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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
5
The article notes Ida B Wise Smith, longtime president of the W C T U, retires at seventy three after leading for eleven years. She plans to move from Evanston to Des Moines to support Iowa local option efforts and improve state liquor law outcomes.
The Senate passed a resolution urging world wide access to news without discrimination. Chairman Tom Connally introduced the measure, with Senator Robert Taft supporting, and the text calls for protection of the news exchange by international compact.
A postwar column recalls slow plumbing and long waits for services while noting quirky home obsessions. A Washington woman surprises a man by his failure to recognize her, and collectors chase vinegar crusts and colored glass, drawn by stories and value.
A former jungle area near Nicaro Cuba now yields 5000 tons of nickel ore daily for the United Nations war effort. Surface ore to 50 feet deep contains 45 percent iron with chromium cobalt and 1 to 3 percent nickel. The Nicaro Nickel company operates the deposit for the United States Metals Reserve corporation.
Many foundries now use plastic pattern plates to mount plates made from raw materials for the actual casting operation.
A scout member linked to the White Army wears uniforms dropped by British aircraft and pins collected from Allied soldiers. The item highlights international connections and youth involvement in a Belgian interior force.
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