Transport American Legion Reaches Safe Zone
Official reports say the United States army transport American Legion carrying 897 war refugees has passed the most dangerous zone of European waters. Acting Secretary of State Sumner Wells announced the vessel’s position about 400 miles west of the British Isles at noon today.
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Washington, D. C
United States Army
American Legion
Europe
United States
Sumner Wells
British Isles
Trotsky Near Death After Brain Injury Bid
Mexico City August 11 reports say Leon Trotsky, the famed Russian revolutionary, lay close to death as doctors fought brain injuries from a wound believed self inflicted by an attacker he mistook as a friend. His condition worsened despite emergency surgery.
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Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
Cartoon Column Sparks Reader Voting Interest
A study of the Ourrant-ad columns shows readers respond to cartoons and prompts by submitting answers. The brief notes prompt quick participation and indicate that timely responses are valued by the column.
Local Visit Notes From Tyrone Community
Tyrone residents report social calls and family visits. Betty and Glen Dillon stayed at George Crawford's home while Gus Bond remains ill and Omar Crawford's family visited. Dennis Dillon spent time with LeRoy Times at the Times home before LeRoy's departure for California. Clarence Feckley of near Parnell and Fred Sheetz hosted visits, and George Crawford and sons made a Washington call.
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Tyrone
Rbetty
Glen Dillon
George Crawford
Omar Crawford
Gus Bond
Waldo Miller
Dennis
Nick Times
LeRoy
California
Clarence Feckley
Near Parnell
Fred Sheetz
Washington
Average man’s vocabulary tops seven thousand words
A common claim holds that the average adult knows about 7000 words. The figure appears in discussions of language development and vocabulary size, though exact counts vary by method and sample.
Midway Sale Column announces weekly auctions in Columbus Junction
The Journal lists sale dates and venues including Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction every Wednesday and Community Sale each Friday. It notes Griffiths house and lot sale at 913 North Iowa on August 24 and mentions Knotek Bros Duroc sale on October 8.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
Griffith House
North Iowa
Knotek Bros
Duroc Sale
An Honest Man and a Hungry Young Man
A hungry drifter named Johnny, recently failed in life, steals three diamond rings from a purse he finds on a park bench. A well dressed stranger warns that pawning them would be theft and lead to arrest, while Johnny faces hunger and regret as he contemplates honesty versus desperation.
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Johnny Born
Cleveland
Wisconsin
Dorothy
George's
Rover
Knights of the Beach
Johnny
Arizona sets bow and arrow hunt area for deer bears turkeys
An Arizona region has designated a hunting area for bow and arrow use. The allowed game includes deer, bear and wild turkeys.
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Arizona
Markets Chicago Livestock Report from August Market
Chicago market summary shows hogs at 10,000 head with prices mostly 10 to 15 cents higher for 200 to 740 lb ranges, 6.85 to 7.10 for top lots, and heavier cattle with feeds and vealers trading mixed. Cattle and calves totals around 10,000 with prime Iowa bullocks at 12.60, best yearlings 12.20, and vealers steady near 11.50 to 11.75. Native lambs at 9.00 to 9.25 with light offerings toward 3.60 to 3.75 for light sheep. Estimated tomorrow cattle 4,000 hogs 8,000 sheep 2,000.
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Chicago
Iowa
Chicago Cash Corn Prices Report
Chicago cash grain prices show corn at 65 to 66 percent yellow, 61 to 64 for another grade, oats at 28 to 29 percent white varieties, and soybeans at 77 percent. Market snapshot lists multiple sample notes and percentages for corn oats and soybeans.
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Chicago
Chicago Market Summary Egg and Poultry Prices August
In Chicago on August 21 the produce market shows unsettled egg receipts at 9 956 cases with shifts in grades and prices. Poultry demand remains firm with receipts listed by truck and a range of price changes for heavy and small ducks and broilers amid overall unchanged other prices.
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Chicago
Helen Craig Visits Mrs R Moorhead at Crawfordsville
Miss Helen Craig of Kansas City visits aunt Mrs Rose Moorhead and cousin Clarence Moorhead in Crawfordsville. She travels from Champaign Illinois and later takes Mrs Moorhead and family to Cedar Rapids to visit relatives. Other local travelers include Mr and Mrs Clifford Clives en route from Ohio and visiting H J Davis family.
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Crawfordsville
Helen Craig
Kansas City
Rose Moorhead
Clarence Moorhead
Champaign
Howard Craig
Moorhead
Mary Lilliar
Cedar Rapids
Clifford Clives
Alden
H. J. Davis
Ohio
D. ©. Davies
Clear Lake
Wisconsin
Harvey Davie
East Highland Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
West of East Highland a series of Sunday visits are reported. Mr and Mrs Frank J Mincer and children Gary and Gayle join Wilma Mincer at the Mincers home. Others visited include Mrs Orville Schroeder and Jackie Joyce and Mrs Roy Deffenbacker at Henry Prymek home. Pon Rath also visited. The Mincers and others called on James Dvorak Jr. Esther Murdock visited Mary Clark near Columbus Junction while Hester and Leona Mineer stayed two weeks at Rose Kiedey’s Washington home.
