This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1941
Page
5
A fragment discusses a classified insertion described as a 40// and mentions test results. The unclear text references trie and attempts, with emphasis on the use and value of the classified section. Further context is needed for precision.
Katharine Hepburn plays a high society woman who divorces her first husband Cary Grant and plans to wed John Howard. Grant crashes the ceremony with Spy reporter James Stewart, who also falls for Hepburn. Ruth Hussey, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, and Virginia Weidler fill supporting roles in the ensemble.
Local sale column lists events for February including closing out sales at Art and Ray Rathmel farm near Ainsworth and Robert J. Shaw near Sigourney, and a dissolution sale for Stewart & Thompson northwest of Washington. Also notes Henry Sheetz southeast of Keota and Raymond Rains northwest of Washington with dates February 18 to 27 and times starting at 10 to 11 a.m.
Farmers urged to improve corn oats clover and alfalfa yields with Four Leaf Powdered Rock Phosphate. Promises better stands more grain and hay and improved feeding value. Arrange early spring delivery or carload shipment. Contact Bob Montgomery Keota representing Thomson Phosphate Company.
The Loyal Women’s Bible class of the Baptist church gathered yesterday afternoon at Mrs. W. L. Eichelberger’s home with twelve members. Mrs. Tom Dewis and Mrs. Hichelberger co hosted, and guests enjoyed games decorations prizes and refreshments themed for Valentine’s Day. Mrs. John Shebeck will host the next class party.
Hogs 500 butchers steady at 8.00 down. week hogs eased 5 to 10 cents with sows 6.75 to 7.00 and 180 to 240 lb butchers at 7.90 to 7.15. Cattle weekly gains for steers and yearlings 25% higher. heifers weak to 25 cents down. fat steers 9.75 to 13.25, prime bulls to 15.75, best crops 9.00 to 10.50. Sheep 3,000 fat lambs up to 10.75. western lambs 10.25 to 10.75. light yearlings 10.00 to 10.15. ewes 5.75 to 6.00, shearing 10.00 to 10.15.
Local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Tom Duncan and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Jones traveled to Cedar Rapids for a Valentine dinner dance hosted by the Cedar Rapids Men’s club. Various guests and visitors from nearby towns joined the event and related social calls.
Chicago grain table dated February 15 shows May wheat at 79 and 79 for open and close, July and September around 74 and 74, corn May 61 and 60, oats May 35 and 24, soybeans May 92 34 with July around 88 and 88. The gibberish trailing numbers appear to be OCR noise and do not alter main quotes.
Chicago February 15 eggs market weaker with receipts totaling 15 153 cases. Extra firsts 16 firsts 16 current receipts 15 dirties 14 checks 12 14.
Chicago cash grain market reports mixed corn quotes with 65 percent mixed, yellow varieties at 64 to 63, 57 to 58 percent, and 62 to 63 percent. white at 63 percent. Oats show multiple lots with mixed heavy at 37 to 44 and white at 37 with samples around 36 to 44.
A script clerk ensures action continuity across scenes, logging every detail from which hand an actor uses to the exact costume. The role prevents audience notices of mismatched props, movements, or attire between filming days.
Mr and Mrs William Finter Mr and Mrs Elmer Tilton Mr and Mrs Bruce Shaver and Mr and Mrs Larry Stone of Des Moines arrived this afternoon as over Sunday houseguests of Mr and Mrs C A Pratt. They will attend a dinner tonight at the Pratt home honoring the birthdays of C A Pratt and Ralph Pratt. A Pratt observes a birthday today while Ralph Pratt’s birthday is February 22.
Helen Breese and Mrs Stan Klesey organized a surprise party for Mrs I W Shenefelt whose birthday falls today. Eight guests gathered at her home for cards and refreshments with Valentine decorations and a decorated birthday cake. Mrs Frank Kos won high score and Mrs A R Ledger won low. guests presented a handkerchief shower.
Forty members of the United Presbyterian Ladies Aid attended a church meeting that featured a Valentine program by younger Sunday school children. Mrs Neill Trotman led devotions and Stella Donaldson offered prayer. President Mrs George Rudiger presided over a brief business session before the program began with vocal duets, recitations and songs led by several children and accompanied by relatives.
About 100 odd fellows and Rebekahs attended a social at the lodge hall last evening. The program included songs by the high school girls sextet and junior high sextet, readings by Beulah Stewart and Emily Musil, with dancing afterward. Mr and Mrs Oral Mayo chaired the committee for the affair.
Fourteen young people gathered at Fran Sartor’s home for a cooperative Valentine party last evening. The program included recitations, piano and vocal solos, histories of Valentine’s Day, and group singing. Guests list and performances featured Miss Sartor Mary Peck Mary Donaldson Margaret Snider Mary Lynn Heilman Margery Means Margaret Flenner Dale Voorhees Raymond Whisler Duane Griggs Harold Wehr Wendell Baker Stewart Bell Dick Hotle Mrs Neill Trotman Patty Stewart Mary Erwin Jeanne Rudiger Teddy Stewart Esther and Billy Kleese with Mrs Ralph Kleese. Refreshments followed the program and the audience joined in God Bless America finale.
The text advises against skipping meals to lose weight and notes it lowers energy intake but removes essential nutrients and causes hunger. It warns of overeating later or snacking between meals and recommends three regular meals of the right kind at regular times. Some people hold a false tag.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.