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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1949
Page
6
Allan Rocky Lane proves the hero during Republic’s Desperadoes of Dodge City filming at the Fox Theatre. Early location shot shows a stagecoach pulled by a four-up team, horses fresh and raring, yet they got completely out of hand.
In a dramatic moment a coach nearly tipped as four horses bolted around a curve. Rocky leaped onto his stallion Black Jack and seized the reins, regaining control and saving the stagecoach driver and passengers from disaster.
Repubic presents Duke of Chicago a fast action drama and romance film at the Fox Theatre. Tom Brown stars as a former undefeated middleweight champion forced back to the ring to save his book publishing business with Audrey Long co starring in the supporting romance arc.
In New York Marvin Rackley delivered a run scoring single and Billy Cox doubled to score the eventual winner against the Reds, lifting the Dodgers one and a half games ahead. Del Ennis homered late to knock off the Cardinals 6 and 1. The day featured hitters and pitchers battles across the league with Giants Cubs and Indians also winning.
Keota to stage the WHO Town and Country Quiz at the high school gymnasium on Wednesday evening July 20. Teams include the town squad of Mary Statler Tressie Schreckengast and Bob McNurlen with Sam Manatt leading the country team Ralph Howell Omer Stoutner Anton Hotle and J W Bill Walker. A home talent program will accompany the quiz and a white painted surface reflects most light in the room.
Donald Smith and his mother Mrs G M Smith depart at noon for New York to meet his wife and young son Graham who will arrive Monday. The family has been staying with relatives in Berkhamsted Hertfordshire and were to sail from Southampton on the Coronia, continuing their ocean voyage in the British Isles. Mrs Harold Booth and daughter Connie of Afton visited since late March.
Community sale every Friday at Whittaker gale barn. Livestock sales each Wednesday at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction. Livestock sale each Thursday at Slowa Sales Barn Kalona. Livestock sale each Tuesday at 1:00 p m Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Iowa.
National League standings show Boston Philadelphia at 42 37 42 and NY 39 38. Schedule notes list Pittsburgh at NY and St Louis at Philadelphia with night games. results include Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 6 and Chicago 3 Boston 2.
Mrs Booth will visit her parents Mr and Mrs C B Reed tonight. The Booth family reunion will bring Mr Booth to town next Monday. Keith Crossett from Martins Cleaners travels to Des Moines for two days at Iowa State cleaners school with Maryland instructors. Mr and Mrs Ray Pickard and son Larry visited Mt Pleasant area and Mr Pickard plans to return to work with the REA next week after recovering from surgery.
Yvonne De Carlo endured an on set tas k with static electricity causing her hair to stand. the electrocuted scene required help from the electric department to fix a dry cell as Universal Inter national presents Calamity Jane and Sam Bass in Technicolor at the State Theatre.
A patient received a battery procedure with two wires delivering negative then positive charge to neutralize static electricity. The treatment restored hair to its normal position and shooting of the scene continued.
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