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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1946

Page

5

Mrs. Lucy Means Buried After Washington Funeral

Funeral services held at L. A. Jones funeral home for Mrs. Lucy Means aged 85 died Saturday at a daughter’s home in Wadena Iowa. Rev. Walter A Smith presided burial at Elm Grove cemetery with pallbearers George Means Charles Thompson Robert Lane tora Homer Walter Stewart bell and Caryl Harbison. Born in Louisa county she married Charles Means December 25 1838 and moved to Washington 62 years ago. Her husband died May 1916 she leaves two daughters Mrs. Lee Thompson Cantril Iowa and Mrs. Olive Langford Wadena Iowa a son Roy Means Eldora Iowa and a son Orville was killed in World War I. Eight grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren survive.

L. A. Jones Lucy Means Wadena Iowa Walter A Smith Elm Grove Cemetery George Means Charles Thompson Robert Lane Tora Homer Walter Stewart Bell Caryl Harbison Washington Lee Thompson Cantril Olive Langford Towa Roy Means Eldora Orville

Closing out sale notices and auctions in town

Sept 5 closing out sale of household goods at 302 S Iowa by R W Borman. Sept 7 auction sale of surplus furniture at 309 W Washington starts 1 30 by J B Crail Estate.

Whittaker Midway Sales Compan Columbus Junction Iowa West Main Street E. E. Stutsman Dublin Vera Dall S. Iowa R. W. Borman West Washington Street J. B. Crail

Livestock Market Report from Chicago Aug 26

Hogs 15 000 head with prices 2.00 to 2.50 lower than Saturday, up to 19.00 top for sows. cattle 39 000, calves 1 500 with steers and yearlings 1.00 to 2.00 lower, top prime weighty steers 30.00, best heifers 23.50, cows 16.00 to 17.00, bulls soft. sheep 2 500 with lambs higher, native spring lambs 22.00 to packers, yearlings 15.00, ewes 7.26 to 8.50.

Chicago Produce Markets: Receipts and Wholesale Prices

Chicago August 26 market report lists receipts across categories including hens leghorn hens fryers and broilers old roosters geese heavy ducks small ducks ducklings and misc poultry. It also shows wholesale prices for mercantile exchange extras standards current receipts and checks with varied per unit figures.

Mercantile Exchange

Chicago Grain Table Reflects Mixed Futures

Chicago grain prices show mixed moves with wheat and corn trading steady to higher on futures contracts for January through May. The report notes open, high and low values for Wheat, Corn and Oats, ending with a brief auction line and a placeholder sale action statement.

Chicago

Young Washington Presbyterians hold Crawfordsville union service

A group of youths from the Washington Presbyterian church held a union service at the Federated Presbyterian church in Crawfordsville. Rev. T. E. White preached the sermon with Bill Wiley guiding scripture reading and Beatrice Barthelow leading invocations. Other locals from Washington included Claire Davis and Jack Zook among attendees.

Washington Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville Federated Presbyterian Church T. E. White Bill Wiley James Kast R Beatrice Barthelow Robert Anderson Washington Claire Davis Gene Booth Charles Barthelow Esther Gerdes Shirley Blattner Ruth Michels Jack Zook Harley Kennedy

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