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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1948
Page
8
Weegee the famed crime photographer from New York aims to switch to acting. He recalls watching actors on location and believes his eye for cameras will help him on screen. He plans to wait for a favorable zodiac alignment before pursuing film work.
A compact note highlights features of a product line offering precise construction and integrated tax, with emphasis on consistent alignment and improved imagery. It mentions Case collaboration and excise components as part of the synchronized package.
Weegee becomes a Hollywood actor in RKO’s Every Girl Should Be Married while continuing street photography. Born Arthur Fellig, he earned the nickname during the Ouija craze for predicting newsworthy locations. After a decade documenting New York disasters he published Naked City, later bought by Mark Hellinger for a film.
The Louisa County Fair at Columbus Junction opens Tuesday night August 17 with a Society Horse Show and music by Dec Dawson on his electric Hammond Organ. Wednesday and Thursday feature horse racing and entertainment with a big night show of top thrill artists. Friday offers Midget Auto races with Jimmy Lynch and His Death Dodgers, plus a large Midway and agricultural exhibits on the grounds.
The term cabbage derives from the Latin caput meaning head. This etymology links the plant’s name to its compact, rounded head form and historic naming practices in botanical terminology.
In Oskaloosa Iowa residents protesting the removal of more than 100 shade trees tied up by a street widening project have over subscribed the required 7500 dollar bond to continue an injunction. Judge R G Yoder set the bond and the deadline was yesterday with no hearing date yet set for a permanent injunction
Highway commission officials stated that concrete work on the project must begin before freezing weather or be postponed for another year, affecting residents and local schedule.
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