County Competitors at Iowa State Fair Listed by County
State fair publicity lists Washington county entrants for livestock prizes including Raymond Bell Duroc hogs Robert Foster and William Foster sheep L Timmins market swine and Cecil F Rooks in saddle and harness horse show Ainsworth Miller Farms enter Shorthorn cattle A new list shows county schools to enter the quiz derby on August 25 Jackson township sponsored
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Raymond Bell
Robert Foster
William Foster
L. Timmins
Cecil F. Rooks
Miller Farms
Ainslworth
Jackson Township
School teams coached by a list of sponsors in multiple townships
The passage notes teams from Iowa townships Lime Creek Cedar and St James Washington with sponsors and coaches including Leona Kucera Marjorie Welte Mrs Dorothy Miller Marie Stew art Mrs Elizabeth Clark and Sr Mary Xavierita.
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Alice Weill
Betty Burt
Gladys Stolder
Iowa Township
Leona Kucera
Marjorie Welte
Lime Creek Township
Dorothy Miller
Marie Stewart
Cedar Township
Elizabeth Clark
St. James School of
Washington
Mary Xavierita
Washington Legion Post Attends State Convention Des Moines
Seventeen Washington members of the Leon Beatty post led by County Commander Howard Miller and Post Commander S W Easter attend the state American Legion convention in Des Moines this week. The group includes Clarence Jacobs Leo Nardy George Baker and others with J W Peterson also among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Miller
S. W. Easter
Washington
Leon Beaty
American Legion
Des Moines
Clarence Jacobs
Leo Nardy
George Baker
George Rudiger
Matt Whittaker
M. L. Brown
Dale Atkinson
Fred Downing
Hilton Rabenold
B. F. Bostwick
Julius T.freidel
Harry Ramseyer
Preston Wolf
Bob Schell
Palmer Schilling
Archie Kuwer
Closing Out Farm and Household Goods Sale Dates
Midway Sale Co Columbus conducts weekly auctions every Wednesday and a community sale each Friday at City Feed Yard. Augustus 19 marks John E Luecken farm sale 4 percent away from Wayland on gravel road starting at 11:00. August 21 lists Fred Mauthe at 317 East Madison St for a closing out sale of household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Sae Co
Columbus
City
John E. Lueckenbill
S. W
Wayland
Fred Mauthe
East
Madison St
Legion officers and members featured in state events
The passage notes Hilton Rabenold and George Baker carrying items in a parade on Tuesday. Fred Downing of Washington was elected sergeant at arms of the state Legion for next year. Washington Legionnaires visited Des Moines veterans hospital to see Cleo Shockey and George Weston. Leon Beaty post closed the year with 161 enrolled members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton Rabenold
George Baker
Fred Downing
Washington
State Legion Organization
Washington Legionnaires
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Cleo Shockey
George Weston
Leon Beaty
Legion
July Unemployment Figures Fall Under Six Year Law
Iowa's July unemployment benefit payments dropped to 146,674 dollars, down 12 percent from June and 48 percent under July 1940. The 16,966 claimants were less than half of last year's level while 9,125 workers found jobs, a 25 percent rise from June. The wholesale and retail trades showed the largest placement increase amid a defense building boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
I Owa Employment Security Commission
Commission
Rai
Police Shot Wounds Sioux City Man in Grocery Burglary
Sioux City police shot a 32 year old man during a grocery burglary investigation. Burt Linder was wounded in the chest and later found in a weed patch. Robert Barlow, 25, was arrested. both face larceny charges. Sergt. Dewey Landeck said the suspect fled with groceries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Burt Linder
Linder
Robert Barlow
Sergt
Dewey Landeck
Mrs E W Spessard Visits Kentucky Inspiration Site
Mrs E W Spessard traveled to Moline and onward to Kentucky with her son in law and daughter to visit the Rowan homestead said to inspire Stephen Foster to pen Old Kentucky Home. Local residents include Mrs W B McCrory visiting friends and Amy Hemphill returning from Drake University summer school.
