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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
4
A Washington County committee studies a rural center with livestock exhibits a convention hall and outdoor facilities. The plan could be built gradually under a five year framework with funding raised as the community assesses needs and potential 4 H and Future Farmers of America activities.
A 1898 Washington city directory reveals a bustling, era of change with firms, lawyers, physicians, and shops long gone or renamed by 1948. It lists owners like Fred L. Stewart at 212 South Iowa, Shields coal yard then Shields & Dawson, and Grawford & Randle repair at 216 South Iowa.
The piece recalls Casey Bros livery barns north of Hotel Allen offering swell turnouts and reasonable prices. H. M. Sanford boasted the swellest turnouts on North Marion avenue. The Tempo cigar sold at five and ten cents was made in Brighton. Advertisers note some had phones while others did not. Doctors Wentch and Anderson were homeopaths. Madison Street recalled as Second Street, with many streets renamed since. County officers listed include Stewart treasurer and Teeter sheriff.
Fragrance of trailing arbutus in Wisconsin inspires poetical admiration while Francis Olson from the Journal plant explains the plant’s runners. A local cleaning widow’s band caps hint at music festival wear. Dinner by the Friendly Bible class impresses guests, with a surprise gravy addition. Fishermen debate meals versus fishing, and local anecdotes cover garden work, meat strikes, window displays, and a boredoom cure from Carrie Chapman Catt.
The new Rusty film My Dog Rusty opens at the Fox Theatre on Sunday in Columbia with Ted Donaldson John Litel Ann Doray and Mona Barrie in the cast. Brenda Weisberg and William B. Sackheim penned the story and screenplay Lew Sanders directs for producer Wallace MacDonald with city officers and officials listed in the article.
Riverside April birthdays are celebrated with a picnic hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Grout and daughter Rita Mae. Iowa City guests include Ray Smalley and family, Roy Alt and daughter, LeRoy Miller and daughters, Jeanne Alt, and others. Also noted are Legion Auxiliary events in Fairfield and visits from relatives in Toddville, Des Moines, and Cedar Rapids.
The text lists staff roles for The Evening Journal in Washington Iowa including publishers editors and managers, with publication details, US postal status and press associations. It shows subscription rates by carrier and by mail within Iowa, plus periodical identifiers and accounting codes.
Joan Davis, queen of comedy, co stars with Eddie Cantor in RKO s If You Knew Susie a musical comedy set in New England and Washington. The film showcases fifteen dazzling Renie designs aimed to elicit awe from the audience while Allyn Joslyn Charles Dingle and Bobby Driscoll appear in supporting roles.
Tron explains the red blood pigment heme globin carries oxygen from lungs to all body parts. Good iron sources include liver lean meat spinach apricots dried peas and cod liver.
Lash La Rue, star of Stage to Mesa City, opens Friday at Fox Theatre. A noted bull whip artist and boxer, he trains in gyms and has sparred with top amateurs and professionals. Boxing authorities praise his speed power and hard punches while cautioning him to pace his movie fights to avoid injuring opponents.
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