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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1941
Page
5
Des Moines report notes a period of closed doors at a key Iowa public service office. The item references Washington League No. 20 and a Masonic meeting schedule with officers Lee Holland and A. W. Yard noted for felary.
A dense timetable enumerates westbound and eastbound trains from No. 8 to No. 26, local and limited services, and a Burlington Trailways bus network from Washington with routes to Omaha Chicago and beyond. It lists depots, agent names, and purchase points.
The July 1 retirement of Bernard Manley, long time Iowa liquor control commissioner and Mason City native now in Clear Lake, ends seven years of service. He leaves a post he held for public good, amid idle duties as a lame duck.
In Wayland on June 27 Gary Meyer wakes up feeling off and seeks a wheelbarrow. He plans to hitchhike to Uncle Bill for a wheel and broom handles. Grandparents notify Gary’s Kent Ohio family as he walks toward Bo with cousin Jimmy’s wheels in mind. Grandpa Meyers finally retrieves the needed wheel and handles.
Broom handles cause two finger lacerations at Nic Roth’s hay setup. Mrs. E. Boshart and family visit in Washington with LaCrosse relatives to see Mr. Thompson recovering from a Chicago-area car crash. Short hay crop dominates farm reports with clover thin and soy beans baled in fields. Martha Suter from Pandora visits Otto and Selma Sommer. Eicher family visits in Moline. Shively kin visit. Schantz, Peterson, and other local names on weeklong visits. Alvin Roth funeral brings many relatives from several states. Green and Barr families host and hostesses noted with local schooling and Eucharistic Congress mention.
J A Kauffman reports the sale of the Barr property to Supt J C Ellis. Oral Conrads live in the property at present.
Report notes that Goucher College students claim a coed can manage clothing for 135 dollars yearly while parental spending over 140 dollars to maintain decorum is deemed wasteful. The remarks reflect campus attitudes toward budgets and social expectations.
Brazilian coffee beans now serve as the raw material for cafetile, a plastic. The innovation blends agricultural products with polymer chemistry, signaling a move toward bio based materials.
Instructions advise washing the old enamel surface thoroughly before applying one flat undercoat in the same color as the enamel. This ensures a more satisfactory finish when the enamel coat is applied.
University of California medical experts warn diphtheria immunity from inoculation is not always permanent. They advise examining children immunized at a very young age when they enter school to ensure protection remains.
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