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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1947
Page
3
A column pairing reflections on faith and daily life with local youth center efforts. It notes a Friday city hall dance for teens, the growth of a youth center, and the value of constructive recreation. It also recaps soap box derby results, local pride, and parable-like fables from neighbors.
A collage of short vignettes about everyday life and wit. It mentions coal prep and planning, diligent saleswomen starting early, a country girl visiting Washington, a child preferring home wind, insights on gardening and fruit, and a tale of impersonators at a family reunion to end on a humorous note.
A Washington man carried a red rooster toward its likely execution, the poultry described as a Rhode Island red or New Hampshire variety. The scene showed the bird peering from a sack as it moved along the last stretch before fate.
A store window feature shows an open Bible turned to a new page each day. Shoppers read a sentence as their personal text and reflect on it during daily walks around the square. The note also hints at furnace cleaning advice amid heat.
A 1947 MGM feature uses a subjective camera telling the Raymond Chandler tale with Robert Montgomery as detective Marlowe and Paul Vogel as cinematographer. The camera acts as Marlowe and speaks. it moves, smokes, fights, breaks doors and even shares a movie kiss with Audrey Tottoi.
Ordinance 324 restricts vehicular movement in specified city alleys to one direction as shown by arrows on signs. Violations incur penalties and conflicting ordinances are repealed. The measure applies to blocks touching the public square and mandates enforcement by posted signs at intersections.
Bennie Earl Peterman Jr an electrical contractor was struck by lightning while changing a burnt out bulb at his Thomaston Georgia home. His two sons aged 14 and 12 nearly touched his body before he shouted Dont touch me boys warning them away from the electrified corpse. The boys attended his funeral as he died from the electric shock
To keep butter best, use sweet cream that has been pasteurized. The guidance stresses proper pasteurization as the key step in preserving flavor and safety for butter production.
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