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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
4
A diary style piece from a Washington County Hospital patient reflects on service staff dedication and hospital routines. The author blends humor about bed breakfasts and robins on the lawn with observations on hospital operations and the need for caring, skilled personnel.
A Wales citizen wins a divorce on grounds tied to his 224 pound wife who allegedly sat on him. The item also notes editor complaints about overuse of the word lousy and ponders Thesaurus alternatives. It ends with a traffic safety reminder for pedestrians.
Jack Wood describes Alaska oil exploration under Naval Petroleum Reserve No 4. Teams from Arctic Contractors and partners Hoover Curtice Ruby, with Eski workers, use weasels and planes to survey, drill, and transport gear across a vast Arctic region near Fairbanks and Point Barrow. Weather ranges from 60 summers to 58 below in winter as camps and huts line drilling sites.
Ellis Leichtys has about 2500 young turkeys received Friday. Mrs J J Rich and Mrs Raymond Rich with children were Friday supper guests at George Unkrich’s, while men attended the Swedesburg fox hunt oyster supper. Elmer Roth family were Sunday dinner guests at Mahlon Wyse.
The report notes ice thickness of about five inches in February and March, limiting heavy loads. Congress renewed oil exploration funding through June 30, 1950, with navy operations in the Arctic while private firms await access. A pipeline survey to Pacific warm-water ports is planned depending on discovery and supply. A Washington man plans to return to the field soon.
Pilottburg reports Walter and family from Dennison staying with Fred Mouser after Anna Rogers suffers a broken hip in Mercy hospital Iowa City. Local visitors include Stanley Mouser Fred Mouser Marion Stansky and Frank Stransky. Also notes Carl Bauer from Loveland visiting relatives and Mrs Esther Hamilton improving. Farmers prep seed oats and stock amid muddy barns.
Sunday evening at the Galen Widmer home. The Ray Roth and Marlin Wyse families shared an oyster supper at the Galen Widmer home Thursday. Sunday dinner guests at the Dale Garrett home in Washington included Mr and Mrs Elmer Graber and daughters and Rev Leander Fast. Arnold Rinner attended a pure bred hog sale in Illinois last Wednesday. Ora Orpha and Mabel Graber and Mrs Marvin Widmer attended an all day quilting bee at Mrs Sam Nebel home Wednesday. Sunday dinner guests at the Frank Nebel home included Mr and Mrs Noah Widmer and Norma. Monday supper guests at the Elmer Roth home included Mr and Mrs Marvin Widmer and Diane and Mr and Mrs Galen Widmer and others. Earl Bachman and children were Sunday dinner guests at the Mrs Lulu Davis home in Wayland.
The Osage basin covers about 15,300 square miles with roughly two thirds in Missouri. The river runs 515 miles from its rise in east central Kansas to its mouth on the Big Muddy, about 305 miles within Missouri, underscoring its regional importance.
Minnesota experiment station horticulturists report that using a chemical treatment to prevent sprouting during storage slows field sprouting of seed potato pieces but can be reversed by a sprout stimulating treatment with ethylene chlorhydrin just before planting.
Washington's 468th Medium Maintenance Ordnance Company led by Capt William H Perdock recruits and trains as part of the active reserve corps. Twenty enlisted, need twenty more to full strength. Meetings every first and third Monday at the Washington armory with drill, weapons, and a planned rifle marksmanship program starting in April. Ex service members urged to attend. Officers include Capt Robert Hansen Capt Howard Waddell Lt G W Rosenkild Lt Truman Hysell Lt Roy Fields and Lt Edsall Brown.
The text ponders the dinosaur egg size comparing it to a standard football, suggesting a giant egg as a point of curiosity.
Brick tea, made from inferior tea leaves mixed with sheep blood and pressed into cubes, circulated as money in Central Asia and Mongolia for use as currency in Russia during early days.
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