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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1938
Page
5
Washington garages and auto repair shops report a spring reconditioning rush as owners seek spring cleanups and tuning after cold weather. Mechanics oil, tighten bodies, check tires, and inspect for winter wear to ready cars for warmer months and summer driving.
Outdoor Technicolor drama set in 1870s California uses Trinity County as the locale to portray the feud between wheat ranchers and gold miners. Stars George Brent Olivia de Havilland Claude Rains and Margaret Lindsay filmed in remote north state scenery and the production plans to boost area tourism. Local social notes report residents visiting and daily life during the shoot with several families and individuals mentioned.
Iowa consumers feel the impact of taxes on gasoline as the Iowa Petroleum Industries Committee cites a nationwide survey. The report says federal and state levies cut the buying power of each dollar spent at service stations, offsetting price savings for customers.
Five new vehicles were licensed in Washington county during the past week. The owners and cars are Glenn McCall Plymouth 4 door sedan Rolla P H Optenberg Studebaker coupe J Sidney Michum Chevrolet town sedan Fred Durian Chevrolet town sedan Harold M Cress Chevrolet truck. Total licensed cars reach 4685 vs 4607 last year and trucks 609 vs 588.
In a famous book the young student Frankenstein creates the monster. Frankenstein also means a man whose work leads to downfall. The monster lacks a name, but the creator's name is often used for the creature, giving Frankenstein as a symbol of monstrous ugliness and brutality.
At Red Brick Mrs. Luther Crom hosts Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nelson and Mrs. Crom with Myrtle Elizabeth for dinner at Charlie Shamp’s in Centerville. They visited relatives in Lancaster Missouri. Roy Finch moved his broader houses last Monday and Joe Nelson’s yard fence project continues with Edd Carl Nelson and Howard Darnell assisting Denny Simpson of Manchester.
The Aleutians form a bow shaped chain of about 70 major islands and extend roughly 1,000 miles from the Alaska peninsula to Kamchatka, excluding smaller islets.
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