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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
6
Quotations on housing, economics, and public welfare span opinions on home building, coal strikes, rural centers, 4 H and FFA growth, salesmanship, and rural planning. Readers weigh contractor estimates, Taft Hartley law, and a proposed county livestock and events complex amid local business and school life notes.
A look at the 1898 Washington city directory, owned by Ward Essley, contrasts then and now. Firms like Fred L. Stewart and Lloyd, Lytle appear with different addresses or roles. modern names replace many old ones. The piece lists streets, banks, hotels, doctors, lawyers, and county officers, noting telephones in some livery barns and shifts in professions since 1948.
Readable fragments reveal arbutus blooming in Wisconsin with fragrant flowers cited by Francis Olson. The piece also notes a band cap stack, a music festival, and a Friendly Bible class dinner praised for its decor, service, and surprising gravy. onlar.
Columbia presents My Dog Rusty in a Sunday Fox Theatre engagement. Ted Donaldson John Litel Ann Doran Mona Barrie star with Brenda Weisberg script and William B Sackheim story. Lew Sanders directs for producer Wallace MacDonald. Washington officials listed include Mayor G I B Ross and City Council members.
Riverside April 21. A group of Iowa City and Riverside residents gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Earl Grant’s home for a picnic supper honoring April birthday anniversaries of Rita Mae Grout Mrs Smalley and Mrs Grout and Mr Hochstedler as well as the Miller wedding anniversary. Guests included Smalley Alt and related families, Soukup and daughters en route to Arkansas, Rita Marie Yeggy and Mary E Yeggy, plus several Riverside and Fairfield attendees. District American Legion Auxiliary met in Fairfield with district president Edna Bushek. National membership quota reached.
Front matter listing publishers editors and staff of The Evening Journal Washington Iowa with publication details and subscription rates for various terms and carriers.
Joan Davis stars in RKO’s If You Knew Susie a new comedy musical co starring Eddie Cantor with Renie gowns. The piece also features Allyn Joslyn Charles Dingle and Bobby Driscoll with filmed segments set in New England and Washington. Lash La Rue headlines PRC Stage to Mesa City opening Friday at Fox Theatre as a boxing star.
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