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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1948
Page
7
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The council met in regular session with G M Humble R E Arthur J W Fields H B Sowden and H F Freshwaters present. With the mayor absent R E Arthur was appointed mayor pro tem and the minutes of the last meeting were approved.
State PMA Chairman Hervey St Hazen urges southeastern Iowa farmers to attend a corn storage show at Mahaska County Fair Grounds in Oskaloosa on September 2. Demonstrations cover temporary cribs, enclosed storage, materials, drying, and enlarging facilities. Leroy K. Smith will speak on safe storage and price support, with exhibits by manufacturers and a morning tractor rodeo.
Ledger shows numerous payments to laborers vendors and service providers totaling various small sums. It also records license applications for plumbers and the appointment of Perry L. Jordan as Superintendent of Sewage Treatment works until April 1949 and adjournment of the meeting led by Mayor J. Mace with City Clerk Julia K. Sowash.
The University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago will host the world’s first betratron cancer treatment installation. Invented in 1940 by Prof. Donald Kerst of Urbana Champaign, its cancer fighting potential was noted early. War delayed research as focus shifted to industrial X-ray use.
Yale University researchers led by Dr. Harold Lamport and Dr. Ralph Eichorn report a compact iron lung made of light materials that can be folded into a suitcase. Trials on animals show promise though human use requires solving care access and bed integration challenges.
A yearly wood ring forms outside the trunk called an annual ring. Variation in growth rate creates spring wood and summer wood, commonly used to assess lumber quality and tree age.
The Ainsworth Methodist Church pastor says industrial peace requires mutual recognition of rights. He argues unions may exist and negotiate, management must respect private ownership, and both sides share responsibility to prevent radical change. The series continues September 25 with a sermon on Government Is All Of Us.
Calves carry a four month hepatic supply of copper and iron and supplement milk with mineral rich seeds, reducing anemia risk. Pigs have only enough iron for about 7 to 10 days and need soil contact or mineral supplements to avoid anemia.
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