Public musings on politics and society echoing through editorials
A reflective roundup critiques government red tape and welfare costs while noting political shakeups around Truman, Wallace, and Ickes. It laments unemployment strains, warns of rising debt, and urges self-reliance as fears of extremism grow. Cartoonish aside praises cooperation and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Henry Wallace
Wallace
New York
Russia
Henry
Harold Ickes
Ickes
Humorous anecdotes from a busy day at work and travel
A collage of quips and miscommunications. A nail in a boot prompts a lunchtime delay. a Harvard Yale Dartmouth joke twists the notion of qualifications. a telegraph mixup saves a man from a pneumonia diagnosis. a broker’s chicken house becomes a Grisby Junction joke. a New Yorker’s mountain trip ends with his clothes torn, a string of urban to rural misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grisby Junction
Hotel Clerk Learns Man Escaped Poisonous Snake
A man bursts into a hotel with bleeding face and arms claiming a little black snake chased him. He insists the creature isn’t poisonous and quips that if the snake can drive a man off a 60 ft cliff it need not be.
Initiation Day Pranks At Franklin School
Murray Coon’s freshmen initiation featured a tin pan hat and rope waistline with water-filled boots. a party and egg-in-a-sock tied to the arm followed. The event included a dance and playful hazing, with neighbors and families attending weekend visits and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Murray Coon
Darce
Murray
Phyllis
Daryl Disney
Joyce
Robert Kleese
FrantiKleese
Leake Keomah
John Hindah
Oskaloosa
Otinmwe
Des Moines
Gail Shillig
Frank Leffler
Jun. McKune
Vernon Tuckers
W. V. Durst
R. H. Fuller
Bert Booth
Merritt Booth
Theeytiemen
May Dawson
Washington
Lewis Coon
Verette Coons
Vernon Tucker Family
Daryl
Abbott Costello introduce new fun theme in their film
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello visited the State Theatre to see Universal’s The Time Of Their Lives, described as a comedy with new ideas to make audiences laugh. Local social notes mention visitors and gatherings including Brenneman, the Durst home call, and various Sunday calls among area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Hollywood
State
Universal
Wa Bash
Delmael Miller
Wellman
Abbott and Costello Ghost Romance at Haunted Estate
The screenplay stars Marjorie Reynolds Binnie Barnes and John Shelton with Jess Barker Gale Sondergaard and Robert H Barrat. Costello and Reynolds play colonial sweethearts doomed to 166 years as ghosts. A weekend at a haunted estate brings comic scares aided by modern devices and a clock concealing a letter that may clear their names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Reynolds
Binnie Barnes
John Shelton
Jess Barker
Gale Sondergaard
Robert H. Barrat
Costello
Miss Reynolds
George Washington
Lynn Baggatt
Miss Barnes
Washington
Vegetable Juice From Cooked Vegetables
Instructions advise cooking vegetables with little water and using the reserved liquid in the soup pot instead of discarding it. The tip promotes maximizing flavor and nutrients by reusing cooking water.
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Washington County
Bilder
Shannon & CC
Bruce Cowden
North
Marion Avenue
Iowa
United Press
Iowa Daily Press Association
Ation
AL Editorial
Association Slasmaing
Hosea
America
Niagara Falls
Byrnes-Wallace
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Hannegan
California
George McDaniel
Prac
Don Herold
Sheldon Sun
Oskaloosa Herald
Burlington
Hawk-eye Gazette
Clarion Monitor
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Nancy
BY the
Way
Harvard
Yale
Dartmouth
Abbott
Charles Barton
Crose Electric
N. Ave
Carson
Nat'l Master Plumbers
New Freedom Gas
Freedom
State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Bank Credit
Joe Palloka
Ham Fisher
Joe Palooka
Darling Joe
Mom Dear
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