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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
5
An old superstition about the $2 bill faded, then revived as paymasters and collectors favor its use for efficiency. Despite renewed popularity, many bills arrive badly mutilated from corner tears or clerk marks, leading to loss of value and serial numbers for some holders.
Mrs. Dewey Weeks notes a shift in corn shelling practices in Salem on a July evening. Charles Friese drove his corn sheller on a truck, cutting shelling time compared with earlier engine or hand methods. The piece highlights time savings and evolving farming techniques.
Ted Collins, a Broadway Guy behind Kate Smith, shapes her career from New York to Hollywood. He selects songs, manages negotiations, and even helped revive radio and film ties. Collins is a Fordham graduate with ties to Jim Crowley and an AFL team owner, famed for predicting hits like God Bless America.
tractors work corn shelling north of Iowa City toward Cedar Rapids. Omaha visitors Mr. and Mrs. Ross Seacrest and son stay with Celia Escher and relatives. Clem Escher from Denver, Colorado visits. A recent storm damaged the farm of Cecil Davison, killing twelve spring pits and two sows as the barn blew down.
In Flagstaff on July 8 a group of white men spent time and $128 on long distance calls to collect two live turtles for use by a Navajo medicine man to aid an Indian woman. The effort failed as the engineer leading the trip became lost in the Painted Desert.
The binder demolished. The Davidsons moved from this community last spring and are now living north of Wellman. At Redeker Home Mr. and Mrs. Paul Redeker and family of Colgate visited Tony Redeker Sunday June 29. George Zeck and family drove to the Charles Wolfe home to see Howard Wolfe of Decatur and Harm Strubbe of George, Iowa, who were guests at the Wolfe home.
A man named Buchenberg, aiding excavation for the national park service in northeastern Arizona, was found exhausted by Navajo Indians. A medicine man sought a turtle shell cure for two dying women, insisting on live turtles. Despite efforts by his son to locate suitable shells, the required live turtle arrived only after the Indian woman died. In a later note, the piece shifts to bids for coal and a school district in Iowa.
Eastbound No 8 from Kansas City Davenport departs at 5 14 p m. No 26 Southwest Limited and Nos 3 4 run daily except Sunday. Westbound Bus No 8 6 00 am from Washington. No 9 8 02 pm. No 7 Omaha to Chicago with No 2 3 45 pm. nights No 6 12 10 am. No 10 11 23 am. All eastbound buses go to Chicago. Tickets via Bus Depot or North Side Square. AL CANTONI Agent.
The West Chester School board sets a July 22, 1941 meeting to receive bids for coal supply. Two 40 ton loads expected: one before school opening, one by February 1 or as needed. Bids may use Appanoose Iowa or Eastern Kentucky coal, with Iowa preference per statute.
The Board of Education of Washington Independent School District invites bids for coal supply for 1941 42. Bids due by 7 30 P M on July 16 1941 at the district office for delivery to the war effort.
After opening a bottle of glue rub a little lard or oil on the bottle before replacing the lid. When you reopen it, the lid will come off easily.
The text advises rotating two or more pairs of shoes to reduce leather wear and manage perspiration, noting it is economical to alternate footwear to extend life and maintain comfort.
In arid Arabia where water is scarce Arabs wash by vigorously rubbing skin with sand. The custom emphasizes cleansing while conserving scarce water resources.
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