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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
4
A Washington editorial mixes light local intrigue with national issues. It laments starling disruptions, questions unlimited presidential tenure, lauds a free press, and comments on graft revelations and political humor from Truman to Santa Claus.
In a remote Kansas town a building burned and extinguishers failed. Days later at a town meeting residents discussed the issue, and one speaker moved that fire extinguishers be examined ten days before every test.
A diner who always sat at Table 10 with a carrot behind his ear suddenly arrives with a banana behind his ear. The waiter, after weeks of quiet patience, asks why the change. The patron explains there was no carrot today.
A fragmentary exchange shows two farmers quipping about automobiles. The first laments cars injuring his poultry while the second hints at cars stealing his wife, reflecting rural humor about modern machines.
A town helper polishing the courthouse brass cannon quits after three months. He reveals he saved his wages and bought a brass cannon to start his own business, claiming higher pay is not the reason for leaving. A proverb about a ring in a bathtub follows. A new carpenter enters, not usually employed.
A construction laborer with limited intelligence but anxious to please fell four flights down an elevator shaft. An accompanying carpenter urged aid as the injured man, in pain, asked if the boss was mad and said he had come down for nails.
An Irish yard worker named Patrick Casey visits railroad president Mr. Harahan seeking a job and a pass to St. Louis. After a polite rebuff he returns an hour later, identifying himself and requesting a Wabash pass and work.
Private detective learns a missing person case leads through thrilling adventures to solve the jade necklace murder while exposing a blackmail ring. Dick Powell Claire Trevor and Ann Shirley star in this tense RKOs mystery thriller.
Claire Trevor plays a young wife to an elderly millionaire while Ann Shirley, his daughter by a previous marriage, distrusts the stepmother and tries to shield her father from danger. The plot centers on secrets, jealousy, and peril within a gilded home.
The review lauds strong performances across the cast and predicts Don DeFore’s rising star status. Dennis O’Keefe earns top billing with a bold, career-defining showing as the film debuts.
Use a soft brush mild soap and very little water to clean linoleum wipe dry quickly Experts say washing removes more than wear Hard brushes dull finish Best method is dry mop over well waxed surface
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