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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1941

Page

7

Riverside Announces Fall Festival Corn Show Details

Riverside plans its second annual corn show and fall festival sponsored by the Better Riverside club. The four day event runs Oct 8 to Oct 12 with a 40 by 100 floor tent, amateur contests nightly, and finals Saturday. Exhibits include corn seed vegetables fruit and women’s work plus local business displays. F W Schnoebelen chairs the committee with department heads to be named. The meeting featured a Dutch lunch and a movie on Illinois sights.

Riverside Better American Legion F. W. Schnoebelen Illinois South Dakota Hildegard Homan Leo Homan Allan Frost Clinton

Riverside Men Move to Glenwood for Construction Work

Riverside men have gone to Glenwood Iowa where they obtained employment with a construction company.

Man of Riverside Glenwood Iowa

Graveside Service Held for Tom Bidwell in Brighton

The ashes of 86 year old Tom Bidwell were interred at Brighton Hillcrest cemetery. Rev. Coggeshall led a short service. Bidwell born in Brighton June 8 1865 married Anna Harbaugh 54 years ago. He died July 10 in Santa Cruize California. Survived by wife two sisters a brother and a nephew with wife.

Brighton Tom Bidwell Santa Cruize Calif Brighton Hillcrest Co. BE. Coggeshall Mr. Bidwell William Martha Bidwell Anna Harbaugh Bidwells California Dick Bidwell Washington Mary Lowe Zurich Kane Viola McClintic Monmouth MecClintie Dale Bidwell Chicago

L G Club Meets in Beenblossom Home North Oregon

L G club gathered at the Beenblossom home on Friday night for supper at 7:30 and social time. Guests included Wilbur Beenblossom. the Campbells invited the group to meet at their home in two weeks.

L. G. Club Beenblossom North Oregon C. H. Beenblossom North Oregon Dale Beenblossom Wilbur Beenblossom Dale Mark Campbell Stone Home J. C. Davis June J. M. Stone Willis Wolfe Dorothy Cedar

Local Families Share Weekend Visits Across Nearby Towns

Falls and Wolfe families from Downers Grove and Burlington visited Mr. and Mrs. Wright McConnell with Mrs. Willis Wolfe and Earl Wolfe among kin. Orie OConnor and sons attended the OConnor reunion near Oskaloosa. Norma Jean and James Been blossom stayed with grandparents while their parents visited the Russell Griges home in Hancock Iowa.

Falls Earl Wolfe Downers Grove Charles Dean Burlington Wright McConnell Willis Wolfe McConnell Charles Deen Orie O'Connor O'Connor Oskaloosa Norma Jean James Beenblossom Howard Beenblossom Charles Beenblossom Russel Griges Hancock Iowa

Deportee Carl Schmidt Arrested in Detroit on Freight Theft Warrant

Carl Julius Schmidt, 63, once of the Kalt Schmidt dynamiting gang, was seized by federal authorities in Detroit. He had been deported to Germany in 1922 after a prison term and is charged with stealing from a freight car before 1922. He admitted entering the country illegally about a year after his deportation.

Kaltschmidt Carl Julius Schmidt Germany Detroit Schmidt

Hogs and cattle market updates from Chicago trade

Chicago markets report hogs at 12,000 head with 10 cent higher gains to 11.70 top 11.75 for 180 to 240 lb but sows to 10.35. Sheep see 25 cent rise with native spring lambs 11.65 to 11.85 and ewes 4.50 to 5.00. Cattle steady to firm with loads of medium and heavy steers 11.85 to 12.50, best heifers 12.15, dealers 13.00, mostly 12.50. Estimated Tuesday receipts: hogs 8,000 cattle 13,000 sheep 2,000.

Chicago

Egg market steady with firm receipts and varied percentages

Egg market shows 8 001 cases with extra firsts at 274 percent to 12 and firsts 26 percent to 27, current receipts 25 percent, dirties 24, checks 23. Poultry market steady with receipts of 29 trucks and ranges among heavy white ducks 13 colored ducks 114 percent to 12 small ducks 11 percent and hens varying from 14 to 19 percent across Leghorn and springs with broilers 16 to 20.

Chicago cash grain market report on corn oats and soybeans

Market notes list Chicago cash grain bids for corn with color splits and moisture ranges, oats with mix colors and percentage bids, and soybeans with yellow color bids and percentage ranges. The fragment shows multiple bid codes and percentage indicators but lacks complete prices or dates.

