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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1948

Page

5

Pig's snub spoils June Bride scene with Bette Davis

Genevieve the pig sparked a film setback on the Warner Bros set as she snorted and squeaked away from star Bette Davis during a hayride scene. Robert Montgomery managed the pig while Miss Davis, puzzled, quipped about her Tailwaggers past and perfume caused the conflict.

Hollywood Genevieve Bette Davis Miss Davis Warner Bros June Robert Montgomery Tailwaggers Miss Ravis Montgomery

Wayland Locals in Social Visits and School Events

Wayland residents note visits from relatives in Sioux City Wellman Hedrick and Chicago. Ezra Wenger and son Howard visited Iowa City for the university graduation. Ezra and Howard Wittimer called on Mrs. Sam Wenger amid other local gatherings.

Wayland Roy McClintie Sioux City Franklin Lewis Wellman Elizabeth Gamble Hedrick Joe Zihimian Ezra Wenger Chicago Iowa City Howard University Ezra Sam Wenger Roy Smith Iowa Walls Robert McKirahan J. R. McKirahan Simon Gingerich

Local Social Notes From Goshen And Clinton Areas

Eva Leiehty stays with Mary Reese White in Goshen while Maude Meyers takes a vacation. Irvin Stauffer buys Homer Kauffman location and takes possession. The Wood and Snider families visit Bertha Wood in Glendale along with Frank Longwell and Pat from Washington. Meyer and Meyers travel to Ohio to visit relatives. Joe Good of Herbert Indiana visits Frevenberger family in the area.

Goshen Eva Leiehty Mary Reese White Maude Meyers Irvin Stauffer Homer Kauffman Relendes Wood Clinton, Ir Willis Wood Max Snider Fairfield Frank Longwell Pat Washington Bertha Wood Glendale Harold Meyer Ohio Joe Good Herbert, Ind Edward Frevenberger

Vacation at Eureka Springs Arkansas

Martha Thrasher writes of a week long Eureka Springs Arkansas vacation with June Knotek and a Iowa friend. They stay at Eleanor Lodge by Lake Lucerne, enjoy rustic simple comforts, swimming boating and hill trips with guides, visit Crescent Hotel, meet Ozark author Otto Ernest Rayburn, and note friendly locals and small town charm.

Prairie Flower June Knotek Eureka Springs Ark Iowa Sears Chicago Eleanor Lodge Miss Knotek Lake Lucerne Cresent Nortan Baker Ripley Ozark Country Miss K J .C. Carris William Glassburner Barbara E. L. Smith H. L. Huber Maude Fleming Donald Smith Onttario Canada Ileen Huber

Ring standards govern boxing arena setup

The boxing ring should be elevated five feet above floor level. Ring size varies from 16 to 24 feet square as set by boxing commission rules. A apron extending about three and a half feet beyond the ropes helps prevent falls from the fighting area.

Boxing Commission

Medicine From Lettuce

The milky juice of lettuce is used as an anodyne sedative or narcotic by the medical profession.

Pleasant Ridge Social News Recaps Local Visits

Mr and Mrs R P Knipp and daughter Helen Marie of Waterloo visited J A Huber home. Kenneth and Jimmy Tucker detasseling corn. Ted Gorham and Howard Barr of Moberly Missouri visited J A Huber. Mrs Bessie McCall and son Glenn motor trip to California. Harold Timmons family dinner guests at Gark Bauer home. J A Huber accompanied W B Rittenhouse and L Griggs to Harry Rittenhouse near Morning Sun for a picnic.

Weeber-Yohe Salem Presbyterian Church Miss Huber Howard Crawfordsville Elmer Horning Leona Beer William Horning Leonard Hardin Rock Island Cloyd Cornick E. L. Smith Raymond Knipp C. Bauer R. P. Knipp Helen Marie Waterloo J. A Huber Kenneth Jimmy Tucker Ted Gorham Howard Barr Moberly Missouri J. A. Huber Bessie McCall Glenn California Harold Timmons Gark Bauer W. B. Rittenhouse Leland Griggs Harry Rittenhouse

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