Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1946

Page

6

Types of fish cuts described by shape and bone presence

The article explains fillets as long boneless sides cut from the back, steaks as cross sections with the backbone visible, butterfly fillets as single sides held by the uncut belly, and sticks as small portions cut from larger fillets.

Train and Bus Schedules for Washington and Nearby Cities

A dense timetable lists multiple railroad trains and Burlington Trailways buses serving Washington and connections to Davenport, Kansas City, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Mt. Pleasant, Ft. Madison, Burlington, Sigourney, Oskaloosa, Knoxville, Indianola, and Kansas. It includes departures, arrivals, stops for sleeping and coach passengers, and depot pickup notes. Local agent signatures and stop details accompany the schedule.

Southwest Express California Washington Kansas City Cedar Rapids Iowa City MT. Pleasant Madison Macomb Quincy Ft. Madison MS .Pleasant Ly Sigourney Oskaloosa Knoxville Indianola Kansas

County Officials and School District Roles Listed in Washington

County officers including County Attorney Auditor Clerk Engineer Welfare Director and Sheriff are named alongside Recorder Coroner and Supervisors. Washington Independent School District lists Superintendent M M Sebell Junior High Principal Ethel McCreedy and school board members. Also notes Washington Lodge No 26 A M and A A regular meetings with officers.

Payne Marshall Washington Independent School District M. M. Sebell Ethel McCreedy Marion George C. P. Weldin Richard A. Stewart Henry B. Bailey B. F. Bostwick, Jr Harry Ramseyer

Cleaner care tips for vacuum use and maintenance

A cautious guide advises a housekeeper to run a vacuum cleaner in hour long stints, then rest the motor for 10 to 15 minutes. It warns against operating the appliance over pins nails hairpins paper clips or other hard objects that can unbalance the fan or damage the main casing.

Practical Barr Vegetable Storage Cellar

A concrete underground vegetable storage room can be built near the home basement wall. The cool moist soil four feet deep aids storage, while proper ventilation and moisture control prevent drying or spoilage. The Texas type provides protection from water and gases, with inlet and outlet flues and a control slide to regulate air flow. Parsnips carrots beets benefit from this setup.

Building a Vegetable Storage Cellar

The article explains cellar construction including wall straightness, excavation dimensions two feet larger than finished space, level floor, and adequate ventilation. It notes rutabagas and potatoes heat for 7 to 10 days, then slow ventilation. other vegetables need constant air flow. A concrete floor is ideal, raised timber as an alternative, and watch temperature and moisture. It also covers converting part of a home for storage and preventing heat, drafts, rats, and mice.

Vote of Thanks as Men Harrow Roads At Round Grove

Round Grove Iowa community notes praise neighborhood men for harrowing and dragging roads improving conditions. Local visits include Mrs John Maher and children from Morse Illinois. many neighbors helped with wood cutting and social visits at the Skubal and Whetstine homes.

Harrow Roads Round Grove John Skubal John Maher Morse Iowa Ralph Boyd F. J Frank Skubal Jane Tgee

Birthday Remembrance Dinner at Larry Colton Home

Family members gathered at Larry Colton’s home Sunday to celebrate his belated birthday. The event included Mr and Mrs Morie Colton marking a wedding anniversary and visits from Fred Skubal and the Skubal families, the Whetstines, and extended relatives from Morse and Maher.

Bruce Cline Hilton Coon Gladwin Terry Mathers Ames John Skubal Arnet Mathers Skubal Mathers Jean Illinois Merle Colton Judy Joe Skubhal Edgar Whetstine John Riggs Morse Mr. Maher Dean Zachs Larry Colton Morie Colton Fred Skubal Percy Skubal Vince Skubal

Celluloid Inventor John Wesley Hyatt Creates Plastics Cornerstone

An Albany printer in 1863, John Wesley Hyatt, sought a $10,000 prize from a billiard ball maker to replace ivory. His experiments yielded cellulose nitrate plastic and the trade name celluloid, establishing the foundation of the modern plastics industry.

Albany, N. Y John Wesley Hyatt

Glass bricks to enter building markets

Builders plan to increase glass use in new construction and will soon market glass bricks and partitions in various forms.

Nitrogen Fertilizers Dominate Farm Supply

Four materials now form 90 percent of nitrogen reaching farms. Ammonium sulfate 28 percent, sodium nitrate 26, ammoniating solutions 18, and various ammonium nitrate forms 18. Ammoniating solutions and ammonium nitrate use has risen with new handling techniques to prevent caking and improve flow from distributors.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Washington Directory City & County Officers Theodore B. Bailey Washington St Washington Fruit Mkt Edmund D. Morrison Edmund D. Morrison Jr Morrison Building Benteco Food Store Morrison & Morrison Attorneys S. W. Livingston Attorney Abstract Department West Main St Court House George F. Morrison J. C. Penney Co Officers Police City P. L. Jordan Carl Hancher Carl Kelly Ralph Minick A. L. Griffith Park Commissioners Marion&. Bailey Frank B. Miller J. B. Lemmon W. B. Dupuis T. W. Harwood R. F. McFarlane A. W. Yard Clarence Jacobs Harry Montgomery City Library Grace H. Stephen Ruth Lytle Jones Funeral Home East Main St Bee Line Taxi BFE Line Cc. R. J Golden State Limited Oskaloosa Branch Lewis Goodlander R. B. Haight C. M ST. P PB. K. Bk, AU West Kound Davenport Southwest Limited L. R. Carbee Burlington Trailways Hastpouna Eer Ee Chicago Winga North Side North Side Square Winga's Cafe BEE Line Transit Sherman Thone Optometrists John Owen Sia Stan Kiesey R. R. Noonan W. P. Rawn Harriet Coulter Harold Putnam W. E. Howell Lester B. Krabill W. S. Kyle Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley Chiropractors Chas. C. Brown Res Washington Lodge A. M Merle R. Green W. M S. Iowa Onchidium Sia UNO Peoce Ala New York Edward Stettinius, Jr U.S United Nations Organization Committee For Non-Violent Revolution International Dohnny Raymond Coon Highland Township Union Dale Ralph Hixson Raph Boyd Donna Gladys Pittsburgh Sorrell Auto Parts West Madison Cities Service Opposite State Theatre Washington Dairy George J. Breitenbach Harold Strum Geo. F. Clark Reynold Greiner Washington Concrete Company North 12Th Street Rock Island Blackhead Pioneer Drug Store TIN Shop Rudy Wessler George Pratt Washington Soy Mill N. 14Th ST Russell Beard John Shields & Sons McAllister H. H. McAllister & Son Mt. Union Walter Nicholson 2Nd Ave
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication