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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1948
Page
4
A reflective column mixes farming trials and a humorous cure for drought with civic notes. It laments pruning errors, notes beetle and weed battles in a tomato patch, and cites a Capek garden prayer. It then critiques Iowa secretary of state race candidates and the old convention screening process.
Rambles recount a trip after the Republican convention, boarding the Peter Stuyvesant for a Hudson voyage from New York to Newburgh. The narrator admires Palisades, ferries, and scenery, notes whaling history, and visits cousin Mrs. Elizabeth Russell Hendee, linking family ties to Crawfordsville and state politics.
Nicholas Beatsch, 61, formerly of Riverside, died at his home in Vancouver British Columbia. He was born October 25, 1886, and moved to Canada about thirty years ago with his brothers. He leaves a large family in Canada and the United States, with services held in Canada.
Under supervision of two Ames teachers a daughter named Joan Ferguson weighing about 8 pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Parman now of Iowa City. Numerous relatives from Washington Cedar Rapids Oxford Riverside and Iowa City visited Cedar Rapids and Riverside homes during the week, including the Mottet and Duwa families and the Dautremont and Dann households. A visit with Rev Father Bernard Wieland, recently returned from China, also occurred as part of the social exchanges. Entertainment included a supper hosted by Albert and guests Donald and Darlene Juncker from Oakland, California along with Quinlan Flannery and Lear families.
Arbor Day observances are expanding with dates varying by state as leading horticultural groups promote widespread tree planting. Presidents have long urged the nation to plant, marking 76 years since Arbor Day began.
The Indian name for Wisconsin’s Fond du Lac region was win ne o me yah. The entry notes an archaic spelling and meaning tied to the native tongue and area.
The steel dam near Ashfork Arizona was completed in 1898, marking its 50th anniversary. The structure spans 184 feet with a spillway crest 46 feet above bedrock, highlighting early steel dam engineering.
The phrase notes that spiders typically have eye arrangements laid out in rows across the cephalothorax, a common feature across many spider species. It highlights how this arrangement helps in their perception and navigation.
Zoologists place the chimpanzee at the top of intelligence among circus animals, with orangutan second and elephant third. They reserve judgment on the gorilla whose increasing fierceness with age may affect its assessed abilities.
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