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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1940
Page
4
A collage of brief, humorous sketches and anecdotes features Dick and Deon Paul mowing lawns, Curt Wells’ spirited reply, a Washington business man’s dream, Estherville encounters, W. C. McFadden’s new grandfather status, Dr. Got rocks, a riverbank crocodile romance, and other light vignettes with sharp, period tone.
Bible Thought for Tuesday August 20 1940 discusses Wendell Willkie's Elwood speech praising unity liberty and free opinion plus a past editorial on the junk value of excess quoting Elbert Hubbard and a 1920 piece by Orville Elder cautioning balance while noting Rock Island freight figures and livestock shipments from Washington.
In Washington County District Court a long list of plaintiffs including Francis Moss Clara Rath Anna Cook and many Rose and Hardy family members, among others, appears with associated defendants. The notice outlines ongoing civil action and party names.
Plaintiffs allege absolute fee simple ownership of described Riverside land in Washington County Iowa. Due to record title errors unknown claimants and named defendants must answer by noon of September 9 1940. failure to appear will yield default judgment.
Lloyd Nolan stars as a brilliant young attorney who runs a large crime syndicate and is persuaded to reform. Lola Lane Astrid Allwyn Barton MacLane Ray Middleton and others fill the strong cast as the action unfolds at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday.
Universal presents a whirlwind comedy drama at the Fox Theatre featuring Wallace Ford as a hot headed reporter tracking a Phantom gangster. Donald Woods Mona Barrie Kathleen Adams Warren Hymer and Marc Lawrence star in a tale of memory loss romance and risky gunman deals with high suspense.
A tiny premature baby at Iowa Methodist Hospital, weighing 4 pounds at birth, will be cared for by student nurses who will weigh feed and dress him as he grows to one year old. Born two months premature he weighed 5 pounds 8 ounces at two months and survived a pneumonia attack with repeated blood transfusions. Parents plan to keep him at the hospital for better care until he is old enough to go home.
Ora Wie 7S, recovering from a heart attack at Iowa Me hospital, plans to write a general history of Iowa. She confided to friends that her lifelong ambition is to chronicle Iowa’s development, noting she witnessed the building of the present statehouse and has begun gathering material for the history.
Expensive transportation project outlines an electric railway crossing from San Francisco to Oakland Ridge with an estimated cost of 18 million dollars. The plan emphasizes regional rail expansion and potential infrastructure improvements.
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