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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1952
Page
6
West Chester residents report a Sunday rainfall between half an inch and three quarters, hailed as a "million dollar rain" by locals. The piece lists visitors and gatherings around town, notes a few travel events and community activities, and records a family death in Wadsworth, Ohio.
WEST CHESTER reports the new school bus garage on the school grounds is nearing completion. Doors will be hung and window glass installed within days. Wilbur West will be the bus mechanic and driver. Walter Miller Victor Harry Jer Don Darbyshire are listed as bus drivers. Substitute drivers are Keith Staller and Adear Slemmons. The building’s interior floors have been resealed and stage floors will be finished this week. School opens September 1.
Mrs. Raymond Uaver entertained Thursday afternoon in honor of her daughter Carol who observed her thirteenth birthday July St. Gates contests and birthdays. Guests included Julia Beuer Martha Stanton Rosemary Steneer Rush Milker Giladius Lila Mari Lyon Van Ninkle Patty Skinner Joan Anderson and Nancy Hanson of La Crosse Wisconsin visiting her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Werner Proper lee. Cake candies and a cold drink were served by the hostess assisted by Warren Baker. On Friday evening the Bakers and the girls drove to Monticello Illinois to visit Mr Lakers sister Mrs Len Goodwin and Mr Goodwin until Sunday evening.
Washington residents Mrs Don Bishop and family along with Donnie Wood and the Walter Miller family called at the Leet home. Mr and Mrs William Call, Pat and Dan visited relatives in Burlington. Chuck Daly, a guest for a past week, returned to his home in Burlington.
Wood fibers used in hardboard are permanently bound by natural lignin, the original bonding agent in trees.
United States armed forces in Europe reported salvage and sale of wastepaper last year saved about 250000 dollars. The European command announced a panel more than 2500 long was recovered at Army and Air Force installations.
The Clover Dunbar home in Whitche ter hosted a family dinner on Sunday. Rollie and Martha Dunbar visited from Kremlin Oklahoma with Mrs Rathmel and their children. Other relatives from Ainsworth Mt Pleasant Davenport and Washington joined the gathering.
Mrs. Lambert reports in Rubio on a local social to raise funds. The event at Richland drew crowds, with ice cream and cakes donated, and proceeds nearing 90 dollars before a theft of a gallon ice cream freezer spoiled the moment.
Mr and Mrs Leo Jones of New Hartford died when their car collided head on with a semi driven by Dick Whalen 21 Madison Wis during a rainstorm on Highway 350 two miles north of Scranton Greene County. Whalen faces charges of reckless driving and two other people were injured.
The squid mortar system, once secret, is being supplied to British destroyers and frigates. It is a multi barrel mortar that fires underwater bombs capable of cracking strong submarine hulls.
Washington notes that Andrew Jackson and Truman were famed hot tempered letter writers. Jackson called the Bank of the United States a hydra of corruption and scorned rivals in duels. Truman’s letters drew attention for sharp digs at the marine corps and his candid prose.
Slaughter cattle prices remain flat after eight weeks of heavy receipts. June and early July show higher federal inspected slaughter totals versus last year, while steel strikes and hot weather suppress demand. Output edges up but cattle on feed rise, signaling pressure on lower grades this fall.
In Los Angeles county a 300 foot pink elephant appeared on a hill near La Canada drawing a crowd. Investigated traced to David O Woodbury a science writer and inventor testing a projector that lets a speaker draw sketches for a back screen. His screen scriber uses mirrors to show doodling in black and white or color.
Smithsonian Institution researchers say medieval unicorns likely stemmed from distorted reports of the one horned rhinoceros of India. Dr Richard Ettinghausen notes travelers often never saw rhinos and let imagination shape tales, producing varied depictions including cows lions horses antelopes and even winged forms.
Commercial diamonds from the Belgian Congo dominate world production with only about two percent gem suitable while the rest serve industrial uses. Tanganyika mines report an 80 percent gem quality yield.
The Chukar partridge, native to India, is raised on Oregon state game farms for experimental breeding. No open release is declared yet though many of the birds have been released on rangelands in Oregon.
The United States Military Academy at West Point stands as America’s oldest permanent military post, reflecting its long history in training officers and hosting national defense institutions.
A columnist compares old dirt roads with modern cars and ties it to livestock feeding. The piece warns that without a balanced ration including proteins vitamins minerals and antibiotics hogs stall in growth and profits. It promotes Bow-Key 40 Hog Balancer as a complete nutrient blend for faster market weight and higher profits.
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