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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1944
Page
7
For sale list includes four purebred white rabbits with a rabbit hatch and a contact John Witting in Crawfordsville. Also for sale are used dresses and several good sewing items. Dick advertises a baritone horn and flute with phone 491 W.
Mrs. Glenwood Gingerich suffered severe burns to face and arm when a gas stove exploded at Gobble Inn in Wellman Iowa. The report notes local residents and visitors including Arin Birkey and Norman Parrott shared time in Austin Minnesota and Elida Ohio respectively. The item also mentions nearby deaths and community notes such as the passing of Mrs. G G Sigler of Cole and the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Junior Crossett.
Col Fred Dent head of the army glider program at Wright Field piloted a snub-nosed monoplane glider around the airport to demonstrate motorized flight of towed gliders. The two engine setup under the wings suggests future use for rapid troop and equipment movement across short water landings and constrained spaces.
Cowboys with rifles and pistols drove 690 steers into the Jackson Hole National Monument area amid protests over the park’s creation. Jackson Hole Cattle and Horse association officials said the drive would continue and park administrator Charles J. Smith said he had no plan to stop it. Kratzer cited lack of a park permit for the drive.
Washington reports new evidence that America is producing 2,500 horsepower aircraft engines for long range bombers. The OWI release notes cost at $96,000 down from about $110,000 the year prior. It notes these engines may power fighters or bombers with greater speed or payload, though specific aircraft are not named.
An elderly couple near New York plans to convert landscaped acres into farmland to aid the food for victory effort. Their longtime butler, born on a farm, wants to farm but fears McNutt manpower edict home draft. Meanwhile a Jersey man saves fuel with a hunting horse and another tale recalls wartime censorship and radio humor.
American troops battered remnants of the 19th Army at the Rhone and Drome rivers in Southern France as they widened a salient to trap Germans trying to flee north. Montelimar fell earlier, with Maj. Gen. Otto Richter captured and a naval commander from Toulon surrendering to French forces.
Markets report from Chicago on Aug 30 shows hogs at about 150 to 240 with top at 14.75 for Choose and Good sows around 14.00, light and medium weights 120 to 140 at 14.50. Cattle: calves 1000, steers and yearlings active, top dealers around 15.00, few 15.60. Sheep around 14.50 to 15.00 for native Springers, market not full. Estimated totals: hogs 9000, cattle 5000, sheep 1500.
Regs show market receipts: S859 cases, extra firsts 36 to 41 percent, firsts 33 to 35, current receipts 32 to 33, dirts 6 to 28 percent, checks 25 to 28. Poultry receipts no cars, 24 trucks, market steady and unchanged.
Chicago grain figures from August indicate mixed shifts with Wheat trading around 156 154 and 152 bids, while Oats seek 68 to 67 in September. Rye and barley show smaller changes as bids hover near historic levels.
Journal sale date column lists events: Sept 7 dispersal of Rex Holstein Dairy herd Earl P Booth Washington. Sept 7 closing out sale two miles east of Sigourney Iowa on highway 92 starting 12:00 noon Goodman Hatcher. Sept 28 Poland China box sale Olds Iowa starts 1:00 pm A L Duncan Winfield Iowa.
Four navy gun crew members credited with rescuing 95 men from a torpedoed merchant ship in the mid Atlantic. Survivors signaled with red life jacket lights after a distress call. a plane answered, lights were switched on, and after 12 hours at sea the survivors were picked up and landed in Puerto Rico.
In Los Angeles a government depot promise led to a roadside garden being shared with the public but locals report thousands of potatoes strawberry plants beets cauliflower and cabbage were taken from the truck garden by mistake. Joseph Chin Chan Wing Aaron Lee and A Luna told officers the theft occurred after the army opened the plot for vegetables.
A historical note attributes a school hygiene reminder to William Mather, urging students to wash before arriving at school. The brief line reflects early health practices and civic conduct propagated by educators.
Regina Saskatchewan reports Bill Whittleton and George Hambly paid a $5.71 telephone bill after a bet to reach Betty Grable. Hambly succeeded in contacting Miss Grable and allowed Whittleton to speak with her, then the pair split the cost.
Shark meat sliced thin and roasted is gaining popularity on South African restaurant menus as diners seek new flavors.
The Redfield Rural Cooperative Fire Department sues Des Moines dealer Ted McGrevey in Polk District Court for 2126.70 alleging violation of the price control act. It says it bought a 1942 Dodge truck chassis for 1424.50 last May 22 for conversion to a fire tank, a price 708.90 above the model ceiling, and seeks treble damages under the act.
We sold over 100 head cattle last week, the highest of the season, and expect the same this week at the wood market. Hogs are not abundant but selling well. We moved 120 head of sheep and lambs and seek bulls and real calves. A truck load of peaches is expected, and furniture of all kinds is listed including two extra good rugs.
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