Resignations and Local Social Ties Highlight Brief
Vernelda Widmer has resigned after four years as a clerk at A. C. Wenger Grocery. Virginia Wyse becomes the new clerk. Beamer Wyse, manager of the local telephone company, notes a telephony issue in Milton likely to trigger a new company formation. A large family and community gathering includes the Good family reunion at the park and various Social visits across Burlington and Keokuk with multiple local residents attending events and outings.
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Vernelda Widmer
A. C. Wenger Grocery
Virginia Wyse
Beamer
Fannie Eimen
Lucy Boshart
KE. T. Boshart
Farl Roth
Wellman
Joseph Good
the Park
Chrissie Besehly
Walter Sauertere
Luzern
Sare
Tew
C. E
Key
E. S. Mullett
Verlee
Audrey Rbth
Shipley Leichty
Roger Wyse
Marion Linner
Maxine Zehiman
George
Joyce Wieher
Virginia Myers
Hensley Relatives Make Days Visit At Parental Home
Hensley relatives visit the parental home in Wayland as Don Hensley and family from Burlington join Wilbur Patrick and family from Des Moines. Royanna Miller from Fairfield visits aunt Frances Conrad. Charley Imhof and others work on M Pleasant GI housing for Iowa Wesleyan students. Dorothey Roth celebrates birthday with Levi Roth family. The Pig Four cousins enjoy gatherings. J A Schlaster and others are guests in Donnellson. George Heberman and Earl from Tama spend the week at Kat’s parental home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Don Hensley
Burlington
Wilbur W Patrick
Des Moines
Carl Hensley
Royanna Miller
Fairfield
Frances Conrad
Charley Imhof
Dec Goldsmith
Leslie Morrison
G. I. Government
M. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan
Letty Boshart
Miriam Wyre
Pauline Boshart
Dorothy Roth
Community and private auctions listed for Iowa towns
Friday and Wednesday livestock sales at Whittaker and Midway Sales. August 16 closing out sale near Libertyville at 11:00. August 17 personal property sale Crawfordsville at 1:00. August 17 closing out sale North 6th Avenue at 1:00. August 24 bungalow and lot auction Crawfordsville at 2:00. Orris trustees listed.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales Compan
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Libertyville
Lewis McCleary, Jr
D. D. Owens
C. M. Strange Place
Crawfordsville
North 6Th Avenue
Rigenhagen Orchard Farm
Towa
Mamie
A. B. Orris
Market summary Chicago hogs steer cattle and sheep prices
Hogs 3400 head active demand 170 270 lb animals mostly 1.00 higher. over 270 scarce. Sows up about 1.00. 170 270 lb buyers 23.50 24.00, 270 300 lb 23.00 23.75. 140 270 lb 21.00 23.50. Light 300 lb hogs 21.76. Cattle 1500 calves 400 generally steady. No prime lots. low good to ungraded 21.75 22.00. grass cows 11.00 13.50. cutters 9.00 10.75. bulls 14.00 14.50. Sheep 2000 good spring lambs steady. lighter grades lower. Lambs 21.75 22.00 to shippers. few 20.00. Ewes and yearlings mixed. shorn lambs 7.00. cull prices as low as 3.50.
Chicago Produce Market Mixed on Receipts and Eggs
Chicago dispatch notes mixed market with 22 truck receipts and eggs totaling 9161 cases. Poultry receipts vary with hens at 27, market firm for eggs and mercantile exchange price classes listed with several percentage ranges.
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Mercantile Exchange
1942 peers control assets of manufacturing giants
By 1942 the 200 largest manufacturing corporations controlled 44 percent of total assets and 58 percent of net capital assets of all manufacturing corporations. The figures highlight concentration of asset ownership among a small group of big firms.
Largest Bear Reaches Massive 1500 Pound Weight
The Kodiak brown bear, the largest land predator, can reach weights around 1500 pounds. This massive Alaskan species earns its title as a premier hunter among wild animals.
Best fuel woods include shagbark hickory and white oak
Among the top firewood woods are shagbark hickory and white oak with additional strong options such as black locust osage orange ash maple sycamore honey locust and walnut for fuel uses.
Illinois Leads 1860 Corn and Wheat Outputs
In 1860 the United States produced five bushels of corn for every bushel of wheat. Illinois topped both crops with 115,174,777 bushels of corn and 23,837,023 bushels of wheat.
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United States
Illinois
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