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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1944
Page
3
A column surveys postwar roles, taxes and living standards, noting Chrysler dividends and corporate taxes in 1941 42 and 43. It weighs communism versus capitalism, Amana society experiments near Washington and urges citizen voting and nonpartisan election participation ahead of November.
A man comments on meat prices being so high that wearing a bit of gravy on a necktie becomes a mark of distinction, as overheard Saturday.
A Washington mother admits praying for her son amid past neglect over sixteen years ago. A train accident leaves debris and questions as Betty’s report card shows diligent work but excessive talking. A taunting note from Betty’s father adds a grim echo of family tension and warning.
A lighthearted note describes a “big husky brute” who boasted of walking by barb wire in stockings with a wildcat and who married a red headed wife who makes him wash dishes three times daily. A reader also mentions a cat that eats bird seed, asking if it’s true when the seed is inside a bird.
A mansion head questions the bell while the butler reveals a birthday party. Guests play a blindfold kiss game as the master offers to join, while a stranger at the door pushes a room rental pitch with insect powder.
HARDSCRABBLE Sept 16 Matts Sonday of Keota repaired the Hardscrabble school chimney Ann Fagan is the lone girl student among eight attending the rural school
Local growers report good peach crops with borers causing lighter fruit and gummy streaks. Several farming residents and visitors are mentioned including Clarence Allere, John Byers of Coffeyville, Allen Fickling, and Keota sales participants while families visit and travel across Iowa and nearby states.
RKO Radio presents the comedy film Seven Days Ashore opening at the Fox Theatre. Wally Brown and Alan Carney headline with Gordon Oliver and Elaine Shepard in lead roles. The plot follows a mariner on leave entangled with his fiancée and two other women, prompting breezy misadventures and a sparkling finale. The cast includes Marcy McGuire and Dooley Wilson with orchestras led by Freddie Slack and Freddie Fisher. Five songs by Mort Greene and Lew Pollack are featured, directed by John H. Auer.
HASKINS Sept 16 The Ladies Aid society met with 17 members including hostesses to plan cleaning the church on Sept 21. The travel basket funds returned to the home base, yield a neat sum. Hostesses served lunch. magic lily bulbs given to all attendees. Several members shopped in Washington and visited Charlie Davis.
Reviewers praise the film Days Ashore as enjoyable for every audience with broad appeal. The lighthearted pacing and strong performances drive the crowd-pleasing feel that makes it a solid cinema outing.
MGM musical Bathing Beauty debuts at the State Theatre with Red Skelton and Esther Williams in a fast paced comedy. Basil Rathbone stars as a Broadway producer with supporting turns by Carlos Ramirez Bill Goodwin Ethel Smith and the James Cugat and Xaviar Cugat bands. The plot follows Red chasing Williams through a New Jersey college and into comic misadventures with plenty of song and color.
A Cairo radio broadcast says the Germans appointed Fernand de Brinon as chief of the French puppet government in Belfort, dropping Laval who reportedly fled to Mainau Island near Lake Constance. A Swiss paper had earlier reported Laval’s arrival on the island near the Swiss frontier.
Davenport residents and visitors are listed with social calls and dinners. Vivian Booth visited M. T. and wife. Harold Stingley and family stayed with Lloyd Edwards in Iowa City. Amy Foster visited local families. W. H. (Lois) White returned from two months away. Fd Colton plans Cotter move. Marilee Edwards and Richard Bean celebrated birthdays at the schoolhouse.
The clepsydra or water clock timed debates in the Roman senate and came in many forms with clock faces that appeared remarkably modern. Its operation relied on water flowing through an orifice to fill or empty a graduated container.
Apply mulch for strawberries after the ground freezes in November spreading about 4 to 6 inches deep over the plants. Uncover plants in early April and tramp mulch between rows.
An occasional clipping of grass in the chicken yard helps chicks nibble short green shoots. The practice supports early foraging and improves access to tender greens.
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