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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1941

Page

7

Local notes from Shiloh remember visits and kin

Mrs Donald of Maquoketa visits her parents Mr and Mrs Lam Lambert. Mr and Mrs Mack Beenblossom of Washington spent Sunday with Harold Beenblossom. Mr and Mrs Homer Lambert and her mother Mrs Chapman visited Sunday at Sam Lambert’s home.

Mrs. Donald Knight Mr., Mrs. Lambert H. J. Schoonover Shiloh Donald Night Maquoketa Lamambert Mack Beenblosom Washington Harold Beenblossom Homer Lambert Champman Sam Lambert

Local Social Visits and Weekend Guests Pass Through

Mr and Mrs Ross Van Nostrand and Myra were dinner guests Sabbath day at the Glenn Thompson home. George Miles of Fort Des Moines spent the weekend at the Glasgow home. Mr and Mrs D W Loeffler and daughter of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Glasgow and family. Roy Rotzinger of Brighton spent Sunday with Everett Glasgow. Everett and Roy spent last week at the D W Loeffler home in Cedar Rapids. Lois Glasgow is visiting her sister Mrs D W Loeffler at Cedar Rapids this week. Jean Sigafoose a student in Rock Island Ill visited her parents Mr and Mrs H W Sigafoose last weekend. Mr and Mrs Jakie Christner and son Harold and Ruth Wenger visited Monday evening at the Dave Schantz home. Callers at our home Monday morning were Frank Loeffler and son Daryl. Frank has been recuperating from a fall off a load of hay a couple of weeks ago.

Ross van Nostrand Myra Glenn Thompson George Miles Fort Des Moines Glasgow D. W. Loeffler Cedar Rapids Mrs. Glasgow Roy Rotzinger Brighton Everett Glasgow Everett Roy Lois Glasgow

Midway and Community Sale Dates Listed in Journal

The Journal releases a weekly sale column with dated events across Iowa towns. Listings include Midway Sale Co in Columbu Junction every Wednesday, City Feed Yard Friday sales, and multiple February closing out and dissolution sales from Keota to Washington, Mt. Pleasant, and Sigourney, detailing locations and times for livestock, household goods, and farm equipment.

Midway Sale Co Columbu Junction Fridey City Campbell Household Foods Sale West Chester Keota John Koch Hampshire Elmus R. Brenneman Kinross Wellman J. B. and O. W. Long Brighton W. C. Mayhew East Washington Street Fairgrounds Oskaloosa J. A. Stovall Perry Cornich Arlington Agency Gravel Road Gordon Sherman Mt. Pleasant Sales Barn Mt. Pleasant Iowa Art Ray Rathmel Ainsworth Highway

Ingenious thief in Seattle robs asleep man of wallet

A thief in Seattle cut the pocket from Joe Dizard via a blade at his throat and escaped with Dizard's wallet containing $32 while Dizard slept with trousers on. The intruder removed the pocket from the hip area to seize the wallet.

Seattle Joe Dizard Dizard

Chicago Gash Corn Prices on Feb 7

Chicago arrival reports show cash grain values for corn with 4 mixed grades at 59 to 66 percent, 4 yellow at 58 to 64 percent, and white and yellow samples across 53 to 64 percent. Oats and soybeans list mixed grades with heavy and light samples, half at 28 to 38 percent and soybeans at around 93 to 96 percent in yellow varieties.

Chicago

Farmers sought to improve crops with Four Leaf Powdered Rock Phosphate

Wanted notice urges farmers to order Four Leaf Powdered Rock Phosphate to raise corn oats clover and alfalfa yields. Promises better stands more grain and hay and improved feeding value with early spring delivery. Contact Bob Montgomery Keota representing Thomson Phosphate Company for carload shipment advantage.

Gall Bob Montgomery Keota Thomson Phosphate Company

Chicago Markets Hogs and Cattle Mixed. Lambs Up

Chicago markets report hogs active with gains to 25 cents, top at 8.30, and bulk 180 to 240 pounds around 8.00 to 8.25. Cattle slow to steady with best light steers near 11.25 and typical 9.15 to 10.75. cows and medium heifers active, vealers to 14.00. Sheep active late with fat lambs up 25 to 35 cents, top 10.60. Estimated tomorrow receipts: cattle 100 hogs 500 sheep 500.

Chicago Livestock Chicago

Grain table shows mixed gains in Chicago markets

Open high low close figures for Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans on Feb 7 reflect modest shifts. Wheat May at 82 percent, Corn May 61 percent, Oats May 33 percent, Soybeans May 34 percent with various July and Sep bids. Consumption of peas rose 900 percent over two years per A&P statistician.

Chicago Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

Farm Bureau Notes Annual Farm and Home Week in Ames

Rural Iowa eyes Ames as Iowa State College hosts the forty first Farm and Home Week six day program to fortify the farm frontier. The farmer and woman programs cover farming efficiency, household solutions, with the youth assembly beginning Feb 14.

Iowa Ames Iowa State College Iowa Rural Young People's Assembly Iowa Christian Rural Fellowship Carl C. Taylor A. L. Sachar Hillel Foundation University of Illinois Harold G. Moulton Brookings Institution Washington PD. C George Wilson Thomas E. Wilson Wilson

Iowa State College Engineers Note Post and Corner Assembly Erection

Agricultural engineers at Iowa State College describe the erection of end and corner post assemblies. The article continues on Page R&I.

Agricultural Engineers Iowa State College

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