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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
4
A Bible Thought Thursday column from June 6 1940 reflects on wartime anxieties in New York and Iowa politics. It honors George Wallace a longtime Washington County neighbor praising his character music taste and pioneer roots while contrasting past contentment with modern thrills.
Leigh Soule recalls a country drive where a cat stood upright in the road and a civet rumor swirls. Bud Thompson reports his Fox terriers defeating a ground hog after a forty five minute battle. The piece closes with a moralist list urging steady work and prudent conduct.
Increased use of soybean oil meal in poultry rations over recent years promotes growth in chicks as a protein supplement.
Each year apple growers expend about 17.5 million dollars to combat the cooling moth, the nation’s largest single crop pest control expense. The figure highlights the pest’s impact and the industry’s ongoing battle to protect yields.
Clarence P. Mulligan offers a compact guide to conduct and character. He urges restraint in hate, calm response to loud talk, and the value of a firm handshake. He notes heroic moments come through living well, not grand deeds.
A miner describes an 85 foot downward shaft before a curious visitor comments on the hole. A State college youth claims girls excel at math, promising easier married life. A man reports his wife is mad after visiting the beauty parlor was closed.
An aging prisoner nicknamed Morag toils on a prison farm with guard O'Dowd nearby. Morag contemplates escape but the warden argues the value of reform and parole, urging him to stay as mentor and symbol while Morag wrestles with his instinct to run.
Henry Little bought a lot from Columbus Junction north of the Go Weber residence and plans to build a house this summer. Other notices include Cal Lee planning a new building on Lec on Street, Lee Hunt setting up a locker plant on Walnut Street, and various local graduations, births, and social events in Columbus Junction.
A June Wayland gathering honored Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hutt of Gordon Nebraska with a large family picnic at Allen's Park. Relatives traveled from Cedar Rapids Des Moines Brighton Yarmouth St Charles and nearby towns joining about fifty local guests for meals and visits.
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