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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1944
Page
6
A Salem column recounts safety debates about staying on or off rubber tired tractors during electric storms. An incident shows a farmer riding a tractor was safer leaving it in the field and going to the house. The piece also offers home canning tips for families with small children and notes local residents and farm women workers.
The text argues g cultivation primarily kills weeds. It recommends a small single blade hand weeder a wheel hoe with a scuffle blade and a hand hoe for all necessary cultivation. It warns that deep cultivation does more harm than good.
Add flavor color and tang to salads by gathering greens young. Thinly sliced milkweed shoots blend with other greens. Tender mustard sorrel and dandelion leaves boost appetite and texture in a green salad.
Shiloh community enjoyed an ice cream supper at Sunset park on Friday July 7 with Mrs. Harold Beenblossom and Mrs. Orville Caldwell in charge. Local residents Ruth Coppock and daughter Velma of Niagara Falls visited the Sigafoose home. Des Moines visitor Fae Schoonover vacationing with H. J. Schoonover family. Joan Schoonover joined Marilyn Nicola at the Nicola home. Other brief calls included visits by Mrs. Sam Marsh and by Chas Zear and Vivian of Wayland to Lester Nicola’s home.
Columbus Junction residents mark Mrs. John Hoovers second birthday July 20 at home. Mrs Dean Tisor and son Larry Dean relocate to Columbus City. Cpl Dean Tisor serves overseas. Howard Van Auken attended a Salvation Army camp for the blind in Madrid Iowa. Set Earl Carpenter is stationed at Camp Gordon Ga.
Homer Martin sold his produce and feed business in Crawfordsville to Irvin Sommer who takes over immediately. Martin will move to Iowa City to manage Gargil feed and farm store starting August 1. Rev. R. M. McCracken preached at United Presbyterian in Ainsworth Friday eve prep for communion. Local residents J. C. Mitchell, Mrs. Fred Anwyl, Mrs. W. Davidson visited Muscatine Friday. Youths detassel corn for farmers under D. W. Githens and Max Mitchell supervision.
A roundup of residents visiting family and friends across Wisconsin Illinois Missouri and Arizona includes Harvey Edwards Zella and Laura Menominee Wis with Rev and Mrs Sanford in Wisconsin. Mrs Harbison and Ellis Peters in California. Dale Edmondson with daughter in Phoenix. Frank Hopkins family trips to Highmore South Dakota. Sharon Joliet and Beal family in Illinois. Reuben Oats in St Louis. R L Klotz Ottumwa and Loren Ebarb visiting relatives. many relatives note illnesses birthdays and travels.
Ted Anderson and neighbors worked hay at the Bruce Moore home with Green, Clarence Timmons, Lester Merz, Willard Hole, and Mr Krantz baling. Willard, Walter and Lucy Leet travel to Minnesota to visit relatives. Private Don Bishop on a 15 day furlough from hospital in Galesburg Illinois. Albert Batterson of East Moline and family dined with the Andersons. So and Sew club postponed to next Thursday. Farmers continue plowing corn and cutting hay and oats.
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