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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1952
Page
6
Farmers in the midwest repurpose abandoned windmill towers as TV antennas boosting reception. Motors at towers’ bases rotate elements to align with channels, sometimes via ropes from homes. Silo tops also serve as antenna mounts, while scrap value slows removal of old structures as new stations expand nationwide.
A simple five step method protects silo walls from strong acids and silage juices. Use boiled linseed oil, thin the first coat with turpentine, then apply a second coat unthinned, and add a third coat where absorption leaves a flat surface. allow weeks to dry before filling. One gallon covers about 200 square feet with two coats.
Grace forgets to mend socks, sew buttons, and keep appointments. Jack complains about dentist bills from forgotten commitments. Grace vows to change but reverts to old habits, leaving Jack frustrated and pressured to reform her forgetfulness.
Mr Easter and Mr Kaster observed forty roadside markers along 28 miles of road 2 from the county line to the west. The red XN THINK signs warn drivers where fatal crashes occurred, urging caution on routes between Ainsworth Washington Rex Smith corner Temple corner and junction with highway 218.
Betty A. Lowe of Washington and Gerald Duane Vandenburg wed June 15 at the Vandenburg home near Corvedon in a single ring ceremony officiated by Rev. H Blunt. Both will reside in Washington with attendants Delbert Vandenburg and Mrs. George Nash.
Riverside reports its school band rehearsing after noon and evening under Ernest Hagan of Iowa City at the Public School. The group plans a July concert on the band stand in downtown Riverside and lists many instrument players and baton twirlers. Also notes Blanche Breedon’s heart attack recovery in Des Moines and local RNA meeting, Senior Ladies Needle Club, and Sperry Easter business trip to West Liberty ending at the Iowa Memorial plant monument site.
When building fires for fall picnics remember that oak elm white ash and hickory give long lasting coals. Be sure your fire is completely out before you leave it.
Since the days of Spanish explorers the Gulf Stream shaped routes north from the Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of following or avoiding the current still saves hours or days in a ship's voyage.
MIT professor says Dr. Yoshio Shita, a Japanese nuclear physicist educated in the United States, has developed a method to produce wool and other textiles from whale blubber by compressing it before extracting oil. The process could lower textile costs for Japan and shift whaling economics, though recognition by Japan’s government remains a hurdle.
Happy Birthday Linda Rae Martin daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Martin is S today and Joy Ann Mills daughter ...
John Wayne known as Duke rose from a college property man and swing gang in 1929 to top Hollywood star. He acted with Ann Dvorak in Flame of Barbary Coast, a Republic re release at Fox Theater for three days. Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison in Winterset Iowa on May 26 1907.
Mr and Mrs Albert Mills celebrate their seven year old son with family notes. Mr and Mrs Roy Arthur mark a wedding anniversary today. Other birthday honorees include Charles Sehulty Homer Brianine Mrs Ray Teel and Richard Scott in a brief community notice.
A child from California completed elementary schooling and later enrolled at the University of Southern California, marking a path from local schooling to higher education.
Ivan B Coffman son of Mr and Mrs Ted Coffman has enlisted in the Air Force and is assigned to San Antonio Texas He invites friends to write to him at A B Ivan B Coffman Sqd 3752 Flight 803 Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas
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