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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1948

Page

5

Notable Local Visitation and Sunday Dinner Gatherings

H L Wood and family returned from West Liberty Ohio after visiting relatives including David Letehty. Shockleys of Vinton Iowa were dinner guests at K W Goff. Gideon speaker FP N Finney addressed Eicher church. Numerous Fairfield and Washington residents joined Sunday meals at Graber Nebel and Goff households amid a busy social weekend.

H. L. Wood Henry Letehty West Liberty Ohio David Letehty F. Shockley Vinton Iowa W. Goff Shockleys Pontiac Illinois Vere Goff D. W

Roths to visit relatives in New York and Ontario

Mr and Mrs C E Roth and daughters Edith and Maguerite left for New York to visit Mr Roth s brother and family and then Ontario Canada relatives. Sam Roth will handle chores in their absence. Gladys Widmer from Elkhart Indiana attended her aunt Mrs Aaron Wyse s funeral and stayed with her parents D W Widmer. Frank Bolon left for Minden Nebraska for an indefinite visit with his sister.

Vernon W. Frey Noble C. E. Roth Edith Maguerite New York Mr. Roth Paul Roth Ontario Canada Sam Roth Gladys Widmer Elkhart Indiana Aaron Wyse D. W. Widmer Frank Bolon Minden Nebraska

Livestock Auction Totals Mixed with Steady Slaughter Prices

Hog market totals 8 000 head with a 10 000 overall. fair to native cattle steady to 25 cents lower with top hogs at 30.50, heavy loads scarce. cattle and calves slow but mostly steady, top steer price 41.25 per 1130 pounds, heifers 39, cows 15 to 18.50, bulls 23.75 to 24.50. sheep 2 500, slaughter classes generally steady, lambs 28 for 97 pounds Washington, yearlings 23, western slaughter ewes 11.25.

Iwo Washington

Chicago Produce Poultry and Egg Markets Report

Chicago August 17 report shows poultry steady with 21 trucks. Hens firm and chickens firm. white rock fryers and springs around 39 to 40 cents. Eggs steady with Browns and whites mixed at 15,898 cases and various price classes listed.

White Rock White Rock Springs Plymouth Rock Springs

Des Moines Trip and Car Quips Include Cats and Church Joke

The entry recalls a sunny trip to Des Moines with Phidy the old car avoiding a breakdown and facing potential repairs. It notes neighbor cat care, catfood quirks between Bubi and Maidi, and a South- ern town tale about two churches across from each other with a hell and no hell joke. It ends with a wedding gift anecdote about towels marked HIS and HERS.

Phidy Phily Charlie Fish Charlie

War time lawn farming and road work across the region

Britain’s wartime food effort extends to roadside plots with barley sowing to supplement rations. Neighbors including Mrs. Merle Shockley Cindy Goff Allen Goff and Milton Nebel are expanding a basement, assisted by Clayton Nebel Gerald Nebel and James Stoopes. A graveled road to highway 78 improves access near Nobel. Visitors from Mississippi and Ohio joined the Oscar Miller family for the weekend.

Merle Shockley Cindy Vinton

Community and livestock sale dates listed in Iowa notices

Weekly livestock sales are posted for multiple Iowa venues including Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Kalona and Sigourney and Oblite Ohie and Hi Dollar. Household goods closing out sales occur August 21 23 24 and 25 26 at various addresses with sellers Schmidt Green Squires Heffelfinger Kolosick Stout.

Whittaker Sale Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Kalong Sales Barn Kalona Oblite Livestock Exchange Ohie Hi Dollar Sales Company Sigourney Karl E. Schmidt N. 15Th Putman’'s Station West Main Street G. Adrian North Marion Avenue Green Squires Wellman J. W. Heffelfinger Met Ainsworth Joe Kolosick Dublin John Stout

Rev W Scranton Begins European Religious Study Voyage

Rev W L Scranton of White Plains New York wife formerly Fannie Wagner Columbus Junction daughter of Maud Wagner sails July 16 with 19 clergymen aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth to study religious conditions in Europe. He is a Iowa Wesleyan College alumnus and former White Plains Methodist pastor.

Columbus Junction W. L. Scranton White Plains N. Y Fannie Wagner Maud Wagner England United States Europe Scranton Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant Methodist

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