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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1946
Page
4
Reichbarter spreads along German autobahns as farm families barter for goods with allied items. AP notes roadside sellers hawk chocolate soap cigarettes and wear ing apparel while war widenness creates new social mêlée including prostitutes along the routes.
Pittsburgh a lawyer Charles A Locke announced he would distribute nearly three quarters of his 3000000 fortune. He said money in the bank did not bring happiness and planned gifts to the Young Men's Christian Association, the Pittsburgh Protestant Episcopal Diocese, and the University of Pittsburgh.
Hercules Powder company announced planned air to ground telephone service for a large transport plane. The two way system, approved by the FCC, will be installed as equipment is built and is described as the first of its kind in the country. The service mirrors ship to shore radio connections and uses a ground frequency set by a crystal.
War Department says troops in Colorado will test two new Army rations during mountain training. The E ration provides six cans with two meats two biscuits one bread and one fruit plus heat tabs. The 10 inch ration offers five menus and substitutes a hot meal for the old Kratior nonfeeding.
Japanese women broke a 1300 year prohibition and reached the summit of Old Omine with three police escort to calm angry Buddhist priests. They stayed briefly as monks and priests reacted with fury but did not physically obstruct the ascent.
Johnnie Light age 66 and Minnie Light age 58 completed a 3000 mile six month journey in a covered wagon from Corpus Christi Texas guided by a pair of worn mules. They endured dusty roads and frugal living, packing only fourteen pairs of shirts.
In the 1860s a soap company began using street cars as an advertising medium marking an early instance of transit ads and commercial promotion.
H. H. Kauffman of Pennsylvania State College notes confinement can be profitable for turkeys, especially for small flocks, late-hatched birds, land limitations, or predator concerns. He warns labor and equipment costs may be lower on range, and in hilly areas birds should move to valleys before storms.
Harry B. Weiss of the New Jersey Bureau of Plant Industry warns that the Japanese long-horned weevil, first found in 1916, threatens many plants in the United States. The pest feeds on over 100 hosts including trees and shrubs, and 25 percent Cryolite dust proved effective in Connecticut.
D S Brown of the University of Illinois advises a fall fertilizer for bearing apple trees in late September to November. For vigorous trees use sulfuric ammonia or equivalent nitrogen at 0.25 to 0.5 pounds per year of tree age, with a second application by bloom time in spring.
When calves are placed in the barn for feeding, complete partitions should be erected so each calf gets its proper amount of food. Proper growth is hindered when calves of different ages and sizes compete for their daily ration.
The note explains DDT does not kill European red mites but harms their insect prey. As predators increase, mite populations rise in orchards. A dormant spray D-4 in late summer and a summer spray with syres are recommended to control damage to trees.
The street car trackless trolley coach and gas bus networks across America embody an investment exceeding 4.25 billion dollars. Public funds and private capital converge to extend urban transit capacity, with modernization and expansion plans shaping future mobility.
A weekly column from the Washington Bureau of Western News explains readers may send veteran and serviceman family questions for later column answers. No direct mail replies. responses appear in upcoming issues.
Legislation caps subsistence payments for veterans under the G I Bill at 175 dollars monthly if no dependents and 200 dollars with dependents. Adjustments will follow after an interim period, with veterans asked to report August to October earnings by November 5. Some checks delayed until notices are issued.
Historical note shows Chinese doctors long prescribed seawood for goiter though its iodine content and mechanism remain unclear.
About 150 pounds nitrogen 25 pounds phosphorus and 75 pounds potassium produce 100 bushels of corn. The earliest record of using mineral salts to boost crop yields dates to 1660 at Gresham College England.
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