Shakespeare? No Stanwyck and a chorus of smiles
The piece reviews multiple films including Shopworn starring Barbara Stanwyck with a moral drama and a richly varied setting. It highlights The Final Edition about daring reporters, and the musical comedy Girl Crazy led by Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey with Eddie Quillan Mitzi Green Dorothy Lee and lush musical backing.
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Will Bee
Bert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey
Eddie Quillan
Mitzi Green
Hollywood
Dorothy Lee
Washington High School Notes and Music Program
Washington schools held a Southeastern Iowa teachers meeting in Ottumwa over two days, prompting two extra spring vacation days. A music program features glee clubs small groups and soloists next Wednesday, with sub district contest in Sigourney April 8 and 9. District contest at Ottumwa April 22. Milan Thompson lost sub district oratorical contest in Olds last Friday. Hi Y and Y M G A met at the Y. Dr Eastwood spoke in place of Dr Whiting at Fairfield. Debate records show negative team strong this season. Grinnell negatives beat the affirmative last Thursday. A humorous exchange ends with a stove joke about heat.
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Washington
Iowa
Ottumwa
Sigourney
Milan Thompson
Olds
Hi-Y
Whiting
Fairfield
Eastwood
Ternoon
Grinnell
Debates Won and Lost The Washington
The Washington defeated the Iowa City affirmative team on Wednesday 11 in a close debate match. Judges credited strong arguments from Washington while Iowa City contested key points and opening remarks.
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Washington
Iebate
Iowa City
Washington Track Team Takes Fifth at Little Six Meet
The Washington track squad finished fifth in the Little Six indoor meet at the Iowa City field house last Friday night. Ottumwa won, Fairfield was second, with Washington scorers McElhinney Fredrick Minden C Smith Lytle Schulty Fuhr and V Smith. Next they travel to Iowa City for the state indoor meet. no notes next week due to vacation.
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Iowa City
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Washington
McElhinney
Fredrick
Minden
C. Smith
Lytle
Schulty
Fuhr
V. Smith
Remember This Too Many Pray For Emergency Rations
A quoted line from the Los Angeles Times reflects on social attitudes toward daily sustenance versus emergency aid, highlighting concern over prioritizing nearness of daily bread over scattered relief.
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Los Angeles Times
Benefit play and community notes from Brighton
The town announces a second week in April benefit play The Path Across the Hills for the Cemetery Association with a listed cast including Samuel Crawford Ira Waterhouse and Frieda Vanerus among others. Community events include Epworth League services at the Methodist church with Bernard Greeson conducting and a gospel team from nearby towns. A Gram family from Sigourney moved into the Smith property near the M and St L tracks.
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Brighton
Cemetery Association
Samuel Crawford
Ira Waterhouse
Robert Post
W W. Jamison
Jimmie Reed
Lloyd
Walter Conrad
Ruth
Clifford Leeper
Salamander
Alexander John Henry Jones
Zuaus
Roy Hinson
Davis
Grace Frazey
Ruth Conrad
Bobbie
Frieda Vanerus
Flo Gray
H. W. Helmick
Dorothy
L. FE. Helmick
Chas. Johnson
Joe Buzzard
Carrie Lemley Wer Washinton
Floyd Whittington
Fairfield
Dr. Whittington
Mae Pickin
Julia Parks
Bert Day
Maxine
Dr. Whitting
Gospel Crusaders
Epworth League
Birmingham
Agency
Batavia
Gram
Sigourney
Smith
Wayland Notes on Illnesses and Local Visits
Wayland district reports multiple ill residents including small girl Leela Eicher in serious condition and Jimmy Eicher with scarlet fever. Various local families host committees, perform duties, and honor events with visits to Burlington and nearby towns. Relations attend church, school, and Easter events. plans unfold for funerals, birthdays, and community gatherings.
Grace Hill Local Notes Mention Repairs and Army Report
Mary Sherlock reports on Grace Hill events including Chas Strohm doing work at the Nichols house by Jim Banks. Orie Sankey had a small eye injury from a steel particle but should recover. Robertson attended lone Wednesday. Glenn plans to join the U S Army aviation division. Ladies Aid met with Lottie Robertson Wednesday afternoon. Ira Miksch installs a Washington telephone, lines set on 39 line. Nora McKinstry attended court in Washington on petit jury. Mary Boone of Kalons visits the parental Edd Libe home. Marguerite Scranton, Pleasant school teacher, stayed over Sunday due to bad roads. She boards at Edd.
