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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1947
Page
6
A rumor attributed to Mevoy and Striebel claims skirts will be three inches longer and wives must buy entirely new wardrobes. The report notes reaction from readers and social circles as fashion norms are challenged.
Weyerhaeuser Timber Co branch in Longview Washington uses bark from saw logs to create five main products for plywood glue plastics insecticides and soil conditioning. About 75 000 pounds a day are processed from Douglas fir bark with potential for other Pacific Coast conifer barks.
In Olympia Washington a man named H Hansen was inspecting a water area when his protruding feet kept him afloat and saved his life. Rescue workers reported his feet surfaced, enabling his survival after becoming stuck.
Des Moines Iowa July 1 UP Mrs Raymond Sayre Ackworth resigns as chairman of the Iowa Farm Bureau Women s committee at the mid summer meeting. She cites growing duties as vice chairwoman of the Country Women s Council of America as taking more of her time. She has led the state committee since 1937.
A worker fell into a ditch when its sides collapsed. He kept his feet above the dirt to breathe while buried. A passing brake man saw his feet, summoned help, and Hansen was dug out with a sprained back and minor injuries.
Lewis Morgan 81 a former Junction resident died June 19 at his Pharr Texas home after a short illness. Born June 5 1866 at Columbus City he married Mary Humphreys in 1891. Surviving are his widow two daughters Anna Morgan of Pharr and Bertha Beaman of Alice Texas and a brother A L Morgan of Austin Minnesota. His large citrus orchard near Pharr is noted among his later years.
Milk and cream production details show more than 50 million quarts delivered daily through home service and stores. Milk products account for about 25 percent of the typical American's annual food consumption.
More than 115 million miles of telephone wire are in use in the United States. About sixty percent of this network lies in underground cable, highlighting extensive buried infrastructure.
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