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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1944
Page
3
In a reflective column the writer critiques postwar debates and asks if elections should demand experience. He muses on Nazi remnants, German leaders, and a plan for stern postwar control. He warns about four year college limits and emphasizes practical wisdom and usable knowledge.
A collection of quick wits and classroom gags. A librarian jokes about closing time while a student asks about an elephant and a teacher quizzes a pupil on letters. Other letters tease spinach, apples appear in a drunken clue, and a flapper buys squeaky slippers for a birthday surprise.
George asks Georgette to sound out her family about marriage. Georgette replies that her father reacted the worst to the idea.
An Indian man in northern Michigan returns for the third time to buy six bottles of cough syrup. The exchange with the druggist ends with a cryptic reply about pancakes, while lines of old dialogue hint at a quirky commuter vibe and mistaken motives.
Pilotburg notes a week of rain turning the air raw and damp, dampening local spirits. Residents awaited clearer skies as crops and streets began to recover from the wet spell.
Roy Rogers stars in Song of Nevada a deluxe Republic musical Western at the Fox Theatre with Dale Evans and Mary Lee. The film blends action songs comedy and romance as Rogers aids a rancher’s daughter against a fortune-hunting fiancé. A staged cross country six-team Stagecoach race filmed over five days highlights the climax.
20th Century Fox releases Home in Indiana a Technicolor horse racing romance starring Walter Brennan Lon McCallister Jeanne Crain and Charlotte Greenwood. Based on The Phantom Filly serial the film debuts at the State Theatre and runs through Wednesday while the community expresses sympathy for Mrs. John Adams who died earlier. Local visits and crops along the road are noted.
Local social notes recount visits and gatherings among residents. Chas Fuhr and family from Blue Island, Glenn Fuhr, Everette Plecker and daughters, Russel Plecker, Dale Herdlicka, Wilma Lee, Walter Kyle and daughter Eunice in Iowa City for a meeting, Eunice to board in Wellman, Rosella Sheetz resumes teaching in New Haven, Neff and Jerry visit near Fairfield, and overall community events through early September.
White Oak welcomes Doris Johnson of Fairfield as the new teacher for nine scholars at the start of the school year. Orlena Augustine continues teaching, and several local families visit or host gatherings as residents begin fall activities.
A safety note recommends storing cords away from kinks by turning switches off before connecting or disconnecting and hanging cords over stacked books to prevent tangles.
Continuous feeding before and during chick growth is advised to prevent coccidiosis. The guidance emphasizes keeping feed available to support steady intake and healthy development.
Experts say crossing purebred inbred lines to produce Crossline Tigs may yield highly efficient pork producers. Researchers cite potential gains in growth, feed conversion, and robust carcass quality.
Instruction states run rope over pulleys eight times rope diameter for easy operation and durability. Example given: a four inch rope uses six inch pulleys, while a one inch rope uses eight inch pulleys.
Beeswax is used as a coating for machinery in warm climates where oil fails to stay. It also serves in dental work and in the design of model machinery.
Pennsylvania State college authorities advise mowing patterns that mow around the lawn rather than in a back and forth sweep to improve growth and appearance.
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