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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
7
Advertisement offers a large team of mules for sale listed under Edward J. Lukav Sky. Contact details are not fully clear in the listing. High value draft animals likely suitable for farm work or hauling.
The Busy Bee club met at the Balderson home for a February gathering hosted by Mrs. W. L. Bray. The report lists numerous local families visiting, Sunday dinners, and health updates including Susanne Bales awaiting mumps recovery and Virgil Pardon sustaining a shoulder injury.
A Friday calendar lists multiple closing out and farm sales across Iowa. Items include February 19 household goods at 411 South Marion starting 1:00 for Mrs. Don Bell, February 21 sales near Riverside Joe Kupka farm and Walnut Lane near Wa-pello, plus other auctions from Lone Tree to Kalona, Hampshire sow sale in Oskaloosa, Duroe gilt sale near Muscatine, and a Washington south sale. Listed organizers include Ward Essley, Raymond W. Hasty, J A Stovall, and Sidney Smith with start times 11:00 to 1:00 across several dates.
Markets report from Chicago shows hogs at 13.75 to 13.90 top, 17,000 traded and 14,000 projected. cattle about 13.75 to 16.25 with top 17.00 and 5,600 calves. Sheep and lambs steady to 15 cents higher, top 16.75. totals: hogs 14k, cattle 1k, sheep 2k forecast.
Chicago Feb 17 produce notes show eggs receipts at 18 811 cases with market holding firm for top grades extra firsts 8414 firsts 33 current receipts 32 dirties 30 checks 29. Poultry receipts listed as 1 car and 3 trucks with market firm and unchanged.
Chicago telegram shows open high low close figures for grain futures including Sep wheat at 165 and May at 159, with oats and rye values also listed. The section ends with local social notes mentioning visits among the Bray, Dana, Schmitter, Jones and Shelangoski families and a birthday celebration.
A 1941 New Jersey game and fish stock seizure valued at 1,696,420 dollars was recorded, detailing the scope of seized wildlife resources and associated authorities.
Lorene Kiesey was guest of honor at a surprise party hosted at the Walter Kiesey home by friends to celebrate her birthday. The evening featured Monopoly and refreshments served by Mrs. Kiesey and Miss Bean, with red and white decorations and a birthday cake.
Reports from more than 40 states show prisoners fulfilling contracts for shoes and repairs, clothing, assault beats, demolition chests, tools, cooking utensils, crates, identification tags, tarpaulins for army trucks, tent pegs, rope and twine, blankets, soap and many other articles.
Fresh or preserved peaches add color and flavor to meals. White peaches provide little vitamin A while a medium yellow peach offers about one fifth to one half of an adult daily vitamin A requirement, with cooking and canning not significantly altering vitamin A value.
Theodore Cottrell, 19, long 4-H service and judging experience, named 4-H Club vice president. Kenney, 19, Iowa national 4-H congress representative and Ak-Sar-Ben honors winner in 1942 1943. Droste, 19, eight years in 4-H, dairy judging team member and national contest participant.
A paint technician notes the color palette offers at least 1,000 ivory shades highlighting the breadth of color variation and the subjective nature of naming hues.
Report notes an average soap production of 25.3 pounds per person during 1937 to 1941. Data covers years just before U.S. entry into World War II and reflects household consumption trends.
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