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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1946
Page
4
A noise incites thoughts on drought and erosion as springs dry up and cattle ranges fade. The piece links bells and marching tunes to the theme of environmental decline turning fertile areas into deserts.
A wide ranging editorial condemns speed driving and highway deaths, mocks legal jargon, and critiques postwar politics. It quotes public figures, laments fear of another war, and comments on labor strikes and government controls. The piece ends with brief comments from various Iowa newspapers.
Scientists report a vitamin in molasses can prevent hair from turning gray, while readers note possible drawbacks to hat removal. A field survey hints fuel underground could fuel a 16 year strike era. In a Senate moment Theodore Beless, former page boy, urged restraint and kept quiet after a Pacific duty stint.
A maid mixed stamped letters by postage type and corrected the envelopes. A Western church advertised a sermon with a sign asking if you know what Hell is and invited parishioners to hear the new organist. A bartender claimed to be an interior decorator.
The article notes Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar enjoyed iced wines with snow, Marco Polo sought frozen sweets in China in 1275, and a thriving 15th century Italian ice cream trade. Catherine de Medici brought her gelateria to France, highlighting early cross Mediterranean frozen dessert connections.
Wax moth larvae feed on honey bee wax and do not attack woolen materials. They live exclusively on wax produced by honey bees, with two distinct species identified in the literature.
Noticer lists community events from Wednesday to Saturday including Methodist choir supper and rehearsal, Red Horse club wiener roast near Trenton, Prairie Flower Missionary Society, private piano recitals, Masonic and Rebekah activities, various W S C S unit meetings with host addresses, and church group gatherings.
In observance of National Music Week two piano recitals will be given tomorrow at Mrs. Foster Bagge’s home. Pupils invite a few guests. girls perform a Crystal Pool themed set and a 7 45 program features boys. Recital list includes Rita Ahrens, Margaret Ahrens, Roberta Arthur, Sybil Ragee, Barbara Black, Donna Weybright, Julie Carson, Janet Crone, Bonnie Gilbert, Nellie Kos, Sibelius-Thompson, and others.
A long list of musical works and performers appears, including Beethoven Donna Peters Daniel Singing Fingers Joy Ellen Picken Long Long Ago Thompson Darlene Snyder Fairies Harp Thompson and others. The fragment mentions Morning Prayer Streabbag Banjo Player Gaynor Blake Zonnie Woodduets aided by Mrs Bagge and pieces like To the Colors Through Field and Forest Vogel Betty Wood Evening Recital Bells Are Ringing and The Caissons Go Rolling Along.
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