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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1941
Page
5
Private Hank Greenberg, once with the Detroit Tigers, has swapped his baseball uniform for khaki. He reports to Camp Custer in Battle Creek, Michigan, and has begun a yearlong Army training period.
Mrs Milton H Coffin notes ee residents attend a Greek benefit dinner hosted by Jimmy Roules of Fairfield. Sam and Mr Roules prepared lamb and barbecue, praised as delicious. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Gerald Sangen of Burlington with Mrs Carlos Watnm family. Parcell relatives hosted a family dinner. Beverly Coffin ill with measles. Pleasant Plain seniors went to Irvport for a class picnic with Herman Gowey and Faye immons among the group.
Ainsworth plans its eleventh annual Alumni Association banquet at the Methodist church on Friday evening May 16. Committees cover program, decorations, nominating, initiation and invitation with named chairs and members. Also announced are commencement exercises for the Class of 1941 at the high school auditorium on May 15 with Rev Keagy as speaker and a full program of processions, addresses, and diplomas.
The average speed of freight trains between terminals reached a record high in 1938, showing a 61 percent increase over 1920 levels and signaling a major efficiency gain in rail transport.
Dr Ales Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian Institution asserts that heads of people engaged in intense mental effort increase in size faster than others. The claim links mental activity with measurable cranial changes, presenting a provocative view from a leading anthropologist.
A mineral wool insulation method uses a stream of molten rock slag or silica driven by high pressure steam or air to form silk like curly fireproof fibers.
Julius Caesar conceived the idea of the one way street as an aid to traffic in ancient Rome, offering early urban planning insight. The note highlights how historical figures influenced city design and mobility.
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