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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1945
Page
5
Gibbons are anthropoid apes though less closely related to humans than gorillas, orangutans, or chimpanzees. They resemble humans in facial features and upright posture, with remarkable arm length and strength for tree living. They rest in treetops and swing along aerial trails, with family cohesion maintained by loud, well defined vocal signals.
States collected 864 million dollars from motor fuel taxes in 1940, 75 percent more than their 1930 motor fuel revenue, reflecting a boom in gasoline tax income that year and surpassing totals from all other tax sources 20 years prior.
Turn a guest closet into a powder room by mounting a shelf and mirror on the door. Use an inexpensive unpainted shelf with fabric, pleated edging, and fabric framing for the mirror. Add a whisk broom for men and a powder jar for ladies to complete the guest exit.
Chicago April 30 market report shows hogs at 6,000 and cattle 8,000, with calves sparse and all killing classes under pressure. Fed steers and yearlings weaken up to 25 cents. yearlings and mid grades fall, while wooly western lambs fetch 16.50 to 16.55 per hundredweight.
Chicago market report shows eggs firm with receipts of 23 110 cases and mixed grades. poultry receipts include 2 carload truck and a variety of weights and grades with prices ranging from 20 to 36.1 cents per pound across ducks hens capons and turkeys.
Grain table shows WHEAT May 174% to 174% close 174. July 163 to 164% close 164. Corn May 114% to 115% close 115. OATS May 110% to 112% close 112. RYE May 134% to 135% close 135. September and December positions listed with varied figures.
Chicago price listing shows oats at carryover levels with red tagTU and 70 marker. Market notes highlight cash grain movements inApril with special emphasis on oats and related contracts in Chicago trading.
I Rothschild returns from California praising Ralph and Clyne Pratt and the State Theater. He cites Los Angeles theaters as inferior to the local venue for comfortable seats and sound quality, noting the Pratt ownership and strong local theater standards.
Directions describe homemade stiffeners using three tablespoons of sugar per gallon of water for organdy a weak gum arabic solution for silk and crepe and bran water or rice water for cretonne and figured cottons or linens.
A quarter-cake of vastile or olive oil soap dissolved in a quart of water yields an effective shampoo. The method emphasizes mild cleansing with simple ingredients.
A historic note reports that white yellow or light green ship bottom paints slow barnacle growth. The remark is attributed to Wit Combings.
The article argues spoilage and low quality in selling vegetables are caused more by faulty handling in the retail store than by careless harvesting and shipping, emphasizing retail practices over farming errors.
Journal sale date column notes a Friday sale at Whittaker gate barn and Wednesday livestock auctions at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa. Includes May 12 closing out sale of household goods in Ainsworth Iowa at 2:00. Estate of W O Freeland and Mrs C West with Brown Bruty as auctioneers.
Everett Louis Hartin, 12, of Marengo Iowa, died after being struck on a bridge over the Iowa River north of Marengo Saturday afternoon. The coroner said he ran into a car driven by Henry Schanz of West Amana while fleeing with three junior high friends on a fishing trip. Hartin, son of Mr and Mrs Peter Hartin, had skull fractures and did not regain consciousness. he is survived by four brothers in the navy.
The United States Navy drafted Charles A Lindbergh again for aid in solving technical problems in a new type of aircraft used in the European theater. Lindbergh was recalled from Ford Motor Company duties after months in the Pacific and brought back to work with Navy pilots on high altitude flying techniques.
The suffix cide denotes killer or destroyer as shown by examples herbicide weed killer insecticide destroyer of insects fungicide destroyer of fungi and nematocide killer of worms in animals.
For easier sewing use a pint sized jar for holding little used spools of thread. Smaller jars house sorted buttons pins needles and bobbins. A box stores mending scraps. All are fitted into a convenient box or tray on the closet shelf.
D. C. Kilgore aged 84 received many birthday wishes during a Saturday card shower. He formerly lived in Washington and now resides in Brighton and has been bedridden since November 4. His daughter Wilbur Day tends him. Kilgore is reported to be feeling better. Frances Porter stationed at Norfolk Virginia also welcomed birthday greetings on Saturday.
A recording spectrophotometer using a photoelectric cell offers a far more reliable color analysis than the human eye detecting about 10,000 tints. The device defines two million shades and aims to revolutionize color work in chemical, paper, textile, and paint industries.
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