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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1947
Page
5
Mary Stuart, named New York model for beauty, earns a featured role supporting Margaret O'Brien in MGM's Technicolor ballet drama The Unfinished Dance, now playing at the State screen this week.
Rolulo Gallegos of Democratic Action and Rafael Caldera of the Conservative party vie for the Venezuela presidency in the December 14 election. Gallegos, a novelist and teacher, is familiar to North Americans, while Caldera, a 51 year old professor and lawyer, is among the younger candidates in recent Venezuelan politics.
The Jolson Story returns to Fox Theatre with Larry Parks as Jolson and Evelyn Keyes in the female lead. The Technicolor musical features a parade of hit tunes including California Here I Come Swanee You Made Me Love You My Mammy Waiting for the Robert E Lee April Showers and more. Also in cinemas Dark Delusion showcases Miss Stuart in an iron lung and The Unfinished Dance offers revealing gowns with Cyd Charisse and Karin Booth.
Public notice lists subscription rates for The Evening Journal Washington Iowa with carrier and mail options. Rates include weekly, quarterly, semiannual and annual prices for in town and outside Washington, details only in OCR fragment.
Teen star Margaret OBrien becomes the latest glamour girl adding to the M G M circle. She wears screen makeup for the first time in The Unfinished Dance, now showing at the State Theater.
Lt. C. F. Blecha of VR-5 at Sand Point NAS describes naval air route from Moffett Field to Seattle to Alaska via Adak and Attu. The unit carries cargo and passengers with two weekly missions for service personnel and dependents, totaling about 34 tons per flight and 2009 miles one way.
Rosalind Russell endured Los Angeles heat on the Fox Theatre stage during filming for The Guilt of Janet Ames. Melvin Douglas joked the heat would work in their favor as the scene required heavy woolen wraps and dramatic mood.
Edward Sweeney aged 48 escaped a bedroom fire after leaping from bed and fleeing through a door. Firemen later found him in a smoke filled clothes closet gasping for air but unharmed.
The American Society of Chemists announced it will publish the first odor dictionary cataloging 500 "pleasing" scents. The catalog groups odors into four categories for easy reference and study.
A brief note outlines a distinctive odor described as fragrance and acidity with an early burntness, noting the unusual combination and its sensory impact.
A short passage references animals when wet and notes a theoretical count of 109 000 odors. The fragment underscores sensory and scientific ideas without detailing experiments or context.
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