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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1950
Page
4
An editorial collage critiques life changes and advertising, notes TV’s kitchen-table impact, and applauds Texas farmers who funded self-reliance by returning Farm Credit Act capital. It cites Opinion passages from Knoxville and Marshalltown papers and ends with a biblical blessing.
Entry blanks must be mailed or brought to the YMCA by April 19. Hobbies are to be brought to the YMCA on April 20 between four and nine o clock and will be returned Saturday night at nine.
The Monogram outdoor drama Lawless Code debuts at the Fox theatre on Thursday led by Jimmy Wakely as the star. Cannonball Taylor plays Wakely’s sidekick, Ellen Hall is the leading lady, with a cast including Riley Hill Tristram Coffin Myron Healey Kenne Duncan Bud Osborne and Steve Clark. Basil Dickey wrote the screenplay Oliver Drake directed the film with Louis Gray producing.
Director Henry King brings Tyrone Power Wanda Hendrix Everett Sloane and Felix Aylmer to San Marino Italy to shoot scenes for Prince of Foxes but a lack of onlookers and locals disrupts the mood on location at the world’s oldest republic.
The Washington Evening Journal publishes afternoons except Sundays Christmas and July 4th. Subscription rates list per week and per year by carrier in Washington and by mail in Iowa. Rates show 3 months 2.00 6 months 3.75 1 year 7.00 with various payments.
After two days with no visitors to the set the film crew grew jittery. King questioned a local policeman whether the empty set was normal or if Twentieth Century Fox had troubles attracting crowds to the Fox lot.
The gendarme quickly solved a local offense incident as San Marino film shooting continued with many residents acting as extras. The film stars Orson Welles and begins screening tonight at the State Theatre.
E L Quaife of Iowa State College swine specialist announced that nominations are due by June 1 for the Swine Producer Award. The notice emphasizes timely submission and recognizes contributions in swine production.
Quaife states any market hog producer with at least eight sons forrowing this spring is eligible for nomination. The project, in its ninth year, is sponsored by the Iowa Swine Producers Association.
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