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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1932

Page

5

Atom Split Opens a New World Seen by Great Scientists

London May 2 In a Cambridge lab Lord Ernest Rutherford announced that the atom has been split by Drs J D Crockroft and K T S Walton under his direction. The process, perfected in two weeks after three years of work, would revolutionize physics and energy, with no immediate commercial value but vast scientific potential.

London Lord Ernest Rutherford Cambridge University Laboratory Lord Rutherford Drs. J. D. Crockroft Kk. T. S. Walton Cavendish Laboratory

State of Iowa Prepares for War Against Grasshoppers

Iowa moves to curb a grasshopper plague with a coordinated campaign led by Secretary Thornburg and Dr. Drake. An appropriation of 1.45 million dollars is sought for poison bran mash, with county agents and the Farm Federation aiding farmers and promoting cooperative action across western counties and surrounding states.

Hearst Congress Department of Agriculture Iowa College Ames Bliss R. M. Hughes Iowa State College Carl J. Drake International News Service Minnesota South Dakota Towa College and Extension Service Thornburg Hughes R. K. Bliss Mr. Thornburg Dr. Bliss H. Richardson Louise ¥. Haas Richardson Miss Haas State of Mark G. Thornburg J. C. Drake Washington Harrison Monona Iowa Farm Federation Charles E. Hearst Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Mr. Hearst

Homestead Farm tale of retirement and city couple

A barber shop scene shows a retired farmer who built a fruitful Homestead Farm life then dreams of quietude in town. A wealthy city couple seeks a country cottage. they buy a Packard driven home with a For Sale sign but a sudden event disrupts their plans as sport pages spark tension.

Ereets Miles Packard

News Paper Sport Pages Too Much For Milking Cows

Des Moines May 2 Miss Edna Chester suffered critical burns when a kerosene can exploded while she tried to brighten a kitchen fire. News of Frank Neydley’s decline and village anecdotes blend with weather mood and a prophecy of rising prosperity as spring trots through Iowa farms.

Frank Neydley Des Moines Fdna Chester

Judge sentences thief to five years in state pen

Fort Dodge reports Judge Sherwood A. Clock sentenced James Massington, 31, an African American, to five years imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a clothing store theft.

Fort Dodge INS Sherwood A. Clock James Massington State Penitentiary

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