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Ainsworth
Rowan Homestead
Kentucky
KE. W. Spessard
Moline
Bobce Kurtz
Stephen Foster
Old
McCrory
W. B. McCrory
Artesia
N. Mex
A. B. Moore
Rennie
Oklahoma
Amy Hemphill
Des Moines
Drake University
Mary Ruth Pressly
Chicago
Cook County Hospital
Burlington Hospital
Martha Hazelett
Los Angeles
Als
Fred Mallie
Frederick
New Boston
Ill
Maisie
Gertrude Porter
Max White
Max, Jr
Owen
Lake McBride
Rose Wood
Martha
Riverside
Kupka
Markets Chicago Hogs Sheep and Cattle Prices
Chicago markets show hogs at 9000 head steady to weak with 180 to 240 lb trading 11.25 to 11.50, top 11.55, sows 9.25 to 10.15. Sheep 1500 steady native lambs 11.00 to 11.40, fat ewes 5.25, most natives 4.00 and up. Cattle 5700 choice fed steers and yearlings steady, others weak to 15c lower, top 12.50 for 900 lb fed steers, next at 12.40, most 11.25 to 12.00, calves 12.00 to 13.50. Receipts projected tomorrow: cattle 1000, hogs 4000, sheep 1000.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Note
Chicago August 14 cash grain report lists corn bids with yellow 1 at 75, yellow 2 at 74.5, yellow 3 at 74, yellow 4 at 72.5 to 73. Oats show 1 mixed at 38.5 to 39 and 3 white at 36 to 38.
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Chicago
Chicago August 14 UDP Produce Market Summary
Market report from Chicago shows firm produce markets with receipts totaling 11 910 cases. Extra firsts move from 274 to 2714 and firsts rise from 26% to 27 with current receipts at 25 percent and dirties at 24 percent and checks at 23 percent. Poultry market remains irregular with 41 trucks received.
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Chicago
Grain and egg prices from Powers Produce in Washington Iowa
The listing shows wheat corn oats rye and soybeans with Sep Dec and May futures and daily percentage changes. It also notes eggs heavy breed hens sweet cream and old roosters with unit prices from Powers Produce in Washington Iowa.
Roosevelt and Churchill Agree on Open World Trade Postwar
Roosevelt and Churchill pledged open world markets after the war while signaling protection against Nazi states. They reportedly sent a joint letter to Stalin praising the Soviet resistance and offering aid to Russia as German forces press in Ukraine toward the Black Sea. Beaverbrook arrived in Washington to meet with officials on speeding U.S. war aid to Britain and Russia. Berlin called the Roosevelt Churchill meeting propaganda bluff, contrasting it with German war communiques claiming victories in western Ukraine.
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Ised
Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Red Army
Russia
Ukraine
Black Sea
Bug River
Odessa
Beaverbrook
Washington
D.C
Lord Beaverbrook
Churchill
Britain
Berlin
Road Employee Killed In Tractor Accident
Arthur Swain, 45, a Monona county road maintainer, died when the tractor he operated plunged through a creek bridge on a county road between here and Dunlap. He is survived by his mother and three brothers plus a sister. Foreman Harry Schlensigk and S. D. Anderson described the tractor plunging to the gulley bottom and pinning him.
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Arthur Swain
Monona County
Here
Dunlap
Swain
Nels Swain
Orower S. D. Anderson
Harry Schlensigk
Prairie Center Social Notes Abroad in Illinois
Prairie Center community news recounts family visits and gatherings. Henry Zieglowsky and Aurelia Westen visited relatives from Hartsburg Illinois, while Flor ence Zieglowsky celebrated a birthday with 23 relatives. The Koehler family hosted 45 relatives at a picnic for Carl Koehler heading to Long Beach California. others traveled to Minnesota lakes, and local residents busied themselves with canning and chores. Carl Koehler reports for Navy aviation cadet duty August 15. Bob Darbyshire joined him for the trip.
