Missionary Meeting Held by Keokuk Presbytery Ladies
Mrs. Merle Twinam Mrs. W P Davidson and others attended the Women s missionary societies meeting of Keokuk Presbytery at Washington. They welcomed Myrtle McCleary back from Elat West Africa and noted Rev C W McCleary s former Crawfordsville ties and death on the mission field. Veda Twinam visits from Iowa City over Easter. W P Davidson and sister J R Gallather traveled to Omaha to see sister Mrs C A Sprague who is recovering from a hip fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Twinam
W. P. Davidson
Jeanette Hanna
W. W. Twinam
R. M. McCracken
F. J. Maxwell
E. L. Clark
S. G. Taylor
Women's Missionary Societies of
Keokuk
Elat
West Africa
C. W. McCleary
Crawfordsville
Veda Twinam
State University
Iowa City
Washington
J. R. Gallather
Omaha
Neb
C. A. Sprague
First Faust at the Metropolitan Opera in 1882
The Metropolitan Opera opened with Charles Gounod's Faust on October 22 1882 marking the grand debut of the house and a historic launch for its first production and company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House
Faust
Doughnut Dunking Handle Invention Tops Sales
Indianola Iowa inventor Arthur Basham develops a device that inserts a wooden handle into dough as it fries. He has produced and sold over 50 000 dunkable doughnuts to date according to American magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Basham
Indianola
Iowa
Midway Sale Co hosts weekly auctions in Columbus
Midway Sale Co announces weekly auctions in Columbus with sales every Wednesday and a community sale each Friday at City Feed Yard. The April 16 sale lists household goods from Mrs. Frank Kurtz of 805 South Ave. C Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Sale Co
Columbus
City
Frank Kurtz
South Ave. C
Washington
Chicago Grain Table and Rail Schedules Preview Market Data
Open high low and close figures for WHEAT CORN OATS and SOY BEANS appear alongside extensive railroad schedules. Listings include Chicago Burlington routes Golden State Limited and California stops plus Knox Knoxville branch times and Burlington Trailways bus routes with westbound and eastbound departures from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
ARM Lad
Washington
Glen
Golden State Limited
California
Markets Report Chicago Livestock Prices and Trends
Chicago markets show hogs steady to 10 higher with varied weights from 180 to 330 pounds and top near 9.00. Cattle and calves present scarcity of steers with mixed demand, while hogs and sheep range from 7.00 to 14.00 in early sales. Listings note 7000 cattle 16000 hogs and overall uneven start across divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John McAnnich
Vehicle taxes old news century ago discovered near Birdsboro
A 120 year old tax receipt found near Birdsboro Pennsylvania shows a $2 payment for a year's license on a two wheel carriage. The Automobile Club of Southern California notes this proves vehicle levies existed long before the automobile era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Birdsboro
Milk central to diet says Dr James S McLester
Dr James S. McLester, diet authority, declares milk the most important food for all ages. He urges milk as the chief diet for infants children and older children while noting it has never had adequate place in American diets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. McLester
Medieval Russian Icon Technique Reveals Skeleton to Flesh Process
Historians note a method in medieval Russian icon painting where artists first depicted the skeleton, then internal organs, followed by flesh before adding garments. This sequence aimed to craft a convincing spiritual image with a life-like presence.
Expanded U S Food Program Aims to Boost Pork Dairy Poultry
The Department of Agriculture announces an expanded Ever Normal Granary program turning into a broad food program. It targets higher output of pork dairy eggs and poultry through price supports and open market purchases to July 30 1943. It notes corn loans continue and quotas on 1941 crop may be removed while urging producers to raise hogs dairy cattle and poultry with assured returns to avoid run away prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
AAA
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Washington,d. C
United States
Great Britain
Chicago
Orr N. Owe
Red Cross
Iarmers
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of
Claude R. Wieckard
Wickard
England
British Isles
Europe
Hungary Moves to Occupy Yugoslav Territory in Balkan War
Regent Admiral Nicholas Horthy announces Hungarian army entry into Yugoslav lands separated from Hungary in 1918 to protect former Hungarian territory from anarchy. He says the action targets instability, not the Serb nation, in the wake of Trianon losses of about 500000 Magyars across Banat Baranya and Medjumurje regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Horth
Hungary
Horthy
Trianon
Yugoslavia
Banat - Baranya
Medjumurje
Chicago Gash Corn Prices Read With Variable Figures
Chicago April 14 price notes show corn with mixed, unclear percentages and quotes such as yellow 741% and 66% to 68. Oats list mixed heavy and white samples with 38 to 41. Soybeans show yellow 1.19 to 1.20 and a stray 1.19 to A.DG %.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report Apr 14
Chicago April 14 AP Produce shows market receipts totaling 42 986 cases with 71 extra firsts and 21 percent firsts, current receipts 24 and dirties 18, 1814 poultry checks. Poultry receipts list heavy white and colored ducks, small white ducks, hens and leg horn hens with varied ranges. broilers and other lines noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Encks
Irish Witness Quips In Court About Theft
A trial on theft includes an Irish witness who quips that he would roast a chicken high when the accused is near, adding a humorous dig at the defendant while testifying. The remark lightens the mood yet underlines suspicion in the courtroom.
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Wour
Jim
Reny
MR. Tiks
Ted
Floyd Tommy Tuck
Journal
GENER
Goff & Schilling
Brownwood
Texas
Ednesday
Earl Little
Lloyd Phillips
Iowa Ave
Wm. Hesseltine
Miveic
W.H
M. . Mace
Call Glenn
Ace Motor Co
Third St
Marnest
Keota
Hort
Rawfordsville
Mary Manners
W. G Robertson
Angeles
Calif
Margaret
Henry
Atlantic
Rev
W. G. Roberts
Betty Schlatter
Gneth Davis
Reister Bros
Red Comb Feeds
Green Gable
Jamesway Poultry Equipment
Dr. Salisbury Poultry Health Service
the Evening Journal
Brighton
New Hampshire
Baker's Hatchery
Marion
Oetjen Seed Store
Martin's Modern Cleaners
Oetien Seed Store
Bill Robertson
West Chester
Dublin
Wescote
Western Auto Store
Guernsey
Donald Stout
Briggs & Stratton
Glen Wahl
Kalona
Vangard
Ainsworth
Oetjen
Santa Cruz Mountains
Santa Cruz
Ventress L. Vanderhoof
University of California
North America
FEED
Morning Sun Rendering Works
Emerson Gang
Lee R. Sands
Mustang
Lawrence Marek
Ray Huston
Winfield
Call
J. J. A. Porter
Cloyce Stewart
Knotek
Glen Dunbar
Wm. J. Vogel
Wm. L. Zager
Sam Baker
Firestone Champions
Picken’s
Eveready Plumbing & Heating Co
Washington Oil Company
Washington Lodge No
A. Ff
A. M
Lee Holland
W. M
A. W. Yard
Californian
Knoxville
L Goodlander
O. B
C. F. Anderson
Davenport-Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Kansas City-Davenport
W. C. Bell
Burlington Trailways
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Geo. J. Breitenbach
U.S
Admiral Horthy
Priges
Coulmbes Junction
Lowa
Midway Sale Co. Yards
Smylib
South Ave
Vietrola and Records
Macon
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