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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1946
Page
8
General Douglas MacArthur urged U S troops in Japan to maintain a high standard of morality in relations with Japanese women to protect American homes. He cited grave concern over reports of widespread promiscuity and warned against misconstruing fraternization as immorality.
The guide advises straight parallel rows with ample spacing to ease cultivation and weeding. A well planned layout keeps seeds or plants ready after harvest, with detours only for unfavorable weather. The accompanying drawing can be adjusted to fit different spaces.
Guidance on row spacing planting order and crop placement. Root crops can be 10 inches apart with 18 inches as a general minimum. Vine crops may run along fences. Taller plants should not shade smaller varieties. Plan to include vitamin rich vegetables to offset potential shortages.
The bulletin notes generally fair weather with a cooler trend to tonight and Wednesday. It also includes a casual price line about hogs and a dollar amount, reflecting clipped OCR text, but the main readable item is the forecast for cooler temperatures.
General Douglas MacArthur urges chaplains to provide strong direct moral leadership in Occupied Japan. He cautions against overemphasizing American fault lines and stresses the generally sterling character of American soldiers while acknowledging misdeeds.
Des Moines dispatch notes John H. Quigley states February placements totaled 2 900 with 247 disabled. He predicts March will show a higher sum though disabled veterans awaiting jobs number 2 400. Winter-to-spring returns: 11 158 job seekers came to Iowa in March, 15 918 in February.
Mrs. George W. Stewart known as Dora is moving from the upstairs apartment at Miss Essie Essley’s to a smaller downstairs unit in the Borman home, previously the W. A. Gibson place.
A letter describes visiting Mrs. George Teas and meeting Bertha Winga Tratt who suffered poison ivy swelling. It mentions blooming fruit trees and a magnolia ready to bloom. The piece notes Eva Arizona Highways magazine arrival, and recalls Fabian and John Black's moose head mishap and local antiques banter.
Twenty fifth division infantrymen faced a major civilian typhus outbreak in Osaka and surrounding prefectures described as the largest wartime epidemic confronting the army. Osaka reported 5971 cases with 7113 cases across 12 prefectures under the division’s jurisdiction and an 8 percent death rate among civilians, while troop cases totaled three with no fatalities according to Eighth Army medical officers.
The relation between income and years in practice is similar across professions: income rises then declines. In medicine and dentistry rapid scientific progress and high skill favor younger entrants, with peak earnings reached between the 13th and 20th year of practice.
A simple kitchen tip suggests transforming leftovers by coating sandwiches in butter and frying them to improve flavor and texture. This method adds richness and crispness, repurposing stale fillings into a warm, satisfying meal.
A study of Middle Western highways finds driving costs rise by 0.78 of a cent per mile on roads lacking a dustless surface. The report highlights fuel wear, maintenance, and tire impact as key factors in increased expense.
Dr George Kerr pastor of the United Presbyterian church was elected president of the Washington Rotary Club at the annual election. Dr M J Cruise was named vice president with Ralph Bauer secretary and treasurer. Three directors were chosen including Harry Ramseyer Herbert Osincup and M M Schell. The new officers take charge July 1. The meeting honored two members who died Ralph E Dougherty and Hugh H McCleery.
In Chicago on April 2 a detective’s trousers caught by a fisherman’s line hook led to Steve Manos, known as The Greek of Joliet, being held for questioning in the murder of two detectives. Smicklas had pursued Manos for months, arresting four gang members and killing one. Manos denied involvement and was detained.
One hundred sixty workers at Marion County Coal Mine Inc in Glenridge Illinois walked off their jobs to join a national soft coal strike. They own the mine, bought in 1940 for 25000, and sought UMW permission to return. Superintendent Bert Jolliff says miners prefer to develop new digs and expect approval within two weeks.
Before printed books arrived in Europe in the 15th century monks in monasteries produced and bound books. These volumes were often illuminated and devotional, used in church services or as gifts to notable personages.
Buckwheat plants contain rutin a compound that strengthens weak blood vessels plans are underway to commercially extract the substance for medicinal use and distribution.
Egg prices in 1945, the highest since 1920, urged farmers to improve care of laying flocks. Chick prices reached a 37 year peak, excluding 1920, prompting tight culling of weak and undesirable layers.
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