Weather Outlook for Eastern Central Regions Warm Start
Little temperature change expected with a slight warm trend in the east and central portions. Hog production cited at 13,000 head with the top fifteen point one five.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1942
Page
8
From Salesmanship to Farming Rotary Talk
Dave Livingston, a former salesman turned farmer, spoke at a Rotary luncheon on the fundamentals behind success in both fields. He argued that core appeals in sales are pride of ownership comfort convenience utility and economy and that farming hinges on producing crops at the lowest cost with primary crops and secondary crops forming the core. He illustrated his points with anecdotes from his sales career and concluded with a final observation about farming fundamentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
David Livingston
Livingston
Threshers Complete Job and Hold Picnic in Columbus Junction
A large group of farmers and families led by Ira Jones celebrated the threshing season’s end with a picnic at Columbus Chautauqua park on Saturday. Other gatherings included several picnics Sunday and reunions of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges, Shake Rage, and Welhmeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Ira Jones
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Odd Fellows and
Rebekah
Shake Rage
Welhmeyer
Mobilgas Station
Business of farming is not designed for leisure seekers
Birthday flowers were presented to Ed Ralston, Wes Erbe and C. R. Wilson. Guests for the day included Rotarian Hammond of West Des Moines, formerly of Washington, and Tom D. Anderson, guest of his father-in-law Dr. C. A. Boice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Ralston
Wes Erbe
C. R. Wilson
Hammond
West Des Moines
Washington
Tom D. Anderson
C. A. Boice
Girls Win On Posies Pose At Louisa County Fair
The Concord township 4-H H. W. girls’ club team led by Mrs. Max Schomberg won champion with a demonstration titled Posies Pose showing proper flower arrangements for various occasions. Jean and Elizabeth Utter are members. Prize was $5. Blue ribbon winners included Lola Dodder Ann Eliason Inez Mentink Maxine Frank Charlene Werner Louise Hafner Darlene Blankenhorn Evelyn Johnson and Braided rag rug and crocheted rug entries by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
H. W. Girls’ Club
Concord Township
Jean
Elizabeth Utter
Louisa County
Florence Forbes
Ames
Lola Dodder
Ann Eliason
Inez Mentink
Maxine Frank
Louise Hafner
Darlene Blankenhorn
Evelyn Johnson
Charlene Werner
Bar
Local Home Demonstration Agents About Louise Topp Names
A fragmented listing names Louise Topp as Louisa County home demonstration agent and references several individuals including Donna Sellers Maxine Frank and Louise Hafner. It mentions home furnishing demonstrations and club activities with mentions of best booth and secretarys book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bara Liebergnecht
Donna Sellers
Louise Hafner
Dresser Searf
Maxine Frank
Ann Eliason
H W. Club
H. W. Club
J. W. Club
Louise Topp
Louisa County
Early colonial medicine cups by Jeremiah Dummer from Boston
The article notes two-handled cups from 1645-1718 by Jeremiah Dummer served medicinal use in colonial times. It suggests handles aided gripping hot bitter medicines and that cups ranged 3 to 5 percent inches in height, appearing with or without covers for domestic daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Dummer
Boston
Kurt M. Lemon
Plumbing and Heating Bureau cites U.S. lead in baths and water use
The Plumbing and Heating Industries bureau reports America leads the world in the number of bathrooms and in per capita water use, averaging 120 gallons daily per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
the Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
Carrots High in Nutrients From Carotene Content
Carrots provide a rich source of carotene which the human body converts to vitamin A. The orange hue signals higher carotene levels, with deeper colors indicating greater vitamin A potential.
Women Dominate Wolf Creek Plant Jobs Amid War Workforce
At the Wolf Creek Ordnance plant in Milan Tennessee most workers are women as dexterity suits shell loading tasks. The War Manpower Commission estimates over 4 million women will be employed in war industries by 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Creek
Milan
Tenn
War Manpower Commission
Americans Consume Billions of Pounds of Fats and Oils
The article states Americans use about 11 billion pounds of fats and oils annually. Seventy percent goes to food, twenty percent to soap, eight percent to paints and varnishes, with the remainder used in various other products.
Strangest Pitcairn Penalty Requires 300 Rats
A Pitcairn Island legal penalty mandates killing 300 rats if a cat is killed, with rat tails submitted for magistrate inspection. The island, inhabited by Bounty mutineers' descendants, enforces this unusual law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitcairn Island
Bounty
Man Held for Bribe Released from Jail
Daniel W Richeson a 58 year old farmer from Des Moines bound over on a 5 000 dollar bond after offering a 50 dollar bribe to Marshall County draft board chairman A H B Mathews to obtain a deferment for his son Denzel Richeson 33. The case goes to the federal grand jury meeting Nov 24 with a maximum penalty of 10 years and 20 000 dollars fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Daniel W Richeson
State Center, Jr
Draft Board
Polk County
Richeson
Federal Grand Jury
A. H. B. Mathews
Marshalltown
Marshall County Draft Board
F.B.I
Denzel Richeson
Fishermen Catch 8 Percent Less Fish in Year
American fishermen last year landed 3 286 580 341 pounds of fish, an eight percent drop from the prior year, with revenue down eleven percent as government fish counters report.
General Pearson Enlists Amid Confusion Over Name
General Pearson of Richmond Virginia joins the Marine corps officers fearing potential confusion from his legal name General. Officers note the peculiar case of a man named General serving under military rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
General Pearson
Richmond
False Claims Charged Against This Man
Vernon Oppold of Panama Iowa faced a preliminary hearing after being charged with falsely presenting himself as a federal recruiting officer and an FBI agent. The complaint says he cashed a $12 bogus check in Raton New Mexico on June 16 and flashed a badge two days later in a Rat on hotel. He was arrested in Harlan Iowa last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Vernon Oppold
Panama
United States
Don Jackson
Federal District Court
Oppold
Raton
N. M
F.B.I
Navy
Harlan
French Ship Kairouan Launched Near Toulon in 1942
France launched its first passenger ship since the war began, the Kairouan, near Toulon in January 1942. The vessel would operate between Marseilles and North Africa, offering high class accommodations for 1,500 passengers and carrying 1,500 tons of merchandise. It could handle 80,000 crates of fruits and vegetables, 100 tons of perishable foods, and 4,000 tons of meat in two cold storage chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Kairouan
Toulon
Marseilles
North Africa
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