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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1939
Page
7
Former Vice President Charles G. Dawes meets with Vice President John Nance Garner in Washington. The two discuss smokes rather than policy as Garner emerges as a potential Democratic candidate for the 1940 presidential race.
D. F. Macon, Journal subscription representative, reports on neighboring communities offerings, local deals, and subscription options.
Journal notes a bright Moonday morning with rye and Alsike clover thriving at Frank Hesseltines, and farmers like Fd Turnipseed and others reporting good rains. Corn is being plowed, Mrs. John Hough Keota R2 receives family help, and residents praise rain, gardens, and community visits.
R 1 assisted by Mr. Glane reports 100 acres of corn in good stand and near perfect ground. M. C. Dayton praises his clover and corn, W. L. Ralston's blackberries are excellent, and the lady of the house jokes about teeth and canning. Ralph Robertson builds a fine bar nearby as Marion Wells is away. Art on planting corn continues and a child mentions a puppy named Trixey.
Dublin man J L Banks home festooned by Keota Legion boys and Keota drum corps as New Haven neighbors decorate ahead of Decoration Day. Banks, shut in for a while, expresses tears and gratitude from visitors and flowers at Elm Grove Cemetery as preparations resume for Tuesday.
Experts estimate weed damage in the United States exceeds losses from insects, plant and animal diseases combined, signaling a major impact on agriculture and crop yields.
George Wilkins Kendall native of New Hampshire rose from printer to founder of the New Orleans Picayune in 1837. He covered the Mexican War providing first hand dispatches, served as major, and died on a Texas farm in 1867, hailed as poet journalist author and farmer.
Snails in Hawaii show distinct local varieties across mountain valleys, each valley housing a unique snail type shaped by microhabitats. Researchers note rapid diversification in isolated basins and limited gene flow between valleys.
The text notes that fighting fish target the opponent's fins and cites damaging a shark's gills as the fastest way to kill it.
Son of Pleasant Hill and Dennis Hesseltine of Brighton were Washington business people Both Longer and Jean Macon of Davenport came Monday evening to be with their folk and for Decoration Day services. They will return to Davenport this Tuesday evening.
The term prince of the church designates a cardinal chosen by the pope. Cardinals wear colored hats, and the College of Cardinals elects the pope. It comprises seventy six cardinal bishops fifty cardinal priests and fourteen cardinal deacons.
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