Washington Evening Journal local newspaper masthead
The Washington Evening Journal lists staff roles with publishers Shannon and Co. editors and managers. It notes publication schedule afternoons except Sundays and holiday closures, plus post office designation and press associations. Subscriptions show rates by carrier in Washington and by mail in Iowa and outside Iowa.
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Ashington Evening
Washington
Iowa Elder
Shannon & Co
R E. Shannon
Dave R Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Ad
J. Shannon
Marble
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
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Owa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Large Crowd Attends Ice Cream Social at Haskins Church
Large crowd attended the Haskins church ice cream social Thursday evening despite bad weather. Ladies sold all ice cream and neighbors and visitors from Columbus Junction Washington and Burlington joined others in community events across the area including visits to St. Louis and Forrest Park and a Brown reunion at Columbus Junction.
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Round Grove
Aug
Haskins Church
Joe Podaril
Bill Day
St. Louis
Ralph Boyd
Cleo Orris
John Maher
West Branch
Delbert Brumfield
Leland Ross
Columbus Junction
James Boyd
Washington
John Skubal
Forrest Park
Cook reunion draws Nicholson and Davenport visitors
The Arnold Nicholson family and Mr and Mrs Lee Nicholson attended the Cook reunion at Iowa City Sunday. Celia Peters of Davenport was a weekend guest at the Joe Podaris home. The Percy Skubal family and Mr and Mrs Dean Zach attended the fair at Davenport Sunday.
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Claude Kilgore
Percy Skubal
Columbus Junction
Dean Zahs
John Skubal Jr
Arnold Nicholson
Lee Nicholson
Cook
Iowa City
Celia Peters
Davenport
Joe Podaris
Dean Zachs
Hora Farm Highlighted in Capper's Farmer Feature
George Hora of Washington is profiled among Iowa farmers in Capper's Farmer September issue. The piece notes Hora's farm as a testing ground for electrical equipment and describes collaboration with Iowa State College and the Iowa Utilities Association to optimize farm power use.
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George Hora
Washington
Iowa
Capper
Hora
Iowa State College
Iowa Utilities Association
Harold Beaty
Iowa State Agricultural
Horn
Frontier Revenge Star Jim Bannon Feels His Film Career
Jim Bannon the featured heavy in Frontier Revenge at the Fox theatre says he cannot recall his total number of films. He enjoys playing despicable roles that often end with his character’s demise and hails from Columbia Pictures Studios with appearances in Renegades The Corpse Came COD Miraculous Journey T Men Johnny O Clock and more.
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Jim Bannon
Fox Theatre
Jim Bannon Hails
Columbia Picture Studios
Renegades
T-Men
Tough Training For Fox Film Females In Trouble Preferred
Peggy Knudsen and Lynne Roberts, stars in Trouble Preferred, underwent strict physical routines and judo training to portray policewomen. Director James Tinling rearranged camera setups for a scene filmed at the Los Angeles Police School in Elysian Park to accommodate the demanding stunt work.
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Peggy Knudsen
Lynne Roberts
Twentieth Century-Fox
James Tinling
Los Angeles
Elysian Park
Sol M. Wurtzel
Fox Theatre
Homecoming to be in church parlors
The Glad Hand missionary society of the United Presbyterian church will hold a homecoming in the church parlors on Thursday September 1 with a noon potluck lunch for all former members. Also notes include Mrs Iva Hemphill selling her home and moving to Clarinda, and local residents involved in visits and job changes.
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Lee Norris
Ainsworth
Glad Hand Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Iva Hemphill
William
Clarinda
H. G. Crow
Beery Films Two Roles Amid On-Set Mishaps
A captioned note recalls actor "One Punch" Beery directing scenes with Peggy and Lynne while both suffered arm aches on day three. He adjusted camera angles to ease their strain and maintain the shooting schedule. The passage also clips Beery’s 1985 China Seas accident with Clark Gable and a scene from Big Jack where Beery fends off a posse at a cabin door.
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Tinling
Peggy
Lynne
Beery
Clark Gable
China Seas
Gable
Big Jack
Community and farm sales slate across Iowa towns
Weekly livestock auctions mark Friday at Whittaker and midweek sales at Kalona Midway Sales and Ollie Ollie Exchange. August 27 closes out South Walton goods. September 10 Dairy Cattle Sale at Keota. September 13 closing on a 218 acre farm near Brighton. Listings cite sellers John Eiben N W Brenneman Clyde Hillhouse Henry Trier and John B. Dunbar Estate.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Yalona Sales Barn
Kalona
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Walton Avenue
Bill Putman
Standard Station
John Eiben
North Avenue C
Clyde Hillhouse
Keota
Henry and
Bud Trier
Brighton
John BE. Dunbar
Mrs Godlove Spends Week at Daughters in Haskins
Mrs. Godlove visits her daughter Mrs. Frank Embree to help with chores while the daughter is treated in Iowa City. Ethel and Vivian Booth travel to Davenport to be with family as shooting for a film unfolds and Har ry Wilson enters a scene. Director Richard Thorpe approves keeping the first shot in Big Jack. Mrs. Theorning recovers well from surgery. Jesse Meeks and wife take a midweek vacation after closing the store. Cement stock house on Main street nears completion by Mr. Moore. Fay Cherwinker rents property to Mr. Johnson of Lone Tree who plans to commute for a garage business.
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Clara Godlove
Haskins
Harry Wilson
Beery
Wilson
Richard Thorpe
Big Jack
Elmer Theorning
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