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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
5
Kuester aided State Rep William Beardsley in securing the Republican gubernatorial nomination in June. He sent two letters urging Beardsley’s nomination to unspecified recipients.
New York Central announces a modern Twentieth Century Limited with 32 car sections nearing completion at Pullman Standard Car Mfg. Co. Chicago. Each section costs about 2 million dollars with locomotive, new coupling, inter car telephones, and home call capability for passengers.
In Sedro Woolley Washington Peter Bilecki turned a hollow cedar stump into a livable shelter. The 10 foot high seven foot two inch base house was built in five months of spare time with a roof two windows a door and a built in bed that doubles as a chair. He cooks on an improvised stove from a milk can and relies on woods fuel and vegetables from a garden. He earns small sums by odd jobs to cover necessities.
Des Moines Aug 4 State Rep Gus Kuester Griswold R announces bid for reelection as speaker of the house in the 1949 legislature saying he had not planned to seek the post but will run at request of many potential members. Cottage cheese provides high quality protein and can replace grain foods to conserve exports.
Cowboy Johnny Mack Brown stars in Triggerman a new outdoor western at the Fox Theatre with Raymone Hatton and Virginia Carroll in lead roles. Cast includes Bill Kennedy Marshall Reed Forrest Matthews Poh Woodford and Dee Cooper in Ronald Davidson screenplay directed by Howard Bretherton with Barney A Sarerko as producer.
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