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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1943
Page
5
A compact biblical note references Luke 17 21 declaring the kingdom of God is within you and among believers without a physical site. The message emphasizes inner spiritual presence over external signs.
The column recalls a Ploesti raid by 330th Bomber Squadron veterans including Sergeant Steiner and three Washington County men as key figures. It discusses Allied air power as pivotal to victory, critiques frontline assault debates, and notes the new American Soybean Association with local reflections on defense plant labor and civilian waste.
A fragment describes a pedestrian as cold as ice and recalls a missed jump. Dolly, just home from her first day at school, recounts her mother asking what she learned and replies she has to go again tomorrow.
A wry remark notes that a fool parts with money easily, yet questions the origin of the funds and why the fool had money to begin with.
A profile describes a generous empathetic man who values friends, shares openly, and stands by others in trouble. He treats guests with honor, avoids cruelty, and sacrifices his own comfort to aid pals, embodying selfless concern.
A shewn act of courtesy unfolds on a street car as a laboring man gives his seat to a woman. He smiles and deflects the notion that men help only pretty girls, stressing that looks do not drive his actions. The exchange ends with a moral quip from Maxim.
In a quirky exchange a burglar demands either life or money while a joke involves a captain, a lieutenant and a pajama mishap. The line about a bachelor hints at a man who looks but does not leap.
A college professor, forgetting his umbrella, returns to his hotel to find a newlywed couple occupying the room. He overhears their playful banter through the door and, in a moment of mischief, declares through the transom that when you come to an umbrella, it is mine.
Mrs Ed E Simmering thanks friends and relatives for thoughtful calls cards and flowers during her illness and recovery.
Mrs. Chas. Nicola expresses gratitude for flowers and acts of kindness during convalescence at Washington County Hospital. She notes she is home now at 406 West Wash Street.
A Technicolor U S government film titled Report From The Aleutians shows on the State Theatre program. Produced for the War Department by the Army Signal Corps and released through OWI the film documents the Aleutian campaign including a raid on Kiska with behind the scenes footage from fifteen raids. Captain John and the Signal Corps crew accompanied the raiders to film the actual combat sequence.
Henry Aldrich faces a love triangle with a man eating sorority sister who is the niece of Professor Bradley. Glamour boy Dizzy crafts a plan to win her, leaving Papa Aldrich on the sidelines. The result is a light, uproarious comedy that delivers hearty laughs.
List your needs and garden surpluses with the OCD and receive help making proper contacts. Telephone 380.
Huston, a former Hollywood director, led the unit in the operation as described in the report.
Wartime conditions from December 1941 to December 1942 increased pupil absence nationwide. About 70 percent of surveyed school systems reported higher one month absence totals in 1942 than in 1941, with aggregate days absent up about 15 percent in both elementary and high school grades.
Wartime transport limits push railroad freight cars to travel about 16 percent farther on average hauls, altering efficiency and scheduling across the network. This shift affects shipments, delivery times, and loading operations as railroads adapt to longer routes and fuel constraints.
A promotional piece from Phillips Petroleum Company asserts its refineries are not only producing gasoline and lubricants but also acting as vast chemical plants to output weapons for victory. It notes Phillips claims world leading natural gas reserves and leadership in hydrocarbon chemistry.
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