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George Koehler
Prairie Center
Fred Zieglowsky
Henry
Aurelia Westen
Fred
John Lolling
Hartsburg
Ill
Henry van Hilsen
Mr. van Hilsen
Emden
Ehme Koehler
Florence Zieglowsky
Koehler
Marion
Jimmy
Carl Koehler
Albert Zieglowsky
Cloyce Zieglowsky
Charles Wolfe
Wess Meyer
Malcom Montgomery
Georges Koehler
Long Beach
Calif
U. S. Navy
Bob Darbyshire
Carl
Wayne Knupp
Submarine Designed by David Bushnell in 1776
David Bushnell of Connecticut designed the first American submarine in 1776 to aid the Revolutionary War efforts. This early vessel marked a pioneering step in underwater warfare and naval innovation.
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David Bushnell
Connecticut
Small curtain rods used as stakes for potted plants
Small curtain rods serve as stakes for potted plants with small holes for strings. They look neater and provide stronger support than casual stakes.
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George Young
Mangold
Mose Levy
Iowa Ave
Second Ave
Pioneer Drug
State Theatre
E. Madison St
Call Harve Wilson
F. L. Stewart Hardware
Inotice
John T. Nickell
Mer
Ramseyer’s Hatchery
Whitney Crabs
Phillips & Hebner
Journal Office
Alaska
Modern Appliance Co
Wilson Coal Co
D. C. Griggs
Bud
E. Landrum
Henry County
Mt. Pleasant
Arthur Lorack
Monroe St
Good Straw
Howard McCleery
Jeffrey Building
Eclipse Lumber Company
Tucker Chevrolet
Auburn
Carson Plumbing and Heating Co
Eclipse Lumber Co
Bryan Swift
Conshohocken
Sueppel
Chevrolet
Round Oak Range
T. A. Huston
Crawfordsville
Armstrong and
Gold Seal
Wayne I. Q
Wayne
Hard Road
High Line
O. K. Clapper
W. Seventh
Jack Dewees
Putnam Furniture Repair
Oetjen
Oetjen’s
Radio Manufacturers Service
Gamble
Foster Radio Service
George J. Breitenbach
South Side Square
Nicola & Harmon
W. M. Peiffer
Brighton
Joe Flip
the Fountain Man
the Evening Journal
Iowa State Fair
State Fair Management
Washington County
Ainsworth Produce
Geo. J. Breitenbach
West Chester
Morning Sun Rendering
Leon Beatty
Journal
E. W. Spessard
Foster
Ruth Norris
Chicago Livestock
Chicago ‘Grain Table
Washington, Iowa
Official
Washington Directory
Optometrists
John W. Owen
Stan Kiesey
R. R. Noovan
W. P. Rawn
Stephen B. Jones
Marie -Marion S. George
Lester B. Krabill
W. L Kvie
Harriet Coulter
Harold
Putnam County
Ned Morrow
Harve P. Wilson
Fred Bauer
Theodore B, Bailey
Law Loan & Trust Bldg
S. W. Livingston
West Main St
Court House
George F. Morrison
J. GC. Penney Co
Chiropractors
Chas. C. Brown
Washington Independent School District
B. A. Ralston
Harland W. Mead
W. A. Erbe
Eerie
Ethel McCreedy
Kenneth Freeman
Richard A. Stewart
Donald R. Boyer
A. E. Atchison
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Charlotte Baldrige
Officers
W. B. Dupuis
O. F. Boller
R. F. McFarlane
A. W. Yard
Harry Montgomery
City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Ruth Lytle
Don Simmering
Marion Sheetz
Marleen
Lakes
Minnesota
Bernice Sheetz
DR. A
Peterson
S. Second Ave
Jones Funeral Homa
East Main St
Sherman
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