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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1940
Page
5
Classifieds list a like new dining room suite for sale at half price along with a paint discount offer. The notice also includes social updates from the Waterloo area, mentioning residents visiting relatives and holiday gatherings with names like Mrs. J. Bo McConahey and Mr. and Mrs. Will Richards.
Mary Manners reports Christmas visiting at Jack King home in Crawfordsville. Guests include Cloyee Messenger and family from Wapello and Max Schlatter visiting from Cedar Rapids. other locals mentioned recoveries and travel.
Amboy notes Dale Roberts has bronchial pneumonia but is much improved at home. The writer reports Christmas visits by neighbors and relatives as residents cope with illness and cold weather.
Midway Sale Co of Columbus Junction advertises a weekly Wednesday sale. A community sale occurs every Friday in City Feed area. A January 7 sale at Perry A1 farm in Southwest Washington starts at 4 1 clock. Sam Willing holds a sale 7 miles southeast of Washington near Havre on gravel road.
The Mt Pleasant Demons and Fort Madison street delay end as Little Six play resumes Friday night with Burlington atop the league after a 26 24 win over Keokuk. Kitterman led Burlington with 13 points in a tense finish while Schweizer added a late bucket for the victory.
The report notes a continued dispute and a temporary extension of an interim agreement set to expire at midnight, as negotiators seek to avoid renewed hostilities.
Chicago markets report hogs steady to 15 cents lower with top around 7.10 and loads 160 to 270 pounds trading 6.60 to 7.05. Cattle steady to 25 cents lower. calves 12.75 for top heifers, feeders 9.5 to 11.0. Sheep generally steady with fat lambs 9.0 to 9.75 and ewes 3.60 to 4.75.
Market flash from Chicago shows cash grain sections with corn price ranges including yellow corn near 66 to 68 percent and white corn around 67 percent. Oats and soybeans appear with mixed color grading and price indications, reflecting fluctuating bids.
Grain market table shows Wheat Corn and Rye quotes for May and July contracts on December 3. Prices display open high low and close values with minor variations across May July months for Wheat and Corn.
A young widow, Mrs Bat hurst Skelton, attracted many suitors. Suitors drew straws to decide who would propose first, and a young man named Thomas Jefferson won the draw and the proposal was accepted.
King of Seattle unveils a patented traffic device to stop speeding drivers. The unit would lie flat during green signals and pop up at red, using a hook to snag a car without damaging the chassis or pulling free from the pavement.
A festive note describes a Christmas dinner at the Leeper home near Wells attended by Carl and the writer and extends wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy New Year from Mr and Mrs L G Roberts Mr and Mrs Ed Trees and Dorothy.
Davenport Grays edge Washington Merchants 43 40 on the Y floor as Gray and Boettcher lead with 12 points each. Mangold tops Merchants with 11. visitors pull away late third as Washington struggles to respond. Tomorrow night the Merchants face Muscatine Merchants at 8 15 at the Y. An independent Fairfield squad visits January 6.
Jean Williamson returned to Davenport after visiting her grandmother Mrs. Har rivet Coulter. Families and guests included Donald Nickerson, Mrs Nickerson and children of Wayland, Kay Letts an Iowa City high school instructor, Wilbert and Evelyn Graber in Forest City, Mrs John Mangold visiting Kalona, Norma Tilden and Lucille Reed moving apartments, Elizabeth Dumont traveling to Sigourney, Don Boyer visiting Marshalltown, LeRoy Pratt and Mrs Paul Horak in Davenport and Moline for Invest ors Syndicate instruction, and about 88 Tall Corn division members reflecting strong 1940 business activity. Martha Johnson of Cedar Rapids visited with Harold Johnson and family.
A linoleum varnish protects by reducing wear and sealing out dirt and stains while easing cleaning. Old wooden floors can be refinished with floor and deck enamel for a better look and longer life.
Elias Abrego a 23 year old beer worker from Mason City pleaded guilty to assault for stabbing Lock Wood in a October beer parlor altercation. He was sentenced to nine days in jail.
T Olson, 33, a Sioux City filling station attendant, was recovering from a head blow Sunday after a bandit struck him and fled with 225 dollars. Police had not located the assailant.
Des Moines reports new 1941 license plates will feature large reflector stars for patrol cars, white at the front and red at the rear. Each plate will display the patrolman’s number, an added innovation for the year.
Ottumwa city council approves remodeling contract for city hall damaged by fire on November 16. Otumwa Mill & Construction Co. to handle equipment and supervision for £650, with labor and materials by the city, and about $11,000 paid for maintenance.
The Montgomery county Farm Bureau urged all possible aid to Britain and repeal of restrictive laws hindering aid. It proposed AAA limits on southern corn production and farm payments from sources other than the public treasury. Officers were re elected: Glen Confer president Warne Anderson vice president C H Fredell secretary K N Bishop treasurer.
Newton Russell Hayes of Prairie City was re elected president of the Jasper county Farm Bureau. Resolutions urge the coming legislative session to legalize assessment of property at 60 percent of its variation and to establish forward standards. Support was pledged to the AA and the national defense program.
Richard Nelson of Boone edged Andrew Bakke of Decorah by a coin flip after a 63 63 tie in the Town 4 H club. Nelson becomes president and Bakke vice president in a rare tied election settled by randomness.
Ames John E K Foster aged 64 a former dean of men at Iowa State College and a vocational education department member died after a heart attack in Ames Funeral services set for Wednesday at Collegiate Methodist Church Rev G S Nichols to lead with burial in Iowa State College Cemetery Foster served as dean of men from 1922 to 1937 and held a writer role alongside his education duties.
Des Moines Iowa has been allotted 3 482 798 to improve highways and eliminate grade crossing hazards for the year starting July 1 John M Carmody federal works administrator announced in Washington DC The allotment includes 2 505 523 for federal aid highway system 438 467 for secondary feeder roads and 538 808 for grade crossings The administrator urged priority and expedition for roads needed in national defense.
Edwin and Herbert S. Maines resign as director of the Iowa state employment service which began in 1934. Maines will join the U S Department of Labor as apprenticeship representative in fair labor standards. Stanier notes no official notification yet on successor appointment while eligibility list is prepared.
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