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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1955
Page
5
A long editorial collection laments worship of intangibles like reputation while mocking heat and urban pace. It critiques Soviet collectivism, notes American impatience, reviews Chicago police news handling, and praises Eisenhower’s Geneva stance on world peace and inspection norms.
Technicolor musical comedy opens at the State Theatre with Rory Calhoun Piper Laurie Jack Carson and Mamie Van Doren leading a bright cast. Laurie sings and dances on screen for the first time while Calhoun and Van Doren deliver catchy numbers and lively performances.
Kenneth McCoy's local canning plant will start its first run in about a week as tomatoes are grown by area farmers and truck growers. Community events include the Spring Run Ladies Aid meeting August 4 hosted by Verena Buffington and Florence Davis, and a VFW ice cream social at Chautauqua park July 29.
Gary R. Augustine listed with US 55390380 as a 656 Engineer Battalion Topography Army unit based in New York City with APO 403 assignment. The fragment notes a service record and postal routing.
Virginia Kay Taylor 20, born in Texas and raised as Miss Cedar Rapids, won Miss Iowa after 20 contestants at the coronation ball with Gov Leo Hoegh officiating. She is a University of Iowa junior from Tulsa Oklahoma, 5 ft 4 in, 110 pounds, studying nursing, with winning measurements 35 21 34. First runner up Kerin Rae Oberlin 19 Miss Clarinda and second runner up Janice Ames 19 Miss Sioux City.
Encyclopedia Britannica traces Friday’s ill luck to its link with the crucifixion, noting a long standing belief in some cultures that this day bears negative associations. The claim reflects historical religious and cultural interpretations rather than universal facts.
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