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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1943
Page
6
Metal gutters and downspouts on homes and buildings can be kept functional by careful cleaning and painting. This prevents corrosion and extends the life of valuable water conduits where replacement is difficult.
Even at high heat tungsten holds its shape and slowly evaporates. It does not darken electric bulbs as quickly as carbon filaments used in early lighting. Carbon melts at a high temperature but also evaporates fast.
Lorient, Brittany, long a shipbuilding hub since 1664, was seized in 1940 and repurposed by the Nazis into a U boat base. The harbor, four miles from shore, features 30 bomb resistant basins and easy access to English Channel shipping, making it a strategic naval center through Napoleon’s era and into World War II.
Farmers are urged to use an approved swine sanitation system to raise pigs efficiently. Clean farrowing pens with boiling water and soap, scrub sows before farrowing, and move sow and pigs to clean pasture within ten days. Keep other hogs out, provide shelter, shade, and water. Four months on clean pasture reduces roundworm risk.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports acorns and other materials cause grass eggs in chickens, not green grass. Experiments at state stations and Beltsville show pennycress shepherds purse and green cereal grass do not color yolks.
Texas home demonstration clubs expanded in 1942 with 46,079 members in 2,717 clubs across 193 counties. Clubs assisted 139,678 farm families and 44,877 urban families, sharing homemaking and citizenship skills through county councils and extension services led by Helen H. Swift.
Agriculture figures show civilian butter use in the United States held near 16 pounds per person for 1942, similar to 1941. From 1935 to 1940 the average was 17 pounds, with no hoarding detected, and export shipments outside military needs amounted to under 1 percent of yearly output per the Food Distribution Administration.
Nature reproduces abundantly as ten or more seedlings sprout for each tree cut. The abundance illustrates vigorous regrowth in the forest.
A historical note recounts John Rand an American living in England who invented the collapsible metal tube for paints and later toothpaste. The device first entered paintmaking in New York before becoming ubiquitous with toothpaste by the late 19th century.
In California near a training camp soldiers protested a local restaurant charging 10 cents a cup while civilians paid five. A crowd mobbed the shop, filling seats for hours, each ordering one cup while others waited, until sundown when prices returned to five cents.
Dr. Harry E. Millson reports ultraviolets coated paper and cardboard screens can glow under UV light. Fluorescent carpet designs and wool fiber light guides help locate exits and shelters during blackouts when power fails.
The Administrative County of London covers 117 square miles with 4,094,100 people, including the City of London and 28 boroughs. Greater London spans 693 square miles with 8,655,000 residents. New York City comprises five boroughs in 314 square miles with 7,454,995 inhabitants, while the New York metropolitan area covers 2,514.11 square miles and more than 11,000,000 people.
At the National Cancer Institute in Washington D C Dr William A Cooper reports neutron therapy shows greater effectiveness than X rays or radium for deep seated cancer. He notes new diagnostic methods including X rays gastroscope and an acid test improve early stomach cancer detection.
Prince Arthur is described as a president figure with a notably large wardrobe. Chester A. Arthur earned the nickname Prince Arthur for his fashionable attire and refined dress sense. The note highlights his reputation for style during his era.
Short romance column by Dorothy R. Scoville from the McClure Newspaper Syndicate via WNU Service. The piece offers light sentimental sketches and warm character portraits typical of early 20th century society columns.
Emma Prescott endures her invalid mother and old family feuds while nursing a longing for a own home. She crosses paths with John Parker the artist who paints her garden and rekindles a romance with Mary Ellen Lewis. Parker leaves after a newspaper clue, then returns with prize money to fund repairs and unite Emma with Elijah Benton’s heir.
The Crawfordsville Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hall and installed new officers led by President Florence Henss. Committees include Publicity and Radio, Rehabilitation, Americanization, and Child Welfare with members named. Also noted: a kitchen outing for the group and a local injury to Danny Cherryholmes during a country visit. Mrs. Eva Adams of Detroit visited friends here.
Advice recommends sanding and waxing handles or garden tools to prevent splinters in fingers and hands.
In Grace Hill a busy period returns with the Concrete Materials Co. of Cedar Rapids operating in the county quarry alongside Hayes quarry. The firm works day and night, plans to crush rock and haul, promising heavier traffic. Mr and Mrs Lewis Hering of Havre were dinner guests at the Do A Strohm home.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Miksch and Mr and Mrs Dale Robert son visited Helen Janecek in Iowa City hospital. Helen is improving but will stay longer. Cliff Bunnell from What Cheer visited C A Strohm. Nelson Woodford birthday gathering with 21 relatives. Women’s Relief Corps social in community building. play enjoyed. Pearl Hayes improving. Lyle Hayes and family at home. Farmers harvesting oats amid sunny weather. threshing to begin soon.
The article notes lighter beef is consumed along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. As one moves east, demand grows for heavier beef every 100 miles until reaching Boston where the heaviest beef is consumed.
List your needs and surpluses with the OCD and you will be guided to proper contacts. Call telephone 380 for assistance with exchanges and garden product needs.
Experiments at the University of Manitoba Winnipeg show white and light colored hive covers reduce interior temperatures by up to 5.6 to 8.8 degrees Fahrenheit on hot days. Readings from 17 observations at 15 minute intervals on a sunny mid July day list hues from white to gloss black, with white and flat white performing coolest.
Pasadena authorities offset power and equipment shortages by purchasing 50 sheep to mow grass and control weeds in city parks. The initial flock of 20 Karakus black and 30 white grazed three acres at the Rose Bowl before being moved to other areas.
Mixed fertilizers are scattered over fish ponds to stimulate growth of the succulent plant material on which fish can thrive grow to greater size.
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