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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1946
Page
8
A rural column blends Thanksgiving humor with reflections on diet and place. It weighs wild game versus corn fed beef, muskrat tales, and turkey jokes, then pivots to home heating, decentralization, and the future need for a Home for the Aged, urging local funding.
The readable text mashes together fashion quips with a moral about virtues and a note on applause signaling Faith Hope and Charity. No clear event or person facts to confirm.
A humorous exchange has an athlete asking about fever height and then inquiring the world record. The doctor replies with a concise temperature of one hundred one degrees. No further context or names are provided.
Dismissals today include George Miller and others from Marion Avenue Mrs Ray Humston and family Riverside and route four Mrs Wilford Bouquet and daughter. A well known man died at Washington County hospital aged 80 Drs White and Eastwood led services. Births include a son to Jack Popejoy Pleasant Plain a daughter to Elwin Brenneman Kalona and another six pound daughter to Robert Manning Mt Pleasant. Discharges include Earl Lowe and daughter Annabelle Zeck Columbus Junction.
Obituaries list prominent local residents including Mrs Minnie Smith of Davenport aged 81 who died in Davenport and was buried in Washington. Also noted are Mr and Mrs Stephan Roger of Morning Sun, Mrs Grant of Brighton, William S Reister of Louisville, Oscar Westenhaver of Pleasant Plain aged 12, and Roy Sickles of Mediapolis aged 62. The Chicago death of Marie Martin is also recorded.
The film stars Robert Young Barbara Hale and Frank Morgan in a Las Vegas based comedy of a gambler who reforms for marriage but faces a divorce after a mistaken cue. The plot follows a romance with many gags and a surprise climax as the couple reunite. Duryea Raines Bendix co star in White Tie and Tails. The movie opens Sunday at the Fox Theatre.
Two men converse about an escaped lunatic, with Joe asking what is sought and M P describing the target as an escaped madman. The snippet hints at a tense pursuit or alert.
A motorist offers a stranger a ride, the man robs him of his watch with a revolver during the trip. The thief forces the victim to surrender the watch before ejecting him from the car, and the driver learns at home the watch was left on his dressing table.
A concise aphorism defining a bachelor as someone who bears sole responsibility for his state. The remark emphasizes self-blame for solitary status without external causes.
A humorous collection frames boogie woogie through quips and exchanges. Notable lines reference a disgruntled father recalling a duck filled freight car and other witty sayings from Paul Gilbert Roger Babson and Bues Baer. The piece blends radio praise with sly social humor.
Sir Walter Raleigh returning from Virginia to Ireland in 1586 introduced potatoes and tobacco to the country. The event marks early agricultural and trade exchanges stemming from his voyages and colonial ventures.
The line hints at an unexpected twist as actor Dan Duryea reaches the final page of Universal's script, signaling a potential shift in cast dynamic and production direction. The snippet suggests behind the scenes surprise influencing the film's closure.
A brief note notes that curliness correlates with flatness with rounder hair becoming stiffer and lankier in appearance.
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