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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1921
Page
3
Members of the American Legion chapter in Leon Beatty’s post hosted a flying circus with Troop D. The cavalrymen rendered police services free of charge and refused pay. They also donated use of the Armory for the Legion dance after the event.
Falk Motors owner Falk leaves Washington with a new Ford branch factory post in Kansas City. Glenn Mace will assume active management of the North Iowa avenue Ford garage, promising continued strong service in sales and repairs as Washington Motor Co. takes over Falk’s interests tomorrow. Read the Evening Journal.
Washington high school faces a tough test as Wapello brings a seasoned lineup to Denison's ball park. Several players return from last year and two seniors are twenty or older, signaling a hard battle. Washington plans a stronger backfield with Daniels and Ross back, aiming to redeem last season's performance. Beck referees and Toogood Umpire, with a 3 PM start.
The county hospital requests usable wardrobes to supply missing storage space. Mrs. J. B. Crail, chair of the Hospital Auxiliary, asks donors to contact her if they can furnish one of four wardrobes needed immediately.
S. J. Whitcomb of El Paso Texas is visiting his daughter Mrs Cloyee Horsey.
In a rustic catalog of farmyard sounds and behavior animals are described with humor. The rooster crows despite limited intellect while a mule stubbornly brays and other creatures—bees buzz bulls bellow dogs bark geese quack doves coo peacocks boast pigs squeal—create a lively, noisy chorus that defines country life.
Clerk J D Glasgow reports two year term rotations for the six Iowa counties under the sixth district. Judges C A Dewey H F Wagner and L D Hamilton to preside in Washington Keokuk Poweshiek Mahaska Jasper with dates set for 1922 and 1923 and possible changes after elections next fall.
Des Moines reports Gov Kendall’s campaign to challenge the cement trust aligns with a State Highway Commission stance on highway contracts. Officials deny material shortages, citing a Commerce and Labor survey showing millions of surplus cement barrels.
A gram of radius-continuously emitted helium atoms, called alpha particles, is released at a rate of 145000 billion per second while traveling at 72000 miles per second.
Troop A and C of the Fourteenth United States Cavalry along with Troop L train troop en route overseas to Fort Sheridan. They reach Keota and encamp in the city park after provisions arrive. A local baseball game against Sigourney precedes a mounted drill by the troopers and a five piece jazz band entertains spectators. Washington awaits their arrival by noon Saturday.
The Y M C A board approved plans to form a Boy Scout movement led by Bl Henderson and Rev A R Oates. A scout council of ten, troop masters, and a school for scout masters will govern, with enrollment for boys 12 and up possible within weeks. An employment bureau may help funds for uniforms, and three new board members were elected.
Mountford will speak. The Pleasant Plain Missionary Society will meet with Mrs Emma Wricht on Wednesday October 5 for an afternoon session. West Chester United Presbyterians invite all to hear Miss Kate Hill returned missionary at 7 30 Sabbath evening at West Chester U P church.
Caterpillars feed together in groups to stay safe from birds while they remain vigilant for threats. A solitary caterpillar hesitates to move, fearing predation.
A Yakutsk shaft reaching 382 feet failed to reach water or penetrate permanent ground ice. In Alaska, shafts about 200 feet deep reached 305 feet without breaking the frozen layer, illustrating the difficulty of melting permafrost.
The article notes that ancient Hebrews Greeks and Tomans consumed various insects as food. It mentions Fabre, the French entomologist, who tasted fried locusts but found them unpalatable.
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