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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1948
Page
5
Teenster Chit Chats Encourages Local Youth News
Arba White, a newcomer, invites teen readers to share their parties dances and games. He recalls a basketball game against Ottumwa and a teen-canteen event, urging youths to report activities and will feature their news in upcoming columns.
Oil official cites limited US production due to shipments
In Washington, Max W Ball director of the oil and gas division told a senate committee that US oil output had reached a peak and was constrained by shipments to the Eastern Hemisphere, with supplies reportedly scarce.
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Oil and Gas
Department of Interior
Max W Ball
Finise
Washington
Cooperative marketing and purchasing associations grow nationwide
The United States now has over 10 000 cooperative agricultural market ing and purchasing associations. About 2 730 000 members are in marketing groups and 1 500 000 in purchasing groups. These cooperatives handle more than five billion dollars in annual business.
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Cooperative Agricultural Marketing and
United States
Cultural Birth Practices Across Nations
The text contrasts gender roles in childbirth customs. In Ecuador a mother is expelled while the father is honored and kept pampered as he adjusts to fatherhood. In Sudan a new mother may leave her children to the father after several births. In the Philippines and Japan the father fakes labor during delivery.
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Ecuador
Sudan
Africa
Philippines
Japan
Riverside Social Notes Show Local Guests And Holiday Observances
Riverside and surrounding residents hosted numerous visitors during the holidays. A large dinner at the Pogge home in Riverside brought together A H Pogge and guests from Chicago Shreveport Springfield and Missouri along with local families. Additional notables include Margaret Ann Heitzman visiting grandparents, churches and schools noting holiday schedules and several residents visiting relatives in Iowa City Davenport Moline Cedar Rapids and Keota.
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Riverside
A. H. Pogge
William d'Autremont
Chicago
Wesley Pogge
Shreveport
Louisiana
Edwin East
Springfield
Missouri
Robert Pogge
West Point
George Pogse
Margaret Ann Heitzman
Paul Heitzman
Iowa City
ST. Heitzman
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
Donald Waldsehmidt
Louis Wealdschmidt
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Felix Florang
Timber Lake
South Dakota
Joseph Krotz
Frank Prymek
Fiorang
Edward Floreng
Frank German
Robert Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Jes Wes Sojka
Sars S. Rice
St. Ambrose Academy
Charles Bb. Rice
St. Mary's Church
Bunuay
al Ibe
Nancy
Susan
John Ww. Soukup
William Tagram
Milo Jiscrain
Oevelwein
Ralpedi Krileopfer
Earl Griffin
Dale Sojka
Jeanne
Robert Kleppfer
Kathy
Mary Kern
Robert Burieh
Alberta
Alphonse Kleopfer
Elino J. Knittel
Ulmer Ries
Ries
Mary
George Koswers
Yurosajka
Rose Shebanek
William Shebanek
Laverne
Evelyn
Enma Shebanek
Clarence Rummel
Knights of Columbus Chartered in Connecticut in 1882
The Knights of Columbus received a special charter for the first society on March 29 1882. It began in New Haven as a fraternal benefit association for Catholic men of St Mary's Church.
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Connecticut
First Knights of Columbus Society
New Haven
St. Mary's Church
Birds’ Heads Turn Freely for Wide Field of View
Birds cannot move their eyes to scan objects and must rotate their heads. This anatomical trait gives them highly flexible necks capable of twisting the head in many directions.
Départ of Sie Event North of Washington Area
The notice lists a start time of 11 00 a m for an event near Kalona and Washington with LeRoy J Krevz named in the fragment. Further details are unreadable in the damaged text.
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Sie
Washington
Kalona
LeRoy J. Krevz
West Chester News From School Reporters
West Chester reports Christmas fund totals from parents reach 72 dollars, up nearly 4 from last year. Students note schedule: classes resume January 6, exams January 12 and 13, second semester January 14. Choirs performed, gift exchanges held, and students describe holiday moods and school life before Christmas break.
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West Chester
Christmas Spirit In Allegheny School
Genevieve Van Trump reports on a three day week due to Christmas vacation. Students decorate the front board with Merry Christmas and holly. Algebra class covers equation divisions and the class reads Tale of Two Cities as daily lessons. General service focuses on astronomy as the semester tests approach after break.
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Santa
Howe
Sane
Gues
Fatty
Peann
Genevieve van Trump
Substitute Kochia Proves Valuable For Fodder Use
Colorado A. and M. college workers report that Kochia, once seen as ornamental, offers resistance to grasshoppers and drought, produces leafier hay and high crude protein. Other names include Mexican fire weed burning bush summer cypress fireball and Belvidere.
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Colorado A
M. College
Food Lost to Fire Hits Thousands of Food Establishments
Fire destroys vast quantities of food across mills elevators packing plants bakeries restaurants barns creameries dairies and groceries. The losses span flour mills packing plants bakeries restaurants and creameries amid widespread agricultural facilities.
Automatic Selling Expands Across Retail Lines
Vending machines win consumer acceptance and compete with retailing in a growing $500 million industry. New models sell canned and frozen foods, hosiery, books, toilet articles, shirts, neckties, ice cream, hot dogs and complete meals. Easier coin change boosts automatic merchandising.
Wash by Sound Waves Impresses Laundry Future
A historical note suggests washing by sound waves could replace traditional laundering. Citing a submarine detector principle, it claims sound waves may separate dirt particles from fabrics and clothes, offering a future laundry method.
Walnut Capital: Kansas City Leads Walnut Product Trade
Kansas City Missouri is cited as the walnut products capital of the United States, producing the most walnut products including gun stocks during World War II, surpassing other regions.
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California
Kansas City
United States
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