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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1950
Page
4
Iowa State College tests soils at 4000 samples monthly using new automated equipment and dedicated departments. Samples are coded, crushed, dried ten days, and analyzed for lime, phosphorus, and potassium with multi jet chemical delivery. Results are mailed to farmers, with plans for further expansion to meet growing demand.
The Y's Men club presented Meet the Duchess on the high school stage as a crowd pleasing home talent production. Jim Easter Clinton Stewart and Tom Gray led a strong cast with capable directing by Dave Elder as the audience filled despite a March blizzard.
A. L. Duensing announces the Washington County Cooperative Breeders association annual meeting at the Washington YMCA on Monday March 6 at 2 oclock. Two new directors will be elected and Herman Hayes president of Daily Genetics will speak in the afternoon.
Local notes from Columbus Junction mention Mr and Mrs Claude Ross of the Rossbry Goods store traveling in a one horse sleigh this week with bells on the harness.light garlands and festive mood accompany the ride through town.
A West Control clinic at Keota on March 4 aims to address heavy losses from corn borers and weeds. Estimates place borers' toll in Iowa at over 150 million dollars with 15 bushels per acre yield reductions in the county. weeds cut state income by 50 million and reduce yields by 10 to 15 percent. The tri county clinic will feature Ames speakers and demonstrations with farmers from Keokuk Washington and Louisa counties urged to attend.
The Washington County Swine Producers association directors will gather Wednesday evening in the county extension office to map a five year program. Board members include William Day Ainsworth Way Rowe Wellman Richard Stephens Crawfordsville Bob Buck Joe Jones Wellman Wayne Norman and Bill Welker Keota. The group may plan to assist extension director Thomas Robb with an educational program and consider a swine field day feeding tests and promotion of Master Swine producers.
A brief note describes William Tell as a Swiss figure from a legendary era. It references his role as a sharpshooter and the tale of defiance against tyranny, framed as a historic myth from medieval times.
Iowa Attorney General Robert L. Larson pushes for a definite stand on gambling enforcement in the next legislative session. A bill to tighten gambling laws died last year in committee amid lack of support. Larson vows to force action and back stronger regulations or moderation of existing ones. Lawmakers allied with Bass include Fairchild, Anderson, Stevens, and Strawnigan, all farmers except Strawnigan the attorney.
Jim Wallace manager of the Iowa State College Foundation farms will speak to the Rural Young Married group of the county Monday evening March 6 on the human side of farming with slides. The item notes marketing turkey halves as a new idea and hints at cooking times.
The Scattergood class of the Methodist Sunday school contributed a large outside bulletin board for the church to display announcements and will light it at night. The American Legion auxiliary plans a bake sale March 4 at Don Colton electric store. C.H. Nau and Son sold two Aberdeen Angus cows and a bull to Pretz and related buyers in Columbus Junction and Morning Sun. Frank and Mrs. Gipple sold their farm sale property and moved to Sutter California, near Sacramento.
The Iowa Illinois Telephone Co. raises local rates by 25 cents monthly due to a wage tax increase boosting basic pay from 40 cents to 1 dollar per hour. The change took effect January 25.
Monday was a busy day as the Chorpenings moved to a farm near Haskins and the Leonard Pacha family planned to move into the vacated Chorpening farm. The Milo Patterson family also moved toward Lexington vicinity amid social visits and hospital news in the community.
Westinghouse home economists baked 50 000 cakes to study oven heat distribution for a new electric range and also froze and stored 25 000 pounds of food in home refrigerators and freezers for research.
The article warns against using gasoline as a solvent due to its extreme flammability. It suggests safer petroleum products with lower fire risk and advises outdoor use for large cleaning jobs, keeping vapors away from ignition sources, and thorough drying before indoors. After cleaning, wash hands and apply lanolin cream.
Riverside story notes Harold Watson and wife visiting parental Joe Birka in Riverside, with Watson delivering house trailers from Cliffton Michigan on return from Florida. Local moves include Moudy farm shift, Cole property swap, and Sexton family relocation near Iowa City. Community events mention MYF gathering and a March 10 play School Daze at Riverside Methodist church.
A historical classifieds column lists recurring weekly livestock sales at Kalona, Midway, and Ollie sale barns plus Friday general sales at Whittaker. It also notes March closing-out sales and bred gilt auctions by Lloyd Arnold, Arthur Bailey & Sons, Knotek Bros., and Harold C. Timm across West Liberty Riverside Muscatine areas.
March brings a move as the Moody family and the Gene Cole family pack up on Riverside. The scene shows canvas flapping, a dog and five pups rescued, and children kept clear of loading furniture while Jimmy recovers from the measles.
Brahman cattle imported from India may compete with established beef breeds in the Midwest. A Nebraska farmer predicts Brahmans will gain popularity in years ahead as corn belt farmers from Nebraska to Ohio experiment with Brahman and crossbred cattle. Researchers seek answers on weight at weaning dress out gains and durability in feedlots and pastures.
Duluth Minnesota farmer Leon Massey raises 390 to 400 bushels of potatoes per acre, far above the county average of 120. He achieves this by rotating one year's growth of red clover every fourth year as a green manure crop in his rotation.
Before reaching Pittsburgh the Monongahela River is used nineteen times for cooling by steel mills and other facilities along its banks.
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