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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1948
Page
6
News notes describe sensational wild animal footage in Frank Buck's Bring Em Back Alive. A stray baby elephant was captured accidentally when Buck noticed a lone pachyderm and added the scene to the film.
The real life priest Father Peter Dunne who founded a famous boys home in St. Louis is depicted in RKO Radio's film Fighting Father Dunne. Pat O'Brien leads a strong cast portraying Dunne with vigor and compassion.
In a film starring Darryl Hickman and Una O Connor, a young priest named Dunne persuades the Archbishop to allow him to devote time to helping hundreds of homeless city youths avoid drift into crime. Ted Tetzlaff directs. production notes dated October 1 1948 with J B Pressly listing October 18 15.
Notice of expiration of tax sale regarding 1% Lot 6 Block 8 Original Plat Ainsworth Washington County Iowa sold for 1944 taxes on December 2 1945 to J B Pressly right of redemption expires ninety days after completion of service unless redemption is made Treasurer's Deed to be issued to heirs of H A Hamillst.
A Friday community sale at Whittaker sale barn and weekly livestock auctions at Midway Sales Columbus Junction Kalona Ollie Sigourney Wellman Swartzendruber Wellman Columbus Junction Keota, and Wellman plus poland China hog and Angu s sales. Dates range October 16 to October 28 with times 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm and night sales at Columbus Junction Fair Grounds and Midway Pavilion.
Certain Indian tribes consider prairie dogs a delicacy. These tribes, however, do not stop at eating plain dog when the occasion demands or the opportunity presents itself.
Mr and Mrs Walter Duvall travel to Cedar Falls and Waterloo for cattle congress with overnight stays. Several local families host dinners and visits including the Dusenberys, Cuddebacks, Merz, Lehman, and Reiner. Marion Hearron recovers from injuries after a recent auto accident while Dusenbery couple return from a wedding trip to St Louis.
The standard coupler provides a rugged universal grip enabling any freight car to connect with any other anywhere in America. It underpins mass transportation and mass production by holding together extensive trainloads often exceeding 5,000 tons of freight cars.
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