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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1931
Page
5
Mrs. George Scriven formerly Miss Vertie Kennard informs her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennard about an accident in Kalona area. The brief clipping appears in a Monday feature drawing editor comments from neighboring papers.
Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 C KE S regular meeting second Thursday monthly Ida McDaniel WM Ernestine Denison secretary visiting members welcome Damascus Shrine No 10 W 8 of J regular meeting fourth Tuesday at Ma sonic Temple rooms Mrs Chioa Spies WP Hazel Haven Worthy Scribe Washington Lodge No 26 AIA M regular meeting first Friday Harry C Ward WM A W Yard Secretary Cyrus Chapter No 28 RA regular meeting second Friday J W Enslin HP A W Yard Secretary.
Freight and passenger services listed for No 4 Golden State Limited No 12 Apache No 50 Local Daily No 30 Local Daily No 3 Golden State Limited Westbound No 11 Apache No 29 Local No 49 Local No 420 Mixed No 429 Mixed Knoxville Branch et al. Services operate daily except Sunday with specific departure and arrival times. L Gooplander agent signs the timetable.
Mr Scriven and his wife Vertie were en route to Horse Cave Kentucky when a second car collided with their vehicle about sixty miles from their destination. The wreck demolished their car. Mr Scriven suffered a facial cut while Vertie bruised her knee. They escaped with minor injuries.
The Keota Eagle recalls a 20 year memory of the town Fourth of July celebration featuring the Ladies Band as a principal attraction. It notes no celebration has occurred on that date since that era.
Men working on paving east and south of Riverside have endured extreme heat with numerous cases of heat exhaustion. Three workers collapsed within twenty minutes while unloading a cement car near the set up by the Y. Foremen report close monitoring and orders to halt work when signs of weakening appear.
The Henningson Engineering Company is constructing a long distance district line from near Fairfield to the Harper compressor station. About forty men are headquartered in Richland overseeing work along country roads toward the Chicago route. The line will connect Kansas City and Chicago infrastructure.
Chiropractor Dr Chas Brown offers Neurocalometer service with office near the courthouse and phone 102. Preston P R, DO provides osteopathic care with focus on rectal diseases from the Lemmon's Pharmacy area. Also listed are Dr Ola B.des and others in the Journal Building with colonic irrigation and ano rectal care.
A 24 inch pipe line is planned from Texas to Chicago crossing Richland Township near Star School House. It will run due north to Highway No. 2 a mile west of Harper, follow the pavement a mile east, then north to the compressor at Harper.
The Bureau of Statistics notes that small towns are holding up well beside sister cities. Fact is locals stay close to home, buy locally, and support home industry, reducing daily sales in city stores but keeping life steady in small towns.
Viola Gertz discovered a large tarantula among bananas at Gertz Grocery last week. Mr. Gertz preserved the spider in a fruit jar for several days.
Washington county leaders report a camp east of Riverside is well located and a credit to county promoters. Col. Lewis from State University military department visited opening day and praised the grounds tents and facilities. Camp director Mr Fordyce leads a memorable outing inviting all to visit the camp.
The Kiowa Eagle-A notes that forecasters juggle maps and probabilities as heat waves grip millions. They offer only near-term relief forecasts, while the public waits for rain and cooler days, much like families awaiting a physician's pronouncements on life and death.
WINFIELD BEACON reports Banker Graves says the city is the cleanest with strong business all spring and summer thanks to weekly payrolls for the oil pipe line construction near by. Riverside Leader notes Sheriff McCarty quietly enforces liquor laws, Brighton Enterprise mentions a change artist incident with a $5 bill, and social visits include Mrs. Jacques and Miss Hogue visiting Dr. and Mrs. Clow with family ties to Allerton Corydon.
The June summary shows a busy month with 8 meetings and 3 887 in attendance, 118 farm and home visits, 431 interviews, 444 office callers, 115 first class letters mailed, 14 publicity articles written, 6 circular letters totaling 641 copies, 141 bulletins distributed, 827 miles driven for extension work, and 6 farm laborers placed. Daily average includes 17 office callers, 16 interviews, and 4 farms visited, totaling 1 408 contacts for the month.
Six girls from local 4H clubs will demonstrate projects for the August 11 and 12 achievement day. Extension specialist Miss Helen Swinney will visit Washington on July 9 to assist each club. A detailed schedule assigns times for Walnut club Northern Stars Fern Cliff Jolly Jokers English River 41 club and Jacksonites at Washington City Hall for targeted help.
The 4H club plans a July 10 tour for members feeding livestock with Frank Reed in the county for the day. Stops include George and Dean Zachs Robert Cress Donald Hotka Ray Cummings Robert Nicolas Guy Clair Ardell Gerot Leonard Horak Alvin Horak Stanley Foster James Birney Richard Birney Carl Rothlisberger David McCartney Delbert Evans Joseph Jones Jr Wayne Williams Donald Rinner Ernest Jones Merle Telford Charles Anderson Louis Anderson Junior McConnell Francis McConnell Taylor Flynn. The show dates are August 11 and 12 with a two day program and improved livestock show anticipated in Washington County.
Cattle feeders day announced for July 6 at Iowa State College with C. Culbert in charge. The event reviews feeding experiments and displays cattle fed, offering participants firsthand access to experimental data and results for interested feeders.
Fragment notes attendance at Town State College on July 30 but lacks full context or details to identify event, person, or organization involved.
On a Grundy silt loam field near Osceola Iowa State College Soils Department tests show lime and inoculation are essential for alfalfa. Manured plots without inoculation failed. inoculated plots with lime boosted first cut yields from 0.0 to 2.43 tons per acre. Dr. R H Walker supervised and notes doubling lime raises yield by about three quarters of a ton per acre.
A Quaife report notes skim milk and buttermilk of similar value for pig diets with milk replacing corn and tankage efficiently. Tests across four stations show 100 pounds of skim milk saved 19.86 pounds corn and 7.29 pounds tankage over 97 days, with faster gains and bone and muscle benefits.
A fragmented calendar notes poultry meetings by W. Termohlen and a July 10 4H club tour led by Frank Reed. The piece mentions Helen Swinney with a 4H club demonstration and a return from Iowa City after the Fourth of July weekend.
Mr and Mrs Dan Keeler Jr of Rock Island Alabama welcomed a daughter just before midnight at St Anthony's hospital. The newborn has two aunts in training at St Anthony's Catherine and Mathilda Lohberger and joins grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph Lohberger in Washington. Catherine Lohberger returned to training after visiting home for four weeks.
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