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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1939
Page
5
Mrs Laura Grimes of Wapello arrives for a two week visit staying with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs J A Porter and other relatives during her holiday layover in town.
The Westbound Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M meets first Friday monthly with Kay Cox W M and A W Yard secretary. Rail and bus timetables list mixed trains No 28 and No 22 daily except Sunday, Davenport-Kansas City local No 3, Southwest Limited Nos 25 and 26, Kansas City Davenport locals Nos 8 and 26, plus Burlington Trailways buses from Washington with multiple daily departures and note on ticket purchases at the local depot.
Highland Center reports Fred Merrifield is constructing a new turkey house measuring 18 feet wide and 100 feet long. The page also lists numerous local social visits and gatherings across families in the area, including the Soukups, Krotz, Boyd, and Murphy households, with several names repeated throughout.
The Christmas tree stood 35 feet tall on Main Street in Riverside and helped the city assume its traditional holiday look during the past week.
The Better Riverside club completed a holiday light upgrade on Main Street with volunteer labor led by R. I. Marner Vincent Clear and Joseph B. Wieland. New lighting promises a bright Christmas. Carl Shrage family plans to move back to Riverside March 1 to operate the Shebanok farm.
E A Leonhard 57 of Columbus Junction sustained shock and minor injuries when his car crashed into a tractor driven by Lawrence Seright 18 of Muscatine after a shredder detached from a side road and halted on highway 61 seven miles south of Muscatine. Damage to Leonhard's car was substantial.
The Toledo Chronicle editor advises careful motor travel during the holidays and notes a rise in made in America items for Christmas shoppers. E M Smith of the Winterset Madisonian lauds Iowa farmers for a large corn crop, praising efficiency and AA A A incentives for smaller acre usage at $350.
A civet rat catcher was trapped two days in a granary bin on the Frank Stransky farm but freed itself. Pilotburg society notes report a Ladies Aid meeting with 23 members, new officers, Christmas gift exchange, and an upcoming New Year dinner. Other items cover farming activity, moves, livestock show attendance, and local visits.
The project marks a real worthwhile accomplishment by Wallace and his fellow planners despite the accidental nature of the stimulation. The work reflects practical ingenuity and notable collaborative effort across the team.
The article reviews the film First Love starring Deanna Durbin at the State Theatre. It highlights growing up themes, longer skirts, and a first screen kiss with Robert Stack, marking Durbin’s transition to adolescence and new romantic scenes.
The article notes Deanna Durbin refusing a marriage proposal to pursue music in First Love. It credits Pasterna's gradual growing up program for much of the success of the Durbin pictures and lists cast members Helen Parrish Robert Stack Eugene Pablette Lewis Howard June Storey Leatrice Joy Marcia Mae Jones and Charles Coleman. Directed by Henry Koster.
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