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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
5
The department of agriculture reports U S egg output could supply about 236 eggs per person each year, indicating ample production for every man woman and child across the country.
The transportation sector accounts for about one third of the virgin aluminum produced in the United States, according to Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. The report highlights how vehicle manufacturing drives primary aluminum demand and shapes industry trends.
The encyclopedia notes Benjamin Franklin introduced whist to the United States. While Paris in 1767 he played a version called Boston and later taught American friends, helping the game gain popularity after the Revolutionary War.
A Des Moines trip by Iowa Southern Utilities men to a 1940 Frigidaire refrigerator briefing yields praise for the new models. Engineers and designers reportedly advanced food storage and preparation features, promising practical improvements and greater user convenience and savings.
In 1928 Shenandoah National Park attracted more tourists than any other national park. The states of New York Wisconsin Missouri and Ohio lead in ginseng production.
The Iowa Press association begins compiling the first All Iowa Who's Who in Des Moines on January 18. It will be statewide, listing civic leaders by county alphabetically and including each county's history by a local historian. The project seeks broad civic participation and aims to produce a comprehensive biographical record.
Nira reports no school Monday due to illness and blocked roads. Snow drifts slowed efforts to keep highway No 22 open while several children battled colds and maintenance crews cleared the route. Mrs Ott is seriously ill at Bill Ott's home as Ott Ossman and others worked timber nearby.
Miss Margaret Johnston English teacher at Crawfords ville spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs F H Johnston at Columbus City. No school was held at Crawfords ville Monday because of the drifted roads. Mrs Mae Denham and Mrs Fiorence Snyder attended the Eastern Star lodge installation services at Letts Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Gordon Stone will move this week to their new South Hill property. Mrs Bina Brown returned from Davenport visit with the Morris Marshall family. The Whatsoever society met in Sehmeltzer at the Methodist church parlors Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs J C Varney are wintering with their daughter Mrs T N ONeill. Paul V Brown Washington has taken a position as registered pharmacist at the EK P Shellabarger drug store.
George N. Spencer of Springdale Pennsylvania, an inventor, has devised tires that print his name and address on the pavement as the car moves. Ink drips from wells under the fenders of the rear wheels onto the tires.
The Maltese cross on German aircraft was replaced by a beam-type insignia around 1916 because at great distances the cross resembled allied markings. The change aimed to improve recognizability by hostile forces.
Varina Anne Davis known as Winnie was born June 27 1864 at the Confederate executive mansion in Richmond Virginia. She was the daughter of Jefferson Davis and died in 1898 at Narragansett Pier Rhode Island. She studied in the United States Germany and France. Her books include The Veiled Doctor and A Romance of the Summer Seas.
The text notes that the average man has a vocabulary of 7 000 to 10 000 words while workers in skilled occupations tend to know about 20 000 words. It highlights a gap in lexical breadth between general and skilled labor vocabulary.
The department of labor estimates 400000 new business enterprises were started and 350000 enterprises discontinued during 1937.
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