Editorials on life stresses and clock bids in town
A compendium of editorials critiques on weather, taxation, law, and public clocks. It ponders Soviet Korea, U N decisions, and foreign aid, contrasting American policy with Allied flows, and urges a memorial clock for the court house. The tone is local and reflective with governance and civic gifts debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
State Department
U. N. Security Council
Russia
Malik
Italy
National Tool Builders’ Association
France
West Germany
United States
ECA
McCormick Funeral Held in Muscatine
Funeral services for Willian Malachy McCormick 73 retired Conesville farmer were held at the Fairbanks funeral home in Muscatine with Rev Fred Weltge officiating. Burial followed in Conesville cemetery. He was born August 9 1877 in Columbus City and survived by his widow a daughter two stepdaughters a brother a sister four grandsons and six great grandchildren. A sister died earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Willian Malachy McCormick
Conesville
Muscatine
Fairbanks
Fred Weltge
Lone Tree
Columbus City
Bertha Owen
Catherine Gipple
Elton Allen
George E. Jarrard
Charles A. McCormick
Esther Klotz
Noble
Two Junction Men in Hospital After Crash
Two Columbus Junction youths, Willard Stinson and Burdette Jones, were hospitalized at University Hospital Iowa City after a Sunday early morning crash. Both suffered severe head injuries and remained unconscious Monday as their parents stayed at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Willard Stinson
Robert Stinson
Columbus City
Burdette Jones
Dewey Jones
University Hospital
Iowa City
Stinson
Lone Tree
Comfort For Hens Boosts Egg Production Says Magazine
The magazine Successful Farming notes that a well insulated hen house keeps hens laying in hot months and prevents crowding in winter, allowing more time on the nest and steady production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Successful Farming Magazine
Director Sherman trials improvisational approach for The Damned Dont Cry
Warner Bros drama at the State Theatre uses an on camera rehearsal technique. Director Vincent Sherman begins action and dialogue before the scene and keeps rolling to capture spontaneity. The method debuts in a tense sequence with Joan Crawford and newcomer Dick Egan, aiding Egan's confidence. David Brian co-stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Bros
State Theatre
Sherman
Joan Crawford
Dick Kegan
Egan
David Brian
Columbia Film On the Isle of Samoa Opens at Fox Theatre
Columbia presents On the Isle of Samoa a romantic adventure starring Jon Hall with Susan Cabot Raymond Greenleaf and Henry Marco opening Thursday at the Fox Theatre. The story follows a fugitive finding refuge on a South Sea isle as Brenda Weisberg Harold Greene wrote the screenplay and William Berke directed. Wallace MacDonald produced for Columbia Pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Isle of Samoa
Jon Hall
Fox Theatre
Susan Cabot
Raymond Greenleaf
Henry Marco
Samoa
Brenda Weisberg
Harold Greene
William Berke
Wallace MacDonald
Columbia Pictures
Sister Writes Mrs Lay Of Accident In Wray
Mrs Albert Lay receives a letter from sister Mrs George Bailey of Wray Colorado detailing a fatal accident near their home on August 24. The Wray Gazette reports a transport truck carrying propane gas exploded causing one death and four injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lay
George Bailey
Wray
Colo
Wray Gazette
Washington Evening Journal release and subscription notice
The Washington Evening Journal lists staff including R E Shannon and D R Elder with editors and managers. It notes publication schedule, postal details, agency affiliations and joint circulation rates by carrier and mail for Iowa and outside Iowa with annual and monthly pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R. E. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Carrierington
Fatal Crash on Highway 51 Bursts Into House Fire
A transport’s brakes failed on a hill through Wray on Highway 51 sending it into a residential area. The driver had minor injuries, the house burned quickly, a man helping the driver died from burns, and an elderly man on a nearby porch was not expected to survive. The Bailey family escaped unharmed. Mrs Bailey protected the home with a garden hose and sent the children to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway
Wray
Bailey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oto
Abraham Lincoln
Pullman-Standard Manufacturing Company
Academy
Seth Thomas
Kk. C. Wu
Formosa
Korea
United Nations
Omaha World-Herald
Paul Robeson
Robeson
Council Bluffs
McCormick
FOX
Russ
Lucky” Hayden
Jimmy “Shamrock
Ellison
Colorado Ranger
Vincent Sherman
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Rock Island Tracks
Rogket
Oldsmobile
E. Main
Will Its Motor CO
General Motors
Paro Ee
Iit
Arn
National Bank OF Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Roddy Kilowatt
Iowa Southern
Ls.u
Roddy
Om Ome
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!