Jay Robertson 56 Dies at Columbus Junction
Jay Robertson 56 retired rural mail carrier died at 11 this morning at his home in Columbus Junction after a months long illness. He born December 9 1886 near Columbus Junction and spent his life there. He married Anna Hutton November 21 1912. Surviving are widow son Keith daughter Jean grandson Larry Robertson and two brothers James and Harry with a sister Jennie Robertson. Funeral arrangements are by Richie Funeral Home.
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Columbus Junction
Jay Robertson
Richie Funeral Home
John and
Kesiah Duncan Robertson
Columbus High School
Anna Huatton
Robert A. Hutton
Robertson
United Presbyterian Church
Columbus Community Club
Masonic Lodge
Columbus Junction State Bank
Keith
Jean
Larry Robertson
James
Harry
Richland
Jennie Robertson
Omaha
Girl Appeals to Mrs Roosevelt for Life Saving Drug
Marie Adrianne Barker a 19 year old Chicago girl underwent her fourteenth blood transfusion as a letter carried to the White House urged the army to release more pencilin to treat her fatal heart valve disease caused by staphylococcal hemolyticser tiremia. Her uncle Harry Demplmann had sent a telegram to the president requesting aid.
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Chicago
Marie Adrianne Barker
White House
Jeaner Roosevelt
Markets Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep in Chicago
Hogs 13,000 cattle 11,000 sheep 4,000 estimated. Hogs market steady to 10 cents higher with top at 14.85. Cattle 8,000 calves 11.00. Choice to prime fed steers and heifers steady, others weak to 25 cents lower. Heifers 16.25, bulk steers 14.25 to 16.00, bulk heifers 13.50 to 15.75, feeders 15.00 to 16.00. Sheep 4,000, native lambs not established, tops around 13.00 to 14.00 on medium to good natives, held about 14.25.
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Chicago
Chicago grain prices for oats mixed. cash market
Chicago August 17 cash grain report shows oats trading mixed at 69 to 70 percent, with 2 mixed at 69 percent and 3 white oats at 69 percent. Market activity appears muted as values level near prior levels.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report
AP states Chicago price data show eggs with 9 010 cases receipts and varied current and dir ties. Poultry receipts include 3 cars and 17 trucks with a steady market and no changes.
Grain table section records Chicago August values
The grain table from Chicago shows August readings with wheat futures at Sep 142 and 143, May 146, and July 144. Oats list Sept 57 and 68 with Dec 57 and 68, while rye notes Sep 97 and 95 with Dec 97. Prices and scales fluctuate across months and grains.
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Parachute Canopy Tested for Impact Resistance
Impact resistance is tested in a drop test by using a rope dummy weighted with lead to simulate a falling person. The nylon canopy and shroud lines endure opening at speeds over 400 miles per hour in tests conducted with a parachute attached to a mechanism under an airplane wing.
Public and Closing Out Sales Listed in Journal
On Aug 19 a public sale is noted with Himer Horning at 8 mile NW of Washington on gravel. Aug 25 a closing out sale of household goods at 708 South Marion Avenue starts at 1 30. Sidney S Smith lists auctions Aug 2 closing out sale in Ainsworth starts at 1 30 sharp Roy Marr is also mentioned.
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Washington
Vravel
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Marion Avenue
Sidney S. Smith
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Roy Marr
Threshing Delayed At Coppock As Flood Recedes
Coppock report notes threshing delayed due to daily showers while river levels slowly drop. Many farmers lost corn and beans on bottom land and some grain while gardens suffered. Local residents visit and repairs continue as families adjust to continuing wet conditions and upcoming school start.
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Washington Eclipsa Lumber Co
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Pleasant
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Duane Tuesuzery
Duane
New York
Harold
Pacific
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Peoria
Ili
John Ricks
Wilma Arbogast
Dixon
Illinois
Fred Cold Ani
Christina Carlson
Bla Merchant
Solvent Degreasing Proves Fast in Cleaning Metals
Chlorinated compounds, known as non flammable synthetic dry cleaning fluids, clean metal faster and more efficiently than any other agent by a method called solvent degreasing. Oil and grease dissolve in these chemicals or their vapors like sugar in water.
Date of the Deluge Landmark Time In Antiquity
Historians estimate the great flood, or deluge, occurred around 4000 B C, with Noah taking refuge in the ark as recorded in ancient tradition. The dating reflects early historical estimates and religious narratives.
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