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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1949
Page
8
A community column notes a panel discussion Looking Toward Peace with Mrs. W. A. Mc Ginnis Mrs. Herbert Campbell and Mrs. Norma Clegg. Refreshments followed hosted by Mrs. W. L. McGinnis and Barbara Bassler Faye Dunn. Plus social notes on local visits and travels.
A person intends to spend multiple days in Washington visiting friends and enjoying local sites while staying in town for an extended visit.
Hollywoods newest Twentieth Century Fox release Belle Starrs Daughter opens Thursday at the Fox Theatre. Screenwriter W R Burnett known for High Sierra Little Caesar This Gun For Hire leads a strong cast headed by George Montgomery Rod Cameron and Ruth Roman in a Southwest frontier tale of the Bandit Queens daughter caught in a violent clash between a U S Marshal and a ruthless bandit gang.
The Salvation Army runs 1638 social agencies and institutions across the globe, reflecting its extensive global outreach and network of charitable services.
Sealed bids due by 7:30 p m August 29 1949 at Washington Iowa City Clerk for 56311 75 sewer bonds to fund sanitary sewer extensions East and Southeast Washington District. Bonds dated Sept 1 1949 pay semiannual interest with final maturity Sept 1 1958. bonds non general obligation payable from special assessments. Bids must specify rate of interest. city reserves right to reject any bid. John K Sowash City Clerk. August 16-23 1949.
Belgrade reports Russia recalling its ambassador to Yugoslavia while Soviet spokesman Grigori Snjukov denies any plan to sever diplomatic relations with Marshal Tito. A new envoy will replace Anatoli Lavrentiev, 45, who was shifted to deputy foreign minister duties and already in Moscow.
Des Moines August 16 Up Despite heavy local rains Iowa corn crop suffered more damage last week from lack of moisture yet indications point to an above average yield this year. The bulletin notes major losses mainly in the northwest but overall conditions are not serious with adequate soil moisture in the southern two thirds and eastern quarter and enough moisture in extreme northwest to mature corn. Soybeans dodged the drought better than corn.
In Kenosha, Wisconsin, two 14 year olds will be charged with armed robbery after holding up a 12 year old candy store clerk with a loaded .38 revolver. The youths were captured at a depot while en route home to Racine. one boy brandished a pistol at Detective Boswell, who disarmed him.
A moving automobile passenger occupies nearly 25 times the street space of a passenger in a trolley coach streetcar or bus, highlighting efficiency differences in urban transit options.
The Italian explorer John Cabot, whose voyages expanded English claims in North America, is recorded as born on June 4 7450. The text notes his nationality and impact on territorial claims.
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