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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1947
Page
8
Thirteen radio stations will establish broadcasting facilities at the Iowa State Fair starting Friday to cover major events. National network broadcasts will also be carried as officials announce the plan to set up additional facilities.
Old house care item branding notes use in musty closets basements sick rooms and nursery areas. The ad suggests odor control and sanitation benefits for damp spaces with a topical deodorant product.
The guide urges sealing cracks around windows with weather stripping storm sash visits and caulking to reduce heat loss. It emphasizes practical steps for homeowners to improve energy efficiency and comfort in cold seasons.
At the Livestock Show, Wilford McCreedy won champion market litter and Karl Duvall took reserve. Bennie Barnes claimed champion pen of three and Mary Virginia Twinam was reserve. purebred divisions list Chabal, Day, Bauer and others. Showmanship winners include Carl Rowe and Bill Litwiller, with a Crawfordsville record-book winner Gerald Howell earning a $25 war bond.
A sequence of radio station call signs and cities appears, listing WOW Omaha KFAB Omaha KXEL Waterloo WMT Cedar Rapids WOT Ames KMA Shenandoah KSIB Cres ton KRNT Des Moines WHO Des Moines and KSO Des Moines as the set of stations involved.
Washington August 20 Russell Crocker a 32 year old post office employee with a wife and eight children begged his boss not to give him the $100 a year raise he is entitled to. He said he is now smoking $3,000 and if he earns more he would have to leave government housing for low income families. Assistant district postal superintendent C D Wilson said Crocker would have to take the raise to avoid possible violations of automatic pay increase laws.
Rail operating expenses have grown annually since 1939 by about 2.1 billion dollars due to higher wage rates and increased prices of fuel, materials and supplies.
Des Moines reports 55 infantile paralysis cases in Iowa so far this year, down from 209 at the same point last year. Last week 16 new cases were listed, vs 37 a year ago. Dr. Carl Jordan says the cycle suggests a lighter year ahead.
The article notes Virgil's Georgics dating from around 40 B C as the best known ancient work on agriculture. It cites his guidance to husbandmen to channel river waters over sowed corn and direct water from hill tops to thirsty fields as possibly the earliest written irrigation instruction.
Washington reports the district traffic office says women have superior parking skills. It notes that poor parking is a main cause of driver test failures. Men are described as more nervous and less coordinated, often unsure which way to turn the wheel when parking.
Mrs Anne Lindbergh, wife of the famed aviator, is photographed at LaGuardia Field New York before taking a plane to Paris. She says the trip will be brief and will include a visit to England for a writing assignment.
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