Weekly and Friday Farm Sales Near Washington and Wellman
A series of public and closing out sales listed for February across several farms and yards near Washington, Coppock, Wellman, Ainsworth, Crawfords ville, West Chester, and Wayland. Entries name sellers including Jack Caldwell Knotek Bros. and John White with locations and sale dates from February 5 to February 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Sale Co
Coluwolls Junction
Jack Caldwell
Knotek Bros
Washington
Robert C. Wells & Son
Ainsworth
Riverside
Coppock
August Pehler
East
Madison
John White
Crawfordsville
Martin & Gingerich
Wellman
Chester
Walter Duvall
G. S$. Courtney
Wayland
City
Lawrence Mottet
Gracehill
Lewis
Ontdale
John FE. Adams
Alnsworth
Market Shifts and Percentages From An Unclear Report
A jumble of percentage figures and future contracts for corn oats and related commodities appears. The data lists May July and September values with varying percentages alongside numbers and symbols, but lacks clear narrative or identifiable entities.
Iowa Receives Large Federal State Program Grants
Des Moines report shows Iowa received 14 978 587 dollars from the federal government for federal state programs in the past year. Major allocations include Agricultural Experiment Station 146 748 dollars Agricultural Extension Work 505 488 dollars State Roads Department 4 624 681 dollars Old Age Assistance 6 750 538 dollars Maternal and Child Health Services 51 837 dollars Child Welfare Services 49 017 dollars Vocational Education and Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons 460 100 dollars Surplus Commodities 1 714 898 dollars State Employment Service 326 372 dollars and State Home for Soldiers and Sailors 21 078 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Agricultural Experiment Station
Colleges For Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
State Roads Department
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle and Sheep Report Feb 3
Markets show hogs steady with light hogs weak. cattle mostly 25c lower with top steers at 12.10 and yearlings 11.63. fat lambs up 15c while sheep stay steady to weak. Western fed lambs at 9.40 and ewes 6.15, bulk 4.25 to 6.15. vealers steady to 50c off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Grain Table Open High Low Close
Chicago market brief shows wheat trading with a closing reading of 96 percent and limited figures noted for open and high values. Grain table fragment indicates data gaps and incomplete readings for Feb 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Cash Corn and Soybean Market Brief
Chicago cash grain report summarizes corn and soybeans with mixed color grades and price ranges. Notes include yellow and white corn figures and soybeans with percentages, highlighting variability in bid levels for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Produce Eggs Market Steady on Receipts
Chicago February 2 egg market reports a steady trend with 619 cases received. Fresh graded firsts at 21 percent, extra firsts 22 percent, current receipts 21 percent. Dirties 18, checks 17 percent.
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Chicago
Bird in Hand Ends Warmup Gaffe at Norman
Otis Clark pitched in pregame warmups in Norman Oklahoma when a high return was juggled with a glove. A seemingly distracted ball caused a bird to fly after it and Clark made a catch as the bird evaded the glove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Clark
Norman
Oklo
Plan for Superstitious Banquets Outlined in A M Magazine
Lewis B. Ermeling of the Greater Chicago Hotel association announces a plan in the American Magazine for superstitious banqueters. If only 13 guests attend, Chicago's leading hotels will supply a store-window dummy in full dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis B. Ermeling
Greater Chicago Hotel Association
Rcently
American
Chicago
Mary Learns Ted's Deceptions in a Dream Scene
Mary, a stenographer's daughter, frets over Ted Bramton's rich lifestyle and suspected secrets. After a night of dancing, a mysterious woman in black reveals Ted's supposed wife, shocking Mary until she awakens to the truth that Ted has no wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan O'Connell
Mary
Ted Bramton
Ted
Dan
Peter Farley
Peter
Maggie
Katherine
Largest US vegetable markets listed by city
The four biggest vegetable markets in the United States are in New York Chicago Los Angeles and Philadelphia reflecting major regional supply hubs and trade activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Hair Pulling Gave Name To Corners in Michigan
An aged bachelor explains Henpeck Corners took its name 75 years ago after a hair pulling quarrel between two women over a back fence. The random incident led to a lasting toponym in Genesee county as lumber mills faded and the area became a small farming community with a church and two stores.
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Henpeck Corners
Genesee County
Mich
Detroit Free Press
Henpeck
East Thetford
Michigan
American flavor in Windsor chair origins noted
The Windsor chair originated in England but gained an American flavor through Yankee cabinetmaking. Old New England chests show American characteristics, with Puritan stools and benches still in old homes. The Brewster chair and Carver chair, both developed locally, are highlighted by turned spindles and carved front posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
England
New England
Brewster
Carver
Size of Belgian Congo Compared to US Southern States
A comparison notes that the Belgian Congo covers roughly the same area as the 15 southern states of the United States. The fact underscores the vast scale of the Congo in relation to familiar regional territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Congo
United States
Holt Receives Marriage Proposal From Washington Speaker
Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia is offered a marriage proposal in his Washington office while noting 1940 as a campaign year. He says he will focus on political battles rather than matrimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Holt
3 000 Iowa farmers to attend Ames farm and home week
Iowa State College will host the 49th annual farm and home week on February 12 with an expected 3,000 rural visitors. ER. M. Visquain says groups will join discussions and demonstrations, mass meetings at noon, and speakers include Dr Nat Frame and Dr Charles Copeland Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
ER. M. Visquain
Nat Frame
Division of Farm Population and Rural Welfare
United States Department of Agriculture
Charles Copeland Smith
National Manufacturers Association
State corn test results reported for 1939 and local show
A report covers state corn test results for 1939 and details from a local corn show. Experts from agricultural groups announce scores and notable entries, highlighting variety performance and regional participation.
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Ing Associations
State cars used heavily. miles and costs outlined
A Des Moines report shows 260 state department cars logged 576 789 miles in December at 2.62 cents per mile, with 60 cars phased out saving 95 558.40. Trucks covered 42 273 miles at 3.7 cents per mile. Highway patrol used 114 cars. Agriculture, Commerce Commission, and Bureau of Investigation next. Conservation ran 44 of 62 trucks. Agriculture and the fair board have four each. The note ends with a planetary life claim about Venus and Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George Heselroad
Highway Patrol
Department of Agriculture
The
Commerce Commission
Bureau of Investigation
the Conservation Commission
the Fair Board
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Alvin Pittard
Columbus Junction
Journal
J. D. Rabenold
Usstfeod
Louis Baird
Sherm Crone
APT
North Town
Geiqte
Marion
J. M. Goodwin
Radio
Wm. Sloat
Nicola
Barwon
Journal Office
Mrs. R. L. S
Long
the Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Yours Truly
Karl Sehhuerman
Busby Mfg. Co
Young Hampshire
Farrow
Eli Jackson
Washington County
Jesse R. Busby
Illinois
Wilson Coal Co
Singer Deluxe Vacuum Cleaner
O'Conner
Singer
Elwyn Gardner
E. Jefferson
Ltr
Fuel Co
Square
South
Edgar Oetjen
Call
Pease Garage
Dexter
W. F. Flynn, Wellman
Washington Oi Company
Sahara
Roy Gerot
Agreage
New Lincoln School
George J. Breitenbach
Reister’s Markets
Reister Bros
Hennery
Chicago Livestock
Frank Longwell
Geo, J. Breitenbach
the Woman IN
Mr. Holt
Senator Rush D. Holt
Iowa Farm
al Nettlow
Detroit
Venus
Mars
Kalamazoo
Augusta Pehler
George Pauls
S Lemmon
Wm. Bruty
Poland
Concord
Rock Island
Benjamin Coppock
Bruty
Charles Brown
Whittacre
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