Four Mothers at State Theatre Thursday Debuts
The State Theatre opens with Four Mothers from the Four Daughters series featuring Lane sisters Priscilla Rosemary and Lola with Gale Page as the mothers. Claude Rains plays Adam Lemp. May Robson is Aunt Etta. Frank McHugh Dick Foran Eddie Albert and others co star in this dramatic yet sparkling film about family, sacrifice and resilience. The companion film at the Fox Theatre is The Man I Married with Joan Bennett Francis Lederer Lloyd Nolan Anna Sten Otto Kruger Maria Ouspenskaya Ludwig Stossel and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Lemp
Lane
Priscilla
Rosemary
Lola
Gale Page
Adam Lemp
Briarwood
Beethoven
Claude Rains
Etta
May Robson
Jeffrey Lynn
Eddie Albert
Frank McHugh
Dick Foran
Florida
Ben
Adam
Joan Bennett
Francis Ulederer
Lloyd Nolan
Anna Sten
Fox Theatre
Francis Lederer
Otto Kruger
Maria Ouspenskaya
Ludwig Stossel
The Man T Married Vitally Alive Drama
A dramatic question unfolds as a woman questions whether she truly knows the man she loves in a vivid dramatic piece. The text hints at emotional depth and relationship tension, inviting readers to ponder authenticity and trust within a marriage.
Delayed by Snow Prayer: Corn Picking Extends for Farmer
Harley Myers continues corn picking but snow slows progress for a few days. News notes a Kalona sectional tournament, church gathering, and visits among neighbors. Families Massey Maas Lowry Benson Reeves Koening appear in today’s local snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Maas
Washington
Harley Myers
Kalona
Baptist Church
Leonard Johnson
Baby
A. L. Green
Albert Maas
Jack Wason
Wessley Lowry
Bensons
Robert
Paul
Ward
Maxine
Myrna Reeves
William Koening
Rolland Benson
Letter From Ethel Atkinson Describes Texas San Antonio Trip
Ethel Atkinson writes from San Antonio Texas March 1 1941 detailing a bus trip from Washington to Des Moines through Missouri Kansas Texas and Austin noting snow in Des Moines fog in Texas palm trees at Austin and a stay with her niece Mrs Alex J Falts. She praises San Antonio sights missions Alamo and Pioneer Trail memorials and mentions family events including Christmas birthdays and plans to see Marsh G Atkinson and nephews at Camp Bowie and Kelly Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
San Antonio
Janet
W. G. DuMont
Washington
Des Moines
Burlington
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Towa
Plains
Excelsior Springs
Dasses
Tulsa
Austin
Temple
Randolph Field
Alex J. Falts
Ethel DuMont
Paris
Iowa
Janly
San Jose Mission
Espada Mission
Alamo
Harlandale Methodist Church
Pais
S.S
David DuMont
Kelly Field
Serst
Marsh G. Atkinson
Camp Bowie
Marsh
Ethel Atkinson
E. White Ave
Washington Lodge Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M regular meetings held on the first Friday of each month Lee Holland W M A W Yard secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Lee Holland
W. M
A. W. Yard
Rail and bus schedules for multiple lines and agents
A dense list shows arrivals and departures for several rail services including Co. R. 1 & P westbound, Golden State Limited, Californian, Local trains, Knoxville Branch, and various mixed trains. It includes times, stops, and agent names such as GOODLANDER, ANDERSON, and AL CANTONI. Also lists Burlington Trailways local bus routes with Washington departures and ticket notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Etiameter Enten
Golden State Limited
California
Columbus City Plans Centennial Celebration Meeting
Residents in Columbus City gather at the school to form a centennial celebration committee with plans to invite Gov. Wilson and Judge Hale as speakers. Honorary president Mrs. Eleanora Colton, 96, hopes to attend, though hospital treatment for a fractured hip delays her return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marth Butler
Columbus Junction
Mar
Columbus City
W. S. Randolph
Desmond Kulp
R. S. Johnston
J. 3. Pine
Geo. A. Wilson
Oscar Hale
Iowa
Eleanora Colton
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Self Doing Well At Upper Iowa University
Cameron Self earns straight A grades for the first semester at Upper Iowa University, noted by Registrar R. M. Demming. He is a junior majoring in science and one of two students with the highest rating. Twenty others join the honor roll with GPA of 2.5 or higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Iowa
Cameron Self
R. M. Demming
Upper Iowa University
Mr. Self
Upper Iowa
Navy Class Of 1940 Loses 30 Cadets To Disqualifications
The United States navy stripped 30 members from the 1940 Naval Academy graduating class due to physical disqualifications, mainly defective eyesight, reducing the cohort as officers-to-be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Naval Academy
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VICKS
MARCH
Mace Motor Co
Wasangton
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
Marilon
Chiropractors
Chas. C. Brown
Court House
Theodore B. Bailey
Law Loan & Trust
S. W. Livingston
West Main St
Water
D. C. Barrett Park
Marian & Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. & Lemmon
Lester H. Orr
O F. Boller
R. RF. McFarlane
Will Duouls
Clarence Jacobs
Fred Reid
City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Ruth Lytle
Washington Independent School District
E. A. Ralston
Harland W. Mead
SSS
W. A. Erbe
Ethel MccCreedy
Harry Bowles
Richard A. Stewart
Ralph W. Thompson
Harry Ramseyer
A. E. Atchison
C. W. Tucker
W. D. Dwyer
A. C. Peterson
S. Second Ave
Washington, Iowa
George F. Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Jones Funeral Home
Fast Main St
Sherman's Funeral Home
Indian Ocean
H. M. S. Leander
Britain
Californian
Yupue
Knoxville
Aea
L. Goodlander
C. F. Anderson
Davenport
Southwest Limited
Kansas City-Davenport
W. C. Bell
Burlington Trailways
Sses Ti
Omaha
Chicago
Orpeth
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
AL Cantoni
Harold C. Irwin
Arthur Williams
Verne Boulton
Ed Fullerton
G. W. Burns
Legion
Marion Frye
J. F. le Roque
American Legion
Howard Rahmiller
Della
Virgil Manley
O. C. Manley
Catine
Blanch Lewis
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
West Liberty
Ada Lewis
Florence Billings
Hazel Billings
Cornelia Hantt
Lydia Mulhern
Cary
Gus
Ib Simy
Grims
Montgomery Ward
Wards
Cal
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