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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1940
Page
4
A Fort Collins letter reveals a starving brother in Germany hidden by a stamp message. Farmer tales compare city and country potato planting. American life, credit, and insurance discuss social security and annuity trends. Rail espionage and a wary view of communism surface amid state car savings. Pigeon messages aid fishermen and a new strawberry variety hints emerge after years of breeding.
Workmen in Cincinnati unearthed a well preserved coconut from 30 feet underground in a sewer work project. The fruit reportedly still gurgled with fluid, dating back about 70 years according to records.
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