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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1940

Page

8

P T A Sponsors Junior High School Party

The P T A mothers sponsor a party for Junior High students Friday evening from 700 to 930. A student committee includes Ernestine Knepp Jean Scott Virginia Gibson Tom Tanner Kay Felton and Junior Iner. D A R will award history medals. Carl ton will present the marble cup and track meet winners receive awards. Safety Council will present service certificates to Palmer and Preble.

Ernestine Knepp Jean Scott Virginia Gibson Tom Tanner Kay Felton Junior Iner Carlton Palmer Everet Preble The Safety Council

Rosalie and Two Ton Tony in a Swinging New York Romance

Rosalie strolls through New York meeting a mandolin man and a string of suitors in a road map of musical titles. The tale follows flirtations, flirtations amid era harmonies, with a wedding vow and a journey toward the Little Brown Church in the Vale. Witnesses include Dr Rhythm and Ragtime Cowboy Joe.

Rosalie New York Tony Mississippi Carolina Margie Little Brown the Vale Dr. Rhythm Joe Jenny Lee M. M. Faulkner

Pro R prom dates shape senior dance plans for 1950s school

Griff Hie and Wayne Wagner progress as understudies while Clara Ann departs with him at the door. The Speech class visits Walkers for stage props as Gov struggles to separate work from pleasure. Thelma receives a corsage from Herbie and heads home. John Irene and Joan G tease as Berdo Ragan Gallagher Springer attendees breeze to the Country Club not minding midnight. The issue closes with wishes for a carefree summer.

Wayne Wagner Griff Griff Hie Clara Ann Cy Anderson Gov Thelma Herbie Berdo Ragan Gallagher Springer Rothlisberger

Back Again Kenneth Gott Returns to Knoxville Jail Stint

Kenneth Gott of Knoxville was released from jail and a few nights later visited former associates at the jail. After receiving no answer he kicked jail windows and was quickly arrested and readmitted for a longer stay than intended.

Kenneth Gott Knoxville

State Tax Commission Wins Broad Tax Duties Reforms

Des Moines May 27 The Iowa Tax Commission supervises assessment and collection of all state taxes under a three member panel. It administers income sales use cigarette beer inheritance and insurance premium taxes and directs local boards. 296 employees and a monthly payroll of 357878.12.

Des Moines IDPA Tax Commission State Board of Assessment and Review Commission F. Green Sioux City Republican D. L. Murrow Corydon Democrat Fred W. Nelson Nevada Republican Board of Supervisors Boards of Review Boards of Supervisors County Boards of Equalization

Avoca Man Takes Women to See Gone With the Wind

An Avoca man drove his wife and two neighbors to Harlan to see Gone With the Wind. After letting them out near the theater he returned home to play pinochle. The ladies had dates wrong and spent an unusually long evening window shopping and snacking.

Avoca Harlan

Court Sentence Triggers Father's Heart Attack

Alexander Gable, 26, of Clarion, was sentenced by Judge T. G. Garfield to six months in jail for truck theft. In the courtroom, the judge’s sentence caused Fred Gable, 57, to collapse and die from a heart attack.

T. G. Garfield Alexander Gable Clarion Fred Gable

Tree Crushes Car Barely Missing Driver In Osage

R A Spencer drove through Osage as workmen felled a large tree. His engine stalled delaying him and the trunk struck the car’s roof narrowly missing his head by inches.

R. A. Spencer Osage

Chesterfield Campaign Puts Airliner Theme Nationally

A new nationwide Chesterfield advertising drive releases a flight-themed campaign across 48 states plus Alaska and Hawaii. Ads feature a New York musical cast from Higher and Higher, Northwestern University beauty queen Mac Wellman, famed fisherman, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. motion picture star, aiming to captivate readers with standout personalities.

Chesterfield Cigarettes Alaska Hawaii Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company Northwestern University Mac Wellman Douglas Fairbanks Jr

Advertising blitz boosts cigarette campaign across networks

The effort is supported by striking point-of-sale displays billboards and magazine ads. Coast-to-coast radio broadcasts of Fred Waring's Pleasure Time and Glenn Miller's Moonlight Serenade air on the country s largest networks.

Bill Fred Waring Glenn Muller

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