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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1948
Page
6
A reflective verse explores what makes Christmas special through questions about giving fellowship kinship and the blessing of a Child’s story. The piece ponders peace wonder and festive mystery in the holiday season.
A reflective verse asks who descended from Heaven to redeem sinners and celebrates Jesus birth as the source of joy and grace shaping the Christmas message attributed to Elizabeth Lathrop Powers.
A new Sepiatone documentary The Winner's Circle opens Thursday at Fox Theatre. Richard Kk. Polimer presents historic newsreel shots of turf legends to capture authentic modern thoroughbred racing.
Mr and Mrs Henry Leichty and relatives assisted in moving from the Pete Kauffman farm west of Wayland to the new Stringtown area farm recently purchased from Mrs Effie Leichty. The note lists numerous local visitors and family movements including Yoder, Freyberger, and Zickefoose households and trips to Washington Havre Mt Pleasant and Albany Oregon.
Community sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sales weekly at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction. Kalona Sales Barn Ericia Iowa hosts Thursday sales. Ollie Livestock Exchange Willie Iowa runs Tuesday 100 pm sale. Hi Dollar Sales Sigourney Iowa Monday sale. Keota Junction Sale barn Friday 12 30 pm. Closing Out Sale 51 miles SW of Washington Starts 11 00 Cy Bush. Public Sale January 4 1949 one mile west half mile south of Wayland starts 10 30 am Don Meyer. Closing Out Sale January 11 seven miles NW of Washington starts 11 00 Harlan O Loughlin.
The 1948 report highlights Bob Garst promoting Urea as a synthetic protein, showing gains with prairie hay and Urea supplements. University of Nebraska tests found Urea economical for yearling steers, with Gooch’s Best feeds and local dealer Fred W. Bell distributing blends labeled “252” Urea. Local carloads sold indicate growing adoption.
A family group visited the Clarence Boshart home near Washington Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Junior Hostetter of near Kalona spent Sunday with the parental Henry Leichty home.
A scientist estimates ocean salinity equals a global layer covering the United States to a depth of 1.5 miles. The calculation translates salt mass into a physical thickness, illustrating scale of seawater and mineral content.
In 1937 nearly 1000 tons of alfalfa hay and deer food fed about 23000 deer in Wisconsin yards. The operation cost 72000 dollars, while deer damage claims paid in 1947 exceeded 55000 dollars, prompting biologists to deem feeding largely wasteful.
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