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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1946
Page
3
National Editorial column jokes about a Chewing Gum Removal Administration and other imagined government services. It notes Governor Gates on remedies, sugar rationing fears for canning, and urges vacationing in the native state with cheap touring options and historic sights.
Washington Iowa editor notes a reader letter urging public debate on funding an airport and other taxes. The writer argues long term borrowing disabilities, questions the city’s priorities, and warns of perpetual debt while promoting broader community projects and a return to the idea of a cleaner city.
Jokes recount soldiers surviving on dehydrated foods in Egypt then visiting a Cairo museum where one quips about dehydrating women. A second item portrays an Irishcar salesman exchange with a portly Irishman, ending with a humorous mishearing about a motor car.
The manager testified Miss Green's goat was cleaned and pressed and returned undamaged. In Hill City Ky Will Burns was seriously injured when a companion's gun accidentally exploded and he will recover.
An instructing sergeant begins a basic chemistry lesson as an inspecting officer prompts a clearer explanation for those unfamiliar with molecules. The exchange highlights differing levels of prior knowledge during training.
A West Virginia recruit faced a long draft questionnaire and, after thoughtful hesitation, submitted the blank form with the remark Dim ready when you is. The quip reflects wartime strain as the staff board noted the playful defiance of the overwhelmed draftee.
Lou Costello is hailed as the funniest current screen comedian by director Hal Seiter after Universal’s Little Giant. The film with Bud Abbott is praised for humor refined from slapstick to broader stage comedy. Brenda Joyce Jacqueline de Wit Elena Verdugo Mary Gordon and George Cleveland co-star.
Brighton residents host a dinner for visiting relatives from Lara mie Wyoming and Red Oak. Attendees include Charles James family, Ethel Cordner, Ida Tarr, Henry Menifee, Albert Wehr, Mae Morgan family, Robert Laughridge, Joe Day, and Calvary Baptist church events. Also notes moves and local births and anniversaries.
A woman returns Tuesday from a short visit at the home of her daughter Mrs Victor Stacy in Waylanal, marking the end of a brief trip.
After 24 hours of colostrum feeding, calf blood vitamin A may rise to five times its birth level, reflecting rapid transfer and absorption of fat soluble nutrients in early life. This increase indicates efficient colostral vitamin A uptake and initial immune support.
Columbia Pictures presents the Coast Guard stage revue turned film at the Fox featuring Alfred Drake Janet Blair Marc Platt and Sid Caesar Seaman 1st Class Jeff Donnell. Lively swing era humor and bright performances promise a crowd pleasing screening with brisk pacing and broad laughs.
The advertisement highlights reflector type floor lamps designed to aid reading and sewing. Each lamp is offered with either three or six light sources to provide ample illumination for detailed table games and crafts.
William A Seiter, noted Hollywood director of comedies, has steered films with every major comic star and shaped midcentury screen humor. His career spans multiple classics and enduring star collaborations.
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