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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1949
Page
6
Dayton Grove May 18 Mr and Mrs Ted Anderson were Sunday visitors in the parental Will Anderson home.
Neighborhood attendance marked the baccalaureate at the Methodist church in West Chester Sunday evening. Virginia Argo is the only Dayton Grove graduate and hosted senior class members at her home. Jeri Anderson was chosen for Camp Eastman Illinois with other classmates.
A Yaun era family from Wisconsin, the Carstensens and relatives visited in Young America en route to Chariton where Dale Carstensen will manage a Montgomery Ward store. The piece also notes music pupils recital, local visits, and multiple family gatherings with neighbors and friends across Wellman and surrounding towns.
Private Boskowitzch hesitates to fire as Sergeant O Hara orders a strategic withdrawal. A German advance prompts the sergeant to retreat while Bosko clings to his gun. The two clash over spelling and duty until a war correspondent later notes their actions.
A study shows husbands who eat nourishing breakfasts perform better at work. Children with healthy breakfasts achieve higher grades and miss fewer days due to illness.
Field notes report Esteron 44 and amine liquid salts control wild garlic and wild onion in southern lawns, pastures, and seed fields. Trials show three to four pounds of 2 4 D per acre effective, water amount less critical. Esteron 44 may outperform amines in pasture but volatility risk favors amine salts near flowers or shrubs.
A 30 acre field with poor previous yields produced a good wheat crop after moisture conservation efforts. Sweet clover seeded in spring 1946 provided green manure, and contour farming plus terracing reduced erosion. Plowed gullies were closed, grass waterways added, and more terraces planned.
The New Holland Machine company unveiled a combined hay chopper and ensilage cutter operable by one man. It feeds cuts to desired length and blows crops to mow or silo in one operation. It handles 3/18 to 1 4 inch lengths and can process up to 20 tons of silage per hour.
The piece notes how daily baths became common in the United States, contrasting modern practice with pre Civil War norms. It highlights that even the White House received its first bathtub during Lincoln’s presidency and that the first all iron tub was installed in New York City in 1870.
The Siamese government maintains a half elected and half appointed assembly, with no opposition seats allowed. Voter turnout last year was under one third of the population.
A sequence of weekly livestock sale notices across Iowa towns including Columbus Junction Kalona Ollie Keota and Keota Junction. Also listed are a May 21 household goods closing sale and a May 23 auction for the Keota Junction Sales business with executors named.
Clean pre rinsing of milk and cream cans with pure water before use reduces bacterial counts and prevents sediment contamination. Hooded covers over can lids help keep sediment out of the milk or cream.
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