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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1936
Page
7
Mrs. A. A. Davidson of Ft. Madison claims ownership of what she believes is Iowa’s oldest flag. The banner shows 13 stars and is about 159 years old, dating back a year after the Declaration of Independence.
Robert J. Crook sixteen died from groin cancer that developed after injuries from a basketball kick a year earlier. In Burlington three people suffer frostbite after a $2000 house fire left them cold and displaced Mrs John Agnew and her two rescued children Cecilia Ledman and Robert Ledman were affected.
Hogs 16 000 head with 5 000 direct. Top hogs 10.45 for 170 240 lbs. Cattle mix steady. Beef steers 12.00 14.00, yearlings 8.60 13.99, cows 5.00 7.00, calves 5.00 12.50. Sheep 9 000 head steady. lambs 11 6 50. ewes 2.50 4.75. Estimated tomorrow receipts: hogs 6 000, cattle 3 000, sheep 4 000.
Chicago reports firm to steady markets across eggs butter and poultry. Eggs show steady receipts and varied grade pricing, butter and poultry offer mixed quotes, while potatoes show on track shipments and arrivals.
An incomplete sports teletype fragment from Chicago reports race results with mixed and yellow color codes and numbers, indicating an athletics or track event. The text is cut mid phrase, leaving unclear event details and participants.
Irma Hawboldt of Union City New Jersey works on flying rings to refine her gymnastics for the women Olympic tryouts while not tending house for her husband Frank Haubold. The article highlights her training in preparation for competition.
Essay fragment argues some grandsons are vastly superior to others, suggesting inequality among birthright offspring. The tone questions universal equality and elevates select younger kin above peers.
The article touts Carlsbad Caverns as having the most perfect ventilation with a constant temperature year round. It describes natural ventilation as key to maintaining a stable cave climate across seasons.
Dialect passage quotes Uncle Eben on life progress. The speaker asserts those rising in life face effort not ease and mentions figures like 56 6714 and 80 cars as part of a regional receipt or tally in a rural setting.
Feb 10 Murray Smylie closing out sale 2 miles northeast on route 3. Feb 12 H & Haskins public sale 4 miles west of Pleasant Plain on Highway No 1. Feb 13– sale horses cattle and sheep Dougherty farm 1 mile west of Washington. Feb 14 Everett Johnston and Larry Colton 2 miles southwest of Washington public sale. Feb 20 horse sale and farm machinery Richland J W Hendrickson. Community sale every Saturday City Feed Yard Midway Sale Co Columbus sanction every Wednesday.
Grain table from Chicago on February 1 shows wheat and oats figures with May and July futures. Data includes bids offers and percent changes, plus implied ranges and volumes cited in a brief market snapshot.
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