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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1946
Page
4
The Washington County agricultural conservation committee announces the closing date for filing applications for the 1945 program is December 31, 1946. Any person who has not filed should do so promptly.
City council notes list W B Dupuis and T W as members with librarian assistant roles. No further details provided in readable text.
The Washington county committee warns farm owners that this notice refers to the 1945 program and should not be confused with the 1946 program. Applications for the 1946 program are now being prepared in the county office.
An English term for the electronic tube is identified as nine valve in British usage. This note highlights regional naming differences in early electronics terminology.
The document lists Marshall County officials including County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Fred Bourgeois County Clerk R Noonan County Engineer W P Rawn County Welfare Director Mrs Payne County Recorder Harriet Coulter County Treasurer W E Howell County Sheriff Harold Putnam County Supt of Schools Lester B Krabill County Coroner Dr W S Kyle and County Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley.
The Washington Independent School District lists Superintendent W. A. Erbe Principal of Junior High Miss Ethel McCreedy and a board with President Marion George secretary Don Boyer Richard A. Stewart Henry B. Bailey B F Bostwick Jr and Harry Ramseyver. Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month Merle R. Green W M and A W Yard Secretary.
The notice lists train numbers and times for westbound No. 3 Golden State Limited No. 217 local No. 43 California daily and other services with a note that Golden State Limited Nos. 3 and 4 and Nos. 39 and 40 will not stop at Washington.
Daily rail and bus timetables shown for connections to Davenport Kansas City Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt. Pleasant Fort Madison and other destinations. Includes departure times from Washington and arrivals to Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt. Pleasant and Burlington with depot at 107 W. 2nd and ticketing via Winga's North Side Cafe.
Many perennials do best when transplanted in fall. Early bloomers like Oriental poppy and peony should be moved in early fall to establish roots before freezing. Others such as columbine narcissus daffodil tulip lily bleeding heart and Virginia bluebell can be planted a bit later but still several weeks before freezing weather.
The passage explains how to distinguish amber from imitators. Real amber and ambroid sink or float differently in plain water versus a salt solution, helping identify genuine amber versus copal and other resins which mostly sink.
Prepare hot soup or drink in a thermos for cold days and include sandwiches with meat cheese or egg. Add a sweet filling option and crisp vegetables or a salad with fresh or canned fruit. Use attractive cuts and small treats to entice children to eat.
The guide extols boiling water as a simple effective stain remover for fruit coffee or tea stains. Pour from a height of two to three feet to add force and drive out stains. Treat fruit stains immediately as dried stains are hard to remove.
Farmers advised that bull calves destined for market should be castrated before four months of age to avoid producing staggy steers, as castration after four months increases this risk.
Setting strawberry plants requires buds and crown above ground with roots beneath. If planted too high roots dry out. if too low buds rot under soil.
Britannica reports about 2.35 million Americans play at least ten rounds annually. More than 63 million rounds are played each year across 5,209 golf courses in the United States.
Weekly and public sales list from Whittaker sale barn and Midway Sales Columbus Junction along with estate closings across Ainsworth Washington Fairfield Wellman Kalona Morning Sun and Morning Sun area. Dates December 16 to December 19 include public auctions dispersions and closing out sales with start times and organizers named.
Des Moines report notes record postwar attendance topping 514000 at the 1946 fair and outlines plans to restore all facilities in 1947. Town fair board president John Mullen cites district fairs trimming debts by over 1 million dollars in 24 years, from 1,262,678 in 1923 to 188,148 this year.
Sweet potatoes are easily damaged at harvest and are likely the most sensitive of all stored vegetables to storage conditions.
Boiler maintenance notes emphasize cleaning both exterior soot and fly ash from flues and internal scale rust and sludge. Soot reduces combustion efficiency by insulating flues, while internal scale wastes fuel by impairing heat transfer.
Fireman Joel A. Robinson confessed to taking jewelry worth thousands from the Winecoff Hotel after the fatal December 7 blaze. He signed a statement saying he removed valuables while checking rooms for more victims. Police arrested him for disorderly conduct and larceny and released him on bond. jewelry was recovered.
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