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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1940
Page
5
Various sale notes include used harness prices 5 to 15 dollars from Crawfordsville Harness Shop, a 12 inch Creosated wood stave silo from Clark Pfeifer Ainsworth, an antique square piano and furniture ads. Also listed are grain quality samples with color details and percentages.
The National Bureau of Standards notes red green and blue lights are most easily distinguished by the eye at any time. Light visibility depends on the field against which it is viewed, so a light should be brighter and of a different hue than nearby background elements.
Convict made goods exchange arranged by wardens of Utah Wyoming and Nebraska penitentiaries. Utah will supply canned goods vegetables to other prisons. Nebraska will provide heavy clothing and mattresses. Wyoming will furnish bedding equipment.
Designers of Wyoming state road maps replaced the customary sorrel horse with a photograph of Governor Nels Smith after residents complained about the change. The dispute centered on iconic imagery and official representation on public maps.
Members of a so called lost tribe living on Chimney Rock in Rutherford County descend 750 steps on the rock face to reach a village below for shopping then return to their cliffside home.
Community sales are held every Wednesday by Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction with Friday sales at City Feed Yard Ort and Knotek Aroa Duree Sale ongoing guidance for bidders and locals.
Chicago markets August 24 report steady hogs with top at 7.25 and week gains for light hogs while heavy cuts rise 25 to 40 cents. Cattle firming on prime steers and yearlings, cows down, vealers strong. steers reach 12.60 and yearlings around 12.25. Sheep activity up with lambs and ewes advancing. feeding lambs 8.00 to 8.50.
Chicago August grain quotes show Wheat July and Sept trading in the 69 to 73 cent range with slight gains for corn May and Sept contracts. Oats May and Sept hold around 29 to 27 cents. Rye May and Sept hover near 43 to 37 cents amid modest fluctuations.
The Falun copper mine in Dalecarna is described as the oldest chartered industrial concern globally with continuous ownership since 1220. Its excavations have yielded immense ore, enough to rival the volume of the Cheops Pyramid.
Chicago cash grain bulletin shows corn pricing with slight notation for yellow corn, listing two price points and a general market wording. The fragment notes Aug 24 with UP source credit and indicates ongoing price activity for yellow corn.
WPA workers and private contractors remove Indian relics showing eastern Washington history as backwater from the Grand Coulee dam rises. The finds illuminate native cultures and the region’s past.
Chinese boat crews apply eye designs to hulls believing the painted eyes help ships see where they travel and steer safely.
Rural homemakers of Iowa and the Iowa State College home economics extension staff present daily programs at the Iowa State Fair. The schedule includes contests, choruses, talks on household insect control, and demonstrations by extension staff and visiting experts with sessions through August 29 and 30.
A Department of Agriculture committee promotes turkey steaks as easy to cook and saleable. They come from breast or other parts, with no bone weight, and can be bought per piece or ordered by butchers. Cooking tips include flouring battering frying and slow simmering for tenderness.
County Agent J. W Chandler warned farmers that many shade trees in Washington County have died in recent years from diseases entering pruning wounds. He urged precautions to promote quick healing after pruning and cautioned on removing heavy limbs.
H. D. Hughes of Town State College advises leaving Atlas Sorgo and other sorghums to matur e before frost danger. Silage harvest starts mid September to early October with regional deadline variations. Atlas Sorgo leads Iowa acreage with high tonnage and strong stalks, while Waconia Orange offers earlier yield similar to Atlas. Sorghum grown for grain is uncommon in Iowa due to rot and curing issues. sorghum silage yields about 50 percent more tonnage than corn, but corn silage has higher pound-for-pound value.
Agricultural economists note a fall demand for storage as large corn supplies press prices. Government offers a 5 cent per bushel storage allowance for old corn. Iowa State engineers say a well built crib or granary pays for itself by protecting stored corn from weather and pests and ensuring proper drying.
The legal world mourns the death of Max D. Steuer in Jackson New Hampshire. Renowned as a top earner in the field he defended many prominent figures including film magnate Joseph Schenck who faced income tax evasion charges.
The article discusses using trees or embankments as windbreaks while ensuring open sidewalls for air circulation. It notes a maximum crib width of eight feet in most of Iowa, smaller widths in the northeast, and up to nine feet in the far southwest. Ten ventilators aid proper drying.
F B Pad pook, extension bee-keeping specialist, warns to inspect brood nests before honey harvest to detect disease and prevent spreading. Unhealthy hives should be isolated until season end. Bulletin No 212 from the State College Bulletin Office offers complete guidance on centre of fulbgood and related topics.
A historical note reports Iowa consuming 1 561 800 gallons of creosote in its fight against chinel buns, more than all other midwest states combined. Kansas and Missouri follow with 37 500 and 320 100 gallons respectively, Nebraska 287 100, Illinois 45 980, Oklahoma 28 100, Indiana 214 950.
The identification tag issued to every German soldier will now indicate the blood group to which he belongs, a detail deemed essential for blood transfusions, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The clipper ships built for 3,000 pounds of mail carried 4,300 pounds or 146,000 letters and parcels. Postage value estimated at about $41,000 per clipper, notes Coller. Clipper must carry all mail assigned by the post office, even if passenger bookings are canceled.
The earliest wallpapers were imported from England or France and sold by book sellers and stationers. Plunket Fleeson of Philadelphia founded the first American manufactory in 1739.
Wally's New Militen report notes the Duchess of Windsor Wallis Warfield Simpson invents a mitten with a zipper to free the trigger finger in emergencies. French soldiers dislike fingerless mittens, prompting rapid adoption by volunteer knitters and emerging standardization.
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