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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1936
Page
5
In 1891 Arizona adopted a constitution but senate objections to debt repudiation postponed its admission to statehood until February 1912.
Alaska hosts several volcanoes that have erupted in the past including Mount Fairweather Mount Edgecumbe and Mount Wrangell cited as examples of volcanic activity in the region.
A homemaker uses a modern electric range with a timer clock to start and stop oven cooking for a full dinner. Lamb chops, new potatoes, rhubarb pie are prepped before leaving, and the automatic oven bakes all courses to be ready at six.
A film review notes Dracula's Daughter brings 200 year old vampire lore to the Pox theater. It praises Gloria Holden and Otto Kruger for strong performances and Garrett Fert's screenplay, based on Bram Stoker.
Frank Priebe advises readers that roosters shed from flocks should be sold or separated to improve laying hen output and egg infertility helps preserve stock. He notes strong demand from soup makers and cites a Chicago market example as proof of a sizable roosters-for-soup trade.
The 1936 Universal screen version of Show Boat plays at the State Theater through Wednesday. Irene Dunne stars as Magnolia with Allan Jones as Ravenal, and Charles Winninger as Captain Andy. The film showcases Kern and Hammerstein songs, plus Ferber’s romance and drama in a vivid big screen adaptation.
Parthy stern reality as the captain's wife contrasts with Paul Robeson the magnificent baritone. He sings "Old Man River" and "Ah Still Suits Me" with 200 voices rising in a river of rhythm, while a cast of 3600 fans the lively, sweeping performance.
In the Dolomites Italy a youth climbs a ladder to a girl’s window tapping to speak as part of an old custom. The practice is noted as an ancient tradition and linked to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
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