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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1946
Page
5
A column by Don Herold critiques liberalism and postwar policy. It questions British loan terms, debt, and taxation while contrasting Jeffersonian ideals with modern liberalism and socialism. It cites Henry Wallace, FDR era debates, and U.N. diplomacy observations.
A humor sketch mixes a brow beating lawyer, a witness, and a judge over admissibility of a conversation as evidence. A boastful candidate thunders at a crowd while a reporter quips the shorthand crew is doing the job. A boy asks for charity, and a mother replies with a penny. The scene ends with a gag about Willie and the ice box.
A terse exchange contrasts a question about wasted energy with a punch line about telling a hair raising story to a bald headed man. The dialogue highlights humor built on wordplay and perception.
The event ends with Walt Lackaye describing his New York address at the Lambs Club after a dull banquet. The audience reacts with roaring applause as the final speaker delivers a witty close and a joke about a one leg named Johnson.
The largest bears reach about 50 inches at the shoulder and may tower up to 13 percent taller when standing on hind legs. They can weigh 1,500 pounds or more depending on the individual and conditions.
A bright bit of fun and frolic at the Fox Theatre features Paramount’s People Are Funny led by Jack Haley Helen Walker Rudy Vallee Ozzie Nelson Philip Reed and Frances Langford under Sam White. The program blends music comedy and NBC style audience participation with tunes by Duke Ellington Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields. It plays again tonight and Tuesday night.
Robert Montgomery stars as Lt Brickley in the MGM drama They Were Expendable directed by John Ford, based on William L. White novel. Donna Reed and Ward Bond help round out the cast in a wartime tale of PT squadron bravery against Japan.
D J Alliman sold his 190 acre farm northwest of Noble to Everett Roth. Possession will be given in the fall after Alliman’s 58 years on the property. Also noted: Harlan Widmer bought J D Zook property in Noble.
Local notes report Mr and Mrs Everett Shalla moving to the Terry Gowey farm on Rural Route 1 Brighton. Also mentioned are Kosmer Borkoski as a Washington caller, Don Gowey and Bert Dickison attending a fox hunt at Rubin, and Earl Neal and family visiting the Max Benda home.
Sunday with her brother Raymond Coffin and family south of Fairfield. The note mentions their gathering and location, indicating a family visit in a rural area near the city. The piece reflects a simple hometown event rather than a major incident.
The text explains kidneys remove end products of protein digestion excess salt or sugar and other wastes from blood. They act as living filters, being highly selective to keep the right substances and amounts unless damaged.
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