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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1944
Page
6
J W Chandler County Extension Director and Ruth I Foster County Home Economist share publicity guidance for farm bureau activities. They discuss outreach ideas, event promotion, and community engagement to boost agricultural programs and local participation.
County Extension Director J W Chandler announced that the second brood of cooling moth worms has begun entering apples in the extreme southeast of Washington. A spray of 134 pounds lead arsenate per 50 gallons of water plus 1 1/2 pounds hydrated lime is recommended, with 2 quarts of lime sulphur or 2 pounds of nitrogen to aid control. Watch for two weeks and apply a second cover spray if worms persist. 4 H Cedar Chips club held a tour to inspect projects led by Wade Gardner with members including John Knotek and others.
Instructions on moth and beetle control for closets using sprays and paradichlorobenzene crystals, plus storage tips for summer clothing. Also reports on club meetings, safety week activities, and wartime turkey, poultry and meat outlook with shifts in civilian supply and government orders.
Sahara stars Humphrey Bogart as a two fisted tank commander in the Libyan desert with crew mate Bruce Bennett and Dan Duryea. The epic tale follows their survival against scorching sands and dwindling water while awaiting rescue and water.
Farmers should prune July or August to maximize solid, straight posts from black locust groves. Tomato leaf spot threatens yields. remove infected leaves and burn, or treat with Bordeaux mixture. Ruth and Mary Duvall share last year’s food preservation record, listing canning totals for cherries, blackberries, peas, beans, beets, spinach, peaches, jam, and apricots. It remains timely to plant leafy vegetables such as Chinese cabbage and endive this summer.
American engineers favor a two syllable rendering for turbine and prefer a stressed third syllable in helicopter. The guidance notes suggest following professional usage in pronunciation choices.
Washable papers can be cleaned by wiping with a cloth wrung from lukewarm soft water and dried with a clean cloth. Use sparing water to prevent absorption. Good quality papers may be cleaned with soap jelly and a sponge or cloth using light even strokes and a rinse with a sponge in clear warm water.
In March 1776 Congress appointed Silas Deane of Groton Connecticut as a commercial and political agent to France. He was a member of the first Congress and later received Lafayette’s early offer of service to France.
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