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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1940
Page
5
For sale a bay saddle horse described as coming three years old. Seller cites smartness and par4rish as notable traits. Contact details not fully legible in the clipping. Interesting for buyers seeking a young, trainable mount.
Dr. Gerhardt Westrick, a German government representative, resided in Scarsdale N Y and met with American industrial leaders as Federal Bureau of Investigation agents monitor his movements. His German agent status has been suspended and his two sons Klaus and Peter are pictured in Scarsdale.
Williamsburg officers investigate the death of 16 year old Samuel Fleming found unconscious by a county road with head trauma and a slashed wrist. He died at University Hospital Iowa City as Sheriff Engelbert and County Attorney Naughton weigh whether a blunt instrument caused the fatal injuries or an accident was involved.
A suction cup mounted periscope inside the car rear window is introduced as a new safety device to reduce hazards when backing.
A gay Texas trio and three girlfriends headline An Angel From Texas at the Fox. Eddie Albert Wayne Morris and Ron Auld Reavon lead with Rosemary Lane Jane Wyman Ruth Terry. The farce follows Lydia Weston and lovers as Broadway schemes unfold.
Mildred Williams of Columbus Junction visited here after a summer in Boulder Colorado. West Chester and Crawfordsville callers dropped by, while Dale Fuhr returned to the Benteo market. Mrs Trcon arrived from New York after the Worlds Fair, and Mrs Heilman and others plan a Fort Madison visit. Dawson takes a two week bank vacation, Macon family travels from California via Burlington Junction, and locals attended Wendell Willkie’s Des Moines appearance.
The Rockefeller Foundation granted Iowa State College $21,000 to fund three years of genetic studies. Dr. B. E. Lindstrom announced two main projects: factors behind hybrid vigor and changes in bacterial virulence relative to hosts. Bacterial wilt of corn and mouse typhoid will be studied.
To restore dull blades run a piece of sand soap through the chopper. It brightens and sharpens blades so they cut like new. Wash thoroughly in hot water afterward to remove the grit.
At Koog-Aan-de-Zaan in Holland a windmill museum invites tourists to study nearly every windmill type known in the Netherlands from the thirteenth century onward.
Chicago markets show hogs 12,000 head steady with several price dips on medium and heavy weights. Cattle 6,000 with fed steers and yearlings up 10 to 25 cents, heifers up 10 to 15, cows slow, grassers scarce. calves strong. Sheep 4,000 with spring lambs and yearlings up 10 to 15 cents, westerns 8.75 to 9.00, natives 3.25 for ewes. Estimated tomorrow’s receipts: cattle 8,000 hogs 11,000 sheep 3,009.
Chicago August 6 UP cash grain list shows corn grades with prices from 63 to 66 for yellow varieties and 64 to 65 for some 64% to 65% range. Oats market lists mixed 31% and white oats at 31% with various weights and tests.
Chicago August grain table lists Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with May September and December readings. Values show small shifts in open, high, low, and close across wheat corn oats and rye futures, reflecting market activity on the day.
Produce prices steady with receipts of 11 904 cases in extra Mess 154 and fresh graded firsts 14 Current receipts 12 percent dirtles 11 percent checks 11. Poultry market steady with 45 truck receipts. Small hens 14 percent No 2 hens 11 percent springs 20 percent. Other prices unchanged.
Local service West Hound No 8 Davenport to Kansas City listed noting departure and time 9:58 am. Another line mentions No 25 Southwest Limited with a 1:43 departure, fragmentary railway timetable details.
Mr and Mrs T H Barnes returned from a trip to New York and New Jersey bringing Earl Barnes and his wife home. They plan vacationing in Crawfordsville and Monmouth Illinois. Also listed are weekend visits by Violet Twinam Howard Andersons and others with church services noted and several pastors attending the local U P church service.
Greenwich, Conn. resident performed a solo with accompanist Anna Mae White while Louise Ruth and Maude Barnes delivered a trio during the Sabbath school closing in the morning service.
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