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Chas. Strohm
Nichols
Jim Banks
Sankey
Enn Robertson
Glenn
U. S. Army
Ladies Aid
Lottie Robertson
Ira Miksch
Washington
Muscatine Visit Noted In School Report
Libes Miss Scranton reports fourteen pupils and good progress at school. Wess Engel spent Sunday in Muscatine with friends.
Local visits and farm notes from Riverside region
Mr and Mrs Ed Lukavsky and Mary spent Wednesday afternoon in Riverside at the parental Liska home Mary helped grandmother Emil Finks during the gathering Jkd Lukassky shipped cattle Tuesday Richard Schiebel returned home Wednesday evening enjoying a vacation Mr Sutherland sold straw to Mr Lukavsky Mr and Mrs Hill Chemilar called in Washington Tuesday Clem Griffith visited John Griffith Thursday
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Ed Wolf
Marion Reel
Jesse Ficher
Wayland
Arthur Wiley
Philip Wanerus
Washington
Henry Schaffer
Fairfield
R. E. L MeeClintic
G. C. Picken
Ruthan Junior
Robi. Laughrig
Bobby Joe
Keokuk
Lauughrige
Joe
Mr Laughinge
Southeastern
Ottumwa
Harmony
Ed Lukavsky
Mary
Riverside
Liska
Emil Finks
Jkd Lukassky
Richard Schiebel
Sutherland
Lukavsky
Mrs. Hill
Clem Griffith
John Griffith
Regular Masonic Meetings In Washington and Damascus Lodges
Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 A PrP and AM hold regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Glenn Mace W M and A W Yard Secretary. Damascus Shritte No. 1 WLS holds regular meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Masonic Temple rooms with Mrs Grace BK Twinam W H P and Mrs Hazel Haven W Scribe.
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Washington Lodge No
A. Prp
A. M
Glenn Mace
W. M
A. W. Yard
Damascus Shritte
Masonic Temple Rooms
Grace BK. Twinam
Hazel Haven
Scribe
Railway Time Table Arrives Departs
Complex timetable entries list trains and times across multiple lines. It includes local passenger and freight services, no. 3 and no. 4 Golden State and Apache services, west and eastbound schedules, and branch notes. Agent signatures appear for L. Goodlander and W. C. Bell.
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Golden State
Seestone
Golden State Sanior
Suni Siehee Ioee
Knoxville
Sriental Ace Apacicn
Calgdlettan Annexo
Sun- IS
California
L. Goodlander
J. ©. McKay
W. C. Bell
Franklin Center Community Notes Mention Local Events
Reports include Art Dawson's torn ankle ligaments and slow recovery. Families and neighbors share visits, funerals for Heck and Teets, and attendance at the Keating sale. Geneva Eyestone to teach at Grant, Jimmie Marsh visits, and rhubarb blooming as Grant school breaks for teachers’ meeting.
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Franklin Center
Art Dawson
Retta Mills
Lloyd Dickinson
Floyd Farrier
Dickinson
M. D. Atkinson
Finke
Howard Teyle
Heck
Teets
Baby born as county hospital clocks in a son
News from Glendale notes the birth of a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Harold White on Sunday afternoon March 15 at the county hospital. Leona Parcells is ill with influenza and Glendale school has a short dismissal. The community mourns the death of Mrs John Smylie of Crawfordsville. Bennie Schantz delivered corn to Sam Neil. Spread Eagle school marked Easter with crafts and eggs. Mud limits Bak ter observances as wagons remain main transport.
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Glendale
Harold White
Leona Parcells
Glen
Dale
Murray Smylie
John Smylie
Crawfordsville
Bennie Schantz
Sam Neil
Spread Eagle School
Miss Applegate
Henry Miller
Bert Givens
New York Encounters Buck Landers and a Bold Courtship
Mary meets Buck Landers in a formal but tense reunion at the Mortgenhoff. He asks her to dance, apologizes for past wrongs, and withdraws with a chastened air as Mary contemplates the shifting power between old rivalries and new love. Mary then returns to Bill, faces Steve's impending departure, and begins a fresh life in New York as she prepares for marriage and a possible overseas future.
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Xpary
Buck Landers
Mary
Bill
Landers
New York
the Mortgenhoff
Steve
Mr. Landers
Bill Calvert
Mr. Calvert
Cuba
Catskills
Eileen
Calverts
Brooklyn
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Minnesota State College
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Donald Krabill
Howard Raid
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