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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1946
Page
5
The piece critiques postwar planning and New Deal era experts, arguing government regulation harms the public while planners profit. It cites shortages, inflation fears, and a push for a return to free markets. It notes J Edgar Hoover warning about communist activity and includes a side mention of Ted Williams’ contract demand.
It was the raw recruit’s first turn of sentry duty. His voice trembled as he shouted Halt Who goes there. The reply came from the darkness Foe. The recruit joked I haven’t had time to learn the answer yet.
A husband accuses his wife of lacking economy in hard times while a wife defends thrift by saving her wedding dress for a possible second marriage. The exchange highlights financial strain and differing views on prudent spending within the marriage.
A widow speaks in a dramatic exchange about looking to heaven for help as a listener quips that the departed George could be watching from above, highlighting a tense moment of grief and dark humor.
A London teacher is sent a letter from a pupil’s mother complaining about homework. She cites a math sum about walking 40 times around Trafalgar Square that allegedly caused the father to miss a day’s work and claims the teacher marked the sum wrong after the walk.
A newspaper runs a contest for the best definition of money and its broad role in life. A patient questions safety room placement as a crowded hospital reveals deeper tensions. A man returns to a bedroom as a shoeless, unsuspecting husband nears sleep, triggering a tense scene.
WAC Captain Kathleen B. Nash Durant was sentenced by a military court in Frankfurt, Germany, to five years hard labor and dishonorable discharge for the theft of $1,500,000 in Bressian crowd jewels.
A husband recounts a peculiar moment where a character that might be a pet touched someone’s hand. The line suggests a sleepy, intimate exchange and a sense of wind or breath accompanying the incident. The text is fragmentary and focuses on mood over clear action.
Pat crashes into a telephone pole and lies half unconscious in the wreckage. He fingers the wire and murmurs about a harp, while nearby sailors debate whether the thunder of bombs or rain is coming, reflecting a grim scene at sea.
The Water loo Concrete Co. crew built a silo for Elmer Roth last week. Marjorie Jane Rinner of Mt. Pleasant visited Arnold Rinner's home on a Sunday afternoon. J. J. Rich suffers an infected finger while Jake Wimer helps with chores at the Rich home. Dr C Schantz and Lester Hesseltine filled the Hesseltine silo.
Last week, Ir and Mrs Ethan Brooks were business visitors in Cedar Rapids Friday. Jones and Harvey carpenters of Washington rebuilt a corn crib for D C Schantz. Mr and Mrs Walter Radema ker and children of San Jose were Saturday visitors at the Liimer Graber home. Mrs Marvin Rinner and two children of Washington and her mother Mrs Johnson of Hedrick were Friday afternoon visitors at the Arnold home. Mrs Earl Bachman spent Wednesday at the parental Joe Hir shey home. Roberta and Keith Rich spent Sunday afternoon at the J J Rich home. While their parents Mr and Mrs Raymond tied drove to Mt Pleasant to see Mrs Art Duncan and son at the hospital. Mrs QR Martin and daughter and grandson of Cedar Rapids Mr and Mrs Ivor Dujs and Sandra and Mr and Mrs Russel
The Oregon Rogue River country provides a Tech nicolor backdrop for Canyon Passage adapted from Ernest Haycox. Stars Dana Andrews Brian Don levy Susan Hayward along with Hoagy Carmichael Ward Bond Andy Devine. Location work spanned 1900 miles in the Umpqua National Forest Cascade Mountains Crater Lake Diamond Lake lava fields.
Thursday supper guests attended a gathering at the D C Schuintz home featuring Zicka Loose as the notable attendee.
Ancient mastodon tusks, thousands of years old, are found in Siberia. Much of the fossil ivory remains well preserved, with digging continuing for over two centuries.
Studies show children with proper breakfasts perform better in school. Among factory workers only 12 percent of men and 26 percent of women included fruit or juice. Many ate eggs or meat but no fruit. others had coffee only.
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