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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1938
Page
7
The notice encourages students to list rooms or apartments in the classifieds section as demand rises, urging early action for available accommodations. The short ad notes the code 14916 as a reference for the listings.
HASKINS Aug 12 The Ladies Aid society met Thursday afternoon at Ethel and Vivian Booth home. Fifteen members and three visitors, Sue Thoma Olive Moore and Mrs John 38 Skubal attended. Refreshments followed a lengthy business meeting.
Auction notices show Mrs H A Mel finger of Kalona selling household goods on August 20 at the Duroe sale site Riverside farm. Knotek Bros conduct auction at their Riverside farm with weekly community sales at City Feed Yard on Fridays and a midweek sale at Bale Co Columbo function.
August 12 lists Faank McAvoy Paul Redek ers Keota Arthur Koch Brigh ton Mr and Mrs Lee Colton Columbus Junction Jarrett Peters Cotter Mac Davis Ainsworth J A Huber Son West Chester J Lee Nicholson Earl Gesling Ainsworth JJ A Huber and son West Chester JJ Lee Nicholson Earl Gosling Ainsworth Mr and Mrs Edgar Stout family of Washington R 3 were Washington customers Thursday.
A drunken man tells the court he tried to climb a lamp post but adds three crocodiles trailed him all night and irritated him. The officer counters with the scene of the incident as the magistrate weighs the absurd excuse.
Spectators praised the 4 H pig show with many 4 H club members presenting fine pigs. The event drew a crowd of families from the community who hoped to stay through the final presentations.
People wonder what will occur in the next fifty years as invention accelerates. Some believe progress will continue beyond current limits while others doubt. The note closes with encouragement to keep the good work going.
Willis Todd, a former California resident, will stay for a while before returning home. Jimmy Bowen and Grandma West checked Washington bargains. Warren Van Winkle and Osar Axthelm visited, with locals noting the busy 4 H fair at the Methodist church and a well kept Senator Dewey place orchard. Weather was favorable.
Six ladies age twenty or older travel Wednesday for a day of sights and meals. They visit Columbus City to view a famed petrified ham exhibit and guess its weight before picnicking at Chautauqua Park with fried chicken and desserts. The return includes a river bluff drive past Lover's Leap bridge.
Fred Suite Jr. of Chicago marks his 28th birthday while living in an iron lung after infantile paralysis in Peiping China on March 31 1936. He has traveled 12000 miles by bus train and ship and now resides in River Forest Illinois with a nurse guiding his games and car rides via mirror aided views.
Chicago markets show hogs at 6 000 head with 2 500 direct sales and steady to strong prices led by tops around 8.75 for 190 to 240 pounds. Cattle and calves mixed with beef steers at 11.00 to 12.50 and cows 6.25 to 8.00, while sheep run 7 000 head with lambs 8.00 to 8.50 and feeders 7.00 to 7.76. Estimated tomorrow receipts include cattle 1 000, hogs 2 000, sheep 4 000.
Chicago markets show weak produce with high receipts and mixed butter. Grain table lists wheat corn oats rye with open high low close figures. soybeans and natural resins from trees noted in brief.
Mrs. Henry J. Kramer of Chicago crocheted 259 discarded neckties from Seventy-fifth Congress into a rug through her brother in law a member of the house. P H Krable of Wayland Iowa visits East Washington with nephew Lester Krable and great nephews singing at homes near Sugar Creek church southeast of Wayland Thursday evening. They called at John Kauffman Don Oridolph Joe Nebel John Anderson in Ainsworth this morning.
Mrs Frank Adams of Detroit Mich arrived from Cedar Falls Monday to visit friends in Crawfordsville. Virginia Zeach of Des Moines visits with her grandmother Mrs C H Fishburn. Alice Holmes of Elkader vacationing at home returns from Keota. Dana Barnes of Newark NJ vacationing with parents in town. T H Barnes father of Dana improving. Mr and Mrs J B Randolph of Harper visiting at J S McCleary home.
The Chicago cash corn report lists No. 2 mixed at 65.2 to 65.2 cents, No. 1 yellow 51 to 53, No. 2 yellow white 52, No. 8 yellow 50 to 50, No. 5 yellow 50, No. 1 white 52, No. 2 white 53, sample grade 46 to 51, and estimated carrots 182.
Oakley John Deere dealer Robert Oakley announces new tractor models A and B. The Washington store is among Iowa’s first to show them after their recent release. Improvements include radiator and fuel tank streamline for better visibility and easier operation, plus mechanical changes for greater economy and reliability.
San Antonio born child actor Donnie Runagan debuts with big screen company including Ante Shirley Ruby Keeler and James Ellison Mother Carey s Chickens. He learned to walk seven months and talk by one year and sang on radio at eighteen months as a talent scout hails him as one of filmdom s newest recruits. The Mother Carey s Chickens adaptation by RKO Radio draws from Nate Douglas Wiegin s famed story.
The article notes Gaelic as the spoken language on the Hebrides islands off Scotland's west coast, emphasizing its cultural presence and daily use among residents.
On cold mornings with tired backs and aching arms the Oliver Corn Master eases hand husking. It promises to save health time and your crop, letting you husk more efficiently. Come in now to see it.
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