British warning on socialism and loan to America
Sir William Darling analyzes Britain's postwar drift toward collectivism, warns against American loan aid, and argues government should focus on national defense while leaving prosperity to private enterprise. He cites housing, taxation, and industry nationalization as failures and urges the United States and Canada to learn from Britain's mistakes.
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Sir William Y. Darling
Britain
United States
Canada
Great Britain
House of Commons
Truman
Mr. Attlee
Trumans
Attlees
Bank of England
United Kingdom
Atlantic
Ramblings on old railroads and a Chicago show of equipment
Bruce Cowden reflects on a planned monster railroad show on Chicago lakefront recalling open platform coaches from Washington Iowa routes like Muscatine North and South to Elrich Junction and Grandview. He contrasts antique rides with modern Diesel powered, air conditioned trains and notes lines from Washington to Oskaloosa and Winfield burlington era trains.
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Chicago
United States
Michigan Lake Front
Washington
Columbus Junction
Muscatine
Through the Looking Glass of 1900s Style and Town News
A light local column notes fashion opinions on the Gibson Girl blouse, remarks on Charlotte Earls’s red shirtwaist, and neighbor C C L Baker’s winter calf feeding. Ida Bush injures her arm after slipping on icy Iowa City walks. William Edgar Sr. is praised for cheerfulness despite illness. a bus route connection near Crawfordsville eases travel.
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Gibson
Charlotte Earls
Journal Plant
Charlotte
Cc. L. Baker
West Chester
Ida Bush
Iowa City
William Edgar
Rail nostalgia and a long gone Rock Island timetable
The writer recalls a Friday sighting of a teen girl near the square and reflects on steam locomotives and historic Rock Island trains. They compare old steam engines like the 900s and 1400s with modern diesels and lament how Chicago to Kansas City schedules through Washington have been torn up, changing the railway landscape.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Kansas City
Washington
Everyday shopping tips and family observations in a snapshot
The piece notes common grocery add ons to bags, comments on a reprimanded child in a home, and a department store elevator quip. It captures humorous, real world scenes and small social observations from daily life.
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Xyz
Great Expectations at Fox Theatre Astriative Drama
A Sunday opening at the Fox Theatre presents Great Expectations a dramatic tale of a troubled love story. The Universal-International release blends suspense horror romance and mystery with restrained tasteful presentation and strong dramatic appeal.
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Fox Theatre
Universal - International
The Dark Mirror Plot Slants Challenge Screenwriters
A brief note on screenwriters facing difficulty crafting fresh angles for the psychological murder thriller genre. The article previews Nunnally Johnson’s production The Dark Mirror and its approach.
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Nunnally Johnson
the Dark Mirror
Trains and Schedules Through Washington in Earlier Era
A reminiscence recounts westbound No. 29 and No. 80 trains in the morning and eastbound in the evening, with No. 11 and No. 12 as faster night services. No. 30 stopped for 25 minutes for meals, stayed at Rock Island hours, then to Chicago with a sleeper from Washington. Milwaukee lines kept much of their original pattern, and local agents H. W. Russell Lewis Goodlander EB. G. Fox J. E. Kunath Wilder Bell are noted. Public travel shifted from stages to buses and streamlined trains over time.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Washington
Milwaukee
Rock Island Railroad
H. W. Russell
Lewis Goodlander
EB. G. Fox
J. E. Kunath
Burlington
Wilder Bell
Mystery at Fox Theatre Promises Paranoid Murder Tale
Picture coming Wednesday to the Fox Theatre features Olivia de Havilland and Lew Ayres in a taut tale with two murder suspects and no direct accusation. The story centers on a paranoid murderess weaving guilt around herself and a dual role by de Havilland as twins. Ayres plays a sharp psychiatrist as Thomas Mitchell portrays the detective involved in the puzzling homicide.
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Olivia de Havilland
Lew Ayes
Miss de Havilland
Ayres
Thomas Mitchell
First Shaving Soap Factory Opens in Glastonbury 1847
The first shaving soap factory in the world was established at Glastonbury Connecticut in 1847 marking a landmark in personal grooming history.
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Glastonbury, Conn
Forsyth gun locks Revolutionize Rifle Firing in 1807
The Forsyth gun locks, introduced in 1807, replaced flint and steel as the standard firing mechanism for rifles, marking a major technological shift in ordnance.
Week End Visits At Parental Homes
Marguerite Roth and Alice Resehly of Wy man Edith Roth of Kalona Kathryn Widmer of Burlington spent weekends at parental homes. Virgil Wittmer and Maurice Stone of Burlington visited Otto Frey. Dan Nebel of Washington joined relatives for Sunday dinner at Milton Nebel’s home.
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Vernon W W.rey
Noble
Marguerite Roth
Alice Resehly
Wyman
Edith Roth
Kalona
Kathryn Widmer
Burlington
James Stoops
Leslie
Washington
Milton Nebel
Clayton Nebel
Virgil Wittmer
Maurice Stone
Otto Frey
Dan Nebel
Lizzie Widmer
Harlan
Kathryn
Joe Rich
Crawfordsville
J. R. Leichty
Hugh Conrad
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
E. J. Freyenberger
Ina Mae
William Freyen
Giraffe Talks With Tail Says Odd Facts
A peculiar creature, the giraffe, is described as tail talking and lacking vocal chords. It reportedly has fewer neck vertebrae than a mouse, outpaces a horse, endures longer without water than a camel, and can allegedly see backwards without turning its herd.
The Evening Journal Washington Iowa Staff and affiliations
The Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists publishers editors and managers including Shannon Elder Manaviliag and the paper's staff. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday and connections with wire services and press associations. Subscription rates per week by carrier in Washington are shown as $12.56.
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the Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon, Co
R. EK. Shannon
Manaviliag
Dave R. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Vlant
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland
Jeady Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of
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