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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1946
Page
4
A traveler notes towel alternatives like Turkish washcloths to cut clutter and laments fall weather illness in Iowa. The piece shifts to Bert Wilson of Keota who suffered a stroke, spent months in hospital, and now travels cautiously with improved mobility.
The piece highlights a range of local social scenes including a funeral captaincy by Dr Eastwood, Earl Schneider’s Seattle visit, Crail sale regrets, Mrs George Morrison hosting September 11, and various community updates from school enrollments to quilters benefiting a mission school in New Mexico.
Round Grove news notes a pot luck supper hosted by the Young Married People’s class at Haskins church on Friday. The piece mentions the Showalter reunion in Illinois, Hilton Coon harvesting clover, the Skubal family visiting the Nicholsons, and a Lake Odessa outing by Fred Skubal and the John Skubal family.
Members of the South Side club met at Mrs. Claude Flynn's home southeast of Riverside with Elaine Birka as a guest. The afternoon ended with refreshments. The group plans a September 15 picnic at Iowa City Park. Several local residents and relatives visited, including Frank Shimitz and Margaret from Iowa City, and many others from Washington Davenport Cedar Rapids Chicago and Marshall.
The piece notes that Americans consumed more mustard than any other spice and even more during World War II because mustard seed and red peppers were the only spices successfully cultivated in the United States.
Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald star in Paramount's OSS adventure film opening next Thursday at the State Theatre. The dramatic action centers on an undercover Office of Strategic Services unit named Applejack plunging into France to destroy a key bridge ahead of a major invasion.
An instrument purporting to be the last will of John Bates, dated November 30 1912, has been filed in the District Court at Washington Iowa. Hearing for proof is set for 9:00 AM September 16, 1946 at the Washington County Courthouse. All interested persons must appear to show cause why the will should not be probated and allowed.
A fragment notes Applejack involved in a disaster and references a number of French underground workers. The text remains unclear on events, timelines, or affiliations, but indicates parallel mentions linking the disaster to French labor figures.
Mrs. Anna Paulz of Vancouver Washington reports long suffering from rheumatism and arthritis and claims freedom from pain after using NUE-OVO Laboratories’ product. She invites inquiries and promises to provide information.
By Order of R. R. Noonan, Clerk of the District Court dated at Washington Iowa September 9 1946. Seal R. R. NOONAN Clerk of the District Court.
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