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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1939

Page

6

Infantile paralysis trends in Iowa cited by official

Dr. Carl F. Jordan reports Iowa may have a milder infantile paralysis season. Through early September only three cases appeared, with Minnesota and Michigan showing sharper August increases. Early symptoms include fever fatigue vomiting and neck pain. Officials supply convalescent serum. apple market outlook linked to war and storage advice under horticulturists at Iowa State College.

Iowa Carl F. Jordan Iowa State Department of Health State Health Department Iova Jordan Minnesota Michigan Iowa State College B. S. Picket

Economic view on war impact and Iowa potato crop

Iowa State College economist Lauren Seth expects only modest farm price rises in the next year despite the war, citing large world supplies and potential government controls. The article notes Pershing praising Roosevelt’s military expansion and reports Iowa’s 1939 potato crop at about 5 million bushels, 11 percent below last year and 19 percent under the 10 year average, with U.S. crop near 557 million bushels.

Hoticulture Department Iowa State Pickett Towa H. L. Lantz Bureau of Agricultural Economics Iowa Lantz Lauren K. Seth Iowa State College Extension United States France England Leslie Carl R.S. Herrick Iowa State Horticultural Society Des Moines

Corn crib boom seen as farmers store corn in Iowa

Iowa farmers rapidly increase corn crib building as war fears lift prices and storage needs rise for the 1939 crop. Extension engineers describe wooden concrete hollow tile and sheet metal cribs plus plans for permanent and temporary structures.

van Vinck H. J. Barre Henry Giese Ames New Bulletin Iowa State College Extension Service van Vleck

Davenport Kansas City Local Departs Westbound No. 8

Southwest Limited No. 25 departs from the station in the opposite direction. The timetable shows local Davenport to Kansas City service and a westbound departure time around a nine fifty eight slot.

As8ty.p PLR Davenport-Kansas City Southwest Limited Wunbatlaan Kansas City-Davenport Geparig W. C. Bell

Fall painting on Iowa farms advised for best results

Agricultural engineer sUS A xesta C. H. Van Vinck of Iowa State College Extension urges fall painting with care to avoid damp wood and to allow drying between coats. For exterior work with existing paint two coats suffice. new wood or unpainted surfaces need three coats. He outlines area calculation by measuring around the house, adding gable area, then using paint coverage rates to estimate gallons.

C. H. van Vinck Extension Service Iowa State College Van van Vinck Aye van Vinck Nate van Vinck

Paint Formulas and Lead Use From Iowa Extension Bulletin

A bulletin from the Extension Service at Iowa State College outlines formulas to convert square feet per gallon to gallons of soft paste white lead paint. It notes that with pre sighted formulas the amount may vary and that leftovers can cover roof gutters stairs or priming porch floors. The bulletin Selecting and Applying Paints provides approximate lead paste requirements and other painting information.

Extension Iowa State College

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