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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1948

Page

5

Local News and Public Notices Mix From Iowa City Area

Mrs. Sean Moore of West Chester had surgery at Mercy hospital Iowa City this morning. Grover Custer family visited University hospital Iowa City to see relatives. Ainsworth issues dog license extermination notice after April 15 1948 per Mayor L H Trotter. Mr and Mrs Guy Cole toured the west and Mexico visiting California. Pfc Charles E Harvey son of Charles H Harvey Kalona graduated from US Army ordnance school in Atlanta. Kathrine Kelley wife of Harvey, of Walona. Joan Fields visited Davenport parents before returning home to nurse training at St Luke’s.

Sean Moore West Chester Mercy Hospital Iowa City Grover Custer Darlene University Hospital Charles E. Harvey Charles H. Harvey Kalona United States Army Ordnance School Atlanta Georgia Light Metal Workers Pfe. Harvey Kathrine Kelley Walona Joan Fields J. W. Fields Davenport St. Luke’s Hospital

Local Social Roundup from Moline to Muscatine and Des Moines

Mr and Mrs Gilbert Goff visited in Moline with Fred Jones family and attended Mrs Eldon Orris funeral. Mrs Ernest Garrett and others spent Friday in Muscatine. Plans for Dutch Market at Baptist Church on Apr 15. Mrs Jim Conklin attended a national hairdressers convention in Des Moines. Nettie Miller of Ottumwa visited her brother in law Ray Box. Wayne Marston and Mary Lou visited Ameal Chahal in Jackson township. W A Marsh of Park Ridge Illinois visited Marston kin Marietta Workman.

Gilbert Goff Moline Ill Fred Jones Eldon Orris Jim Conklin Des Moines National William McGill Nettie Miller Ottumwa Mrs Ray Box Wayne Marston Mary Lou Mrs. Marston Ameal Chahal Jackson Township

Where Food Is Sold Public Eating Places Account

A study shows that public eating places handle about one third of all farm product sales. The finding highlights the role of restaurants, cafeterias, and other eateries in distributing agricultural outputs.

Little Leads Week For Bowlers In City League

Little Led in both single game and three game series with a 205 high game and 546 total pins. Charles Custer was second in three game scoring with 536 while Sorrells topped team scoring at 2492 and the Old Timers were second at 2278. A separate item notes a patent for a tubular crutch and a state notice sets May 1 1948 as election day for Washington County Soil Conservation District officials with absentee ballot rules.

Lioyd Little City Little Charles Custer Sorrells State Soil Conservation Committee OF Iowa Washingington Soil Conservation District Washington Washington County Washington Soil Conservation District State Soil Conservation Committee Ty C. W. Huntley

Voice of the Turtle shines on screen in Broadway hit adaptation

Ronald Reagan and Eleanor Parker star in Warner Bros. transfer of John van Druten's stage comedy The Voice of the Turtle. Eve Arden and Wayne Morris provide crisp support as the story centers on Sally and Bill in a three room walk-up, delivering romance and humor.

Ronald Reagan Eleanor Parker Warner Bros John Eve Arden Wayne Morris Sally Bill

Film notes reference introduced romance and plot details

The excerpt hints at a romance developing from a formal introduction and expands with settings including a French restaurant and a downtown locale. It notes the film largely follows van Drut en's original script while adding new sequences and character dynamics.

Ual Irving Rapper Nighteare van Druten

Out of the Past at the Fox Theatre

The drama Out of the Past stars Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer at Fox Theatre. A gas station owner with a secret past is drawn into a frame up after a dancer disappears with $40,000. Tragedy ends the lovers as they try to escape.

RKO Radio Robert Mitchum Jane Greer Fox Theatre Acapulco Butt San Francisco

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Ainsworth L. H. Trotter Eod Guy Cole Ari Tome West Anouth Old Mexico California Ernest Garrett Earl Simpson L. L. Lemley Fred Neuhart Muscatine Baptist Church Thurs Mrs. W. A. Marsh Park Ridge, Ill Mr. Marsh Marietta Workman BIG Red Coca-Cola Company Burlington Coca-Cola Bottling Company THE Washington State Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp BANK Joseph Dearist Tony South American Tropical Research Institute Wife WCW Pell Ross Motor Sorrell Smart Oma Sitlers American P. B. Co Theker Stewart & Crone Peters Shea Mies Carson Yale Big Ten Mrs. Ed Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chorpening Dan Boone Sentinel W.L Col So. Ave. D Ambulant A. Jones Cveater John Wanamaker Agzo Late Circle Arrow Washington Evening Journal
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