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Frank Mincer
East Highland
Frank J. Mincer
Gary
Gayle
Omer
Walter Bopp
Lloyd Masson
Wilma Mincer
Orville Schroeder
Jackie
Joyce
Roy Deffenbacker
Henry Prymek
Pon Rath
Leona Anne
James Dvorak, Jr
Esther Murdock
Mary Clark
Columbus Junction
Hester
Leona Mineer
4-H Club Prizes Awarded At Achievement Show
The Merry Maids club earned ribbons in the prize class with blue ribbons for champion and reserve champion. Winners included Louise Waterhouse Dorothy Daniel and Mary Walker along with Charlotte Longer and Leona Beer in various color ribbons. The program featured the 4-H girls chorus under Alice Hunter with a style revue where each participant made their own garment. Livestock record books were judged for several clubs and merchandise awards were announced including cash prizes and trade goods for champion and reserve categories across calves market hogs and dairy showmanship.
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Merry Maids Club
Louise Waterhouse
Dorothy Daniel
Mary Walker
Charlotte Longer
Leona Beer
Alice Hunter
J. W. Chandler
Isabelle Combs
John Cherry
John Flading
Merle Twinam
Merle Eckels
John Knotek
Hairan
Wade Gardner
Claude McCoy
Lloyd Foster
Earl Schnermaan
Lloyd Marek
Alvin Luedey
Mary
Marjorie
Jean Walker
Jean Mathers
Miss Bakke
Idelia Bakke
Farm Security Administration
Washington
Henry Counties
Chandler
Raymond Bell
Cleo McCoy
Bertha Fladung
William Kh Maas
Frances JV Wagamon
Deane Rinner
Donald Fladung
William Wagamon
Turkington Brothers
Robert Foster
Maynard Schneider
Oetjen
Marion Timmins
State Bank
Fred Stewart Hardware
Dean Emde
Holstein Keifer
Washington Lumber Yard
Maynard Sehneider
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
IES
Lorene Anderson
Alvin Lueder
Peters Hardware
Clover Leaf Club
Barclay’s Grocery
Cooperative Service Company
Dean Rinner
Everette Miller
Knotek Brothers
Charles Maas
Stanley Chabal
Scott Furniture
Ames
John Deere Implement Company
Deane Kinner
Guernsey
Wayne Marston
Farm Cooperative Service
Maurice Rose
Cirls
Crone’s Grocery
Maplecrest Club
Big Giant
Jolly Jokers Club
John Patterson
Berkshire Titter
Arlen Cray
Chester White
J. C. Penney Company
Louise
Lightning Strikes E Roths House in Stringtown
Lightning hit Elmer Roths house early Tuesday morning igniting a fire along radio wires. Mrs Roth, alone in the home, used water to douse the flames before much damage occurred. The item lists other local social visits and events from Stringtown and nearby towns.
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Stringtown
Elmer Roth
Bloomington
Iilinois
J. J. Rich
Ethan Brooks
Johnson
Fred Lawson
Aledo
M.nets
Deane Rinner
Elmer Roth and Sons
Ottumwa
Maquoketa Principal Resigns for Washington Iowa
Principal E rbe of Maquoketa High School resigns to take an administrative post at Washington Iowa. He has served as registrar for the junior college and taught economics. He and Mrs. Erbe and their son Richard plan to move to Washington at the end of August.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County Sentinel
W. E. Erbe
Washington
Iowa
BE. L. Miller
Erbe
Richard
Ski lift and toboggan haul up the run described
A Funi ski is a sledge funicular used to lift skiers and their skis to the top of the slope while a large toboggan is pulled up the hill by a cable system.
Local Fair Prizes Include Oil, Lumber, and Cash Awards
Merchants such as Mid-Continent Oil Co with a 5 gal Diamond 760 motor oil prize, Eclipse Lumber and Rinkgaber hardware offering cash or trade, Merry Maid club and Northern Star club awarding prizes. Several merchandise prizes remain unassigned including National Bank cash awards and Bush Peen Store offers. Wayne Marston and others listed with cash or trade rewards.
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Bush Peenatore
Montgomery Warn
Wayne Marston
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W. Geo, Young
Reister Bros
McCcormick Deering Farmall
Harold Been
Brown's
Washington Oil Company
Leo Shelangoski
Journal
Goodwin
Keota
Wile
L. L. Ferns
Ed Custer
Baptist
Clow
Trotsky
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Journal Office
Washington Evening Journal
Pioneer Drug Store
Jersey
Howard Ll. McCleery
ANGUS
S. W. Kepper
Winfield
Evening Journal
Shropshire Rams
J. Lukavaky
H-M
Sound
Milford McCreedy
Haskins
D. F. Sayre
A. Anderson
Emma C. Anderson
East Washington Street
J. H. Baird
Wayne Knupp
Spurgeon
Jakie Christner
Wayland
G. V. Bettel
Earl Simpson
South
O. R. Mayo
Nice Kid Pony
Genie
Allen Morgan
Hampshire Boar
L. H. Luckenville
Des Moines
Hod Carrier
Dan Rhodes
Fort Dodge
Rhodes
Grant Wood
Boardman Robinson
Robinson
Otto Sheetz
Maa” Hage
Willkie
Rushville
Ind
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
TWA
New York
Carvell Rowell
Boston Bees
Citronette
Alabama
Bees
Hartford
Bow-and
Mrs. R. Moorhead
Mary Manners
Mae Rees
Everete Rees
P. L. Etter
E. Roth
J. J. Rieh
Louis
Lester
Ira Graber
Robert Freyenberger
Noah Widmer
Norma
Joan Gugel
Raymond Rich
Murray Reeser
George Unkriech
Middle District
Mennonite
Donnelli
Principal Erbe
Bordwell Feed Store
Milwaukee Depot
Washington Dairy
L. H. Orr
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