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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1946
Page
3
Readers ponder atomic policy and Russo-Gromyko tenor while praising conservation. Wildlife sightings in Iowa spark praise for the Izaak Walton League and a call for a corn-state auto plate design. Local notices list address changes and weekend visits across Washington area.
Roowl Cedal Falls, Iowa resident Leslie Dunlap of Washington has earned a spring quarter honor roll spot at Iowa State Teachers College. Dean M Nelson announced 124 students were named, including 52 men and 72 women, with a 5.39 point grade average on 14 or more hours required for the lower roll.
Mark Stevens, now a recognized leading man, stars as the private detective in The Dark Corner opposite Lucille Ball at the State Theatre. Critics compare him to Lew Ayres and other stars, while Zanuck hails him among 1948’s top finds.
Lucille Ball tells Mark he resembles Tim Holt from the back on the Dark Corner set. He worries the resemblance blends into a lack of personality while Ball reassures him that looking like stars can be good for box office.
Prices for easoline kerosene diesel fuels power fuels and furnace oils sold to dealers and wholesale buyers will be increased on July 0 by about one half to just over one cent per gallon to cover higher costs.
A general increase of one cent per gallon for gasoline and half a cent for kerosene and distillates will offset higher crude costs and freight changes. The new prices apply in eleven states including Michigan Indiana Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Iowa Missouri the Dakotas Nebraska and Kansas. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana leads the adjustment.
The article stresses that prices cited reflect wholesale to consumers and service station operators. It notes that service station prices vary by individual dealers.
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