Changes in transit reflect progress and free enterprise
In a July 21 1945 editorial the Bee Line Transit Company seeks state approval to carry passengers directly to Cedar Rapids abolishing Iowa City transfers. The piece notes rail and bus shifts, praises private initiative, and recalls a branch line protest where locals learned transit realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Line Transit Company
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Towa State Commerce Commission
Bee Line
Iowa City
Town City
Fred Monroe
W. D. Willey
Monroe
Willey
Elliott Roosevelt Criticized For Using Father’s Name
The Burlington Hawk-eye Gazette voices doubt about Elliott Roosevelt and says his only crime was attempting to cash in on his father’s reputation. It notes his current drubbing stems from that attempt and his evasion, rather than any serious fault.
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Burlington
Hawk-eye Gazette
Elliott Roosevelt
Young America Gossip and Visits Across Hawarden Area
The column lists numerous visitors and family gatherings in the Hawarden area. Names include Willard Glazer Spokane Mrs Jennie Cowgill Tuc son and others from St Joseph Missouri and Marion Iowa while veterans David Schwartz and Everett Finke are noted on leave. Local events at the County Home and social visits round out the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Humston
Young America
T. W. Hunter
Willard Glazer
Tucson
Ariz
Jennie Cowgill
Spokane
Sheela Clark
St. Joseph
Minnie Pauls
Marion
Torman Genkinger
Waukegan
Willard Hunter
Sharon
Marlin Dean
Davenport
Raymond Humston
Darlene
Luckenbill
Howard Benn
Ed Chalupa
Leo
Vera Wolf
Emma Schilling
Burlington
Will Marie
Lioye Humston
Rock Island Railroad
Muscatine
David Schwartz
Everette Finke
Raymond Huniston
Everette
Raymond
Simon
Ted Simons
Corning
Homer Herron
Bonnie Jean
Rock Island
Simons
Bill Bayliss
Oak Park
John Carris
Keota
Frank Pringle
Carl Philips
Ivan Brown
Ruth Neilson
Allen Atkinson
Grant Humston
Dale Bell
Germany
Arthur Lehman
Elmo Neiswanger
Central
Enchanting Romance Diamonds on Screen in Diamond Horseshoe
A colorful phrase filled notice declares Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe opening Sunday at the State Theatre. Hetty Grable and Dick Haymes lead a 20th Century Fox musical romance with six new Mack Gordon Harry Warren songs and a cast including Phil Silvers William Gaxton Beatrice Kay Carmen Cavalaro and Willie Solar.
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Hollywood
Dick Haymes
Phil Silvers
Ace Screen
William Gaxton
Beatrice Kay
Carmen Cavalaro
The
Rage
Willie Solar
Patient shoots doctor then turns gun on self in Hollywood
Ruth Klein, 30, admitted to police she shot renowned heart specialist Dr. Hans E. Schiffbauer, 62, three times and then fatally shot herself at his Hollywood home after confessing jealousy and love. Both were listed in critical condition at Los Angeles General Hospital.
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Ruth Klein
Hans E. Schiffbauer
Hollywood
Cal
Los Angeles General Hospital
Miss Klein
Schiffbauer
International
Wash Off Whitewash Before Painting
Instructions advise washing off all whitewash and letting walls dry completely before applying new paint to achieve proper adhesion and finish.
Preventing Paint Splashes with Vaseline on Hinges
A tip for painters says to rub vaseline on hinges and door knobs before painting to stop splashes from sticking. After finishing, wipe away the vaseline to clean the hardware.
Devil Dogs Named by Marines in World War I
In World War I the U S Marines acquired the nickname Devil Dogs a term that highlighted the ferocity and celebrated esprit de corps of Marine troops during the conflict.
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Devil Dogs
U.S
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the Evening Journal
the Home Daily Newspaper
Washington County
Elder, Shannon & Co
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News
North
Marion Avenue
United Press
Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Iowa
Asstecusne
Trans
Iowa State Commerce
David B. Long
Carl W. Reed
B. M. Richardson
Long
Washington Coffee Club
Cresco
Harry Simpson
Mr. Richardson
Brighton
Joseph Walter
Leo Marie
Charles
Cherry Luckenbill
Mediapolis
T. H. Luckenbill
Iola
Lester Luckenbill
Luckenbills
Lewis Whitted
Dale Carstenson
Echildren
Joan Marie
Leonard
Glen Schwartz
Helen
Rose Schwartz
David
Aleutians
France
Kellerher
Susie
Mt. Pleasant
A and LT
Dorothy Miller
A and P
Wilton Juretion
East
David Bell
Lonetree
Mrs. Dodson
Mary Jane Rhodebeck
Dale Kellogg
County Home News
Ralph Palmer
Keokuk Co
Omar Lensley
Ned Morrow
All IN
Smiths
Phillips & Hebner West Side Drug Store
Washington Concrete Company
North 12Th Street
Dixie Dugan
By McEvoy
Striebel
Dugans
Dugan
NTT Ry
Dr. Schiffbauver
Washington Dairy
Sorrell Auto Parts
Sewa di
West Madison
Sym
Cathy
Joe Palooka
Bimmellman
Joe
McNaught
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