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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1938
Page
7
The Evening Journal notes Mrs. Carters sale of household goods to be held Saturday at 714 South Fourth Avenue. The listing promises quality items and marks the event as a standout auction. Read the additional ad in today’s Evening Journal for details.
Subscription notices from a local paper highlight readers in neighboring communities. Short items list service updates, rate changes, and hopeful reminders of renewal deadlines and contact details for the circulation staff.
On Thursday John Shalla worked his machine to hull clover. Some clover fields look fine this year.
Jos J Kern of Kalona R3 is introduced as a new daily reader and praised for his spending. The note asserts his money is well spent and welcomes him to the publication.
Marion Bell of Wellman and Frank Chez of Kalona are noted for doing good work east of Mr Kerns. The pair are seen as community minded in farming and livestock, recalling school days with Lester and Harry Macon.
Elmus Brenneman buys a 120 acre farm near Nira with crops described as extra good. Ed Beranek threshes clover for Joe Soukup. Rene DeWulf vacations in Wisconsin while Verne Droll tends farm duties beyond harvest. Frank Kallous family plans time off for fried chicken and neighbors. George Havels pigs weigh March average 209 pounds with farm kids earning from runt pigs. Community notes express good farming and neighborly activity with several homes and names mentioned.
A threshing mishap on a Wednesday evening left a worker unconscious for a period. The note thanks Melo Horaks for a new Evening Journal subscription.
A reader reports spotting a farmer's wife with a fine fry collection and a set of feeding photos. The note says they promised not to mention it and thanks are given.
In passing reference a person named Nellie is noted with chickens while Frank Kallons is described as causing harm at his home. The fragment suggests a rural dispute or accident but lacks full context or verifiable facts.
Mr and Mrs James F Hayes maintain a well kept lawn and favor the Evening Journal for future reading. The note expresses thanks.
A terse note states that Co. J. Lease sends the renewal money from Crawfordsville to his home daily. The message credits him and his family for the effort.
Classroom exchange features a teacher and Professor debating a math puzzle about seven thousand six hundred twenty three plus eighty one thousand four hundred twelve. A student joke and a biting audience remark close with a punchline about an explorer's material for a lecture.
The note mentions W. H. Henss and Crawfordsville and expresses a wish to see Bill frequently this winter as in previous years.
Fragmentary notes mention Stanley Vodicka in Richmond with a claim of ongoing daily news coverage. A brief, unclear traffic exchange hints at a driving speed dispute after 500 miles.
Mrs Ruebsam, a neighbor and friend to all who knew her, died this morning at 5 20 after three months of illness. The dialogue notes family discord and a remark about Nellie and Hankins.
Ames Iowa August 5 Twenty three Iowa State College students returned from a 4800 mile bus tour studying agriculture in fourteen states. The trip covered from Wyoming ranches to Louisiana rice fields showing diverse farming methods and challenges. Stops highlighted soil conservation in the Texas Panhandle, boll weevil control in Louisiana, irrigation in Nebraska, and variable rainfall across Kansas Texas and Illinois.
Chicago August 5 market report shows steady to easy tones across produce butter and poultry. Egg receipts 940 cases with 21 percent extra firsts and 18 percent current receipts, dirties 16 percent. Butter receipts 20 180 pounds with 25 percent specials and 25 percent extras. firsts 22 percent and standards 25 percent. Poultry markets steady to easy with springers 13 to 17 percent, broilers 14 to 16 percent, ducks 10 to 12 percent, geese 10 to 16 percent, turkeys 12 to 16 percent, roosters 13 to 14 percent.
Prairie Center residents describe a charity style fish fry at Sunset Park with Don Foss Marion Sheetz Roy Hahn and C H Wolfe cooking for wives and children. Attendees include multiple local families and neighbors with garden party and social visits noted.
Market data show 6,000 hogs with 2,000 direct, lightweights steady to 10 cents higher from yesterday. Top hog 9.65, 190-230 lbs 9.40-9.65, 240-280 lbs 9.00-9.45, 280-325 lbs 8.35-8.75, light sows 7.35-7.85. Cattle steady. beef steers 11.00-12.75, yearlings 7.50-12.35, cows 6.50-8.25, calves 5.00-10.50. Sheep steady. lambs 8.25-8.75, yearlings 6.75-7.60. Soybeans and grains listed with futures quotes for May, July, and December contracts.
Shirley Temple received an honorary badge from the New York City Detective Bureau after her film Little Miss Broadway. She is named Los Angeles Junior Policewoman Number One and holds honorary ties to Honolulu and other police groups as the State Theatre shows the new film through Saturday.
A surprise bridal shower for Mrs. Glen Lord was hosted by friends and celebrated amid chatter about Fifty Islands in Lake Champlain and a casual remark about fried chicken.
A fragment listing sale dates and locations including Mrs Zoe H Carter at 714 South 4th Ave Washington and a series of weekly auctions. Mentions Nexus Livestock Auction Washington Tuesdays near Mil waukee yards, Midway Sale Co Columbo Junction Wednesdays, and Community Sale Fridays with unclear specifics.
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