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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1934
Page
3
An article describes an automotive line featuring inspection and road test before delivery. A line drawing shows the layout of a car conditioning plant and a general view depicts lanes of cars over parallel pits in the facility.
Commander A K Baldrige, Vice Commander Russell Frink, Adjutant Clyde Putnam, Finance Officer Ted Cron, Historian Cloyce Stewart, Chaplain Rev J H O Donnel, Sergeant at Arms present with duties assigned.
Miss Orba Johnson leaves for Kansas City after a 10 day visit with her parents. Ira Saunders returns home from hospital with a sore arm improving. several locals visit family in Chicago and Fairfield. Krony Krew hosts bridge. Tri-Chap B attends Mrs Will Brison funeral at Pleasant Plain. Geneva Eyestone and Howard Zihlman wed near Brighton June 30. Dr J N Irwin mourns nephew Jim McGlade in Ames.
Ruth Norris reports various community happenings in Ainsworth including visits, travel to Houston and Galveston, funerals, and social gatherings. The column covers correspondents updates, church society reports, bridge club results, and a sermon on drought and water safety stressing proper testing and protection of emergency supplies.
A cloudburst July 11 brought wind hail and lightning to Keota and vicinity. Over 100 dead birds were found under trees at Ollinger and Trier farms and near Susan Ott’s home. A second storm added more than an inch of rain, totaling nearly six inches in 36 hours while corn suffered hail and wind damage.
The piece highlights inland stream pollution as the greatest menace to commercial fishing in the United States, noting it falls outside federal regulatory oversight and poses broad ecological and economic risks.
The excerpt warns against drinking water from unprotected sources and notes that drought followed by heavy rains can contaminate supplies, making boiling all water for drinking and cooking imperative.
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