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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1949
Page
4
The piece blends personal notes and light satire. It recalls friends Dan Riley and Bill Beard, mentions Charley Porter with a skull fracture anecdote, and critiques postwar propaganda and the Berlin blockade. It closes with humorous lines about living simply and a jokey cure for coins by going to bed.
Fred L. Stewart, long-time owner of the Washington hardware and implement business, begins stepping back from daily management. He hands over to son George C. Stewart while remaining connected to the North Iowa avenue store. Stewart, an early Washington entrepreneur dating to 1896, belongs to a pioneer family with roots tracing to the 1850s Virginia arrival of his grandfather George William Stewart.
The Stewart hardware firm passes leadership to son George Stewart who returns from army service in 1919 to run the business with a long family history. Clinton Stewart, George's son, and third generation, works in the store alongside a family line dating back through Frank and George W. Stewart. Stewarts in this line of business are an old Washington story.
Dwarf apple trees no taller than a man can reach produce usable fruit in the first or second year after planting, indicating rapid maturation and potential new orchard practices.
A reflective piece describes planting tomatoes and onions, then enduring sore muscles from yard work. The narrator jokes about voluntary and involuntary muscles, detailing stiffness, cramping, and limited movement while recovering.
The column notes flowering crab at Mrs. Woodburn and fern leaved peonies at Mrs. Daugherty. Mrs. Sitler plans tomato plants to compete with Shannon gardens on West Main. A band concert featured Max Lee’s trumpet solo and a silver spangled bareback rider scene. A light social essay follows on word meanings and history.
Critics acclaimed Jane Wyman in two contrasting roles From a wise cracking show girl in The Doughgirls to a poor waif in Johnny Belinda Her selection for both parts highlights her versatility and Warner Bros decision making The Doughgirls is now history and Wyman remains a top screen talent
Brighton residents report Mrs Nellie Balderson back from Ravenna Nebraska. Obituary notes Mrs Edna Martin Saunders 73 died in Galesburg Illinois with services at La Plata Missouri. Community events include district Legion meeting and Pythian Sisters instruction. New baby born to Mr and Mrs Kimer Adams near Richland. Families relocate with Max Van Winkle moving to West Chester.
Rural homemakers in Washington County join nationwide observance through Extension Service and County Farm Bureau. Ruth Foster credits 1963 participants at six township meetings with advancing home economics, from slip covers to streamlined sewing.
Grand Master Huffman spoke at the Junction event May 4 as the mortgage on the lodge home was burned. Fifty year jewels were presented to four members, with prayers, songs, and a picture presentation. Eastern Star and church group activities followed in early May.
Warner Bros presents the screen adaptation of Johnny Belinda starring Helen Wyman with Lew Ayres and Charles Bickford. Agnes Moorehead also appears in the cast. Filming occurred at Fort Bragg and Mendocino California, reflecting the Nova Scotia setting.
Prof Janey NM Unalesac of Oberlin enilage claims a daily 500 milligram vitamin C dose removes allergy reactions enabling sufferers to eat foods that previously caused trouble.
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