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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1943
Page
5
A columnist warns against fascist movements and expanding federal control, urging balance between youth energy and older prudence. It critiques 50-50 federal matching funds, state rights concerns, and warns against permanent war powers while praising Kansas farmers for a massive wheat crop amid labor shortages.
A jumble of scrapbook verses and a short fiction vignette. The piece mentions misgivings about foolish notions and being open to error, then shifts to a cafe scene where a college student is confronted by a house detective after a sugar bowl drops from his coat.
A soldier on leave in Casablanca dines at an outdoor cafe while avoiding water due to safety concerns. The waiter confirms fears about water quality and notes precautions being taken.
Interviewing a potential buckler, a Washington matron asks how to address various dignitaries. The butler responds with proper forms “Your lordship” and “Your ladyship” and then quips “Your things up,” showing streetwise familiarity.
Electron microscope studies show synthetic rubber latex particles average 2.5 millionths of an inch in size, smaller and more uniform than natural rubber latex particles which average 10 millionths of an inch.
Miss Morgan stars in Two Tickets to London at the Fox Theatre and acts as agent for her sister in law Betty Marshall, a 14 year old with seven years of theatre experience. The article notes bets on Hollywood attention and outlines plot highlights and musical numbers.
Abbott and Costello star in Hit The Ice a new fan film at the State Theatre hailed as the duo’s funniest screen outing. The comedy features Ginny Simms Patrie Knowles Elyse Knox Marc Lawrence with Johnny Long and his orchestra delivering a musical attraction. Other acts include Helen Long Gene Williams the Four Teens and fifty skating beauties.
Mary Lillian Moorhead currently in nurse training at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids came home Thursday evening for a short visit and planned to return Saturday morning. Guy Mitchell, who works at the local brewery, was also mentioned in the dispatch.
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