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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
4
A compilation notes Iowa highway accidents in early 1944 with 5842 incidents and 175 deaths for six months, alongside a light garden feature on A. F. Atchison and his tomatoes. It cites health unit data on diphtheria and smallpox immunizations and reports Tokyo’s wartime air raid measures affecting families.
The column reflects uplift from Allied advances into Paris and urged restraint amid victory celebrations. It notes 4 H club day in Washington with blue uniforms, prize displays of canned fruit vegetables and baked goods judged by Mrs Winsifred Jones, memories of county fairs, local fare and family news including Baldrige relatives in France and Palo Alto plans.
The long awaited Columbia film Beautiful But Broke features Joan Davis in a breezy screwball role, supported by Jane Frazee, Bob Haymes, Judy Clark, and John Hubbard. Entertainment pages preview a lively romance and fast-paced gags amid era gossip.
Preview audiences hail the romantic comedy as the performer’s best career moment. Producer Irvin Briskin has engaged vaudeville headliners Willie, West and McGinty to top the show with a splash.
National OPA administrator Chester Bowles assured farmers that no plans exist to cut fall prices for cattle or corn. He said there are no plans to reduce the maximum cattle prices set by the stabilization program for the coming fall and winter.
Bowles stated that any adjustment to corn ceilings would be minor to satisfy legal requirements and would not significantly affect livestock production. The remarks address agricultural policy and livestock impact.
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