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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1946
Page
8
A new plastic shoe toe cap reduces wear on boys' leather soles and eliminates metal clatter. The text also notes a trick to speed cooking a cas serole by using individual dishes to shorten the time.
The county announces officers including County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Stan Kieser County Clerk R Noonan County Engineer W W P Shown County Welfare Director Mrs Payne Marshall County Recorder Mrs Harriet Coulter Sheriff Harold Putnam Treasurer W E Howell Lester B Krabill County Coroner Dr W S Kyle Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley County Superintendent of Schools is Clarence Fulton and Arthur Wiley listed among officials.
Superintendent M. M. Schell and Junior High Principal lead the district staff. School Board lists President Harry Mameyer Secretary C P Weldin Richard A Stewart Henry B Bailey B F Bostwick Jr and Marion George. Washington Lodge No 26 AF and AM holds regular meetings on the last Friday of each month with Merle R Green Worshipful Master and A W Yard.
Studies show careful baking timing and prompt serving save vitamin C in potatoes. Idaho tests found that waiting 30 minutes after baking wastes 33 percent of vitamin C, one hour loses 50 percent, and four hours eliminates it entirely.
Shrimp are the most popular crustacean in the United States. Americans eat ten times as much shrimp as lobster and about fifty percent more than crab, according to a new report.
The notice lists Westbound No 3 Davenport to Kansas City at 9 48 am and Southwest Limited No 25 at 1 12 am, plus eastbound services and exceptions. It also outlines Burlington Trailways and Bee Line schedules with departures from Washington to Chicago Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt Pleasant Fort Madison Macomb Quincy and beyond, with ticketing at the local depot and Winga's Cafe.
Robert Cox recovered a diamond ring three years after losing it on his farm. While pulling carrots one evening the sparkling object appeared wedged about an inch from the carrot tip, having grown through the ring.
Navy Lt. James H. Cales Jr. returns from Asia after being shot down at Okinawa. He meets his wife Mrs. Laurie Cales-Bernstein, who remarried. she awaits a plan for the three to discuss their future. Lt. Cales hopes to stay in the Navy or seek discharge.
A practical guide for dairy barn design emphasizing wind resistance, cleanable concrete floors, proper ventilation, and ceiling interior, with dimensions and layout options. It covers foundation width, spacing from buildings, window area per cow, and the role of stalls, alleys, and equipment in efficiency. Also includes notes on consulting local suppliers and cost considerations.
The earliest Stradivarius violins bear inscriptions Antonius Stradivari us Cermonensis Alumnus Nicolai Amati Faciebat Anno with Maltese cross and A S initials in a circle. Later instruments use Fecit and Stradivarius spelling. u to v change around 1730. Many imitations exist, requiring connoisseur expertise to judge authenticity by examination.
The cod resource, possibly the continent’s largest bank, yields about a billion pounds of fish annually to fishermen in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, supporting coastal communities and trade.
In New Orleans Brother James Broderick S J known as Dearie cared for the poor at the Church of the Im maculate Conception. He gave out 135 loaves daily for nine years and left no clothes, having given away all his belongings after illness.
The department of agriculture notes American canners have perfected plating processes making metal poisoning from old-fashioned tins a danger of the past.
More than 35 species of edible clams live on the Pacific coast but only five are commercially valuable. Among these, the razor clam accounts for 65 percent of the total annual catch.
In Seattle Mrs. Fred Kuhn, unable to bear a child, found a 12 day old baby girl on her back porch in a woodbox after she asked the Post-Intelligencer for help. A note with the infant says she will provide a good home and lists formula. the baby’s birth date is September 7, 1945.
Pfc. Joseph D. Womack of East Moline saved the life of eight comrades on Luzon by slamming his foot into a grenade in a bomb crater. He lost his foot when the device exploded. He is hospitalized at McCloskey General Hospital in Temple, Texas.
The Great Lakes cover roughly 60.9 million acres on the surface. Except for Lake Erie, each lake exceeds 700 feet in depth.
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