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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1945

Page

5

Salt rub seals cracks to boil cracked eggs

A method suggests rubbing a cracked egg with salt before boiling to seal the crack, allowing it to cook without leakage. This technique emphasizes salt as a quick fix to keep the egg intact during boiling.

Mulch Depth for Effective Water Management

The text advises a medium mulch depth of about two inches after settling. Too thick mulch can prevent rainfall from reaching soil, worsening water shortage. In rainy areas mulch can keep soil too wet. Finished mulch can start a compost pile.

Hogs Favor Bright Alfalfa Hay For Feed Value

Hogs enjoy hay, especially bright alfalfa or clover, noted for good protein value. Brood sows use legumes twice weekly. Young pigs jump about with delight when given this ration.

Fort Bidwell Paiute Relatives Visit Limit Law

The Paiute of Fort Bidwell enacted a model rule restricting visiting relatives or friends to fourteen days per stay and a maximum of thirty days in any single calendar year to curb overstays.

Fort Bidwell

Market Report Hogs Cattle and Lambs Prices Steady

Hog market shows 145000 receipts for the week, ceilings hold at 14.75 for barrows and gilts and 14.00 for sows and stags with 15 percent low sales. Cattle week totals 45000 head with fed steers strong and highs near 18.00, light steers at 17.85 and yearlings at 17.80. Sheep and lambs scarce as demand remains good with native springers 16.00 to 16.40 and top 16.50 amid steady to strong tone.

Chicago Cash Grain Oats Prices and Mixed Bids

Illinois cash grain notes show mixed oats bids with values around 7.15 to 7.25 for various lots including 2 mixed 7215 1 white 724 and 2 white 73 to 72 with a red special 7114, reflecting market volatility for July 7.

Chicago Grain Table Shows Mixed July Futures

The Chicago grain table lists July wheat at about 165 percent with other months showing similar gaps. Corn, oats, and rye futures show fluctuations across July September December and May contracts, reflecting varying demand and harvest expectations in the market snapshot.

Restrictions on Travel by Trains Continue

A camp spokesman described passengers as forced to ride in antiquated equipment during long journeys. Some travelers faced a 42 hour trip toward Fort Snelling Minnesota.

Fort Snelling Minn

Bonneville Dam Guides Columbia River Power and Salmon Runs

Bonneville dam controls Columbia River water for power and navigation. The high single lift lock allows ocean vessels to The Dalles Oregon, 187 miles from the Pacific. Army engineers built and operate the dam and ensure salmon runs with fish ladders guiding fish to upstream spawning grounds.

Bonneville Dam Columbia River Dalles Ore Pacific Ocean Army Engineers

Plastics Industry Growth From 1930 to 1944

The piece notes plastics output rising from 37.5 million pounds in 1930 valued at 75 million dollars to 300 million pounds in 1940 at about two dollars per pound, with 1944 projections showing around 700 million pounds worth roughly 1.8 billion dollars, about 2.50 dollars per pound.

Highland Center Social roundup from July events

Local families and relatives gathered for numerous suppers calls and visits at homes in Highland Center and nearby towns. Guests included the Coon, Wagner, Murphy, Soukup, Frame, and Krotz families, with multiple reunions and a German prison camp return noted.

Eula Mae Coon Highland Center Charles Jenkins Arrowsmith Herbert Campbell Edna Witting Washington Joe Krotz Lewis Coon J. Lindley Coon Cedar Rapids Ernest Wagner Sidney Coon W. R. Murphy Kula Mae Amy Foster John Frame Burk MccCreedy Jimmy McCreedy Orie O'Connor Sunset Park S/Set John Rabenold Wanda Owens Rock Island Melvin Soukup Joe W. Krotz John Krotz E. E. Badham Frank Frederick Marion Amy S. Foster Cary Brown Mt. Union Samuel Murphy

Radiophone to serve autos links car drivers to two way voice

AT and T plans a vehicular radiotelephone service allowing drivers to carry two way voice calls. Applications filed with the FCC cover a dozen cities with surveys in many more. The system routes calls from customer to local office to a control terminal, then via radio to the vehicle and back by wires.

American Telephone and Telegraph Company Federal Communications Commission

Health Unit Activities Week of July 9

Health unit schedule lists child health conferences in the office on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. and Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., with details cut off in the record. The entry notes weekly community health activities without further specifics.

Wellman Schoolhouse Piano Cleaning Tip

An old note suggests cleaning yellowed piano keys with a cloth dipped in cologne water and avoiding contact with the black keys to prevent damage.

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