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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1948
Page
5
During the April 26 to May 2 period Franklin tested Gulf Stream temperatures from the eastern edge across into cooler water. He took readings two to four times daily and noted the stream’s unique color and increased gulf weed. He suggested transatlantic ships could shorten passages by staying in or avoiding the stream.
Diana Bixby, 26, of Santa Paula California plans a solo flight starting late this month. She will pilot a British Mosquito bomber on a 21 074 mile route from San Francisco to Dublin first leg and aims for about 70 hours of flying.
On the Chicago market the week saw higher prices for cattle spring lambs and wealers amid a smaller run due to Labor Day. Hogs slipped slightly while heifers held steady with 800 to 900 pound cattle at about 37.70. Top fed steers reached 41.50 and spring lambs at 27 as hogs closed near 29.25 amid gradual decline.
Chicago grain table lists moves in wheat corn oats and soybeans with bid and offer ranges for Sept Dec May July delivery. Prices show fractional changes and percentage shifts across contracts, reflecting market activity and closing/opening ranges.
Maine remains a vast timber region with over 18 million acres in forest and 16 million in trees. In 1941 the state held 27 billion board feet of sawtimber plus large pulpwood crops, while annual lumber and pulpwood production run high. Yet the recreation sector dominates, making fires costly to Maine’s resort towns like Bar Harbor.
Iowa experiment station reports older women need a pint of milk daily to supply calcium protein and phosphorous for bone strength. Women in their 50s 60s and 70s currently drink only a cup daily. The findings suggest older women can retain minerals if their diet provides adequate nutrients.
Range and skin diseases in leather producing animals cost the U.S. millions. Tanners face higher costs up to 20 percent when skins are parasitized or damaged. Improved farm management and targeted insecticides could trim losses and render hides usable again.
The article notes rope’s crucial role from parcel wrapping to transport logistics and transport safety. It highlights cordage’s wartime demand for tents drag lines trucks tanks and more. It credits nylon glider rope with aiding air power and describes rope nets aiding troop disembarkation and rope lashings on artillery pieces.
An automatic sprinkler control lets a lawn or garden receive the right amount of water while owners are away. Operated by a seven day programmed electric clock, it can be set for any sprinkling schedule and will automatically turn on for the chosen time and then shut off.
Before printing, Gothic architecture spread across Europe as walled cities pressed space upward. The fortified town restricted horizontal expansion, driving churches to rise vertically and adopt the signature spires and vertical lines.
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