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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1944
Page
3
Thanksgiving week brings joy at the Initial Lutherans in South Iowa as they dedicate a new furnace and redecorate their brick church, aided by all members. The piece notes gift mailings, local family updates, and a busy town tied to holiday preparations and wartime concerns.
County officers were asked to investigate an alleged kidnapping attempt in Kansas City involving John Stout of West Chester who escaped his captors. Reseal corn drive reports 38 cribs resealed on new loans in Washington county. Schuyler Livingston introduced at high school band concert with rattle bone solos. Russell Williams won sweep stake at the Corn show. Carl Oldfield reserve champion. Carleton Wilson loses election bets. admits betting was wrong. Mrs. Orville Elder returns from Cleveland and West Alexander visit. Mrs. Carl Vingbluth and Helen injured in a ditch auto accident en route to La Crosse. no serious injuries. Iowa urged to mail carload corn for Belgian relief. six carloads being sent. Mrs. Elizabeth Snider dies after a year of illness. prominent Methodist. funded church organ and building fund. Tag Day raises 450 for Belgian relief. Mr. and Mrs. John Swift celebrate golden wedding. eight daughters and families present. son in Kansas absent. one daughter deceased. Swift family history and birth of John Swift, Sr. in England.
Mrs Geo Alier Wayland died November 21 at her home after a brief illness with heart trouble. Born 1872. maiden name Haber. survived by husband and five children. A Brighton citizen died in Phoenix Sunday with services Saturday in Brighton and interment there. Former Columbus Junction resident, 80, died at Florence Home Omaha after years there. Chester Allen, son‑in‑law of Mr and Mrs Kilph Stewart, died suddenly in Chicago. Mrs J M Wilson Florence, widow of James M Wilson, died in Los Angeles after long hospitalization. she belonged to PEO Chapter 1 when living here. She was about 75.
The average life expectancy of American wage earners rose by nine months in the war's first year. Women continue to outlive men by five years, with the overall average now 64.18 years.
Rustic cottages in Cherokee county North Carolina feature marble walls and nearby large marble deposits.
The War Department notes red lights are far less visible to adversary airmen than blue lights, reducing detection risk. This observation highlights the strategic use of color signaling in blackout or wartime navigation.
The article notes that roughly a third of continental United States land area is classified as forest lands. It highlights the significance of forests for the nation’s geography and resources.
Dr C W Stewart named to Iowa Health Board by Gov Kendall. Edgar Worter injured in auto collision. no serious injuries. Spanish American War Veterans Auxiliary organized a year ago. Nov 18 event praised. 80 present. Mrs Carleton Wilson presided. Stand pipe at old waterworks sold to Muscatine man. 110 feet tall to be moved. old pipe noted since 1898. Delbert Jennings 21 dies from blood poisoning after auto accident. Richard Long five-year-old dies. Stanley Miller notes $5 left in county Democratic treasury to hire an attorney if slush fund claims arise.
A Thursday musical at St James school featured Mae Mc Namara Irene Whittaker Ella Link Lacey Dempsey Marie Buterfield Marguerite Whittaker Nessie Swift Madeline McKeone Ophelia Miller Dorothea Wicklam Cora Teeter Helen Berry. A Mollie McElroy class eatable sale at Dougherty Bros clothing store raised almost 17 dollars for a church classroom. West Chester resident Al Sowas died at 69 from heart trouble on Nov 23, survived by widow son daughter two brothers and a sister. Mrs A Hunter broke her hip when descending stairs and is resting.
Dedication service for a fine Covenanter church noted with praise for a small congregation that tithed. Dr. Johnson spoke. Rev. W. Allen has led since 1896, and the piece highlights the church’s quality and community effort.
Mrs G G Vogt of Dalhart and Mrs George Milan of Sioux Falls joined Henry Knerr of Chicago and others Tuesday evening in Brighton to visit the ailing A Knerr who suffered a stroke Monday. Thanksgiving ginner was hosted by Dr J N Irwin with Dr and Mrs Ralph Irwin. Local residents attended gatherings in Ames and Washington. Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau met Tuesday afternoon.
Merritt Reiier route three Kalena admitted for leg amputation after trouser leg caught in a corn elevator. A seven pound five and a half ounce daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scranton at 6 last evening. Multiple hospital admissions and discharges noted for residents of Brighton Keota Ainsworth and surrounding areas including lacerations tonsillectomies and first aid for injuries from farm equipment. Local social updates follow with visits and Thanksgiving gatherings across several families.
A packed roundup covers road chases near Iowa City, a navy truck driver with band gear, two cornfield accidents injuring farmers Merritt Reiner and Hugh Morris, and hospitalizations. Community events include library reviews, weddings, furloughs, and notes on veterans, charitable drives, church improvements, harvest festivals, and Thanksgiving services.
Political advertising on two major radio chains amounted to more than 107000 dollars in 1938, reflecting a substantial year for campaign media spend and broadcast reach across stations.
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