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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
8
About 600 hopefuls gathered outside a Warner Bros sound stage to play convicts in Each Dawn Die starring James Cagney and George Raft. Director William Keighley selected 300 for prison garb as others waited.
Local notes report Mr and Mrs Harold Jones visiting W E Jones and other relatives in Cotter. They dined with the Hedges family Tuesday evening and plan to return to Wilmington Saturday.
City by Mrs. Carl J. Roberts plans a visit to her daughter Mrs. Mary Berry and two granddaughters.
Mrs. Lilly Bonnett reports her daughter Martha Bonnett, a survivor of the Athenia disaster, is aboard the United States steamer Orizaba sailing from Glasgow to return home. The Washington state department confirms her voyage.
Judge John Guttnecht of Chicago municipal court told Iowa chiefs of police at their convention that being on the square earns public support for law enforcement. He warned traffic remains a national problem and that honest, straightforward policing helps decrease crime.
Miller's Footwear Inc of Washington Iowa adopts resolutions on September 7 1939 to sell all assets retire all liabilities and debts of every nature and to affirm the remaining shares of stock. The document records novation of the corporation’s obligations and the closing of its operations.
Industrial leaders and many friends across the United States mourn the death of Charles M. Schwab 77 prominent steel magnate who died at his New York residence.
After thirty years on stage Walter Connolly appears in blackface for a scene in Bridal Luite at the Fox Theatre Friday and Saturday with Annabella and Robert Young. Jillie Burke notes a first strip tease moment while Louisiana Lou, longtime radio singer on WHO Des Moines, debuts in Wall Street Cowboy in a nightclub scene wearing a daring off the shoulder gown with rhinestones.
Joachim Kaiser of Chicago, husband of Margaret Kaiser, spoke in Washington about European conditions and his WWI German officer experience with troops entering Poland. He noted Kaiser’s fluency in English and read between the lines in newspapers. Their family includes sons abroad and at least one in Europe.
The Iowa Southern Utilities Company of Centerville Iowa petitions the Iowa State Commerce Commission for a franchise to erect and maintain electric transmission lines with poles wires towers and conduits across public lands for lighting power and heating. The filing requests the right to construct operate and maintain the electric system along a specified public route in Washington County.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission fixes September 26, 1959 at 10 AM in Des Moines for a hearing on a proposed franchise grant. Objections must be in writing in triplicate five days before the hearing. The objector should be represented by a fully authorized spokesperson. Dated August 29, 1959.
Fort Dodge report states the National Bureau of Investigation aims to fingerprint 30,000 Webster county residents for civilian files. The Youth Administration has allocated 1500 dollars to hire high school and junior college students for the project.
The article promotes Doan's kidney pills as a treatment for backaches caused by tired kidneys. It explains kidneys remove acids and waste, and that poor kidney function can cause fatigue, puffiness, headaches, and scanty urination. The advice urges asking for Doan's pills to relieve the issue.
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