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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1947
Page
4
The Washington Evening Journal discusses keeping credit, health, and reputation, urges a single community chest for fundraising, and recalls Hearst's newspaper week in October. It cautions about broad government control as echoed in a Council Bluffs note.
Rev Ewart Edmond Turner of New Hartford New York urged 500 world Methodist leaders at Springfield Massachusetts to adopt German families and send vital foodstuffs. The list of prospective recipients came from Rev Mariun Niemeller, a German minister imprisoned by the Nazis. Turner led Niemeller through the Russian zone and on his U S speaking tour.
A humorous column recalls near-mits of a fast car by a couple heading to an important rendezvous near a hospital. It notes a barber shop scene with a woman and three sons, describes upcoming duck hunting season starting Oct 21 with bag limits, and reflects on local habits from paint to meat processing. The piece pokes fun at all ages and daily routines.
Paul C. Hutton testifies before the House Un American Activities sub committee on Hanns Eisler. Hutton, 2nd secretary in Guatemala City, says Eisler denied being a Communist while he issued visas in Mexico City. Subcommittee recommends prosecution for perjury and fraudulently obtaining entry into the United States.
The national mediation board may step into the AFL ALPA strike against American Overseas Airlines as 173 pilots halt work for grievances. The company calls the walkout illegal while warning furloughs and layoffs for over two thousand employees may follow if the strike continues. Flights to Europe are cancelled and the ALPA claims the carrier tries to bypass railway labor rules.
The article notes that paper can be produced from cornstalks and straw with five tons of cornstalks yielding one ton of bleached fine fiber pulp and 1.4 tons of short fiber pulp for paperboard. The process is inexpensive and promising, though production issues remain, notably securing a steady, sufficient cornstalk supply.
Abel Buell of Killingly Connecticut built the first gem cutting machine for polishing and grinding precious stones in 1766. He also created and engraved the first map of the colonies published in 1784.
Officials at the dairy cattle congress predicted an all-time attendance mark as crowds filled the grounds for a second straight day at the week long show in Waterloo Iowa. The Minnesota Guernsey association won the state herd award in breed judging. Howie Lang and sons of Brooklyn won the junior get of fire and the junior champion female in the Ayrshire breeder class. Marilyn Hutchcroft of Mediapolis won the junior horsemanship contest in the Midwest Saddle Show. A five gaited saddle horse shown by L E Berry of St Paul won the under four age group.
Hot water from Mammoth Hot Springs forms white mineral terraces and basins high in the air, engulfing large trees. Algae on basin margins color the mineral deposits red pink and bluish gray as other springs add eerie features to the landscape.
A new pasteurization method uses radio waves to heat milk to 200 degrees for a tenth of a second, killing virtually all bacteria. Traditional pasteurization held milk at 140 degrees for 30 minutes, eliminating most bacteria but not all that spoil milk.
In colonial times agents of the British crown marked trees near the coast with a broad arrow to indicate mast wood for the royal navy. Trees meeting height and 24 inch base diameter required royal approval, with a 100 pound penalty for diverting them to other uses.
Self lubricating bearings for machinery are made by molding and pressing tin and copper powders with lead and graphite, then soaking in oil.
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