Building boom in Cherokee. 1946 permits set records
City attorney Marvin Miller disclosed a record 366 510 construction program for 1946 in Cherokee. Permits covered 117 projects including 56 new homes valued at 179 000 and 21 remodeling jobs worth 12 960, plus 22 new business buildings at 162 000 and 21 private garages at 10 950. Miller added another 200 000 for structures with 1945 permits completed in 1946.
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Cherokee Cherokee
Marvin Miller
Miller
GIVES HIMSELF UP AFTER FIFTY YEARS
Charles Hart, 77, returned to Fort Madison to surrender after 51 years of freedom. He fled Anamosa prison in 1865 and served time in Frankfurt, Jackson, and Waupun. Hart spent Christmas in Lee County jail as officials checked records and refused a freedom offer to pay his debt to the state.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Charles Hart
Board of Control
Hart
Anamosa
Frankfurt
Jackson
Mich
Waupun
Wis
Lee County
J. R. Leary
Oil stove blast destroys roominghouse in Iowa
FMMETSBURG Iowa Dec 27 An oil stove explosion sparked a fire that wrecked a roominghouse here yesterday Cora Shorb operator said she stored hotel equipment in the building worth more than 3900 dollars Her property and the structure were partially insured
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Fmmetsburg
Iowa
Cora Shorb
Community Sale and Closing Out Auctions Listed by Date
Friday sales at Whittaker sale barn and weekly livestock auctions at Midway Sales, Columbus Junction Iowa. A series of closing out house goods and landowner sales follow from December 28 through January 15 with locations near Lone Tree Kinross Washington Crawfordsville Ainsworth and more, starting times 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Madison
W. P. Shebanek
Lone Tree
Hey
Donald Stoner
Harry Yates
Kinross
Oil Road
H. J. Bender
Ben M. Miller
J. C. Wenger
Sale
Washington
Wayland Road
S.E. Crawfordsville
S.W. Wyman
T. H. Huston
Ainsworth City
Tom MecGraw
Dewey Weeks
Riverside
Boyd Foster
Ralph Zeck
Sioux City Youth Sent to Eldora for Forging Checks
A 15-year-old Sioux City boy was ordered to the Eldora training school after forging checks totaling 655 dollars. Detective Paul Lewis said notes found showed plans to commit a perfect crime including body searching and stealing blank checks. The boy allegedly stole a pad of checks while working as a handyman in a local gift shop.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Nec
Eldora
Paul Lewis
Lewis
Livestock prices mixed as Chicago market opens steady to lower
Markets report from Chicago shows hogs down 1.00 to 1.50 per cwt, with top hogs reaching 22.50 late. Cattle and calves trade active with feeders and yearlings firm, beef cows 12.50 to 15.00, sows weaker. Sheep demand steady, lighter on some lambs but western fed lambs 23.25 to 23.50, yearlings around 16.00.
Poultry Prices Reported Across Chicago Markets
Chicago buyers and sellers received a market report listing prices for poultry and related meats. Hens, fryers, broilers, geese, and ducks show varied cents per pound figures, with hen turkeys near 87 and ducklings around 33. The report covers 7,102 cases checked and notes steady movement with price ranges across multiple product lines.
Chicago Grain Table December 27
Grain range data for wheat and corn listed with January March May July futures. Wheat shows gains to around 211 for January and 202 for March. Corn reads mixed values with January near 138 and March around 129.
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ChicaGo
Unclear OCR Fragment Highlights Percentages and Codes
Fragmentary data shows multiple percentages and codes such as 127% 126% and 74% with month labels and numeric strings. No coherent event or names present to identify a clear news item or subject.
Chicago Cash Grain Market Report Summary
Chicago cash grain prices show wheat nominally strong with minimal sales. Corn remains steady with bid ranges for yellow and white varieties. oats decline by a few cents with mixed lots trading around 81 to 83 cents.
Dry Suds Clean Leather Goods Versatile Use
Approximately 100 articles of leather including furniture shoes purses gloves and traveling bags can be cleaned with dry suds. The article outlines safe application methods and benefits for maintenance and restoration.
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Forest Brack
Kiene Bros
Mangold
C. L. Jennings
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Cal
Ainsworth J. D. Raheweld
Mose Levy
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General Trucking
D. C
South Ave
Clarence E. Smith
Long & Hotle
Larry Morrison
Ralph E. Kessel
West Briggs
Fairfeld
Nelson Well Co
Fairfield, Ia
Fuhr & Cochran
Ottumwa
Coe’s Cafe
American Pearl Button Company
Journal Office
Southern Utilities
STEN
Humm
Poland
Keith Barnes
Brighton
Wallbridge
King David
Stayman
Howard Ballou Orchard
Lincoln School
Winchester
Busby Mfg. Co
Willis Richards
Hampshire
New Blood Lines
Lloyd Kempf
Wayland Phone
Martin Miller
Batavia
Home Lumber Co., Inc
Crawfordsville
J. M. Godfrey
West Second St
Donald M. Hayes
John Jeffrey
Myrle and Orville’s
Porter Elevator
West Chester
Riley Grecian
Gamble
du Pont
Eclipse Lumber Company
Call
Eod
the Evening Journal
Firestone
Bell & Gevock Firestone
Ead
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
Han_psfire
Western Kentucky
Ramseyer’s Hatchery
Keokuk County
Clearcreek Township
Sigourney
American Petroleum Station
Martin's Modern Cleaners
North Iowa Ave
DuPont Duco
Eclipse Lumbe Company
Brown's
Martin
China
Jamesway
Charles Wulf
Ainsworth
John Deere
John Deer
John F. Shetler
Wellman
R. C. A. Cabinet Radio
Glenn Wilson
Sitter’s Auto Parts
China Boat
Inquire Eclipse Lumber Co
Chevrolet
Norcal
U. S
Pullorum
Reininger Bros
North Marion
Gotham Universal
Mangolds
Russell Jones, Ainsworth
Ford Bulls
Hubert Malichky
Royal Robertson
Armour
Farmer's Implement Store
John Patterson
John L. Hughes
S. 2Nd Ave
Goodrich
Goodyear
Washington Oil Company
Ford
Thompson Garage
City Hall
Berlou
Pioneer Drug Store
Farrell
West Side
McDaniel
Nick Gevock
Bond
Wayne Marston
Genuin' Skellgas
Steele and Wood Gates
George L. McDaniel
Journal
Marieneé Wetricl
IloWa
Hamilton Beach
South Avenue B
New Hampshire
Walter P. Miller
North Ave
Ramseyer
E. Wash
By Ken Reynolds
Geerlings
Fred W. Bell
South 4Th Ave. Ledgers
Chas. E. Lemley
Lemley Way
W. R. (Irish) Richardson
Green Colonial Furnace
Evoready Plumbing & Heating
George J. Breitenbach
Chicago Livestock
John E Klein Keota
Iown
Thomson Phosphate Company
S. Dearborn Street
Chicago Cash Grain
Salsbury SA
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Hee
Wayne Simerman
Russell Packing Co
Chicago Yard
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Wayne
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