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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1947

Page

5

Best Years of Our Lives Brings Drama and Comedy to Screen

Samuel Goldwyn marks The Best Years of Our Lives with Myrna Loy Fredric March Dana Andrews Teresa Wright Virginia Mayo and Cathy O Donnell in a blend of strong drama and light humor. The plot threads include a returning veteran's financial doubts and marriage tensions amid a mix of romance and satire.

Fredric March Myrna Loy Tere-“A Wright Dana Andrews Samuel Goldwyn Myrna Loy Fredric Marek Teresa Wright Virginia Mayo Cathy O'Donnell Goldwyn

Best Years of Our Lives Opens at Fox for Week Run

Road show production The Best Years of Our Lives opens Sunday at the Fox for a five day engagement with advance admissions. A matinee is scheduled Wednesday at 2 30 and showings will be continuous Sunday from 2 30.

the Fox

Five Young People From Noble Leave For College Work

Noble Iowa set of notices with students heading to Bluffton College Cedar Falls University and Chicago seminary. Mentions Mary Johnson Kathryn Widmer Orlin Frey Ronald Johnson and Alma Esau speaking at Eicher church. Also reports county board budget hearing and budget totals for 1947 with levy approvals and tax allocations.

Lizzie Widmer D. W. Widmer C G. Widmer Wemar Wednseday Ed Springer Nebraska Colorado Otto Frey J. H Wittmer Wayland Car Board of Supervisors Arthur Wiley Larence Fulton Ned Morrowere Ity Washington County Iowa State Tax Commission Washington Evening Journal Kalona News Wellman Advance Official

Rescuers Save Baby From Iowa House Fire

Mrs Don DePrenger carried her 17 month old son Danny to safety through a bedroom window after being awakened by flames. Firemen blamed defective wiring for the fire that destroyed the seven room DePrenger residence in Leighton Iowa.

Leighton Iowa Don DePrenger Danny DePrenger

Rose By Another Name Hansen's disease is another name lenrose

A brief note suggests the term Hansen's disease is an alternative name for leprosy. It hints at historical naming variations with a single line query about Rose by another name. The fragment mentions lenrose as a possible misprint or related term in the OCR text.

Hansen's Disease

Cause of Color in Durk Wing Patches Revealed

The iridescent color of a durk's wing patches comes from submicroscopic prisms breaking light on feather surfaces, not from pigment. This optical structure explains the wing's shifting hues as light hits.

Vacuum Cleaner Bag Brush Do Not Wash

A cleaning note advises never washing the vacuum cleaner bag as water can remove the bag’s dust proof coating and degrade performance. The bag’s special finish is damaged by washing, reducing filtration and durability.

Dog electrocuted at Oskaloosa home

Police probing flashing lights at the Russell Good residence found Patches the Chesapeake retriever dead beside an overturned lamp. The lamp cord was chewed and investigators concluded the dog apparently electrocuted himself.

Oskaloosa Iowa Russel Good

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