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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
4
Carl Hook of St. Louis Missouri was a business visitor in Washington today meeting with local officials and discussing trade and investment opportunities.
The text argues lack of bulk in common foods causes constipation and promotes Kellogg's All Bran as a remedy. It explains All Bran soaks up water to form a soft mass that aids bowel movement and suggests daily use with ample water. Kellogg in Battle Creek markets the cereal through grocers.
Iowa officials remain divided on capital punishment as a crime deterrent ahead of the April 19 double execution for Mario Heinz and Franz Jacobsen. Gov Kraschel and supporters say executions deter crime, while Kraschel and Garrett insist there is no proven deterrent effect amid three murders cited since the prior hangings.
The board discusses capital punishment with Felton and Stevens defending its deterrent effect. Mentions of relatives visiting and local names appear in the surrounding text as part of a broader newspaper page excerpt.
Mrs Will Prebyl of Iowa City is reported much improved in Mercy hospital with plans to return home soon. Harold Sojka assisted his uncle Joe Knotek on Monday and Tuesday by filling in for Yoro Lasek who will work for his father this year. A Farmall tractor was delivered to Frank Kallous by the McCormick Deering people earlier this week. Mrs Wess Sojka received word of a new baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Frank Gorman of Cedar Rapids on March 23. Mrs Gorman and Mrs Sojka are sisters. Mr and Mrs Robert Fountain and daughter Judith and Hielen Kos of Town City visited Edwin Kos at his home on Sunday.
Sunday afternoon visits featured the Vince Tellin home hosting Washington residents and several West Liberty visitors including Jesse Havel Lukavsky and Rotenberger families. Additional calls included Wess Sojka family at Charlie Sojka home and the Horak households hosting relatives from Iowa City and Washington with Louie Hotz Lone Tree stopping by.
Local stores announce a Kellogg offer with Wheat Krispies for one cent when customers buy two packages of corn flakes. R F Brueh of Cedar Rapids known as Dick cooperates in the plan, advertised in today’s Journal.
The cormorant in Chile and Peru feeds only on fish and is famed for a voracious appetite. It reportedly consumes daily food equal to eight times its own weight, highlighting its extreme dietary needs.
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