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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1939
Page
7
Notes encourage Pearl Buttons for durability and quality in garments. Community updates report flu cases, farm work, schoolhouse projects, a granddaughter’s visit, a basket dinner, and local travel to Cedar Rapids for 4 H judging amid damp Kalona homecoming weather.
The public wedding of Louisa county couple Miss Madeline Jordan and Carlisle Rees will be held Friday evening at the Louisa county fair in Columbus Junction regardless of weather. If rain prevents the amphitheater ceremony, the Columbus high school auditorium will be used and local merchants will present gifts.
Mr and Mrs J A Churchill of Fairmont Nebraska visited their son Charlie and family from Friday to Sunday. Numerous relatives and friends from Des Moines Lincoln and Wisconsin joined for the Guy reunion and other social calls. Attendees included Marjorie and Richard Sincol and many neighbors sharing messages and canning help amid ivy and health notes.
Chicago markets report 40k hogs and 500 cattle with 1,000 sheep. Hogs 180 to 240 pounds mostly 6.25 to 6.50 cents per pound, top 6.55. Light sows 5.00 to 6.20. Medium to good steer values 7.75 to 7.75, yearlings up to 9.76, calves to 9.75. Cattle tác es edges. natives top 8.50 for sheep. spring lambs active, sheep ease 25 cents. Estimated receipts tomorrow: cattle 100 hogs 200 sheep 1,000.
Chicago cash grain figures show corn at 44 to 45 cents for 2 yellow, 4 yellow at 44 cents. Oats list 2 mixed at 31 cents, 2 white at 31 to 32 cents, 3 white at 30 to 31 cents, 4 white at 29 to 31 cents. Receipts note 72 cars of corn.
Chicago market report shows weak egg prices with 5,511 cases received. Fresh graded firsts at .16 and extra firsts at .15 with current receipts at 124 percent. Poultry market steady with 39 truckloads received and prices unchanged.
Open high low close data from Chicago grain table dated Aug 18 is noted. The item also reports a birth: Mr and Mrs Richard Hejtlinger welcomed a son born Aug 5 at Kecta and Washington celebrations.
Cecelia Foley of Belle Plaine visited Riverside at the home of Patricia Mougin from Sunday to Tuesday. Foley will attend Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls next year after two years teaching in the local public school. Lucille Schneider of Chicago visited her father Cornelius Schneider. Genevieve Wartzler, daughter of Mrs. Mary Hartzler, returned from Goshen Indiana where she attended summer school and will teach at Highland district school. Mrs. Logan Myers of North Liberty visited Carrie Iden. Mrs. Margaret Crees of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Mintie Holta of Sac City joined Mr. Myers for a trip to North Liberty before returning home.
A government tally shows the United States ended with 54 440 active gas wells. The figure reflects a nationwide count likely drawn from a energy or mineral resources report.
Ames Iowa August 18 1939 Iowa's apple crop will reach about 90 percent of last year's bumper harvest and roughly 66 percent of normal SS W Edgecomb horticulturist Iowa State College reports Harrison County leads as apple producers with excellent quality The national yield is expected between 155 and 166 million bushels The 1938 crop was 131 million The 1937 crop exceeded 210 million Little damage from codling moths reduces spraying urgency Apple scab was not prevalent due to a dry spring A large peach grape and pear crop is also anticipated
Helen Vooros, 19, told the Dies committee in Washington that she quit the German American Bund girls’ youth organization due to disgust with immorality within the movement. Born in Germany, she is now an American citizen and former leader in the Brooklyn chapter.
Jack Carpenter, 12, aided police by searching after a purse theft from Mrs. Frank Carter. He found the pocketbook on top of a bed at the rear of his home and received a two dollar reward. Detectives had searched without success.
Rural schools in Washington County receive the new textbook list from County Superintendent Lester B. Krabill for the coming school year. The catalog names grade by grade primers readers spelling writing and health and civics texts with pricing details and notes on which titles are currently needed.
Striking workers of the Hawk Eye Pearl Hatton company in Muscatine have voted to accept Governor George A Wilson's arbitration proposal. The strike began June 19 after wage and hour talks failed, affecting about 400 employees in Des Moines area coverage dated August 1840.
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