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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1950

Page

10

Three Comedies One Drama From Local High Schools

Four Washington county high schools Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville and Washington produced three comedies and one drama in a one act festival. Casts included Ainsworths It Shall Be Waiting with Carl Standish Willard Wood Mary Jocobin and Ronald Crawford and Brightons Wildcat Willie with Bill Lamansky Jean Smith Betty Schneider and others. Crawfordsville presented Borrowed Tails directed by Allen C Eastland featuring eight students and Washington staged A Perfect Gentleman directed by Mrs Evelyn Galbraith with Robert Ames Duane Thompson and Margaret Ames among the cast.

Brighton Willie Betty Farrier Betty Schneider Sylvester Fritz Jean Smith Clift Susan Showalter Corpman Bill Lamansky Crawfordsville Nancy Anderson Dean Schaeffer Betty Howell Raymond Reschley Margaret Anderson Betty Lou Johnson Phyllis Anderson Norman Waters Allen C. Easthand Washington County Washington High School Ainsworth Washington Ainsworth High School Florence R. Kahn Jess G. Tomlinson Carl Standish Willard Wood Standish Carol Gesling Joan Standish Mary Jocobin Dr. Brandt Ronald Crawford Peter Jeffrey David Stout Wildcat Anne Coulter Martens Sissy the Wildcat Clifford Corpman Celia Pauline Phelps Crawfordsville High School Allen C. Eastland Aligia McIntyre Evelyn Galbraith Anna Best Joder Ainsworth Players Carol Gosling Mary Jo Tobin Duane Thompson Florence Whitlow Larry Campbell Marilyn Cook Joanne Heffelfinger

Reverend Gingerich Attends North Central Conference Meeting

Rev. Simon Gingerich returned March 11 from Glendive Montana where he attended a minister meeting of the North Central Conference district. He left March 3 for Detroit Kales Michigan to visit his brother Joe C Gingerich and traveled through Detroit Lakes then Glendive ahead of a damaging ice and windstorm. He was among the last trains to cross west of St Paul until Wednesday noon.

Wayland Simon Gingerich Glendive Mont North Central Conference Rev. Gingerich Detroit Kales Mich Joe C. Gingerich Detroit Lakes St. Paul

Wires Down Halt Trains Until Radio Service Restored

Dispatchers faced outages as wires failed and train service paused awaiting radio communication to substitute for the dead wire network.

Political oddity in small North Carolina village

In Stumpy Point North Carolina a village of about 400 residents has a singular political detail with only one Republican among its population reflecting a unique local party distribution and color in a tiny community.

Stumpy Point N. C

Detroit man wins divorce over Samson and Delilah hair cut

Benny M. Sasser, 20, was awarded a divorce from Martis Sasser, 19, after he testified that she cut all his hair off while he slept and described the conduct as cruelty. The case was heard by Circuit Judge John V. Brennan.

Detroit Benny M. Sasser Martis John V. Brennan Sasser

Georgia Mosquitoes Drive Duck Hunters From Blinds

In Moultrie Georgia Lt Gov Marvin Griffin said his hunting party was forced from duck blinds by mosquitoes, highlighting an unusual weather related hazard this winter.

Moultrie Georgia Marvin Griffin

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