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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1939
Page
6
West Chester Consolidated High School students must register Monday August 21 between 9 and 12 in the morning. Textbook sellers may bring books to the same session as the district prepares to open August 28.
Residents may save leaves and lawn clippings in a pile allowed to rot to create fertilizer for use in the garden. The guidance notes that similar substances can be turned into soil enrichment through natural decay.
Riverside actions include the Fredenburg visit from Davenport to relatives and to Gail Murdock. Church leaders Monsignor Jacobsmeier and Rev Van Waus assisted in a DeWitt funeral. Wedding at Cedar Rapids St Patrick’s. Local residents attend picnics and visits to Minnesota. Charles Hervert joins Riverside Leader staff. Monsignor Jacobs Meier plans to hire an assistant priest at St Mary’s about the first of next month.
Cole Bros Big Railroad Circus arrives in Washington next Friday with matinee and evening shows and an afternoon train to Roey Island Lil for Saturday. The program features top aerialists, trained elephants, horses, seals, clowns, and 2 PM and 8 PM performances with doors opening earlier.
A Riverside priest serving as pastor since January 1 1905 supervised the construction and financing of St Marys beautiful church the rectory and St Marys high school. He has overseen the development of the parish facilities during his tenure.
Construction of the nation’s highways requires almost twice as much cement as home building, showing a stepped up demand for cement in public works versus private housing.
The article clarifies that aurora borealis is the northern lights and visible in northern skies, while aurora australis is the southern lights seen in the southern hemisphere. It notes that aurora polaris is sometimes used for both.
Trained food tasters can discern flavor strength differences of under one percent, demonstrating refined palate sensitivity in controlled tasting tests.
Frank Priebe reflects on the World's Poultry Congress in Cleveland and stresses that profitable flock management requires breeding for bird vitality and body size, not just high egg production. He cites Prof James B. Rice urging constant culling to avoid regressing to the starting point and warns against prioritizing eye appeal over weight.
A royal investor in 869 coins $100 at 5 percent compound interest. By today, the accumulated wealth would form a ball of gold roughly the size of the Earth and weigh about four times as much, illustrating compounding power.
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