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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1947
Page
5
A broad survey discusses moral decay, spiritual reawakening, and the push for lasting peace. It cites labor demands, portal to portal pay, and the Antarctic expedition as context. It critiques veto power in the UN and calls for accountability in treaties and national conduct.
Editorials from Albia Union Republican urge parents to check their high school students after recent brawls including an off campus incident following a basketball game. Mason City Globe Gazette highlights the national push to produce affordable goods as a key yearlong goal for American industry.
A small western town untangles a fallen live wire blocking main street. The editor sends two reporters: one to touch the wire and another to report the incident for the paper.
A lively musical comedy review opens at the State Theatre with Van Johnson as a returning war hero who trades medals for romance. Pat Wirkwood, Edward Arnold, Keenan Wynn and Melle Wilson headline a zany plot of impersonations and mistaken identities set to lively musical numbers by Guy Lombardy and Xavier Cugat. Gene Autry and Dale Evans figure in related local showings as the town of Davis, Oklahoma honors Rogers and Autry with visits and a key ceremony in a sprawling Trans-Mississippi entertainment week.
Prairie Flower reports a January first anniversary dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Roberts in Crawfordsville. A group of forty presaures gathered at the Roberts home to celebrate the threefold occasion with the hosts, continuing a years long New Year gathering.
A New Year gathering at the Roberts home included a noon co operative dinner with a 20 pound turkey, homemade ice cream, and socializing. Relatives and neighbors attended from Ames and nearby towns, sending greetings to the Roberts.
Roy Rogers invited to visit the small town of Gene Autry during filming of Republic's Home In Oklahoma. The Western star is set to appear as the film opens Sunday at the Fox Theatre, bringing attention to the local venue and event.
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