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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
7
Pilotburg residents gathered at the Herbert Campbell home for a farewell party hosted by the Ladies Aid Society. Despite bad roads and some illness, attendees enjoyed visits, stunts, and accordion music performed by Marguerite and Rosetta Fedicka.
Names of residents bid farewell as Carl Peterson and John Young are honored during a blindfolded marshmallow tasting. The write up lists many area families including Anderson Woolsey Cortum Hamilton Oldfield and others. Scott buys 80 acres joining them. Kenneth gains a sister as the Mouser baby arrives. Amelia Yoder assists, Anna Rogers feels unwell, Alice Kempt cares for Kalona resident.
The ad showcases a 1935 Chevrolet 1 4 ton short wheelbase truck a 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Sport Sedan and a 1935 Ford V eight Deluxe 5 window coupe advertised by Tucker Chevrolet.
A kitchen tip advises softening butter by stirring until creamy before applying heat. Stirring avoids melting and helps spreadability. The guidance emphasizes achieving a smooth, workable texture for even use.
Chicago cash grain figures list corn varieties with color grades and futures like yellow and white samples. It records oats and soybeans priced in ranges such as yellow 96¼ to 97 and soybeans at 96¼ to 97, plus 85 for sample yellow.
A newspaper sale date column enumerates multiple weekly and special auctions in Iowa towns. Entries include West Chester Keota Brighton Mt. Pleasant Oskaloosa and Washington area sales with dates from February 8 to February 27, featuring household goods, hog and Hampshire sow auctions, closing out sales, and a farmer livestock judging contest demonstration.
Hogs auctioned 15 000 head with activity fair and prices mostly down about ten cents. Top hog price 8 10 with most 180 to 240 pounds 7 80 to 8 05 and heavier 7 50 to 7 75. Cattle 4 000 with calves 800 fed steers steady to slow. top weighty steers 13 65, western fed 13 10 to 13 50, many fleshy steers 11 25 to 11 00. Sheep 4 000 with late Wednesday tops 10 25 for good lambs, market slow today. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 1 000 hogs 11 000 sheep 5 000.
Chicago wheat corn oats and soybeans show mixed May July and Sep contracts with fractional quotes. Eggs and poultry markets steady with receipts and grade details noted.
Local callers include Mr and Mrs Everett Huber of Wellman and Mrs QO Booth of West Chester. Eugene Smith flight surgeon provides examinations for civil riot training program in spring course. Physical exams by Dr A Keith Droz Jack Snodgrass and Dean Harland Mead. Telegram to Junior College officials confirms civil pilot training course approval as first to win authority backing. Government removes old flying school certificates and tightens course rules, endangering many schools.
Special services conducted by Dr and Mrs Howard P Courtney of Urbana Illinois will be held at the Foursquare Gospel church Friday evening. Dr Courtney district supervisor will bring the message and Mrs Courtney musical director will play and sing.
Levi Herron and Mr and Mrs H O Herron and kin travel to Jefferson City Missouri after their son and brother dies. Local notices list many visits, hospital stays, and community events in Wyman including a February 12 sewing club meeting and a pot luck lunch.
Washington County Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports a new all time herd average from Morton Emde’s 13 Registered Holsteins of West Chester at 1615 lbs milk and 62.1 lbs fat per cow based on two tests in 24 hours. Emde’s cow Tabby led with 2399 lbs milk and 101.5 lbs fat, while Wizz produced 2173 lbs milk and 93.4 lbs fat.
Researchers report that the owl is not wise and the lion behaves as a cowardly beast. The finding challenges long held tropes about these animals and reframes public perception of predator behavior.
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