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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1944
Page
5
FOR SALE WHITNEY CRABS Phone 306 W 150¢12 15013 FOR SALE YOUNG CALF Ho mer C Birney 908 M 15012
Chicago markets report hogs 19,000 head with strong early clearance and steady prices for 160 to 240 pound hogs 34.75 and heavier weights. Cattle and calves volumes listed with limited gains and some declines. vealers steady. Sheep at 2,000 head opened steady with Washington lambs around 15.00 and 15.10 at gate. Estimated totals: hogs 15,000 cattle 11,000 sheep 4,000.
Jimmy Litt willer celebrated his birthday Aug. 3rd inviting school mates to a party. His mother served refreshments. Margery Bright of Iowa City visits Irma Chapman. Several fresh air children are in this vicinity. The Welman property purchase by Mrs. Mary Beer announced for this fall.
August 8 Cedar Rapids district conference names Howard Hamilton Tipton D D Offringa Cedar Rapids Wilbur Chandler Washington Ed Stout Maquoketa and W F Robertson Olin extension directors and vocational ag instructor as the 4-H eastern Iowa lamb program committee. Enrollments due Sept 15. lambs to be distributed mid October at Hawk Eye Downs Cedar Rapids. A two day Cedar Rapids show in January or early February will exhibit and sell the lambs.
Mrs. C A Thompson reports visitors and social events across North Oregon. Families visit relatives, a hamburger fry at the Canott home with a group of local youths, a L. G. club meeting at the Henderson home, and a Sunset Park picnic planned for Aug 10 in Washington.
Noah Wiemer reports two 15 acre oat fields near Crawfordsville with yields of 125 bushels for Hugh Jones and 150 bushels for Hal Huston. Local families share meals and visit at various homes around Stringtown and Winfield during the period.
Chicago market report shows oats at 72 percent special heavy grade. Egg receipts total 15,588 cases with unsettled market. extra firsts at 36 percent, firsts 33, current receipts 32, dirties 26, checks 26.
Chicago market notes show poultry receipts and car and truck freight unchanged as of August. Market observers report stable prices with no notable shifts in supply or demand affecting the Chicago produce scene.
Market notes show Sept and Dec contracts with fractional changes and closing figures. Prices reflect bids and offers as traders track percentages near session highs and lows. May futures also display modest shifts as the market absorbs new supply data.
Friday sales at Whittaker sale barn list August 11 closing out household goods 615 North 7th Avenue starts 6 30 PM O W Sankey August 12 sale 422 East Van Buren 2 00 PM Mrs R H Clark August 1 public sale Flowers Threshing Club equipment E T Boshart farm Wayland starts 1 00 PM August 16 purebred Hampshire hog sale BE Brenneman Mt Union Iowa
Rye Dee reports mixed results with percent figures ranging from 102 to 106 in May. The data show fluctuations across readings, highlighting variability in the measured values and potential drift over the period.
Local notes cover numerous visits and family gatherings in Gray. Families mentioned include Applegate, Hoxworth, Earnest, Homes, Brain, McConnell, Reed, Jefferies, Sorrel, Snider, and Brown. A mastoid operation for Chas Jefferie and a Chicago hospital stay for Helen are noted.
Chaplain Marion Kilpatrick and his young son are visiting at the J. B. Pressly home in Ainsworth after a stay in Cleveland where he served with the U S navy and is being transferred. Kilpatrick will remain for the present as his family joins local relatives in Cedar Iowa for a granddaughter’s wedding.
The piece recounts Frank Miles describing his overseas deployment as a major, his social improprieties aboard a dining car, and a comical encounter with officers lacking meal tickets. He notes military sensitivities, the three references he gave for security clearance, and oddities of wartime bureaucracy in Washington and travel.
A fragment notes Everett Simkins home in Davenport as the week ends, hinting at upcoming events or sale details. Further specifics are sparse, leaving readers awaiting fuller information on location, times, and items involved.
Frank Galusha of Des Moines sues Clarence Maxwell and Elva Maxwell of Collins for 5000 in district court on behalf of his son Benjamin 13 alleging an altercation on July 6 caused shock pain anxiety and humiliation. A $2 medical bill and about $500 in promised livestock wages are itemized with the rest as personal damages.
Allied forces hammer the German line with waves of planes as American heavy bombers strike the front, dropping thousands of 1100 pound bombs across a three mile corridor. RAF four engined bombers join pre dawn raid unloading six thousand tons shortly before the air hour.
Study notes that rain does not alter jelly making though damp, uncovered storage can cause jelly to become sticky. Experts emphasize weather plays no role in the setting process.
The first rubber is linked to Chichen Itza in Yucatan with Maya use across Central America. They reportedly used rubber for incense, drumstick tips, and waterproofing shoes moccasins and clothing.
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