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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1950

Page

4

Lanier Fires Cardinals Tie Lead With Six Run Win

Max Lanier returned from the Mexican league and helped the St. Louis Cardinals regain a first place tie with Brooklyn by defeating the Phillies 6 to 2. Lanier allowed eight hits, drove in runs with a bases loaded triple, and earned victory on the mound.

New York St. Louis Cardinals Old Mountain Music Max Lanier Brooklyn Phillies Johnny Schmitz Dodgers Cubs Chicago Hank Edwards Roy Smalley Phil Cavaretta Cavaretta Smalley Edwards Giants Pirates Pittsburgh Whitey Lockman Reds Braves Ken Ratfensberger Boston Herman Wehmeier Yanks Tigers Ed Lopat Yankees Art Houtteman Athletics Browns Philadelphia St. Louis Dick Kokos Don Lenhardt Lrow

Girls' Teams Will Play Here Tonight

League play in the Washington girls softball league starts tonight at Greenfield with a doubleheader for local fans. The Merchantettes meet the Tom Cats at 7:30 p.m. and the Yellow Sox face the Drive Inns in the second game.

Washington Gtrls Greenfield Merchantettes Tom Cats Yellow Sox Drive Inns

Oldest Graduate Earns Phi Beta Kappa Honor at Kenyon

GAMBIER Ohio U P Kenyon College claims the oldest undergraduate elected to Phi Beta Kappa The Beta Chapter of Ohio named William R Hay 89 to membership Hay a senior did not attend college until after starting work during the depression He is an honor student in economics and plans to work after June graduation

Ohio William R. Hay Hay

Dairy Genetics Sires Noted Herd Bulls

A. L. Duensing of Washington used famed sire Dairy Genetics and Sir Bess Ormsby Dean, a former Maytag dairy herd bull, for his dairy herd breeding.

Dairy Genetics Sir Bess Ormsby Dean Maytag A. L. Duensing of Washington Dairy Genetics, Inc Des Moines

Hay preservatives of little value on farms

Iowa State College extension agronomist Dale Hull reports hay preservatives offer little benefit. Tests from New York after 1945 show sodium bicarbonate as the main active ingredient, sometimes mixed with drying agents, failing to prevent mustiness, color loss, or spontaneous combustion in poorly cured hay.

Dale Hull Iowa State College Hull New York State

Bass Discernment Experiments by Fish Biologists

Fish biologists report bass can distinguish color pairs in controlled tests. The study shows bass differentiate greer from red and yellow from blue, suggesting nuanced color perception in bass species.

Loss of alfalfa value in hay and silage

Extension agronomist Ralph Krenzin of Iowa State College notes that 10 to 80 percent of alfalfa’s feed value is lost when made into hay in good weather, potentially up to 50 percent under cloudy or rainy conditions. In contrast, silage preserves about 90 percent of the crop’s food value.

Ralph Krenzin Extension Agronomist Iowa State College

Washington Evening Journal masthead and legacy details

Washington Evening Journal exlibris credits list ownership staff and affiliations as a local Iowa publication. It notes publishers editors and managers, daily publication pattern with holiday exceptions, and labeling as second class matter under a March 3 1879 act. It also lists press associations and subscription payment terms and regions.

Washington Evening Journal Washington, Iowa Elder, Shannon & Co R. J. Shannon Lave R. Elder Bruce C. Cowden Ore Morris J. Shannon Max Marble Awateved Washington Iowa United Press Inland Daily Press Iowa Daily Press Iowa Press Ass'n Audit Bureau of Circulations

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