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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1940
Page
5
A vivid account outlines a curious love affair featuring Laughton in an unconventional romance. The piece frames the relationship with bold imagery and narrative flair, emphasizing emotional tension and social context within the story.
Charles Laughton headlines the colorfully photographed RKO epic The Hunchback of Notre Dame as the deformed bell ringer who sacrifices himself to save Maureen O’Hara. The cast includes Sir Cedric Hardwicke Thomas Mitchell Alan Marshal Edmond O’Brien Walter Hampden and Katharine Alexander with 100 principal characters and 3500 extras in the crowd scenes.
California's first gold discovery anchors a Western comedy adventure with Frank Morgan and Virginia Weidler in Henry Goes Arizona at the Fox Theatre. The Lone Wolf Strikes opens with Warren William, Joan Perry, and a treasure of gem-heist thrills. Poultry notes urge movable houses to boost flocks and farm income, plus Civil War era letters and local visits in Washington and Keota.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Howard McBride is W M and A W Yard serves as secretary.
Transit notices list trains with stops at Washington and connections to Davenport Kansas City Denver and Chicago services. Shows westbound and eastbound passenger trains with timings and local bus routes with departures from Washington and notes on ticket purchasing locations.
Frank Priebe highlights Iowa Farm Business Assn data showing poultry flocks returned the most per $100 of feed over seven years 1982 1938 with $178, $145 for hogs, $122 dairy cattle, and $117 beef cattle per $100 feed. The notes imply poultry offered superior profitability even as prices fluctuated.
Eloise Sylvester, 22, jailed in connection with the shotgun slaying of her sweetheart Ralph Daugherty. Police say she admitted shooting after he brandished a knife during a family dispute and argument with Sylvester.
Mrs Ernest Beauchamp visited her sister Mrs Stella Perrenond in Winfield on Tuesday. Rex Huston and family spent time at the Will Huston home near Winfield last week.
In Creechurch Lane visitors can view a long established tea merchants' firm once linked to the 1773 Boston Tea Party. The business now sells many products from the United States.
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