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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1947
Page
6
George schemes to hurry marriage to Anna by arranging a fortune teller reading at an amusement park. Anna, twelve at Europe’s invasion, believes a tall blond husband awaits, while Mrs. Laud recalls Anna’s credulity and past escape to Canada.
Dr. William A. Albrecht argues that soil quality shapes food nutrition and human health. He says lime, fertilizers, and legumes raise crops with body building minerals, while neglected soils yield fuel-only foods and weaker health.
About 550 million acres were cropped when the country began 300 years ago, but only around 100 million acres remain in cultivation today, signaling severe loss of arable land and potential impact on farming.
Grit such as granite or river gravel helps hens digest grain by aiding the gizzard in grinding foods that could cause impaction. Fine feed digests well without grit. Oyster shell and limestone break down quickly, risking excess calcium. Grit is usually kept available, though some feed at 10 day to two week intervals.
Provides farm guidance on treating sheep for stomach and roundworms with phenothiazine before pasture season. Advises keeping phenothiazine salt ready and using a corrugated paper fence around a chick brooder, adjusting daily for space. Suggests a V trough rack to restrain pigs during castration and vaccination, and notes dipping sheep after shear cuts heal.
Erosion danger is present in nearly every month and season with soil losses of 10 tons or more per acre in a month. The record for Mississippi shows 62 376 pounds per acre in a single month. Combating loss requires terracing ground cover and conservation practices.
American Home Economics Association reports high consumer interest in safety features for household equipment and furnishings. The survey highlights safer designs, clear labels, and practical safeguards as top concerns for households.
Mrs. Arthur J. Davison reports visitors at Prairie Flower from Illinois California and Texas and Indiana as guests over the past week. Names include Mary Litwiller Hopedale Ill John Augsburger West Columbia Texas Sam Prehheim Los Angeles Calif Anna Nelson Compton Calif Fannie Zehr Wayland and Jimmie and Dean Davison Wayland. Dale Richenberger joined Sunday dinner with Joe Christner couple.
Mr and Mrs Claire Neff and family visited Arthur Davison Tuesday evening. Families of Patterson Schantz and others attended Hoschtettler Hollensworth wedding at Kalona last Sunday. Reunions for Davison Witting and Zehr households were held at Sunset Park and Wayland. Various guests visited the Davison home and engaged in dinners and calls throughout the week.
The article notes the sun travels along its galactic orbit at speeds ranging from 175 to 185 miles per second, outlining rapid celestial motion and its implications for astronomy.
Johnny Meyer, publicist for Hughes, leaves Paris to testify in the Senate war contracts inquiry. Senator Brewster hints at merging TWA with Pan American to end the probe and cites Nehemiah. Admiral Towers and Edward Penn defend the Hughes flying boat as a draft-proof haven for ex Hollywood figures.
Review lauds James Craig as a grieving father and Frances Gifford as the doomed wife and mother. Luana Patten Spring Byington Sharon McManus Henry ONeill and Chingwah Lee praised for strong supporting turns. Laura La Plante recalled in a warm screen reunion as an officer's wife.
Riverside residents share travel plans to Walla Walla and California kin. visits to Cedar Rapids Anamosa and Wichita noted. Birth announced for Donna May Proctor. Local families travel, nurse Ruth Rice vacationing in Iowa City. film preview for MGM drama Little Mister Jim with Butch Jenkins stars.
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