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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1946
Page
4
The Rodgers and Hammerstein team unveils six fresh songs, continuing to set American musical theater alight with their signature harmony and dramatic storytelling.
Marion nine Bailey Frank B Miller J KE Lemmon named as Park Commissioners and health officer figures in city administration.
County officers and school district leaders are named including County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Stan Kiesey and County Clerk R R Noonan. Washington Independent School District Superintendent M M Schell and School Board members are listed along with Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M regular meeting details.
The 20th Century Fox Technicolor musical State Fair stars Dana Andrews Jeanne Crain Dick Haymes and Vivian Blaine and runs at the Fox Theatre through Tuesday. New songs include That's For Me It Might As Well Be Spring It's A Grand Night For Singing Our State Fair All I Owe Iowa Isn't It Kind of Fun. Oscar Hammerstein wrote the songs into the screenplay.
Robert Walker, long in uniform, exits military service as a new comedy project marks his transition. Details on the production and cast remain to be announced.
Eastbound and westbound trains listed with numbers names and times for various California routes and services. Regular stops indicated for No 11 No 44 No 13 and No 43 with morning and afternoon arrivals and departures.
Daily rail and bus timetable listings show departures from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mount Pleasant Fort Madison and other points. Tickets sold at the local depot and at Winga's North Side Cafe with service notes and stop times for multiple routes and destinations.
Actor first wears civilian clothes in the film after four soldier roles starting with See Here Private Hargrove. Walker, recently back from New York, asks for the change to a sailor role and appears in naval blue only in the opening sequence. June Allyson co stars as his screen bride.
Mrs. Ed Guengerich hosted the Ladies Bridge Club with high score to Mrs. T. V. Knerr and low to Mrs. C. C. Shimon. A miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Amos Mellinger III featured rook with prizes to Mrs. Wilbur Priby, Margaret Escher, and Mrs. Gail Swartzendruber. Alpha Club Luncheon hosted by Mrs. M. O. McKenzie included guests from Washington and a talk on American Indian history.
Gulf of Mexico supplies about 85 percent of the 150 million pounds of shrimp taken from the sea annually.
A tip advises preserving leather book bindings by applying lanolin or castor oil with the hands, focusing especially on the back bindings to maintain flexibility and prevent cracking.
The column tracks recent home sales and moves around town and Kalona. Wilfred Smith buys the Dougherty house but will delay moving. J B Pollock and daughter rent it and plan May 15. Murrel Miller Frank shifts to a smaller Waterloo home. Elsie and Glenn Conard return from Florida and stay with relatives until midweek. Community vignettes highlight East Washington Street changes and Kalona watchmaker A J Swartzendru ber.
A roundup of social updates includes Mrs. Carl Roberts' book review, Louise Porter Fields’ improving health, upcoming move to Willets apartments, a Y event for foreign brides with one guest absent due to a stork, and performances by Helen Stone Beverly Brown and Francine Shaw. Ada Dewey moves in with Mrs. J A Porter after recovery, Mr Swartzendruber enjoys clock work, and the Nineteenth Century Club lunch with Elizabeth Dawson is noted while A Anderson remains in hospital.
Dorothy Turner a home economics senior at Iowa State College will oversee costing for Stars Over Veishea a night show at the 25th annual Veishea celebration in Ames Iowa The outdoor Clyde Williams Field stage will host two performances May 10 and 11 with the production first featured in 1939 as a pre war attraction Strong entities include Dorothy Turner H E Turner Iowa State College Veishea and Clyde Williams Field.
Capacity crowds expected for the 11 event featuring top campus musicians in a single program. The show is part of the 1946 Weishea series planned and presented by Iowa State College students.
Over a 30 year span citrus production increased seven times reaching higher levels. The report tracks growth in yield and output across the industry with a focus on supply trends and market implications.
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