hise
C. W
W. College St
Albert Lea
Vets Hospital
Minneapolis
Humm
E. A
S. 4Th St
Grand Fords
N. Dak
Kilgore
F. A
Chattanooga
Tenn
Kos
M. D
Jones
J. C
Ainsworth
Lemon
G. G
W. Wilson
Loughead
W. C
Obispo Ave
Long Beach
Manners
R. L
Cypress Hills
Brooklyn
McCoy
C. M
Cambrian Cem
S. E
Mickey
H. F
Fairmount
Manatt
G. E
Sutton Street
Sherman Oaks
McConacey
Third Ave
McCleery
Hugh H
Messenger
Masonic Glendale Cem
Myers
Pony
Mont
Moore
J. E
Marsh, Maynard
Stockton
McCarty
W. Com
Nichols
H. J
Riley
R. H
Grandview
Reister
D. C
Smith
S. S
Medford
Rupp, H
San Bernardino
Mantecito Memorial
Peck
Magnolia St
Burbank
Sparkel
Surrey Township
Clare
Rosenberger
1St Ave. N. E
Cedar Rapids
Rhoades
Underwood
van Droska
Lone Tree
Warner
C. P
Anadarko
Okla
White
Wilcox, A. G
Gordon
Nebraska
Wilkins
E. M
Worthen
Milo
Missouri
Young
Geo. L
Colby Ave
West Los Angeles
Carl Law
Signal Corps
Soldiers National Cem
San Francisco
Parrott Knaus
Hospital Corps
Woodlawn
Wash
Leon A. Marsan
West Henderson Street
Cleburne
Texas
Robert R. Conger
Woodlawn Cem
Albert M. Huff
Frytown
Fred N. Crawford
Garden Tips from Iowa State College on Swiss Chard
Swiss chard remains a top warm season green with nu tritious leaves and easy harvests. Plant in June with about six feet of row per person and continuous outer-leaf harvest once leaves reach ten inches. Also notes spacing: squash three feet apart. pumpkins seven to nine feet. musk melons and cucumbers one and a half to two feet.
Applesauce on gingerbread Remains a Classic Favorite
A note on the enduring appeal of applesauce served with hot gingerbread. The combination is described as a traditional, comforting treat loved across generations.
Gas Factory Stomach Relief Promoted by Sys-Tone
A Washington reader describes relief from bloating gas headaches and irregular bowel action after taking Sys-Tone. The ad claims 12 herbs cleanse bowels clear gas act on liver and kidneys and urges others to try the product at local drug stores.
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Washington
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Yalta
Himmler
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Lieutenant Corbin
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Orient
Huron
Grandma
Inds
Vin
Washington Electric Shop
Virgil Lewis
South Sth Ave
Co. D
Iowa Volunteer Inf
D. W. Harvey
Washington, Iowa
Company D
Garden Tip
Iowa State College
S. Iowa
P. L. Etter
Washington Dairy
Washington Concrete Company
North 12Th Street
Rock Island
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