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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1949
Page
4
A 1949 editorial urges readers to choose a better life path. It uses biblical contrasts to criticize corrupt behavior and to advocate reform, urging self improvement and moral action to ensure righteous outcomes.
In Washington County Hospital a German immigrant, Maria Luise von Mersey-Pichard Youmans, recounts her wartime move from Hofgeismar Germany to New York in 1947. She married David R. Youmans of St Paul, Minnesota, and now lives near the Shannon family with plans to become a citizen. Maria admires American abundance, recalls hunger in Germany, and praises the kindness of in-laws and neighbors as she adapts and learns English with her husband acting as interpreter.
A reader reviews two British picture magazines illustrated by Look and Pie dated March 12. English life, sports like rugby and boxing, reader letters, and critiques of marriage laws appear beside ads for foods, cosmetics, and ships recruitment.
Edmund Gwenn, Oscar winner for Miracle on 34th Street, headlines Hills of Home at the State Theater. Reuniting with Lassie, the Technicolor MGM film follows a Highland Glen doctor cut off from society, who helps sick neighbors with his collie by his side.
The Iowa newspaper lists staff roles including R E Shannon as managing editor, Dave Elder business manager, Oriel Cowden editor, Charles Morsie news editor, W J Shannon advertising manager, and Max Marble plant superintendent. Published afternoons except Sunday, Christmas and July 4th. Subscription rates show $12.50 yearly in Washington, outside Iowa 8, 6 month options, all prepaid.
At his passing he is piped to his grave in a Scottish ceremony. Janet Leigh has the feminine lead with other important roles filled by Donald Criss Rhys Williams and Reginald Owen.
Arthur Lake Productions debuts as a film company with 16 Fathoms Deep a Monogram release at the Fox Theatre. The studio will produce three features annually all shot in Anseco color. Upcoming projects include White Devils about American boys helping build an Alpine ski resort and Flying Lady a racetrack story. The cast for 16 Fathoms Deep includes Arthur Lake Lon Chaney Lloyd Bridges Eric Feldary Tanis Chandler John Qualen Ian MacDonald Dickie Moore Harry Cheshire and others.
The Board of Supervisors met on call with Morrow Welte and Fulton present. The auditor authorized warrants to pay numerous county claims including supplies for offices, transportation, and utilities. items list vendors such as Boone Blank Book Co. Bailey Typewriter Exch., Iowa Cont. Tele. Co., Farm supplies, and Monroe Calculating Mach. Co. totaling numerous small amounts.
The document records a long list of payments and wages to vendors and staff including grocery provs, gas, coal, medical care, and multiple employee salaries. Names such as Vernon Dawson W B Dupuis A L Griffith Ralph Gowey J R Griggs P J Hoover and others appear alongside amounts and supplier names like Nicola & Harmon Wellman Food Store University Hospital and Koch Brothers. The balance shows totals for state welfare and various service providers.
A compiled bill shows court expense items and service fees for numerous individuals and firms, including trustees, jurors, and clerks. Amounts range from a few dollars to several dollars, with entries for rent, school health unit supplies, and miscellaneous expenditures.
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