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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1939
Page
6
Warner Bros expands production with a new Juarez themed project building on ARS and history collaboration to elevate the film’s historical scope and appeal.
Paul Muni and Bette Davis headline the State Theatre four day run starting Wednesday. Supporting stars include Brian Aherne John Garfield Claude Rains Joseph Calleia Gale Sondergaard and more. The film portrays Napoleon III's failed French puppet empire in Mexico and Juarez's defense of the republic.
James Ellison, a young actor known for his western thrillers and later romantic leads, appears opposite Anne Shirley as her heart in RKO Radios Sorority House. He previously starred with Miss Shirley in Mother Careys Chickens and is now featured in this new release.
A young college student assists his coed sweetheart in pursuing a place in a prestigious student society. Their efforts spark complications that create dramatic tension and engagement for readers.
Veteran actor Harry Carey, active since 1910, headlines Inside Information at the Fox Theatre for Wednesday and Thursday. Carey recalls hundreds of screen appearances and stars as a tough police captain with Dick Foran, June Lang, and Mary Carlisle in the production.
Wilma Stephens travels to Asheville North Carolina with a Des Moines sorority sister as delegates from Alpha Xi Delta at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant for a national convention. Local residents Mr and Mrs Merle Thompson and four children Davenport visit Fanny Rowan. Other hometown visitors include John Edmonds Neal Sands and families.
Lemuel Campbell a Black street cleaner in Keokuk Iowa found a dynamite cap during his routine duties. He reportedly bit the cap causing it to explode fracturing his jaw and lacerating one side of his face. Doctors said recovery possible unless infection develops.
The oats are nearly ready for threshing with thrashing due to begin soon. Fred Hermann will thrash for P. L. Whisler, Dell Walker, Homer Birney, and Rennie Dawson plus his own grain, possibly handling two or three jobs beyond. Oscar Davis, Donald Brown, and Clive Gray acquired new combines, while Homer Birney traded a Chevrolet school car for a Dodge pickup.
Lois Harper assistant cashier at the People's Bank leaves Sab bath on the Exposition Flyer bound for San Francisco to see the World's Fair. She plans a 48 hour trip visiting relatives in California and locations including Los Angeles Hollywood and San Pedro before continuing to Portland Spokane and Glacier National on the return.
Charley Fritz and his son Gilbert spent a few days in Rochester Minnesota on business. Eardley Bell Jr and others drove to Fontella to return Mrs Bell’s niece Virginia Lane after a year here. Ebon Ashby, working in Chicago, is spending a two week vacation at home.
A stream of weekend visits and travel details shows residents visiting relatives in Greeley Laporte City and Des Moines. Families like Ashby Gislain Bidwell and Wehrle share trips to northern Colorado Iowa City Cedar Rapids and New York bound plans.
Frank H. Lovrein long time Humboldt resident and former Humboldt city attorney dies in an Omaha hospital after an operation. He won election in 1936 and served one term as a Republican. Lovrein had practiced law in Humboldt since 1908. Brother Judge F. C. Lovrein is a former judge and state representative.
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