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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1940
Page
3
ENNIE clings to a sobered hope as Jennie, a hunted maid in Birch Clump, faces jail over a missing compact. Mrs. Jerome’s generosity clashes with Mrs. Huard and the village chief as Curly arrives with a way out and the town clerk offers a new start.
Annual losses to crops and food products in the country due to insects and plant diseases are put at 3.5 billion dollars. The assessment highlights economic impact and the need for agricultural pest control measures.
Washington reports cash income of farmers for January and February 1940 at 1.378 billion, up 218 million from a year earlier. Most of the rise comes from government benefit payments. marketings total 1.154 billion, with crop sales led by wheat and corn, and subsidies rising due to earlier payments.
WEYMOUTH MASS. Albert R Strout began carving a detailed model of Boston's Trinity church thirty years ago. His eight year old grandson Herbert Rideout completes the work now. The pair used twelve woods including white holly to match stone. The model spans five feet and the spire rises three feet.
Capt. David Brenton Harbor master of Port aux Basques Newfoundland rode a voyage 4500 miles instead of 2. He piloted a steamer out to sea and heavy seas forced him to stay aboard and continue to Florida for a paid vacation and a Florida tan.
In Auburn Alabama Polytechnic Institute the infant Grady Leon Young is cared for by eight home economics seniors as part of practical training. The baby’s parents, also students at the college, lent him to the management house at the request of Mrs. Marion Spindle dean of home economics to gain hands on infant care experience.
Between 85 and 90 percent of all tin plate produced in the United States is used in making tin containers, highlighting the metal’s primary industry role.
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