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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1943
Page
8
In late July reports note Iowa residents urged to buy more and bigger bonds. Local firms Fisher Co and two metal parts suppliers expand war work. Community events include a Coun try Club dinner and a park service at Wellman.
The notice lists numerous patients from West Chester Columbus Junction Riverside and surrounding towns receiving medical care. Discharges include Charles Snatla Ovie Watkinson Judith Belle and Bonnie Lee with several others undergoing tonsillectomies appendectomies adenoidectomies and minor injuries. New births noted include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs Fred Schmitter and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs Floyd Edwards.
Shortage of coastal dyes drives German chemists to extract color from red cabbage. The pigment, named caulene, serves as the basis for a range of blue and green dyes as reported in European press.
Fifty wild trapped ruffed grouse from Wisconsin have been released in the Missouri Ozarks as an experimental reintroduction. The native species were wiped out by extensive timber cutting and burning, and the return of the distinctive drumming is stirring renewed interest in the hills.
Hard fiber is vital for the United States navy and merchant marine including hausers and rigging as well as for industry and agriculture rope needs. The material supports ships, ships fittings, and farming tools, highlighting its strategic importance across sectors.
The list outlines ten key practices for dairies: keep better cows, condition dry cows, care at calving time, ensure ample water, feed sufficient roughage, provide a balanced grain ration, supply salt minerals and vitamins, keep cows quiet and comfortable, milk regularly and rapidly, and prevent disease and injury losses.
A single pound of waste cooking fats can generate enough glycerine to manufacture one pound of dynamite.
Rotenone is noted for paralyzing insect breathing apparatus, rendering insects unable to respire and leading to death. The claim frames rotenone as a lethal agent to pests due to respiratory paralysis.
In the Battle of the Atlantic U S ships need thousands of War Bonds to fund open carbon arc lights used to scan seas and hunt U boats. The message urges readers to increase payroll savings to support war production and destroyer operations.
The text notes that liberty shipyards operate the longest assembly lines in the world. It explains that yards prefer prefabrication and assembly, sourcing materials from numerous allied plants and equipment from distant locations. Delays in essential items stall delivery of vital ships.
An agricultural guide states that four different oils or greases satisfy lubrication requirements for nearly all farm implements. It notes that legally no more than two lubricants are needed for any single implement.
The record notes that in 1943 shipping containers will require 11 billion board feet of lumber. It compares to average years when the nation used about 4 percent of that lumber amount.
Photographer aboard the battleship captures two scenes as the ship acts under general quarters. Old Glory flies over the crew at stations, 14 inch rifles elevated, anti aircraft nests ready. When fired the 1 inch guns unleash a storm of steel and high explosives into Japanese defenses in Hosnal area. Official U S Navy photos.
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