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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
5
Training membe rs of the National Editorial Nata Association are listed for a meeting on Thursday, July 5, 1945. Members are urged to attend and participate in upcoming editorial plans and policy discussions. Older organization details appear in the notice.
The piece notes a rural stretch of July celebration on corn plows, strains of meat shortages under quotas, and the impact on party orders. It highlights a bond drive deficit, banks staying open, and a call to patriotic purchases. It concludes with penicillin, product quality, and a peace charter for labor and management.
A husband recounts a friend’s question about his wife traveling to Florida for health reasons. He says her father gave her a thousand dollars, implying a financial motive behind the journey. The exchange reflects social expectations and prior family support.
In a lively exchange a patron questions misrepresentation of a theater show. The manager defends the advertised chorus of seventy claiming performers appear younger. The remark underscores expectations versus casting.
A classroom exchange mocks stereotypes with a pupil saying Central Africans lack manners and dress, while a bright child quips that a canary can bathe in a saucer, reflecting dated humor and racial trope in a schoolroom anecdote.
Smith asks about Jones family and jokes about eight children. Jones reveals the eighth baby was born last night in Chicago, which he has never seen. The exchange plays on the idea of a father who has many children he has not met.
Publisher assures the author the forthcoming book may become a bestseller despite prior doubts. author recalls discouragement from last week as the publisher expresses confidence about sales potential.
A woman and hundreds of Scoutsmen backed the feat with letters of praise and proposals from seventy one. The account centers on proving the stunt could be done before suppression.
A passerby in the county seat heard screams and found a mother whose child had swallowed a quarter. He held the boy by the heels and gave him a few shakes until the coin dropped out. The mother praised his method, asking if he was a doctor, to which he replied he was from the Office of Internal Revenue.
A dying man confesses to robbing a firm of 50000 and selling secret blueprints for SL50000. He admits stealing letters that caused a divorce while another man reveals he poisoned him, ending the exchange with a grim, fatal revelation.
Bids will be received up to 8 00 P M on the sixth day of the month under Iowa Code Sec 4451. Bidders are advised to follow all statutory requirements and submit proposals by the stated deadline.
The Washington County Board of Education will receive bids at the courthouse for Arithmetic and Language textbooks to be used as basic texts in rural Washington County schools for five years. About 1 350 pupils attended Rural Washington County schools in 1944-45. Bids include deposit samples, with 8:00 PM July 6, 1946 as session start. The board may reject any bid. Lester B. Krabill chair and C R Oldfield secretary.
Iowa State College offers midsummer vegetable planting rules. They advise deeper seed furrows for large seeds, soaking furrows with water, sowing seeds more densely in mud, and covering with fine soil. Use boards or burlap to shade rows when extreme heat or wind threatens, raising boards as needed.
The article explains when to remove seedling covers and harvest broccoli and cauliflower. It notes cool moist spring conditions favor cauliflower and when to shade the white head. It describes harvesting heads at 3 inches and before spreading, tying large leaves, and storing surplus in the refrigerator for later use.
Scientists developed a no yield sorghum variety for erosion control. When planted for this purpose the crop should be left to remain on the land. Stalks provide growth but are hard and dry with no sweetness. Seed is tiny and sparse, making harvesting for grain unprofitable. Brushy heads unsuitable for brooms. The plant deters farmers from harvesting for other uses.
The article notes that getting iron and B vitamins such as thiamine riboflavin and niacin into diets is more challenging than obtaining other vitamins and minerals. It emphasizes iron and B1 B2 and niacin as the critical nutrients to focus on.
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