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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1947

Page

6

Porter Plans New Office Building and Scales

Homer Porter prepares to erect a new office building west of the current feed store and install scales to the north of the addition, aiming to streamline business. The feature also notes family visits, reunions, vacations, and local social items from West Chester. Immense energy calculations compare one kilogram of matter converted to energy with two months of US electric power, per Encyclopaedia Britannica.

R. C. Ferguson Westchester Homer Porter Phipps Myrtle Glenn Williams Atlantic Edith Frank Collman Massena Roy Wells Ferguson Harold Phipps Des Moines Charles Ottumwa Kev United States Encyclopaedia Britannica

Love and Loss Bind Teens in Lake Mystery

A 15 year old boy named Danny lies shaken after a night trespass by a lake, confessing his love for Jeanne a constant companion. His parents relocate to the city for a business, while the dog retrieves Jeanne home underwater in a touching reunion.

Danny Jeanne Scott

Milk Products Benefit Poultry Feeds In Many Ways

Dried skim milk dried buttermilk and dried cheese whey supply riboflavin lactose and high quality proteins to poultry rations. They promote growth egg production hatchability and intestinal health while balancing cereal proteins and delivering calcium and phosphorus.

Milton paid five pounds for Paradise Lost data

The poet John Milton received five pounds for Paradise Lost with a pledge of five more pounds after each of the first three impressions, corresponding to a modest early compensation and future royalties.

John Milton

Herds and Flocks For Greater Profit

Biggest labor saver for poultrymen is water piped to buildings and to the range. Use automatic floats at drinking fountains to control water flow. Sketch shows an automatic waterer made of an oil drum mounted on skids. Pigs can be castrated any time after they are a week old with less setback when young.

Early machine-made clay pipes aid farmers with drainage

The upper photo features some of the first machine-made clay pipes from nearly a century ago. The lower photo shows current clay pipes delivering excellent drainage for American farmers.

Farmers of America

Newcastle Disease of Poultry Spreading Across States

The fight against Newcastle disease of poultry has extended to 40 states. Producers of broilers have been hard hit. Large-scale vaccination trials are in progress but results will not be determined for some time. Until preventive methods are found, sanitation and daily killing and disposal of all sick birds offer the best and perhaps only solution at present.

Newcastle

New Hybrid Popcorn Varieties Increase Popping Volume

Hybrid popcorn varieties expand about 25 percent more in popping than ordinary corn. This results in greater tenderness and more popped corn.

Dairy Cattle Census Shows Large U.S. Dairy Herd Size

About 41.3 million cattle of all ages are kept in the United States for dairy purposes according to the census.

United States

Hospital bed ratios differ sharply by state

New York state has one hospital bed per 200 people while Mississippi has one bed per 650 people, highlighting wide disparities in healthcare capacity between the states.

New York State Mississippi

Community and Estate Sale Notices in Iowa Regions

Weekly and estate sales announced across Washington, Wayland, Kalona, and Columbus Junction areas. Listings include Closing Out Sales for J W Hesseltine and Marion Smith estates with start times from 11:00 to 1:30 p.m., plus farm and household goods sales at multiple rural locations and addresses.

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa J. W. Hesseltine Washington Wayland J. W. Hegseitine Jessie Mae Mangold Admx West Washington Street Will Kos Marion Smith Melo Janecek Kalona Washingonh J. ¢ Malichky

Shale Deposits Hold Vast Oil Reserve in U S

The United States possesses extensive shale formations with an estimated oil reserve of 100 billion barrels, highlighting the nation's mineral resource potential and energy landscape.

United States

Huge Flow of Gulf Stream Moves Billions of Tons Past Florida

The Gulf Stream transports about two billion tons of water each minute past Florida. This immense current shapes climate and marine life along the coast.

Gulf Stream Florida

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