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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1944
Page
4
A religious message emphasizes reverence in worship, citing, Jehovah is in this holy temple, let all the earth keep silence before him from Heb 2 20, urging that worship not be flippant or noisy and condemning gossip and chatter.
A compendium column questions the idea of the indispensable leader and notes the fatigue of crusading politics. It references Old Man Henderson, communism worries, media figures, and local government costs, weaving examples from journalism and politics to caution against demonizing opponents and overreliance on strong personalities.
A collage of stray quips and brief vignettes crosses with a joke about scales from a fishing tackle box and a driver at a crossing. Other lines include lines about insurance and work, echoing a noisy, humorous bulletin board style.
Dutch Creek Center P T A held its first meeting with a Wiener roast and elected officers for the coming year. President Jake Seethout, Vice President W C Robertson, Secretary Arlene Augustine, and a slate including Leroy Richardson and John Hlough were named.
Fragment mentions fog and phrase about owning an elephant for a dollar down and 50c a week with advice not to drive like a fool. No identifiable event, person, or organization.
Locals at Gray report weekend visits from Ivan Haun and son, Harold Cortum, Lewis Shuman, Everette BeenDblos som, and Mrs Chenoweth plus Mrs Monroe Cox of Illinois. Other arrivals include Ted Givans family, Everette Swift, and Spencer Reed visitors. Health notes mention Mrs Donald Holmes recovering from tonsil surgery and Pat Moberly's corn accident easing.
East Highland residents report guests and family visits including Mrs Jennie Rath hosting Dale Rath and Connie Jean, with Torgesons and Raths from other towns stopping by. Edd Lewis Vera Jean and Ramona Marshall join dinner at Jennie Rath’s home along with Jim Snyder of Fredonia.
Mrs. Clarence Tuttle hosts family and friends with visits from Hattie Clark Gail Murdock and James Swailes plus Mincer and Rummlelhart families. The Schlapkohl Moberly and Dvorsky households share errands and school arrangements as Mary Dvorak undergoes surgery in Iowa City.
In Hardscrabble on October 5, Myron Bauer aged 2 of Chicago spent two weeks with his grandparents Mr and Mrs John Robertson. Max Hamilton U S N is due October 21 for a nine day leave from Parkville Missouri to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Art Hamilton. Others visiting included Mr and Mrs Wess Gillaspie of Packwood with their son Raymond and family and W O J G and Mrs Rudy Knottnerus with Charley Grisham and Mr and Mrs John Wehr spending a weekend with R R Blake and Ada Grisham.
Knopp in Davenport Deloris and Virginia Wehr pits to work in Muscatine soon. Allen Griggs still carries his arm in splints after an encounter with an angry son. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Greiner spent Sunday evening at the Matt Wehr home. Charley McCampbell has a graveled drive put in at his farm. Gilles’ 21 year old guernsey cow shown at the Trier sale and made about 4000 pounds. Families traveled to Las Vegas for furlough and visits with relatives.
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