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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1942

Page

8

The Fleet's In A Nautical Musical Comedy At Star

Star Theatre presented The Fleet's In a lively film musical comedy featuring Dorothy Lamour William Holden and Eddie Bracken with Betty Hutton Leif Erickson Jimmy Dorsey Cass Daley and Gil Lamb among others The plot centers on a sailor kiss bet and a marriage while seven bright songs enliven the sailor caper aligned with gaiety and star talent for a broad humor filled night.

Lamour Holden Bracken Star Theatre Eyeful Dorothy Lamour William Holden Eoldie Bracken Betty Hutton America Betty Jane Rhodes Leif Erickson Jimmy Dorsey Bob Bicberly Helen O'Connell Cass Daley Gil Lamb Ica Lorraine Rognan Bob Hope Ediie Bracken Dotty Dorsey Arthur Murray Jimmy Dorsey and His Bond

Young American Boy Sights New Land Aboard Drottningholm

Seymour Everett, a little American and son of the U S embassy at Vichy, France, was among 908 aboard the diplomatic ship Drottningholm which docked in New York after a 10 day voyage from Lisbon Portugal. He had never before seen America and returned with his father on the Swedish liner.

Drottningholm New York Lisbon Portugal Seymour Everett America U. S Vichy France

Edison’s Early View Of Phonograph Limits And Uses

The inventor Thomas Edison believed the phonograph could be a toy and a device to record the last words of dying persons, underestimating its future musical potential.

Edison

Surface Preparation for Metal Painting

Uncoated iron and steel should be scraped or wire brushed to remove loose rust and dirt. In advanced corrosion cases crude oil or spent lubricating oil can help loosen rust, but all oil must be removed with mineral spirits or turpentine to ensure paint adhesion.

Baby lobsters thrive with increased feeding in Maine study

A Maine experiment shows six percent more newly hatched lobsters survive the larval state when fed 24 times daily compared with 12 feedings. The finding highlights the impact of feeding frequency on early lobster development.

Maine

Storks Restricted From Export as Rare African Species

The shoe-billed stork or whale head, an African rarity, will be protected from export. Noted for its enormous beak and deliberate behavior, the bird is a highlight at the Chicago Zoological Park where visitors sometimes mistake it for a mounted specimen.

Africa Chicago Zoological Park

Texas land and world population figures analyzed

The text compares Texas area of 7 412 755 046 400 square feet with a world population estimate of 2 000 000 000. It calculates about 3 706 377 square feet per person as enough to move but not to sustain. The statement notes space per person is ample for movement yet insufficient for sustenance.

Texas

Socialist party names Maynard Krueger national chairman

Maynard Krueger a University of Chicago faculty member was elected the national chairman of the Socialist party at Milwaukee succeeding Norman Thomas who had declined re election after serving as chairman since 1936 Krueger replaces Thomas in the leadership role at the party convention.

University of Chicago Maynard Krueger Socialist Party Milwaukee Norman Thomas

Plan to Speed Up Delayed Birth Certificates in Iowa

Des Moines reports a health department plan to speed issuance of delayed birth registrations. County clerks may issue typed certified copies immediately with acceptable evidence of birth. A 50 cent fee applies. certificates are filed in Des Moines. At least three public records dated five years prior are required, including hospital or physician records, baptismal entries, census, or school records.

Des Moines Iowa State Health Department Eric F. Pfeiffer Vital Statistics County Clerks of Court State Vital Statistics Division Vital Statistics Office Health Department

Haunted Tree in Jhansi Fells Worker and Strikes Ill

In Jhansi India a tree near the old temple Laherki Devi, once a shrine, is blamed for deaths and illness. A fakir resided in its hollow. When the tree was ordered cut, a contractor died after striking the bark. His daughter died and two servants fell ill. The tree remains.

Laherki Devi Jhansi India

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