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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1943

Page

5

Farms for Sale Near Fairfield and Ottumwa Iowa

Classified notice lists multiple Iowa dairy and crop farms for sale near Fairfield and Ottumwa. Details include acreage from 40 to 240, prices per acre, down payments, March Ist terms, and features like dairy barns, hay barns, springs, windmill, silos, paving access, and plowed or pasture land. Russell Smith, field man, Fairfield.

Fairfield Hard Rock Road Ottumwa Russel Smith Fieldman Iowa

Chicago Produce Market Update August 10

Eggs firm and unchanged with 11 878 cases and $8.9 current receipts. Extra firsts 48 and dirties 37.9. Poultry receipts 4 cars and 24 trucks with market unsettled.

Walled city Oristano near Tirso river Sardinia

Oristano, a walled town founded in 1070 by coastal residents, sits near the Tirso river mouth. With a population around 7,000, residents rely on cistern water while the countryside thrives with olives, oranges, vineyards, and crops like grain and flax alongside salted fish in trade.

Tirso River Sardinia Oristano

Navy Accepts Inductees With Dentures In Place Of Teeth

The navy will accept inductees with healthy gums and dentures for biting function. Previously the service required natural teeth or suitable replacements capable of satisfactory biting.

Navy

Milway Sale Co and Community Sale Listings

Milway Sale Co of Columbo Junction and a Community Sale at Whittaker sale barn hold weekly auctions every Wednesday and Friday respectively. An Aug 10 closing out sale of household goods at 609 Hast 2nd St begins 6 p.m. John Therion. An Aug 1 public sale sits 8 miles north of Washington on gravel. Elmer Horning. An Aug 26 closing out safe starts at 1 30 sharp in Ainsworth. Rov Marr.

Milway Sale Co Columbo Junction Whittaker Sale Barn John Therion Washington Elmer Horning Ainsworth Rov Marr

Chicago markets reflect mixed hogs cattle and sheep trends

Livestock totals show hogs 15 000 cattle 11 000 and sheep 2 000 with slow to lower trade. Good and choice hogs 100 to 250 pounds 14 35 to 14 70. top 14 75. Cattle strong on fed steers and yearlings with top 16 90 and bulk 14 25 to 16 25. Sheep steady to 25 cents lower with lambs bids around 13 00 to 14 65 and top 14 75.

Chicago

Chicago Cash Grain Market Update August 10

Chicago cash grain reports show oats prices with several lots ranging from 69 to 72 percent white, including mixed lots at 72 and 69 percent white and heavy oats at 714 percent. The figures indicate daily movement in oat valuations across the market as of August 10.

Chicago

Chicago Grain Table Shows Mixed Wheat and Corn Figures

The Chicago grain table lists open high low close prices for wheat oats and rye with multiple contract months and adjustments. A note on cultivation states weed control through shallow cultivation reduces weed seed production and promotes lower seed bank resurgence.

Chicago

Prohibit Drafting Fathers Bill Drawn in Congress

Chairman Andrew J. May of the House Military Affairs Committee said he would introduce a bill when Congress reconvenes to bar inducting fathers of dependent children without the father’s consent. The measure would cover all fathers, including those before and after Pearl Harbor, arguing the army size should be set by Congress with about 80,000 18-year olds drafted monthly.

Pearl Harbor Congress May

Family Reunions Mark Aug. 8 at Columbus Junction Park

Columbus Junction Iowa August 10 annual Courtney reunion held at Columbus Chautauqua park on Sunday August 8 with 51 in attendance. Officers named from Letts Grand View include Christy Turkington Letts president Mrs Walter McDaniel Letts vice president and Mrs Andrew Schultz secretary treasurer. Other reunions at the same site August 8 listed as Stapp Klotz Brown Jones Henry Dircks and others. Picnics planned throughout the week and large reunions set for August 18.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction Courtney Columbus Chautauqua Park Christy Turkington Letts Walter McDuaniel Letts Andrew Schultz Grandview Stapp-Klotz Brown-Jones Henry Dircks Ira Jones Marie Chicago V. R. Boulton A.R.T. 2 Norfolk Sicily Verne Foulton Columbus City Corpus Christi Tex

Russian Advance Near Kharkov As Allied Bombing Rises

The war update says Soviet forces within 11 miles of Kharkov push toward Poltava Ensumy to seize Dnieper approaches. Slatino, 14 miles north, falls as Russians batter with tanks artillery and air power. Allies widen air war on Rhineland Ruhr, with British bombers hitting Mannheim Ludwigshafen and sparking large fires on automotive and chemical plants.

Slatino Rhineland Hkulhr Ruhr Mannheim Ludwigshafen Rhine

Birmingham Leads Alabama Cities in 1942 Life Insurance Payments

Birmingham topped Alabama cities in life insurance payments in 1942 with 5 370 000 and 20 08 per capita, ranking 59th nationally. Montgomery was second in Alabama with 3 156 000 and 49 46 per capita, Mobile third with 2 988 000 and 37 96 per capita, followed by Anniston at 692 000 or 27 13 per capita.

Birmingham Alabama Montgomery Mobile Anniston

Jackets Add to Spuds Value

Boiling or baking potatoes with jackets on conserves supply and keeps nutrients. Prepared with jackets, potatoes are easier to re cook and retain about 98 percent of the potato.

New Plans for County Salvage Drive

The county announces a salvage drive aiming to collect 120 tons. Last fall Washington city had over 40 tons cleared, and organizers urge farmers to gather now to finish within two months and avoid interfering with corn husking.

Washington

War Bonds Advertisement Urges U.S. Bond Drive

A Treasury Department notice promotes the Third War Loan urging support for anti-tank guns and Sherman tanks used in invasion tactics. It notes a weapon costs about 6500 dollars and highlights home front duty to back the effort by buying bonds and sharing the financial burden.

Africa

Women in Industry Reach Historic Employment Peak

The number of women in gainful employment hit a March 1943 high of 15.2 million with 14.1 million in non agricultural jobs. Virtually every industry is hiring women in substantial numbers.

Predator trapper nets tripled bobcat bounty

A Michigan trapper finds a bobcat in a set and returns with a gun and shells. The animal yielded a $15 bounty, up from $5, and the cat had given birth to twin kittens.

Michigan

Washington County Supervisors Meet to Hear 1944 Tax Estimate

The board of supervisors of Washington County Iowa will meet September 13 1943 at 10 00 a m at the courthouse. Taxpayers may be heard for or against the estimate of expenditures for the fiscal year beginning January 1 1944. W W Schroeder County Auditor. Estimated taxes per 1000 of assessed value 10 59.

Board of Supervisors Washington County Iowa Court House W. W. Schroeder

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