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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
7
An old style advertisement touts free service for a Green Colonial engineer. It mentions Burren Plumbing Heating and claims American pearl buttons are a distinct garment feature. The phrasing reflects vintage marketing language.
Journal notes from D. F. Macon summarize local happenings across nearby towns, highlighting community events, civic updates, and brief notices from multiple areas. Information is concise, naming towns and visible activities without detailed narratives.
The August 25 sale drew a perfect crowd from Newton to Decatur with buyers from Pleasant Hill and nearby towns. Antiques and kettles drew interest as Beemblessom’s auction wrapped in two hours, while locals and visitors shared praise and thanks for a well run event.
Chicago markets show hogs 10 to 25 cents higher with top at 6.80 and most 180 to 270 pounds in the 6.50 to 6.75 range. Cattle totals around 500 with steady trade. steers around 9.00 and cows 4.00 to 6.00. Sheep about 6,000 with lambs and yearlings up 15 cents. western lambs 8.25 to 8.55. Estimated tomorrow receipts: cattle 200 hogs 200 sheep 1,000.
Chicago August 25 AuP cash grain details list corn varieties mixed and yellow grades with percentages. Oats lines show white varieties with certain percentages. The document records corn receipts and grain categories though some numbers are partially obscured.
The USDA sponsors a movie titled The Soil to illustrate shifts in agriculture due to mechanization. Key scenes will be set in Jasper Hardin and Hamilton counties as the film shows soil burden changes.
Karl Fischer Iowa state commissioner of public safety visited the DES Mt Nb S Obelatia area of the Iowa state fair with a state highway patrolman. He did not complain about bingo names or anticipate trouble. Piecher said conversations about conduct have occurred and hopes department action won’t be necessary.
Chicago market report lists grain futures with changes in May September and December contracts for wheat corn oats and rye, along with a summary of August 24 produce receipts and poultry market steadiness. The grain table shows shifts in open high low close percentages and settling ranges for each contract.
George W. Tabor, a former state senator and Democrat who served in the 43rd and 44th General Assemblies, died at his Baldwin residence. Known as a breeder of fine livestock, he operated over 1,000 acres with his sons Howard and Clifford Tabor.
Two young men in a car robbed Al Dolman of 140 dollars after stopping him to ask for help finding an address. Dolman stepped into the vehicle and a gun was shown before the wallet was taken and the robbers drove off.
Seven Quaker affiliated students from the Student Peace Service protested the preparedness exhibit at the Des Moines fair but were halted by fair grounds police. Five of the group are college students. The group is sponsored by the America Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia.
The passage cites Blackstone stating house breaking is a day crime and burglary a night crime. It notes his claim that daytime yields no burglary and discusses the contrast between day and night offenses.
A wide swing in wheat prices feeds the Chicago market amid Europe’s political crisis. Winnipeg gains, Canadian export delays, and new export subsidy sales influence prices as traders anticipate war effects and possible rises in U S. corn exports. Cash markets show firm but hedged receipts. soybeans rise with grain on prospects of strong exports this fall.
A grass seed mix planted around the Library of Congress Annex contains 75 percent Kentucky blue grass, 2 percent white Dutch clover, 15 percent red top clover, and 6 percent domestic rye.
In Mayfield Kentucky nine life-sized statues stand on tombs in the cemetery. The figures include each member of a long deceased family with one astride a horse. Pets are also depicted by statues a deer a fox and two dogs.
An Aberystwyth excursion to Hafod is noted for Handel composing the Hallelujah Chorus amid royal ceremony. The king stood in de rigueur during the performance, marking a historic moment in the interpretation.
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