Editorials on faith, safety, and civic fixes in 1956
A collection of moral reflections and practical concerns from a 1950s issue. It condemns waste and pollution of medicine cabinets, weighs the merits of education and atomic energy, and urges road safety. The piece highlights highway death tolls, a county card campaign, and proposed center square street widening to ease parking and reduce accidents. It notes driver behavior risks and the need for practical traffic planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Sheriff's Office
Central Park
Odds and Ends From Distant Papers
A collage of brief quips from several papers. The Ogden Reporter opines on face saving by keeping the mouth shut. Mason City Globe Gazette jokes about Estes Kefauver and running. Burlington Hawk Eye Gazette notes rising postal rates and debate over who appears on the 4 cent stamp with a McKinley reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Burlington
Hawk-Eye Gazette
Wm. McKinley
Rose Queens Drive Less for Movie Careers Since 1892
May McEvoy, the only Rose Bowl queen to become a film star, says queens lack drive for acting. Since 1923 she paraded after already a star, while later queens were chosen from colleges and mostly married. McEvoy notes show business requires talent and ambition, not beauty alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aline Mosby
United Press
Hollywood
Joan Culver
Pasadena
May McEvoy
May
Miss McEvoy
Occidental Life Insurance Co
Pictures
Maurice Cleary
MGM Pictures
Willis Among Gal's Very Best Friends
Richard Willis, a 15 year veteran of radio and TV, runs WRCA-TV segments helping women with home redecorating and personal appearance. He says there is no ugly woman and cites his experience advising about 500000 ladies on style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ewald
United Press
New York
Diamonds
Richard Willis
Willis
Tessie
Gina
Wrca-Tv
Unclear remarks on weight and hair styles spark discussion
Willis notes concerns about weight and hair in women. He says many women lean toward heaviness and that fat is an internal trait. He adds hair style remains a problem as what flatters one woman may not suit another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerned
Willis
Iowa State Tops Kansas State In Big Seven Tourney
Iowa State defeats Kansas State 79-71 as Gary Thompson and Don Medsker each score 20 points. Thompson lines up one hand jump shots from the free throw circle while Medsker dominates the boards and scores close in. The Cyclones advance to the semifinal versus Colorado after six wins in seven starts. Colorado beat Oklahoma 88-69 earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Gary Thompson
Don Medsker
Iowa State
Kansas State
Thompson
Medsker
Cyclones
Colorado
Oklahoma
Milk income rise and share of total farm earnings in 1946 1954
American farmers earned 3.709 billion dollars from milk in 1946 rising to 74.131 billion in 1954. Last year milk income accounted for 14 percent of total farm income, down from 14 percent in 1946 by one point.
Christmas Dinner Hosts Share Yuletide Hospitality
Mr and Mrs Frank Lillig and Michael of Keola hosted a Christmas dinner Sunday with guests including Mr and Mrs Robert Shaffer of Washington and families from Grinnell Sigourney and Richland also Mr and Mrs Kermit Oswald and Sherry of Richland hosted a Christmas dinner with guests from Washington Richland Brighton and their families in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lillig
Michael
Keola
Robert Shaffer
Washington
Keith Altenhofen
Grinnell
Eugene Lyle
Sigourney
Kermit Oswald and
Sherry
Richland
Howard Hazen and
Directory of Attorneys Dentists and Optometrists
Classified listing for Albion Iowa area. Includes multiple attorneys with firm names and addresses such as Henry Bailey and Morrison firms, a Paulson address, and Stewart & Shearer. Also lists dentists D C Formash and W L Shad, an osteopath P L Etter, and optometrists Lemmon and John W. Lemmon with offices on East Main Street and East Side Square. Includes phone numbers for many entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bailey
West Main St
Court House
Louis J. Kehoe
Genie Jeffry
Stewart & Shearer
Richard A. Stewar
Pauls
East Livingston & Day
S. W. Livingston
Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Edmond D. Morrison, Jr
Eeson Bidg
No. Side Square
Albion J. Young
Omen Iowa
P. L. Etter
Journal Bldg
Lemmon
John W. Lem
East Side Square
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Christ
Santa Claus
Nashua
Ogden
Rose Queens
Dennis
the Menace
Gal
Washington Concrete Co
North 12Th St. and
Rock Island Tracks
Joe Palooka
MR. Toomul
BY Ham Fishef
Kitten
Eaby
Dixie Dugan
BY McEvoy
Striebel
Blondie
Dhk Young
ATS Criminal
Nancy
SHNAK
By Ernie Bushmiller
Fnops Shnak Snerdls
D. C. Formash
E. Washington St
the Pines
W. L. Sha
East Main St
Hotel Washington
W. M. Spector
E. Washistone Bridg
Iowa
Ity
Buick
Reiter Automornes
Burt
Stewart & Crone
Washington, Iowa
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