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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1950

Page

5

Grit to keep good resolutions in modern times

Editorial urges readers to keep honest census participation and public records access. It notes the census as a decade survey guiding future policy and commends transparency in government spending reports while contrasting with communist secrecy. It cites Life Magazine on social security costs and warns against burdening future generations.

Life Magazine Brookings Institution Life Brookings U. S County Board of Supervisors United States of America

Bankrupt Road: Hoeven Compares National Finances

Congressman Charles B. Hoeven of Alton warns against national insolvency and overborrowing, likening a bankrupt nation to a farmer with mounting debts and a grocer buying a piano beyond means. He defines bankruptcy as owing more than can be paid and insolvency as spending beyond earnings.

Charles B. Hoeven Alton

Blue Grass of Kentucky Stars Williams Nigh and Morgan

Bill Williams Jane Nigh and Ralph Morgan lead the Monogram drama Blue Grass of Kentucky now playing at the State theatre. Filmed in Cinecolor the horse race tale unfolds around the Kentucky Derby with scenes at Churchill Downs and Northridge Farms near Hollywood once owned by Barbara Stanwyck and Zeppo Marx.

Bill Williams Jane Nigh Ralph Morgan Kentucky Monogram State Theatre Miss Nigh the Conniv Ing McIvor Stables South Churchill Downs Northridge Farms Hollywood Marwyck Barbara Stanwyck Zeppo Marx

New Tape Method for Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Children play pin the tail on the donkey using transparent tape instead of pins. The tails and donkey are attached to the wall with the same tape, offering a safer, reusable version of the game.

Ramblings Remnants Reflect on Farm Policy and Federal Pay

Bruce Cowden recalls Brannan and Kline at Des Moines arguing over farm programs while noting criticism of Brannan from Farm Bureau leaders. He mocks federal payroll waste and highlights Senator Douglas’s charge of extensive vacation time and sick leave for federal workers. A long feature on Karl Bevins’s appointment as Atlanta city traffic engineer concludes with editorials praising his potential impact.

Des Moines Charles F. Brannan Allan Kline Iowa National Farm Bureau Rotary Club Chicago Clinton Anderson New Mexico Brannan Kline Iowa Farm Leader Secrrtary Farm Bureau Washington Douglas Karl A. Bevins Atlanta C. C. Wilson Dan J. Bevins Rock Island, Ill D. J. Bevins Georgia Tech Yale University Bureau of Highway Traffic Georgia Power Company Bevins The Power Company Tech Karl Bevins Hartsfield

Bodyheld at Fox Theatre Opens Sunday

Columbia presents Bodyheld a blistering expose of the wrestling racket opening Sunday at the Fox Theatre. Willard Parker Lola Albright Hillary Brooke and Al len Jenkins lead the cast with George Bricker's screenplay directed by Seymour Fried man Rudolph C Flothhow produced.

Columbia Fox Theatre Willard Parker Lola Albright Hillary Brooke Allen Jenkins George Bricker Seymour Friedman Rudolph C. Flothhow

Famed Warship Replica In Movie At Fox Theatre

The Constitution replica stars in Columbia's Barbary Pirate at the Fox Theatre. Art department photographs of the original were used to craft a life size model, then a crew of carpenters built the faithful replica as a tribute to Hollywood craftsmanship.

Columbia Fox Theatre Art Department

Barbary Pirate Featured Cast Headsline

Donald Woods Trudy Marshall Lenore Aubert and Stefan Schnabel lead in Barbary Pirate with a bold adventure tone. The ensemble highlights a swashbuckling tale of seafaring danger and exotic intrigue at sea and port.

Donald Woods Trudy Marshall Lenore Aubert Stefan Schnabel

New windbreak plantings mulched with straw or manure

New windbreak plantings may be mulched now with straw peat moss or well rotted manure and watered as needed to protect young shrubs and trees from sun and wind.

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