Coal strike discussed in wartime editorial echoes across towns
The piece argues miners and other workers threaten the war effort and fuel supplies. It cites farmer reactions, a letter from Captain W. H. McConnell serving in India, and calls for immediate resolution. It critiques Washington politics, urges sacrifice, and notes public sentiment turning against organized labor.
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Warren County
United States
Washington
Tweedledum
Tweedledee
W. H. McConnell
Hugh H. McCleery
McConnell
Mae West and youth trends stir cheeky debate
The fragment hints Mae West’s influence on fashion and beauty while asking who can assist curved or bowlegged women. It reflects a playful, tabloid style urging solutions for aging appearance and body image in a lighthearted tone.
Wanted Stenographer Office Manager in New Office
Comic dialogue centers on a new boy Wilbur defying his father and claiming tax exemption as the punchline. Theatre billing lists stars Arthur McCrea and Oburn with Dingle name in a light farce titled MORE THE MERRIER.
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Wilbur
Pop
The More the Merrier opens at the State Theatre
Sunday co starring Jean Arthur Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn George Stevens directs this new kind of romantic comedy about a Washington secretary who rents her spare room Her plan to share with Coburn leads to a sublet with McCrea and a chaotic romantic triangle FBI scrutiny and patriotic stakes culminate in a light hearted resolution featuring a star studded cast and sharp screenplay critics hail its charm and timeliness
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Jean Arimur
Joel McCrea
Charles Coburn
George Stevens
State Theatre
Hollywood
Washington
Jean Arthur
Jean
Coburn
Bath
White House
McCrea
F.B.I
Richard Gaines
Bruce Bennett
Frank Sully
Clyde Killmore
Stanley Clements
Don Douglas
Robert Russell
Frank Ross
Richard Flournoy
Lewis R. Foster
Movieland
Dreary Eyes and the Night Shift Conversation
A fragmented line hints at a late work moment with a character saying you’ve never stayed late before. The text captures an intimate, clipped exchange suggesting fatigue and tension in a domestic setting.
Cottonseed Protein Output Tops Nation in 1942
Cottonseed proved crucial as a feed crop with about 32 percent of national protein feed meats from cottonseed in 1942. In the prior year production of protein feed meals from cotton reached 2,050,000 tons.
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Washington County Elder
Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
Publishers .Newe Editor
North Marispo Avenue
Iowa
United Press
Carrer
Lowe
Iowa Fraily Press Association
Des Moines
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Hitler
Mussolini
Harold Ickes
Washington County
Indianola Record
India
Maquoketa
New Deal
Oskaloosa Herald
By the Way
Hed Riding Hood
J.C B
Mae West
Arthur, McEcrea
Dingle
Fone Funeral Home
Europe
Leghorn
Italy
Army Air Forces
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Mknaeahi Syndicate
Dixie Dugan
By Mevoy
Striebel
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