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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1944
Page
5
Friends report Mrs. James Zeck gravely ill in hospital and later she dies at eleven this morning. The column recalls hospital care, a joked encounter on a street, and reflections on aging pensions, sickness, and community help.
Bishop Brashares and Dr. L L Weis will speak at the Joash day service Sunday October 29 at the Methodist church. The drive funds will buy bonds for a future church building. Also notes on local residents and club meetings in Wellman Iowa including guests from the American Legion auxiliary and illness updates.
The passage notes that some growers lost up to seventy percent of their fruit while the McCalls enjoy a favorable location. The details imply a favorable positioning amid challenging agricultural conditions.
Flora hosted a luncheon honoring Mrs. Mattie Shaw of Grand Junction Cole and Mrs. Elsworth Palmer of Grandview. Iowa City guests Mrs. Orville Morrison and two daughters joined Weldon Miller's Sunday gathering. Residents from Chicago and Riverside announced visits and a Mercy Hospital birth enriched local family news.
Riverside fire crew responds to a gasoline engine explosion in the basement of the Waldschmidt residence west of Riverside. The blast causes engine damage but no structural harm to the building. Mention of Cedar Rapids girl Ge Ann Dautremont follows in the report.
Swine deficiency of pantothenic acid, a B complex element, causes hairlessness, a Stringhalt like gait or goose step ping, and bowel lesions. Best corrective: include brewers yeast in the ration.
District Court of Washington County Iowa appoints C V Crull L H Urr and C C Wilson to appraise the estate of Chalmers R Sturgeon intestate resident of Keola Iowa. Appraisal set for November 1 1944 at ten A M at Washington Court House with report due November 6 1944. Objections must be filed by noon November 5 1944 or default and decree will follow.
The Pribilof fur seal herd grew from over 4,000,000 in 1867 to around 2,750,000 today. After near extinction to 120,000 by 1910 due to overhunting, the U S government took control in 1911 and profits have reached about 10,000,000 dollars for the federal treasury.
After corn is cut from the cob, leftover kernels on the knife can spoil the rest of the batch if warm weather causes souring. Canners should sterilize the knife before each cutting to prevent spoilage.
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