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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1950
Page
4
Editorials reflect on voter turnout and political engagement in Washington County Iowa, Alaska changes, and school thefts. Notes on moose hunting, car parking shifts, and the shifting balance of small towns versus highway retail. Forecasts of gadgets and television advances ahead of 1955.
Bruce Cowden reviews Collier’s tales of post office inspectors exposing swindles tied to Baker radio ventures. He details Baker’s 1920s cancer cures scheme, KTNT station, Mid West Free Press, hospital plans, and a prison sentence, plus legal threats and local fallout.
The woman criticized his business practices and terminated her employment amid his fake schemes. She provided evidence of his operations at a trial, contributing to halting his activities.
The clipping recalls David Rankin once called the wealthiest and best known farmer in the world. He farmed near Monmouth before moving to Tarkio Missouri where he held 25640 acres and 250 workers. Rankin funded Tarkio College with 200000 dollars and died in 1910.
Jerry Marshall, aged 14, was shot in Columbus Junction on Main Street by Kent Swisher 138, son of Ellis Swisher, in a Jan 15 incident. Swisher appeared before Judge O. Newell in district court at Wapello Jan 25 with case postponed until juvenile court fixes. Marshall returned home Jan 22 after bullet removal on Jan 14 at Bellevue hospital, Muscatine.
Johnny Sheffield famous for the Bomba role at Fox theatre is highlighted as an athletic film star. He is an excellent swimmer trained by Johnny Weissmuller and a golfer who studied with Willie Hunter. The new Walter Mirische produced film features Charles Irwin Harry Lewis Allene Roberts and Lita Baron.
It describes a wartime bond show that launched Republic’s Monte Hale, a young Texan singing cowboy, into film. He was spotted by theatre man Phil Isley who urged Herbert J. Yates to give him a chance. Hale now stars in Republic’s Ranger of Cherokee Strip at the Fox Theatre with others. Tallow from sheep is noted as a base for several industrial uses.
In Columbus Junction on January 21 Mr and Mrs Floyd Holliday hosted an all day open house from 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday January 29 at their home. Friends and relatives were invited.
The column lists weekly events: Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sales Wednesdays at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction. Thursdays at Kalona Sales Barn Kalona. Tuesdays at Ollie Livestock Exchange. February 4 sale of Bertha Roth estate goods in Wayland starts 1 PM. February 14 closing sale near West Chester and Washington begins 11 AM for Ralph Robertson Estate.
Fragmentary OCR notes show mentions of months and year with unclear context. The readable portion suggests a calendar or timing reference tied to a location and a year, but details are too garbled to identify entities, dates, or events.
The passage notes that since colonists arrived, more than twice the amount of timber has been removed than existed in 1630, yet about three quarters of the original forest area remains despite urbanization and clearing for development.
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