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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1939

Page

7

For Sale Items From Local Advertiser

FOR SALE THRESHING OUT FIT 232 56 in Red River separator extra good shape 150 ft drive belt 20 horse double cylinder Reeves steam engine F Glenn Schwarts R7 24 63 M F til May 5 FOR SALE HAMPSHIRE male hog Extra good one coming two this spring Clay Walton Phone R&S 41 after 5 p m 3tseed FOR SALE VACCINATED Hampshire gifts and boars Phone 714 red 533 FOR SALE YEARLING Shorthorn calf Eli Jackson 532

Red River Reeves F. Glenn Schwarts Hampshire Clay Walton R&s

California day marks Cloyce Dougherty homecoming

Cloyce Dougherty returned from California and described last Saturday as perfect California weather. He has gained 11 pounds and appears well. California reportedly drew twenty two thousand attendees at the Iowa picnic according to reports.

Cloyce Dougherty California Cloyce Iowa

Local residents gather for weekend visit and town news

A list of residents from Iowa towns including Haskins Ainsworth Wellman Crawfordsville and Brighton visited Saturday. Notes on cattle shipment by W D Roberts and family. letters and arrivals from Los Angeles Bagly and Katona residents. bridge repair and local tradesmen activity reported.

Markets Report from Chicago on April 17

Chicago markets show hogs active and steady to 10 cents higher with top at 7.25 and good weights 180 to 230 pounds at 7.10 to 7.25. Cattle and calves seen bidding 25 to 50 cents lower on red steers and yearlings, heifers down 15 to 25 cents, and feeders 25 to 50 cents lower at 10.56. Sheep steady to strong with fat lambs 10.00 to 10.40 bid and 10.50 to 10.60 asked for top offerings. Estimated receipts: cattle 5,000 hoes 9,000 sheep 10,000.

Chicago Hereford Texas Jeff Wheat Wapello Marion Towa Colorado Louisa County Wapelio County Ivov Ibs

Grain trading snapshot from Chicago markets

Chicago reports grain bids with May July and Sept futures for wheat corn oats and rye. Prices show open highs lows and percent changes amid a classifieds filled page noting market activity and trends.

Chicago

News Notes of Our Neighboring Communities

Local briefs compiled by the Journal’s subscription representative D. F. Macon highlight happenings from nearby towns. Updates cover society events, small business notes, and community announcements shaping regional life.

Readers praise Evening Journal writers at Saturday gathering

The article notes H. J. Brenneman and Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. McGraw of southeast town among the many who thanked writers of the Evening Journal on Saturday evening. It mentions Carl Havel Ainsworth R 2 arriving despite bad roads.

H. J. Brenneman Washington R 1 Joe L. McGraw Carl Havel Ainsworth R 2 Evening Journal Carl Joe Schlatter Crawfordsvile

Local movers adapt as roads worsen travel

Lloyd Hoppings, formerly of Ainsworth k 2, now near Riverside on Highway 22, shopped here Saturday and says hard roads keep people in touch with the wider world.

Lloyd Hoppings Ainsworth K 2 West of Riverside

Erwin Wulf Near No. 218 Tracks Interest in Ainsworth R2

Erwin Wulf remains linked with Ainsworth R2 about a mile from No. 218 and can travel widely when needed. The note ends with thanks for the subscription.

Erwin Wulf Ainsworth R 2 No. 218

Washington resident Roy Carter finds short road useful

Seven miles north of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. West and Marilyin of West Chester were shopping here Saturday evening and attending to their home daily subscription, much appreciated.

KE. L. Davis Crawfordsville Wayne Lambert Bagly Iowa Joe Crossett Wellman Wayne Roy Carter Washington T. A. West Marilyin West Chester

Local notes and Thanks From Evening Journal Readers

Readers thank the Evening Journal for help with The Touch of the Master Hand and share tidbits about local skaters, rental ads, and church attendance. Letters mention Joe Schlatter of Crawfordsville, Ralph Wagener, Oscar Sheetz, Ralph Young, George Reed and Edith of Keokuk, with a closing moral about wartime history and a quip about Hitler and Mussolini’s ranks.

Cash Grain Prices and Soybean Rates Summary

Mixed corn bids range from 48 to 50 percent with several entries at 50 percent. Oats show white and yellow lots with price hints around 31 to 54 percent, while soybeans list a yellow 884 percent reading. Corn receipts note a Cara entry with a nine followed by S.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Market Mixed as Receipts Rise in April

Chicago on April 17 reports steady produce demand with receipts totaling 44,144 cases. Fresh graded firsts 14, extra firsts 16 percent, current receipts 15, dirties 13 percent. Poultry receipts include 14 trucks with ducks 14 to 15, geese 12, hens 13 to 16, leghorn hens 15, spring chickens 20 to 22, toast ers 12, broilers 18 to 19, turkeys 14 to 26.

Chicago

REISTER'S MARKETS Want-Ads Prices and Poultry Buyback

Washington Iowa listing from REISTER & SONS shows prices for cream sour cream eggs and poultry. Notable items include No 1 sour cream at 20 cents per cup, No 2 at 14 cents, Hennery Brown Eggs/White Eggs at 14 cents per dozen, and a poultry buyback policy paying 6 cents per pound for delivery to plant with cull poultry rejected.

Hennery

Tobacco Prohibited in China Under Imperial Edict

The text notes an early imperial edict banning tobacco production and use in China due to rapid spread, particularly among the army. De capitation was the penalty for violations.

China

Coffee’s European Arrival and Later Spread

Coffee was introduced into Europe by the Turks and reached England by 1600. It remained unknown in Brazil until 1740, marking slow adoption across continents.

Europe England Brazil

Global patent protection may cover over 100 countries

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry notes protection for inventions exists in more than 100 countries though the form is often unclear. Patents are rarely secured outside a core group of about 30 nations.

Collect by Mary Stuart Written in Prison

Origin of the Collect for All Women titled A Collect for All Women was penned by Mary Stuart Queen of Scots during imprisonment sometime between 1568 and 1587.

Mary Stuart

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