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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1942
Page
6
Sofia Kulesar, crowned beauty queen in Budapest for the tenth time, faces a one year prison term after detectives expose her fiftieth robbery related conviction. The arrest followed her latest crown reception and confirms a long history of similar offenses.
Ohio State Extension summarizes four year rotation tests at Meigs county showing hay abundance drives grain yields. Fertilizer analyses 2-12-6 with manure boosted corn by 36.5 bushels, wheat by 15.9, and hay by 2 863 and 2 060 pounds per acre, outperforming phosphate only and other blends. Manure plus fertilizer also proved valuable.
In a Sandringham era exchange, Poirot chats with Mrs. Bishop about Miss Elinor Gerrard and the late Mrs. Welman. They discuss love, money, and hints of poisoning while debating who bears blame and how death reshapes loyalties. The scene hints at complex motives and class tensions surrounding a potential inheritance.
Research shows 50 pounds each of fish meal and alfalfa leaf meal can replace 100 pounds of dried skim milk in chick rations up to six weeks old without harming the birds. With dried skim milk hard to obtain, these substitutions aid poultrymen aiming for higher egg output. The dry mash formula originally includes 5 percent alfalfa leaf meal and remains palatable with the increased share.
A Holstein cow owned by Pennsylvania State College yielded 22 941 pounds of milk and 716 5 pounds of butterfat in a year. The record cow, Penstate Yeeman Hilda, supplied enough milk for a person from birth to age 30.
Magnesium from the sea is now used by farmers to replace magnesium fertilizers formerly imported from Germany.
A midsummer social at the William Robertson home near Wy man honored Mrs. Glenn Quigley, bride of July 9. Relatives and friends joined a relaxed gathering passing themed papers for interpretation and sharing human interest ideas, followed by humorous readings and recipe cards.
Local families hosted a dinner in Winfield at Mrs Laura Myers home. Red Cross sewing sessions meet at the school with next gathering set for August 6. Community club picnic moved from August 12 to August 19 at six o clock. Hugh Herron resigns as Wyman school janitor after fourteen years, moving to Moline. Live Wire 4-4 club plans activities.
Community updates mention Bob Robertson sustaining slight injuries while cranking a gasoline engine in Winfield, required two teeth extraction afterward. Mrs. Maud McGuire and son Max shared dinner with Mrs. Rose Duncan in Columbus Junction. Keota social news notes Mr. and Mrs. Haydn Davis and Bette Ann at Mrs. Wayne Lyle’s. Barbara Jones and Margaret Jean Roberts participated in the all state music festival at the State University of Iowa with Margaret Williams-Quigley also tied to Cotter social events. Mrs. Ervin Williams of Moline and Mrs. Lee Arthur of Davenport visited Cotter and Columbus City relatives during a Margaret Williams-Quigley shower at the Robertson home.
Regular meetings of Washington Lodge No 20 F and A M held first Friday each month with W M Richard A Stewart and secretary A Yard named. Train schedules list multiple California Limited routes, local stops, and branch services at OsKaloosa and Goodlander agents, with west and east bound trains and daily except Sunday service. Bus routes from Washington to Omaha and Chicago appear among daily services with departure times.
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