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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1941
Page
3
Fifty two youths signed up for eight week vocational courses in metals and motor mechanics under a federal defense program. The classes show a demand for practical skills over purely classical study, signaling a shift toward trades education as essential for modern livelihoods.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips from readers and bystanders. Observations on dating, draft age names, grammar gaffes, a tongue in cheek dentist chair scene, and a turkey dinner misunderstanding. Various hometown names and playful lines pepper the humorous exchange.
Seattle unveils a unique bridge over Lake Washington that rests for over a mile on breasted concrete pontoons with tops seven feet above water. The project marks a standout feat in engineering and links the city across the lake.
Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda star in Preston Sturges sly comedy The Lady Eve at the State Theatre. Fonda falls for Stanwyck but discovers she is a cardsharp, then loves her again as a titled Briton The Lucky Eve, in a riotous sequence of mistaken identity and mischief.
The Technicolor drama Chad Hanna stars Henry Fonda as Chad, with Dorothy Lamour and Linda Darnell leading a strong cast. The film follows a wandering tent show and blends drama humor romance against the vibrant traveling troupe backdrop.
Morgan of Glenwood received a check last week that had been lost along the railroad tracks since last September. It appears to have come from a mail bag caught under a train wheel.
St Peter confronts the broken gate between Heaven and Hell as he calls on Satan to take his turn in a surreal exchange shaping the celestial barrier’s repair.
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