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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1941
Page
5
Chicago markets show week totals and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs run 1 000 with higher asking prices tops at 8 50 for 180 240 lb. cattle 200 strong with primes 12 65 14 00 and vealers up. sheep 38 000 week gains 10 15 cents with lambs 10 85 11 15 and ewes up to 7 60.
Open high low close figures for wheat corn oats and soybeans across May July and September contracts. Wheat May 92 to 92 percent. corn May 67 to 68. oats May 37 to 34. soybeans May around 1.15 to 1.18 dollars per bushel.
ChicagoApril 5 UP reports cash grain bids with mixed corn prices including 67 percent mix for mixed corn 71 percent for yellow and 64 to 70 percent ranges for yellow corn. Oats bids show white oats at 29 to 39 percent across grades.
Market shows steady tone as receipts reach 29 719 cases with extra firsts 2174 current receipts up 20 percent and dirties 19 checks 18 percent.
The Crawfordsville school board elects Orville P. Loper of Beaman Iowa to succeed W C Raus her as superintendent after eight years in Crawfordsville and two as coach. Loper has ten years of prior superintendencies at Weldon Derby and Beaman and is married with a son. The article also notes a Meth odist Men’s Club meeting with talks on church membership and Boy Scouts development, plus obituaries for Taylor Smylie aged 82 born in Crawfordsville.
Y M C A week notes report Davenport swimmers defeated the local team Saturday afternoon at the Washington pool. Two meets have each side won, and the district meet at Cedar Rapids today leads to the state meet next Saturday. Community groups meet for Lenten, Rotary, and church planning amid local service and charity efforts.
A full program of activities for boys during Easter vacation week includes a kite contest a marble tournament an all day hike and a bean feed for all community boys. Campfire girls used the community room Friday evening and several girls use ping pong tables after school reflecting the Y Y’s welcoming facilities.
The house committee maintains the Y property and serves the community. Bill Carson has contributed since the building period, assisted with planning and equipment. His sons Tom and Bob join in, all three prioritizing support for boys and offering help to boys in need.
The funeral was held Friday afternoon with several relatives attending. Mrs. Lucille Farr of Mt Pleasant visited her mother Mrs. Effie Ross this week. Mrs. Eben Davis is gradually improving after illness. Ralph Gilkey and family of West Middlesex and Combs family from Brookfield attended the funeral of H. M. Gilkey and then visited Lisle Maxwell. Dr. H. M. Gilkey remains for a time. Henry Cheney and daughter Janice traveled to Des Moines for business and to visit C. J. Peinostky’s family.
Bessarabia the province ceded to Russia is in eastern Romania. The brief note places the region's transfer amid 19th century territorial changes affecting national borders and governance.
The Washington County Dairy Herd Improvement association posted a new all time high for March with an average of 35.0 pounds fat per cow. The report details milk and fat totals across 362 cows tested, highlights top cows Queen and Lucey, and lists high herds and producers across Wellman and Washington regions.
Franklin District notes a series of Sunday visits and family dinners across local households. Names include Kreese, Gerdes, Stewart, Griffith, Kleese, Fisher, Young, Manassier, Hoyle, Humston, and White among others with multiple gatherings at various homes in the community.
The Iowa Daily Press Association selects the 1941 all-state high school basketball teams from ballots sent to 2,000 coaches and officials in Iowa. Announcement of the teams is scheduled for Friday. The photo shows front row Bob Davis Webster City Freeman Journal George Lindsay Council Bluffs Nonpareil John O'Donnell Davenport Democrat and second row George M. Hinshaw Marshalltown Times-Republican Glenn Ortmayer Charles City Press Emmett J. Mowery Ottumwa Courier Dan Desmond Sioux City Journal.
More than a score of men and several policemen were injured during clashes at the gates of the International Harvester plant in Chicago where a C I O strike has been in effect. A F of L workers returned to work under heavy police escort as the CIO Farm Equipment Organizing Committee demands recognition wage increases and end to piece work.
In the quiet domestic scene many men work in the fields while women clean the house. Richard Schmitt is out of school with the mumps, indicating a community health concern affecting family routines.
Howard Ailer of New York launches a fly-yourself rental system modeled on autos. In two months his hangar has grown into a thriving hub for government trained civilian pilots unable to own planes. Rates are eight dollars per hour for air time with daily minimums and flexible rental up to a month.
Dr Louis Dublin, statistician, reports a 20 year study of 5000 college athletes and 5000 insured men shows excessive exercise does not shorten life. He concludes that vigorous training has not injured college athletes.
Listed are daily and except Sunday train numbers with departure times from Washington and other points, including No 8 Golden State Limited No 1 Local No 43 Californian and Westbound Burlington buses with routes to Chicago and Omaha. Tickets available at the local depot and Candy Kitchen North Side Square Canton.
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