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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1946
Page
6
Durward Jones, superintendent of the Wyman schools, sold a farm in Columbus Junction to Herschel Orr on February 26, with details of the transaction reported in local notices.
County officials include County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Stan Kiesey and Sheriff Harold Putnam. Washington Independent School notes Miss Ethel McCreedy as superintendent and lists school board members. Weegee Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings with Merle R. Green as W M and A W Yard as secretary.
The record shows Herschel Orr buying 61 percent of a Grand View area farm from an unnamed seller, while Donald Noble of Wapello purchases a 70 acre tract southeast of Wapello from Kenneth Baker. Duncan and Winter handled the transactions. Orr sold an 80 acre Indian Creek farm to Fred Morgan, who lives on the Thomas E Perry farm west of Columbus Junction. Mr and Mrs Knowlton Fletcher move from a farm south of Columbus City to the Mayfield turkey farm near Haskins, and Mr and Mrs John Stomer ville, long time residents, remain in the area.
Local and long distance trains listed with departures to Kansas City Washington and California routes. Burlington Trailways and Bee Line Transit buses show connections to Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt Pleasant Fort Madison Quad cities and Kansas City with note to purchase tickets at the depot.
The column notes anniversaries for W O Jones and family, discharged servicemen James Russell Greene and Vernon Maxson, and W O DeWitt with a hospital recovery. It covers school elections in Columbus and updates on moving families, local appointments, water tests, and community gatherings including a farewell for the Galloways, a Rural Neighbors event, and Knight of Pythias activities.
The Brighton Study club held a guest day Friday afternoon at Mrs Monte Beauchamp's home. Ken sington led a program of music readings and a playette with refreshments afterward.
Forest fires damage enough timber annually to construct about 2000 mine sweepers or 215000 five room houses, illustrating the vast material cost of wildfire destruction.
Secretary of War Jefferson Davis introduces camels to the United States to aid troops and supply routes across the Southwest. Camels arrive from Smyrna to Texas but overloads injure feet, forcing some to be abandoned. Later, many roam Nevada and were sold to circuses, with wild camels spotted in Arizona as late as 1920.
Research connects flavors and odors in milk to factors that destroy vitamin C and riboflavin. Rancidity in milk aligns with destruction of vitamin A, tying aroma to nutrient degradation.
A cautionary note warns against climbing trees or fences while carrying a loaded firearm. The oblique rule emphasizes safety and legal risk in handling weapons during physical activity.
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