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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1950
Page
5
Editorials reflect on harmony with infinite love and fear of death. They joke about weather, fashion, and credit in a string of satirical vignettes. They warn against subversives, indulge prophecy about TV piping, and recount a temperance tale with a dead snake prank.
A financial journal cites a half million price tag for the Great Western switch as it works to improve service and create jobs for its workers. The discussion touches on war risk probabilities and Russia while a Algona Advance columnist mocks vacation postcards from friends.
White Star the 112 pound German Shepherd lands a film part in This Side of the Law for Warner Bros. trainer Ernie Smith and director Richard Bare. A single fake attack convinced Bare the dog could play the ferocious cue, turning realism into casting.
Life insurance funds invested in U S business and industry represent 287 dollars per policyholder in this financing.
Brighton reports a reunion of former teachers and pupils with Charles McGuire presiding. Officers elected for the coming year are Pleasant president Everette Monson, Mrs. Ernest Peasley vice president, and Arthur Van Winkle secretary treasurer. Next reunion set for 1952. Program included instrumental music readings duets and a solo. About 73 attended.
United Press report from New York quotes Harriet Sherry urging brides to build homes around their husbands. She says some wives ignore men’s needs and that every groom is different, advising brides to learn what their husband requires before decorating.
In Korea a writer notes that the war will not feel official until the famed Australian war correspondent Long John Brennan arrives with his companions Henderson and Jordan. He recalls Brennan’s daring actions and the humorous, surreal dynamic with his gremlins.
A personal letter from Burley Idaho dated September 11 1950 describes a train wreck in Green River Wyoming the Pony Express incident injuring a locomotive crew and five South Pacific show members. The author then notes travel toward Salt Lake City visiting Temple Square and Mormon historic sites along the Pioneer Trail and noting autumn scenery and local roads.
The memo recalls a Frank Asper recital at the Salt Lake Tabernacle famed for its perfect acoustics and a five manual organ. The letter details building dimensions 260 by 150 by 80 feet and construction from 1863 to 1867, noting Brigham Young’s prescient vision. It moves on to a notice about Ainsworth Iowa school bonds offered for sale September 25 at 7:30 PM with fixed 2 percent interest and maturities through 1966, and district approval processes.
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