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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1940

Page

5

Pour Cement for Foundation of New Addition to House

Mrs Lester Alliman and Mr Rich aided Mrs Noah Widmer as cement was poured for the new house foundation. Mr and Mrs Jonathan Conrad of Michigan visited Dave Graber and joined J C Graber for supper. Inez Nebel shower at Lester Roth home. Edd Cummings ill but improving. George Brooks helped Pay Mast with fence work. Claude McCoy took the census nearby.

J. J. Rich String Town Lester Alliman Rich Noah Widmer Jonathan Conrad Michigan Dave Graber

Neighborhood News Highlighting Local Births and Visitors

A Michigan resident visited with his sister Mrs Sarah Leichty last week. Mrs Elmer Roth is credited as the first in the neighborhood to have baby chickens, and the community notes continue with local happenings.

Jonathan Conrad Michigan Sarah Leichty Elmer Roth Chicke

Honorific usage in U S political offices described

The text outlines who may be addressed as the honora ble in the United States across ambassadors foreign ministers governors high commissioners cabinet officials senators congress members secretaries and deputy figures within executive and independent agencies with District of Columbia mayors noted for large cities.

United States Washington Congress Supreme Court United States Senate House of Representatives District of Columbia

Talkative Americans and Global Population Share

A fragmented report notes Americans form about six percent of the world population yet account for more than half of the world’s recorded consumption. The article discusses implications for trade and cultural influence.

U. S

Veterans of Foreign Wars call for overseas veterans to join

The article, compiled by Harr Fk. Lemley, urges every eligible American overseas veteran to join the Veterans of Foreign Wars. It stresses personal security for veterans and families and national security, arguing federal jobs and relief should go to American citizens and calling for active cooperation of all eligible overseas veterans.

V.B.W Harr Fk. Lemley U.S United States V.E.W V.F.W

Fragmented OCR Data Without Clear Event

Readable text shows scattered percentages and names with no coherent event or context. No identifiable person, organization, place, date, or outcome to anchor a news item. The fragment cannot yield a factual title or a.summary card.

Chicago Cash Corn and Soybeans Prices Listing

A fragment lists cash crop bids and grades for corn oats and soybeans. Prices note yellow and white corn grades with percent ranges and a line on soybeans with a yellow grade at 108. The text appears as an old market price notice from Chicago.

Chicago Produce Market Report April 9

Chicago market report shows firm prices across produce and poultry. Produce receipts total 5,2306 cases with extra fires and fresh graded firsts up 16 percent and current receipts 15 percent. dirties and checks 14 percent. Poultry receipts 25 cars with heavy hens up 14 percent and lethorn and barepack hens each 13 percent. other prices unchanged.

Chicago

Rutgers Unveils Electric Soil Pasteurizer for Pests

Rutgers University develops an electric soil pasteurizer designed to destroy insects parasitic worms and weed seeds in the soil. The device aims to sanitize gardens fields and nurseries, reducing agricultural pests without chemical treatments.

Rutgers University

AWP Project sign mystifies Annapolis residents

In Annapolis Maryland a construction site displays the AWP Project sign puzzling locals who recall PWA and WPA programs. The explanation comes that A W Phillips, the contractor, adopted his initials as a trademark for the project.

Annapolis, Md PWA WPA A. W. Phillips

April 11 Horse Sale Notice in Richland and Columbus Junction

J W Hendrickson Richland announces an April 11 horse sale with Midway Date Co Columbus Junction and weekly sales on Wednesdays and Fridays at Moeed Yard.

J. W. Hendrickson Richland Midway Date Co Columbus Junction Atv Moeed

The Son Becomes Cuba's National Dance

The article states the son is Cuba’s national dance while the rhumba, though popular, is an African importation. It notes the real rhumba is too complex to learn quickly, such as on a short Havana cruise, while the son can be learned rapidly.

Cuba Havana

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