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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1941
Page
8
The article explains how the head of a family is defined for federal income tax exemptions. It clarifies that a taxpayer need not share one residence with all dependents year round, and that maintaining a common home with occasional separations still qualifies. It also covers living arrangements for spouses and the impact of temporary absences on exemptions.
The Osceola Sentinel editorial argues Americans should be grateful for license penalties, warns centralized government harms, and urges citizens to support constitutional branches. It notes new war weapons as the Belle Plaine Union reports, while Britain counts on American aid and German chatter continues.
Mrs. J A Frey notes social visits in Noble on Tuesday with dinner guests from Rome and Crawfordsville. Mr and Mrs Wayne Caldwell dined at J M Rich home while Mr and Mrs Joe Schlatter called.
A brief note describes limited progress focusing on enhancements to existing arms rather than creating new models. The report emphasizes incremental changes rather than radical redesigns and highlights ongoing development efforts in weapon modernization.
Riverside high school will host a February 10 one act play festival with three comedic entries. The winning play advances to the County Play Festival on February 19, with directors and student managers named. Daughters Evangeline and Genevieve Shradel visited from Iowa City, and local residents hosted guests over the weekend.
Rocking Chair Brigade appraises Roberta West's Around Us The Wail of Sirens in the Saturday Evening Post Q&A and excerpts. The piece recalls Eva's Lame Dog and life on the London home front with neighbors Porter and family, plus reports from Florida and local birthday cheer and stairway misadventures.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Rathmel and sons recovered from flu. Roy Wels and family joined Marion Wells at Washington dinner. Merle Statler and children recovered from flu and Dorothy returned to school. Marion Smith family visited Michigan kin and Iowa City travel details noted. Community members attended school program and bale day activities.
Valentine decorations brightened the dining table at a Pinochie party in the Masonic Temple yesterday afternoon. Four tables hosted the game with red crystal candles, heart cookies, and ice cream molds. Prizes went to Mrs. H. G. Miller for high score and Mrs. Harry Ward for low score. Hostesses for the next event in two weeks will be Mrs. T. A. Flenner, Mrs. E. E. Stutsman, and Mrs. John McConahay.
In India the community laundry is run by dhobies professional washermen who wash and deliver fabrics by foot power. Clothes are soaped trod twisted into ropes swung about and beaten on stones with force to clean and dry.
The article discusses fence construction emphasizing end posts as key to maintaining tension, with 32 inch woven wire and three barbed wires limiting pull to about 3000 pounds. It notes horizontal brace improvements increase holding power, and covers Midland red clover, a new midwestern seed blend resistant to thrips and hardy in winter. Seed will move through standard channels with Midwest stock production plans expanding to western seed growers.
Iowa State College agronomist Dr. C. P. Wilsie says Grohoma and New Grain are essentially the same seed, with New Grain often priced higher. Tests at Ames show little difference in forage and seed yields between the two varieties, while Atlas Sorgo leads for forage.
Iowa State College authority W F LaGrange advises that sorghum silage or fodder can feed breeding ewes if paired with ample legume hay and increasing grain as lambing nears. If non legume hay is used, include protein rich supplements such as soybeans linseed meal or oil meal plus limestone and salt.
A new red clover called Midland will be available in Iowa. The announcement notes the introduction of the plant as a new forage option for local farmers and mentions its potential benefits.
A two story wooden house built in New Orleans in 1884 for a cotton exposition was dismantled and shipped by a wheeler to St Paul Minnesota. The frame structure with clapboard siding and an asphalt shingled roof was mantled for transit and relocated to the Twin Cities.
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