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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1939
Page
5
The Chariton Leader notes a novelty in Iowa politics as a colt was brought into a senate hearing on tax exemptions for horses and mules, remaining speechless yet drawing laughs with a held-back horsey humor. Easter homilies and debt talk fill reader columns across papers.
Junior Ferguson stands out for four years in basketball and kittenball with multiple honors. Honor Roll, perfect attendance, and 100 percent spelling awards are listed for several grades, with Evelyn Johnston winning third in a spelling contest at Wapello.
Walnut notes show Henry Miller returning home after surgery. Residents and visitors filled Sundays with visits to multiple homes including the McKay and Chorpening families. New Walnut pupils Abigail Raquil Adolph Joledo are listed at Walnut School.
A Hawaiian pineapple grower reports accelerated ripening fourfold by applying acetylene to plants before flowering. Treatments span five sessions of 12 to 18 hours, using sealed chambers or acetylene saturated spray water to trigger earlier ripening.
Mr and Mrs Karl Chorpening and family visited the Harry Anderson home after spending Sunday at their own residence, reflecting a quiet weekend gathering among neighbors.
Arthur L. Duensing on a 16 acre farm near Washington has one of Iowa’s best long-term Holstein averages. The Cow Testing Association ranks him second in Holsteins and third among all dairy herds with an 11-year butterfat average of 412.2 pounds. His herd includes 14 milking cows and 10 young stock, kept with good hay, home-grown grains, silage, and occasional bran during shortages. He credits good care, feeding, and selective culling, plus luck, for success.
The Junior A swimmers placed in every event at the central district meet and three will swim at the state meet in Iowa City on April 15. The week included softball, basketball, swimming, and a large treasure hunt with 44 participants from the Y. Prizes and awards went to Gray and Junior Palmer, Griffin, and others, while the Y world service and radio show planning continued.
This noon the Campfire Girls are guests in the Y building and tonight the county 4-H clubs host a party. Nearly 500 boys participated in Y activities this week as spring vacation ends and school resumes. The spring swimming program opened this morning with classes for all boys. Next Saturday the Junior A medley team will represent Washington in the state swimming meet at Iowa City.
The annual younger boys treasure hunt covered the south east and west parts of the city Friday afternoon with 44 teams or participants reported.
Wayland reports wedding plans for Professor Orie Miller and Dr Sara Esch. Attending relatives include Vera Ruth and Paul Miller Frances Alliman and Oscar Miller with Jane. The couple will wed in Goshen Ind and return for a reception at the groom’s parents home in Wayland.
The Great Nebula of Andromeda, seen as a faint haze naked eye, is in fact a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way with vast stellar systems and interstellar matter.
Lisle is a term used to designate fine smooth two ply cotton, tightly spun and singed for durability and sheen as described in textile glossary notes.
Columbus Junction reports all Columbus high school teachers were re-elected including principal R L Hibbs coach John Henna and teachers Genevieve Fedderson Helen Cecil Helen Orr Marie Overholt Elizabeth Robertson superintendent H E Northey. Henna resigns at end of current year. Easter service at local Presbyterian church led by Rev M A Robeson with special music.
The text notes neighbors and relatives helping the Amasa Miller family while they are in Indiana. Mrs Sam Wenger visits Chicago for a week to stay with her son Ezra Wenger and family. Glenn Showalter from Harvey Illinois spends Easter vacation with his parents. Willis Magdefrau and son Don from Strawberry Point vacation with the Magdefrau family.
A science note estimates the number of pores on a human body at more than two billion. This figure highlights the skin’s vast surface and its role in perspiration and respiration.
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