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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1947
Page
4
Editorials reflect on heat and conservation, urge readers to travel for perspective, warn against crime’s cycle, praise local corn and highway mowing concerns, and note coal miners' wage deal and broader labor themes. Includes community anecdotes and remarks from Wellman resident William Bistermiller.
A fresh spot in town during the heat showcases a window box at Orva Scott’s filled with colorful blossoms. Ivy clings to the north side of the W. H. Smart residence and a Portulaca bed on Northtown avenue near the Ford garage adds color, lifting spirits amid the warm, dry forecast.
A neighbor shares guilt over missing church supper to care for her baby on a hot night. Walter Anderson recalls a horse with wire phobia after an electric fence burn, complicating corn planting. The Cherry and Daniel families report heat related hog losses, a son in seminary near West Alexander, and daughters in Kentucky and local living.
A playful catalog traces how common interrogatives and greetings evolved from diverse language roots. It links Aincha Ain't you to modern forms and cites D'jhu Jeet K'min and Iva as contractions shaping current speech.
The phrase cock and bull story originated from two English coaching inns named the Cock and the Bull in Fenny Stratford Buckinghamshire. Rumors and false tales reportedly sprang from those venues giving rise to the expression.
Rev. Max T. Jank, formerly an army chaplain from Fredericksburg Iowa, will be installed as pastor of St John s Lutheran church in Wellman in a 3 p m service next Sunday Rev John H Beiderwieden of Trinity Lutheran Washington will officiate and preach on The Priests Lips Should Keep Knowledge Beiderwieden has led the Wellman congregation since mid June after Rev Edwin Breiholz left for Bettendorf Iowa.
J. W. Fields of the Fields Motor company announces his participation in bringing the famous Jimmie Lynch and his Death Dodgers to Columbus Junction next Tuesday August 12. Lynch has performed a long time and commonly uses Dodge cars. Local residents familiar with the troupe at the state fair describe it as thrilling and Mr Fields plans to have his wrecker truck on the field during the show.
MGM presents the mystery thriller Lady in the Lake starring Robert Montgomery as detective Philip Marlowe who also directs. The plot centers on a woman’s drowning and a ring of suspects including a publisher, a playboy, a dual‑name woman, a police lieutenant, and Adrienne Fromsett. The film employs an innovative point‑of‑view camera that invites the audience into the sleuthing.
The spectator role played by Montgomery is praised as audience participation and well supported by a strong cast. Audrey Totter Adrienne Fromsett Lloyd Nolan Lt DeGarmo Leon Ames the publisher Jayne Meadows and Dick Simmons are noted for sharp performances in this gripping mystery drama.
The 1890 proposal by William Booth urged establishing day nurseries in centers of poor populations. For a small charge babies and young children would be cared for during the day while mothers work.
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