Chicago Grain Prices and Rates for September and December

The page lists Chicago grain quotes with WHEAT CORN OATS RYE for September December and May futures, showing varied percentages and prices. A second brief notes Bicycle Tourists in Germany can rent a cycle for under two dollars per week and travel by train at twenty eight cents per 160 miles.

Germany

Marsh Owl Hearing Powers Highlighted by Natural History

The short eared or marsh owl uses highly sensitive ears as acoustic sensors, a feature noted by the magazine Natural History.

Natural History

Tuesday Prices From Powers Produce

Prices for produce from Powers Produce Washington Iowa show heavy breed hens at 22e per dozen, Leghorn hens at 11e per 4 pounds, sweet cream at 6e per pound, and old roosters listed with courtesy.

Washington, Iowa

Sauropod Dinosaurs Found in Texas After Northern Disappearance

Recent finds indicate sauropod dinosaurs persisted in Texas for centuries after they vanished from the northern United States, extending their temporal range and prompting revised interpretations of prehistoric distribution.

Texas United States

Argentina Rides Cattle Boom As Key Industry

Cattle raising remains Argentina's oldest and most important industry while a note mentions the Vistula River in Poland spanning about 650 miles.

Argentina Vistula River Poland

Navy Recruits Train on Lake Michigan at Great Lakes Station

The Navy documents show over one third of new enlisted men come from the Midwest and train at the Great Lakes Naval Station near Chicago. Recruits live on a campus like campus, start at Camp Barry then mainside, with trade school options, weight gain, and increased mental alertness during training.

United States Mid-West Navy Department Washington Great Lakes Naval Station Lake Michigan Chicago Lake Forest Navy Naval Reserve Barry Camp Barry Great Lakes

Uncle Sam Sailors On Horseback In Panama

U S Navy sailors in naval reserve uniforms ride horses on shore leave in Panama. The piece notes no distinction between reserve and regular Navy personnel, outlines a four year enlistment with potential release to inactive duty after the national emergency, and states pay and care are identical for both paths.

Uncle Sam Panama U. S. Navy U. S. Naval Reserve Naval Reserve Regular Navy

4-H Show Opens with Displays and Demonstrations

4-H clubs display samples of projects, clothing, and club histories at the achievement show. Isabelle Combs chairs the county girls department, with Dorothy Daniel attending as state 4-H president. Demonstrations begin at 9 15 with clubs including West Point Clover Leaf and Merry Maids, culminating in a style review and general assembly at the Methodist church.

Lillian Lewis Hoag Bigin County Red Cross Red Cross James Schmoeller Ruth Foster Rosalie Combs National Defense Booth Spurgeon’s Isabelle Combs Darlene Sojka Mary Ellen Duensing Dorothy Flading Carol Harry Stacey E. M. Tandy Maplecrest John Flading Faye Rowe Golia Miller Fairview Farmerettes Joe Knotek Merry Maids Karl Megehelsen, Jr Rogge Colthurst Jacksonite Northern Stars A. L. Duensing Ruth Foscer Clover Leaf Jaccksonites Methodist Church John Cherry General Assembly

Legion Meeting Tuesday Evening at City Hall Post Rooms

An extra American Legion meeting is announced for tomorrow evening at the Leon Beatty post rooms in City Hall. It marks the first gathering presided by new commander S. W. Kaster and the first since officers were installed. Reports from Des Moines convention will be received and new chairmen and committees named.

American Legion Leon Beatty S. W. Kaster Des Moines

Mother of Seven Dies After Farmhouse Stove Explosion

Mrs H Thoren, 45, died in a local hospital from burns after a kitchen stove exploded at her farmhouse south of Mason City. Neighbors helped extinguish the blaze. Daughter Edna, 21, is in critical condition. Mrs Thoren leaves a husband, five daughters and two sons.

Mason City H. Thoren Edna

Tire Contest Awards Across May and June

A tire and battery contest based on business volume in May and June drew about 4,500 City Service dealers. Cash prizes went to dealers in fourteen states with Brown & Orr, Washington, in 25th place and Sam Irwin of Washington in 17th place.

Brown & Orr Washington Sam Irwin

Needles Imported for the Nation as Local Production Lags

The article notes that the country does not manufacture ordinary hand sewing needles and relies entirely on imports. It highlights the reliance on foreign suppliers for a basic textile tool and signals potential supply or price vulnerabilities.

Hitler Keeps Dio se Plans Aligned With Signs

Reportedly, Hitler consults signs symbols and horoscopes before launching any grandiose plans. The article notes his superstitious habits influence decision making and public actions are framed around occult guidance.

Hitler der Fuehrer

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