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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1948
Page
8
The city cooperates in opening a new ice skating rink funded by Leon Beatty post of the American Legion. The rink is now ready for use and will host its first skate tonight.
A dramatic romance centers on a hit and run driver who falls for his injured victim. Supporting cast includes S. Z. Sakall Wallace Ford Richard Rober Lina Romay and Douglas Kennedy with Felix Jacoves directing and Saul Elkins producing.
The Fox Theatre screens Fighting Back a Twentieth Century Fox drama about a veteran facing stigma as an ex convict and seizing the chance for a decent life. Paul Langton Jean Rogers Gary Gray and Joe Sawyer lead the cast in this Sol M. Wurtzel production directed by Mal St Clair.
Warner Bros transfers Life With Father to film at the State with an extraordinary high budget and mounting. The project is a cooperative behind the scenes venture with Technicolor color and writers Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse collaborating with Mrs.
Clarence Day served as technical advisor with editorial supervision over the film while Michael Curtiz directed and frequently consulted Lindsay and Crouse. Mrs Day oversaw wardrobe makeup and decor, traveling from Broadway to Hollywood to guide technical matters on set.
On Sunday December 19, 1948 at Sugar Creek church at 2 30 p m Betty Lou Boshart daughter of Mr and Mrs Clair D Boshart Wayland Iowa became the bride of Owen R Roth son of Mr and Mrs Nick Roth Wayland Iowa with Rev Simon Gingerich officiating assisted by Rev Willard Leichty The bridal party wore formal gowns and corsages in coordinated colors with family members attending.
The ceremony featured mothers in blue with gardenia corsages as Donna Hichelberger Joyce Hirschy Dwaine Hirschy and Daniel Leichty sang. Ushers Edwin Conrad and Leon Horst assisted and seventy guests attended a two course luncheon at the bride’s parents’ Wayland home. The couple will reside on a farm two miles south of Swedesburg after a brief honeymoon.
JoAnne Morris of Columbus Junction was guest of honor at a mixed Christmas themed shower by cousin Catherine Morris. She is to wed Billie Yakle of Wapello. Fifteen guests attended a 6 30 buffet, bingo awarded prizes to Rex Schaeffer Phyllis Lukenbach and Jean Davison, and Miss Morris was crowned queen. Attendants brought in gifts. punch was served by Mrs Hugh Morris and Mrs Ralph Morris.
Research indicates butterfat contains fatty acids that promote storage of vitamin A in laboratory animals. The finding points to potential dietary effects on fat soluble vitamin levels in controlled experiments.
Washingtons high school Demons will return to the basketball wars Tuesday evening December 27 at Keokuk to face the rangy rugged Chiefs. Pre game dope notes the Chiefs have a size edge over Burlington in the Little Six contest.
Independent league play resumes at the Y with three games tonight and a fourth Wednesday as a lead in to Comet Iowa City Moose. Tonight Smarts face Crawfordsville while the Y team meets the Flyers and Wayland plays West Chester. Wednesday Kalona and Willits clash in the opener of a doubleheader as the Comets meet the Moose in a Mississippi Valley semi pro game.
A figure says production would require over 800,000 standard box cars to meet annual U S production of paper and paperboard, exceeding the total number of box cars currently in service in the United States.
A daughter to Mr and Mrs Jacob Earnest December 24 at 01 00 pm and a son to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Torrance December 26 at 5 26 pm. Tonsillectomies today include Norma Lahr and Sandra Floyd. Dismissals listed for December 25 26 27 include several mothers and infants from Wellman Rock Island and surrounding areas.
Local families from Hayden Indiana Decatur Illinois Galesburg Illinois Columbus Junction Davenport and Atlantic visited or hosted over Christmas. Guests included Mr and Mrs Richard D Custer W H Spera Robert Spera Roy Miller and others with travels to Philadelphia Grinnell and back home after the holiday period.
A Bluffton Ohio women's quartet accompanied by Dr. I W Bauman will perform at Wayland Mennonite Church on Sunday January 2. Performers include Mary Kathryn Bauman daughter of Dr. Bauman and Mary Lou Rich daughter of Willis Rich of Newton Kansas. Dr Bauman is a former Wayland pastor.
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