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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1952
Page
5
Olive Moore discharged to home at SOS West Monroe street. Mrs Kenneth Lanksford and son of Richland plus Nancy Derby of Brighton listed in the accompanying notice.
Weekly sales listed include Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction on Wednesdays, Ollie Livestock Exchange on Tuesdays at 1 pm, and Kalona Sales Barn Kalona on Thursdays. A July 25 closing out sale covers household goods at 299 Washington St by Marvy and Margares Sommers.
The Clower Lear 4-H Club met July 7 at Dorothy and Delores Schaeffer home with 14 members and 2 leaders. They planned a bake sale for July 12 at Anderson's Locker, a Wiener roast July 21 at Penn Cliff, and a window display. Dorothy Schaeffer and Phyllis Anderson demonstrated blowers.
Thirst quenchers for small fry mix 3 to 4 tablespoons strawberry gelatin syrup with a carbonated beverage in a tall glass. Use ginger ale cola sarsaparilla or root beer. Stir blend and add ice. Make syrup by dissolving one package fruit flavored gelatin in hot water then add cold water to make about 2 cups syrup. Refrigerate if not used.
A report outlines Colleen Phelps leading youth activities with Kent tour reps Ruth Augustine and Corrine Phelps and Colleen Phelps as 4-H banquet representative. Katty Sheetz led a picture study while Mrs. Melvin Booth conducted a framing lesson. Refreshments were provided by the hostess and her mother. next meeting with Mrs. Booth is July 21. Members should bring completed record books for a picture study review.
Prairie Flower residents recount midsummer visits and travel as families plan returns home from Des Moines and Chicago. The column lists relatives from Dallas Texas to Washington and Wellman Iowa, notes community gatherings, picnics at Lake Darling, and church mission meeting. Harvest activity includes hay and oats cutting and seed corn detasseling by local workers and teens.
The YWCA announces a Lake Darling outing on Wednesday July 14 for girls in grades seven through twelve and incoming high school freshmen. Participants should bring a cash lunch and meet at 9 20 am. Girls must reserve at the Y by Monday or Tuesday. A recent outing for seventh to ninth graders was successful with 54 attendees.
Grain table shows Chicago prices with mixed results for July and September contracts. Indicates highs lows and closing figures with percentage changes and notes on various futures like beans and soybeans.
Summer is the most dangerous season for farm residents with rural accident rates about 33 percent higher in June to September. Forecasts suggest about 6 200 American farmers or their families will be killed and 520 000 injured during summer, averaging at least 50 deaths and 4 260 injuries per day.
Gardeners who plant cover crops in spring and summer gain richer organic matter and higher nitrogen in soil, reducing fertilizer needs for vegetables and fruits. Fast growers for small spaces include sudan grass millet and buckwheat, while legumes like soybeans clovers lespedera lupines and vetches capture nitrogen and store it in soil through winter.
Johnny admits losing an envelope of money meant for the bank. He plans to reveal his six months in jail to Fred Carson, his kindly employer, hoping to face his past. Carson forgives him, revealing awareness of Johnny’s history and urging him to return to work.
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