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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
4
A July 8 1948 editorial cites 2 Kings 16 12 to compare a modern offering to the magnified widow's mite. It discusses piety at the altar and the king presenting a sacrifice, drawing moral contrast.
The article notes corn and small grain ripening with strong harvest prospects across Iowa. It praises the state’s bountiful yields while contrasting California’s boastfulness and reflects on Hollywood’s woes and political discourse amid upcoming party conventions. It also critiques higher education trends and social influences.
The Fairfield Ledger rejects the idea that farmers and laborers can force industry to terms, noting farmers seek high prices while laborers seek low costs. It contrasts farmers as producers and laborers as consumers. The Sioux City Journal comments on Harry Hopkins and Pearl Harbor easing FDR into war.
The Germantown Courier, a weekly paper serving Germantown and Chesnut Hills, champions local history and community churches while reflecting on old issues found under linoleum. The piece highlights SPEBSQSA activity, nearby landmarks, and a theater anecdote from New York.
Millions of hatchery-raised game fish are released yearly in the Pacific and Rocky Mountain states. Remote lakes receive stockings by parachute drops from airplanes using baby trout in cans.
Washington July 8 A railroad industry spokesman argued that charges to the government on wartime freight were not excessive. William T Fariey president of the Association of American Railroads said government charges were usually less than commercial shipments. House executive expenditures sub committee will hear about a dozen railroad executives who served in the war. Chairman George H Bender promised a full FBI inquiry into possible overcharges. The investigators said rates were set on a take it or leave it basis by a four man board.
Republic presents a western musical along the Oregon Trail featuring Monte Hale and Adrian Booth. The show centers on Elmer a ventriloquist’s dummy created by Max Terhune and described as a splintery figment.
The piece highlights Monte Hale and Adrienne Booth in a side-splitting comedy with Terhune present. Hepburn charms as a wife using wit, Lansbury delivers petti-coat power, Menjou, Van Johnson, and Lewis Stone fill out a strong ensemble in a sharp, satirical production.
Katharine Hepburn and Angele Lansbury star in State of the Union at the State theatre beginning Sunday. Spencer Tracy portrays the homespun presidential candidate as Van Johnson and Adolphe Menjou lend seasoned support in a deftly acted, amusing production.
Three rules for home decoration emphasize matching size color and style harmony among furniture and affordability. Dry shooting is a portable training method using an empty gun to practice firing simulations for beginners and seasoned shooters.
The Daily Brothers circus brings Bill the orangutan to town on Saturday July 17 aboard the train. Apologists rate him second only to the chimpanzee in reasoning, adding a light note to the show which also features twenty five elephants, over a hundred horses and ponies, aerialists and clowns for spectators.
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