This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1946
Page
6
The overhead cost of keeping a cow, including maintenance, labor, barn space, interest, taxes and risk, is roughly the same regardless of milk output. A cow yielding 300 pounds of butterfat yearly requires about 25 percent more feed than one yielding 150 pounds. A high producing cow matches two low producers but at only a fourth more feed, freeing barn room and equipment for another cow.
Lemmon John W. hosts an East Side Square session titled Visual Training. The event showcases practical exercises and demonstrations aimed at improving observation and recall in a public learning setting.
County officers include County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Fred Bourgeois County Clerk R Noonan County Engineer W P Rawn Welfare Director Mrs Payne Recorder Mrs Harriet Coulter Treasurer W E Howell Sheriff Harold Putnam Supt of Schools Lester B Krabill Coroner Dr W S Kyle and Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley.
The report lists Superintendent W A Erbe principal Miss Ethel MecCreedy and school board members President Marion George secretary Don Boyer Richard A Stewart Henry B Bailey B 3 Bostwick Kr Barry Ramseyer. Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings each month with Merle R Green W M and A W Yard Secretary.
The passage notes that hearing primarily helps animals locate mates, especially in lower forms, while in higher animals it serves additional roles. It states that advanced hearing evolved later as a derived condition.
The Golden State Limited trains No. 3 and No. 4 and Imperial Limited Nos. 39 and 40 will not stop at Washington. Local trains Nos. 217 and 216 on Hastlepound run at 6:05 and 7:20 a.m. with California daily stops listed. Regular stops for California trains No. 43 and No. 44 at 2:14 a.m. remain unchanged.
Daily rail and bus timetables list departures for mixed trains and local routes, including westbound and eastbound trains, Southwest Limited times, and local Burlington Trailways buses. Notes mention ticket purchases at the bus depot and the North Side Cafe at North Side Square offering full trip tickets from the depot.
The Bee Line Transit announces schedules between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City with multiple daily departures and arrivals. It lists connections to Washington Mt. Pleasant Fort Madison Macomb Quincy and other stops, with depot address at 107 Wind. Tickets sold at the local depot.
W J Dryden explains the cattle grub and heel fly life cycle and the financial losses. He discusses control methods using rotenone dust and power spray formulations with rotenone or derris and sodium lauryl sulfate, noting available commercial preparations.
The grand champion Hereford bull, owned by Circle M Hereford Ranch of Senatobia Mississippi, is showcased illustrating a remarkable beef type. Distinctive red body with a white face and white underparts marks the breed. Originating in England and brought to the United States in 1817, Herefords are noted for hustling and efficient grass use.
A farmer examines a potential new corn hybrid amid conservation farming methods. The dialogue includes a skeptical remark about the impact of conservation practices on crop outcomes.
Missouri station recommends a cure for coc cidiosis in turkeys and chickens using 4 to 1 pound of powdered sulfaguanidine per 100 pounds of feed for two to three days. For severe outbreaks and high death losses, 1 pound to 10 pounds of mash is advised, with the smaller dose for less severe cases.
The American Fat Salvage Committee reports used cooking fat from households powers soap and other products. One pound yields about six bars of laundry soap or five bars of toilet soap, with significant recovery of toilet and laundry soap in 1945. Housewives are urged to turn in fat for four cents a pound to support famine areas and industry.
Brighton news notes visits and travels of residents including Mrs. B. V. Galbry with her daughter in Wayland and Mrs. Robert Fillmore in Iowa City. Funeral attendees from Washington joined by local families. Bee line bus resumes service with Arnold cafe as bus station. Birth announced for Burton Coffin's daughter in Muscatine. Irwins plan a month long trip to New York City Ashby and beyond visiting relatives, with multiple local gate entries and dinner visits among Brighton families.
A note explains Iowa means across the river and traces the term to Kiowa, a name used by Illinois Indians for western tribes, referring to their location across the Mississippi River.
Fine fabrics require a neutral soap for safe laundering. Neutral soaps have little alkali residue and dissolve readily in water. Flake soaps and soap beads are typically neutral. avoid water softener soaps on alkali sensitive fibers as they can weaken cotton and linen.
Engineers say a bright yellow luminous flame signals good combustion with no fuel waste. The right mix of fuel and air prevents both a sluggish smoking flame from air starvation and a blow torch flame from excess air.
The notice lists Friday community sales at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock auctions at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. It also details a string of fall sales from October 8 to October 21 including Holstein breed consignment, Purebred Poland China boars, Hampshire hogs, and Dairy Cattle at various barns in Iowa with start times and consignors.
Calendar pictures no longer used when out of date can be cut into puzzle pieces for children. Make large pieces for very small kids and they enjoy assembling the images.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.