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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1947
Page
6
Naomi welcomes a sunken eyed old man into her home for a meal while haunted by Philip's disapproving memory. Connie notices the purse is opened and Naomi discovers a single dollar stolen from the wallet, provoking a tense reveal.
Near Burgaw North Carolina quick frozen turkeys are processed into steaks at Pender Cold Storage and Freezer Locker cooperative. The method trims whole birds into uniform portions of white meat dark meat and gravy making steaks that sell daily, turning a surplus crop into profit as thousands are prepared.
Mrs. Rutherford M Poats prepares to visit Cleveland and Decatur near Atlanta before joining her husband in Tokyo where he will work for United Press News Agency and she to continue in natural resources. The issue reports on church events, visitors, and upcoming weddings and college plans for local residents through Prairie Flower notes.
Fragmentary note claims Gypsies were named by English people at the start of the 1st century and that a meaning of Homeee or seeebee was associated with the term. The text is unclear and partially garbled.
A hand cultivator is converted into a self propelled unit using a 26 inch bicycle wheel, a V pulley, heavy washers, and stove bolts. The frame of angle iron is welded, the motor mounted and balanced, and a jack shaft with belts enables reduced unit speed for operation.
A new preparation named phosphorobacteria from the Leningrad Institute uses bacteria as plant food. Each grain contains up to 200 million bacteria that convert organic phosphorus into soluble salts the plant absorbs, and the bacteria increased crop yields.
Tepid water should be used for watering house plants to avoid shocking roots and slowing growth. Cold water can harm roots and hinder plant development.
On September 18 Rex Allena worth of Kalona visited for Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Christner and family. Clayton Nicholson and family joined the Patersons for Sunday dinner. Joe Christner and family along with Arthur Davison and families spent Monday evening at Dale Richenberg er home.
To see Mrs. Elmore who is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zieglowsky with Charles and Ronnie visited the Jesse Stout home Sunday evening. Dwight Wittmer and a Quincy family spent Saturday night and Sunday at the S C Wittmer home. Mrs. Fred Kephart spent Monday in the John Been blossom home and in the evening the Kephart and Beenblossom families attended the White Horse Patrol. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wittmer and children spent Wednesday evening at the S C Wittmer home and later joined at the John Martin home for a belated Sammie Wittmer birthday party.
Richard Chorpening spent Friday and Saturday with his cousin Donald Kuntz. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Dawson and Mrs. Verne Dawson visited Sunday with Joe Christners. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Chorpening and family visited Mrs. Florence Bush. Arthur Davison and family visited John Dill Hulme near Wayland and Earl Gingerich at Memorial hospital in Mt. Pleasant. Dale and Burdette Davison spent Tuesday in Fairfield.
Washington dispatch reports President Truman will decide on calling a special Congress session over European aid after a pending food report from the agriculture department. If recalled, Congress may grant broader authority to curb grain use. meatless days and voluntary cuts on meat dairy and poultry are urged to ease crisis.
Dr Baumann, released from the army in 1946, began general practice in Charles City area at Looms north of Peoples Trust and Savings bank. Families Bow stead and Knittel move into Arthur W. Emmons property vacated by the Baumann family as local residence shifts continue.
Mrs Samuel Wittmer received a cablegram from her husband overseas. The message offered birthday greetings to their one year old son Sammie. The report sits amid a list of local visits and family receptions across Havre on September 17.
Riverside notices W LeRoy Hardy appointed as carrier on route No 1. Appointment effective September 16, 1947, per first assistant postmaster general in Washington. Dr Baumann moves with family to new home after short stay.
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