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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1941
Page
7
A New York state inventor runs an automatic gas station selling gasoline and oil by coin insert while offering free air, water, and repair tools to customers. The service station bills itself as a convenient self-serve facility adapting to casual motorists and local drivers.
Relatives gathered for an Easter supper at the L. H. Rinner home in Stringtown. Rex Swan hosted a supper for Donald Brooks of Chicago who will soon leave for camp, joined by Mrs. Clara Hebel Grace, Edd Cummings, Harlan Cummings, and Ethan.
Brooks and family visit Boring Well. Frank Boshart digs a well for Carl Molander in Crawfords ville. Mrs Red Cummings visits her Mt Pleasant mother. Ivan Wyse family and Mr Mrs William Freyenberger with Evelyn join Elmer Freyenberger for Sunday dinner. Clayton Widmer assists Noah Widmer with farm work. Donald Brooks left Thursday.
The article lists Sunday dinner guests at multiple homes in Chicago and nearby areas. Herbert Swan is reported on the sick list and unable to attend church or school. Other visitors include D. S. Graber and family, D. W. Widnler and family, Raymond Rich and Roberta, Mrs. Stewart and Lena, George Unkrich and Geraldine, and P. W. and others.
Iowa's first May quota under the selective service program is set at 1292 inductees. The number will enter the army between May 1 and May 10, bringing Iowa's total selectees since last fall to 8140. Officials expect two further quotas in May.
Markets show slow hog trading with 10 to 16 cent declines and top hogs around 8.90. Sheep trade 5,000 head with fed lambs slow. cattle 8,000 weaker with most bids below 12.50 and certain weights priced up to 14.00. The summarised cattle and hog totals note 10,000 hogs and 10,000 cattle with 4,000 sheep in the mix.
Chicago April 16 grain table shows Wheat May at 92% with a 91% to 90% range and July around 91% to 90%. Corn May 6s with July 68% 69% and Sep around 69%. Oats May 39 with July 36.4 and Sep 35. Soybeans May 1.20 to 1.24 with July 1.18 to 1.21 and Oct 1.10 to 1.13.
Chicago market summary shows eggs steady with receipts of 45 867 cases and 21 percent firsts and extra firsts. Poultry market steady to firm with receipts of 26 trucks and small ducks and hens detailed in fractions and percentages.
Chicago market report lists grain futures with corn values 67 to 72 cents for yellow and white varieties, soybeans at 1.21 to 1.23 dollars per bushel. Both colors and weights shown, indicating active trading and price ranges across categories.
U P M director William Knudsen told New England industrialists that defense industries face material shortages of aluminum magnesium and tin. He warned the pinch could continue and civilians may have to do without certain goods if relief is delayed.
Jake Widtmer Mr. and Mrs. Dave Graber and David Allen were Sunday dinner guests at the Mrs. Joe Widmer home. Madge Brooks of Burlington spent Sunday with home folks.
Community Sale every Friday at City Peed Yard. April 16 Household goods sale listed for Mrs. Frank Kurtz at 806 South Ave. C Washington. Auction schedule notes Wednesday auctions by Midway Sale Co and ongoing weekly events in the area.
Keokuk residents host Easter visits and attend multiple gatherings including weddings in nearby towns. Out‑of‑town mourners arrive for Frank Brindley’s funeral in Ottumwa as families travel from Chicago Oska loosa Davenport and beyond. Local families plan weddings and hospital stays stretch through Davenport Chicago and Iowa City.
London April 15 reports the British cruiser Bonaventure of 5 000 tons was torpedoed and sunk while escorting a convoy, the admiralty said today.
Texas congressman Sheppard, 65, a 39 year veteran and chair of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, died after an intracranial hemorrhage in a Washington hospital casting gloom over the capital. His death ends a long tenure in Congress.
In New York Kay Herman holds the Vargas diamond valued at 2 million dollars. The uncut stone will be cut into 24 gems ranging from five to 50 carats. Herman also wears a Jonkers diamond valued at about 1 million dollars.
Des Moines data show March employment up 1.6 percent from February with a $0.7 percent year over year gain. Payroll totals also rise 4 percent from February and 14.2 percent from a year ago. Average weekly pay for small groups reaches $27.01, up from February.
A severe quake hit Mexico City at 1 30 p m causing toppled buildings and a fire. Communications were interrupted and panic spread as residents fled open areas. No immediate casualties reported though debris threatened hundreds in the central park.
Richard Tricker of Tifton, Ohio, underwent an emergency appendectomy shortly after his wedding and is recovering at Kossuth Hospital in Algona. He married Helen Kuhn of Algona at noon yesterday.
Vandals desecrated Hillside Cemetery a mile east of Cedar Falls on Highway 218 last week, injuring many graves. Three tombstones toppled, urns shattered, metal markers from American Legion and G A R broken, and a plaque from Cedar Falls post was destroyed. J P Jensen, Black Hawk County deputy sheriff, reported the damage.
Federal investigators join Waterloo police in a probe into an alleged wreck attempt on the Rock Island Rocket from St. Louis to Minneapolis. Robert Franklin, 21, and Verne Hinds, 40, admitted placing ties on the tracks but offered no motive beyond drinking. Both men are held for further investigation.
Classified line reads a repair offer asking for flat tires to fix with a free service call, providing contact numbers Pickens 515 and 51136 for arranging the call.
Lawrence White and Luella Tinnes were married at the Sigourney Methodist Church on April 12 in a single ring ceremony conducted by Rev. W. J. Fowler. The couple, attended by Beradine Cassen and Gerald Ralston, celebrated with a dinner at the bride's parents in Keota and plan to live in Keota where White works at the railroad.
Iowans find new marriage health law in Kahoka Clark County seat near Keokuk. Since midnight last Wednesday the remarital physical examination requirement has led to 40 licenses issued by an overworked county clerk. Missouri couples appear unaffected as Missouri has no such exam rule.
Le Clair of Dorchester Mass woke on a bus and asked his way to Fort Ethan Allen. Police corrected him that the army post is in Burlington Vermont, not Burlington Iowa, after the wrong-route ride from Dorchester.
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