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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1947
Page
4
An August 19 1947 editorial warns that a single bad element can spoil the whole group, urging readers to separate from corrupt influences and align with virtuous associates. The piece cites a biblical maxim to emphasize communal integrity.
A Centerville column recalls seasonal change and community chatter about parking rules. It surveys democracy's strengths, the Rock Island cut off and Washington access, plus cautions on quack cures and old remedies.
The narrator details an early morning wake up with birds and cats, checks the day’s routines, and visits the 4H Girls in Blue at the church basement for the Club Fair. Window displays feature the question Is Your Hair a Hawk or a Halo, provoking self reflection during a hot day.
The article recalls Tom Owens Cowboys providing music at a luncheon and a Roosevelt hotel banquet for farm families and Chamber of Commerce members. Visitors toured fairgrounds to see rodeo events and Guernsey judging, with corsages and plaques awarded, before returning home.
William T. McElroy argues in Christian Observer that faith underpins science natural laws everyday business and the soul. He asserts faith is essential even if one doubts personal capacity for it.
Twenty three farm families from eastern Iowa counties joined the All Iowa Fair in Cedar Rapids. Registration opened at 9 30 a m Tuesday at the Montrose hotel with Dick Miller Rex Conn and Frank Gatt present. Gifts were given to children. The De vys Program began with a luncheon in the Crystal room at the Montrose.
David O Selznick’s epic Duel in the Sun, famed for a 5000 strong cast, filmed outdoors at the Fox Theatre and in a desert town about 40 miles west of Tucson Arizona. The area preserved frontier era imagery with legends like Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp appearing in the backdrop.
The note highlights the presence of famed prospector ilen and a cast featuring Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, and Joseph Cotten, underscoring the star power tied to a film project.
The drama stars Humphrey Bogart Barbara Stanwyck and Alexis Smith. Bogart plays Geoffrey Carroll an artist in England who loves two women Sally Vlorton and Cecily while facing blackmail over a poisoned past. The plot unfolds as Geoffrey and Cecily navigate deception and danger in a country house setting.
Sally fears a breakup with Cecily as Geoffrey pressures a rushed future. Beatrice reveals Geoffrey’s odd past acts and Sally’s growing terror. Dr. Tuttle aids Sally while Geoffrey plans Beatrice’s schooling, leading to a tense confrontation as Pennington nears the dramatic end.
If you have knockabout chairs in the sunroom or on sabbatical leave from the summer porch and their appearance is not everything you desire, consider making simple slipcovers for them. Use strong fabrics like ticking or oilcloth in fast colors so they can be tossed regularly into the washing machine.
A slanting floor in the farrowing pen reduces the sow’s tendency to lie down and crush one or more piglets, improving piglet survival and welfare in the pen.
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