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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1949
Page
6
Jane Frazee says she did not think she was the outdoor type until filming a cowboy movie. She learned that rugged personality is not required to enjoy the outdoors.
The actress from Monogram's mystery drama Incident, now playing at the Fox theatre, comments that wardrobe determines how the outdoors feel, noting proper attire changes the scene.
The article recalls Joel McCrae’s rise from a Hollywood extra and trick rider to a leading man. He relied on a Pomona College graduation push and a wardrobe loan from Charles Farrell to chase roles. A turning point came when he was cast in Wells Fargo after picking up a drawing room persona.
The speaker credits Charlie with shaping their persona and status, expressing deep appreciation for the symbolic white tie and tail. The remark highlights the influence of attire on perception and identity in social circles.
Alma Kinner Smith, daughter of the late Edward Rinner from Noble, moved with her four sons Ronnie Warren Eddie and Keith to Ketchum Idaho. The two older boys finished high school and work, they saved for a car to visit town last year, but sons work in a saw mill when the third son lost his left arm in a saw mill accident. Eddie is a senior in Hailey Idaho this year due to lack of a high school in Ketchum.
Eddie Smith, Hailey High’s varsity starter since last autumn, overcomes handicap with a tricky push shot and quick dribbling. He averages six to eight points, catches passes with one hand, and can grasp a large basketball easily. Beyond athletics he serves as student body president and model leader.
Eddie’s hospital bills are covered by his employer while his mother and two older sons pool savings to buy a best possible artificial arm. The Iowa trip is postponed. Eddie is related to Mrs. Clark Bauer of West Chester and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Smith formerly near Merrimac.
Social notes from Gracehill detail Mr and Mrs Richard Hayes hosting guests including Ed Chalupa Roslyn and the Benn family. Woodford and Waterhouse families spent Mother's Day at the Zickefoose home in Brighton. Also reports visits to Kalona Washington Ottumwa Havre and Iowa City with several local residents and congratulations to Willis Horton and Ruth Chorpening on marriage.
The passage muses on aging and emotional control, noting that gradual cognitive decline affects temperament. It argues that if more people kept meaningful thoughts on their minds, they would be better off and improve interactions with others.
The Washington Evening Journal lists staff, publishers, editors, and department heads. It shows subscription rates for Washington and outside Iowa, with weekly and yearly options and related billing notes.
A meeting at the West Chester school house formed the Chester Cemetery Group to oversee cemetery business. Officers elected include C. Hetle as president and Winifred Hote as secretary-treasurer, with Effie Van Sickle as recorder. Directors are Milo DeLong, Ray Hough, and Kenneth Weatson. Terms run until January 1959.
Mrs Franks Olvey of Phoenix and McClelland hosted guests during a stay at the McClelland residence. The occasion featured a lively gathering with 18 visitors enjoying the outing in Arizona.
Listings announce regular community sales every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and livestock sales on Wednesdays at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa and on Thursdays at Gales Barn Kalona Iowa. Also Tuesday 1 pm Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Iowa and Friday 12 30 pm Keota Junction Sale barn plus May 14 auction of residence property 310 East Van Buren Street and household goods starts 1 30 pm May 23 Keota Junction Sales auction at 1 30 pm located 2 miles south of Keota Iowa.
Monte Hale stars in Son of God's Country now playing at the Fox theater marking Pamela Blake's return to films after a three year absence. The twenty three year old actress was born in Oakland California and trained in San Francisco before moving to Hollywood to pursue acting.
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