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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1940

Page

5

FOR SALE CLASSIFIEDS END OF LISTING ITEMS

FOR SALE-1939 DODGE % ton pickup 5000 miles Call Home Oil Co Successor to Economy Oil Co 325 N. Marion Ave 15416 FOR SALE- HOG CHOLERA serum 100 ce for 60e Hog Cholera Virus 100 ce for $1 45 Lowest price In the state Pioneer Drug Store FOR SALE PLUMS DIFFER ent kinds $1.00 bn Bring containers Also 4 horsepower Fairfield engine Walter Leet West Chester 156t3e0d FOR SALE.- 7 ROOM PARTLY modern home Inquire at Journal 156t3eo0d EVERYTHING FOR BABY WE have many dainty gift items for the baby Dresses 256 and 59c Baby blankets 25¢ Ross be tona $1.00 1h4t3eod FOR SALE- WE CARRY A full line of Sewer Tile and Fittings Get yours here Our prices are right Phone 71 Eclipse Lumber Co 154t3eoa FOR SALE-IF YOU WANT good western or native feeding lambs call or see J. D. Rab enold Ainsworth Phone 66-KRE 153180 T-H-S Kill Oct 21 FOR SALE-ONE TWO-ROW New Idea Tool-type picker mounted on rubber Excellent condition $550 Smart & Parr ish Lb4t3eod FOR SAL McCORMICK corn Meador Eli Jackson 15713 et s TWO FAMOUS TIRE LINES Goodyear and Goodrich Liber al trade-in on your old tires here Lets talk trade before cold weather Washington Oj Company 16713

Livestock winners crowned at Louisa county fair

The 100 pound Poland China sow entered by Penni roth Brothers of Wellman was named grand champion at the Louisa county fair in Columbus Junction. Miller fetus of Ainsworth photographed the grand champion bull, and Robert Tomfeld, Letts, claimed top honors in the Four H club with a grand Hereford calf. Other Hereford and Shorthorn winners were noted with several firsts and seconds across divisions. A new Ponte dei Fiorentini bridge in Rome is under construction over the Tiber using Carrara marble, linking Corso Vittorio Emanuele to a tunnel beneath Janiculum hill.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction Auz Poland Penningroth Brothers Wellman Miller Ainsworth Robert Tomfeld Harry Toimfeld Kenneth Blasi Max Hafner Harry Hafner Richard Bieri Ivan Jones Donald Rutt Melvin Davis Herefords James Tfelver Fred Stone Aneus Tiber Rome Italy Carrara Maly Caesar Corso Vittorio Emanuele Janiculum

Market Report Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices Decline/Advance

Chicago markets show pig classes steady to mixed with heavier hogs 200 to 240 pounds lifting 15 to 25 cents, 240 to 270 pounds 6.40 to 6.80, and sows down slightly. Cattle trade up with strictly grain fed steers 11.80 to 12.25, yearlings around 12.10, vealers up a dollar, and cows mostly higher. Sheep demand softens with best lambs near 9.10 and fat ewes around 3.75 as weekly totals run large.

Chicago

Chicago August 17 Cash Grain Prices

Chicago market report lists corn prices with various lots including 1 yellow 64% to 645 and 2 yellow 64% to 66% alongside 38 yellow 623% to 66. Oats show 1 mixed 29 heavy and 2 white 29% with 3 white 28% and 4 whites 27 to 27%.

Chicago

Grain Table at Chicago Markets Shows Mixed Wheat Corn

Chicago grain table reports August prices with wheat May at 71 32 percent, corn values around 60 to 69 percent, oats May 28 percent, rye May 4 percent, and September figures near 60 percent. The piece adds a note about Dr. Osborn of Kalama zoo Michigan keeping a hive of bees in his office to calm young patients.

Ste O. C. Osborn Kalamazoo, Mich

Mediapolis Chautauqua Week Planned by Association

The 87th Mediapolis Chautauqua Assembly runs August 15 to 21 with Croatian Tamburitzas barn dance Coffing Sisters and other acts. Lecturers include G B Green Royal H Hobrook and Rev k J Jeambray. The event is noted as the region’s only chautauqua west of the Mississippi. Nearby residents visit and local moves include hospital transfer and relocation of families. Also, sale of Hereford calves and yearlings from Texas Colorado and Nebraska occurred August 14 at Midway Sales pavilion.

Columbus Junction Mediapolis Chautauqua Association Coffing Sisters Hanscom Russell Wright G. B. Green Royal H. Hobrook K. J. Jeambray Mediapolis Chautauqua Mississippi River Johnson Helen and Lucile Duncan Cedar Rapids FY. HL. Johnston Cora Molaberry J. E. Reaney Bellevue Hospital Muscatine B. D. Ladd Chicago H. E. Orr Adrian Norris Louisiana Texas Colorado Nebraska Midway Sales Company

Indirect lighting via glass wall panels near ceiling

Indirect lighting through ceiling height glass wall panels creates a pleasant, modern effect. The lights are recessed and flush with the walls, offering a seamless appearance.

Calves Sold At Louisa County Fair Auction

The 70 head of 4 H club baby beeves were sold at Louisa county fair with top price 12 50 and bids from 10 25 to 12 50. Buyers include Wilson Packing Cedar Rapids Morrell Packing Ottumwa Benner Tea Burlington and Ted Herr Columbus Junction. Fourteen prize winners advance to the state fair.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction Wilson Packing Company Cedar Rapids Morrell Packing Company Ottumwa Benner Tea Company Burlington Ted Herr Louisa County Fair Paul Klotz H. M. Duncan H. Dunlap Wapello Midway Bards

Calexico Marks Holidays Across U.S. and Mexican Celebrations

Calexico California sits on the international boundary observing American national and state holidays alongside Mexican civil and religious celebrations marking a unique cross border commitment to shared festivity.

Utopia Calexico Calif

Atlantic Ocean Powerhouse of the Global Seas

The Atlantic Ocean covers more than one fifth of the earth as a vast marine expanse. It spans about 13 000 miles in length with an average width near 3000 miles and a greatest width of 5000 miles. Its area, including coast waters, totals roughly 41 000 000 square miles.

Atlantic Ocean Earth Globe Antarctic Ocean

Before 1492 There Was No One Food Plant World Wide

Collier's declares that prior to 1492 no single staple crop grew naturally in both the eastern and western hemispheres, highlighting a unique pre-Columbian agricultural landscape.

Collier's

Midway Sale Co Community and City Feed Auctions

Midway Sale Co lists weekly auctions in Columbus Junction on Wednesdays and Fridays at City Feed Ward Griffith. An August 24 date and an October 8 sale are noted for Knotek Bros and Duroe at 912 North Town.

Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction City Feed Ward Griffith House North Town Knotek Bros Duroe

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