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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1941
Page
5
King R. Palmer of Des Moines, chairman of the Iowa social welfare board, told an audience that one fourth of Iowa residents over 65 are on old age assistance rolls.
Weekly Midway Sale Co. in Columbus Junction and Community Sale at City Feed Yard every Wednesday and Friday respectively. Listings include Feb dates for Henry Sheetz near Keota, Mrs. R. G. Cherry in Washington area, Raymond Rains near Washington, Crawfordsville households, Roy C. Steele near Ainsworth School, M. L. Harbison north of Washington, and Stewart & Thompson dissolution sale northwest of Washington.
Wanted farmers to improve corn oats clover and alfalfa yields with Four Leaf Powdered Rock Phosphate. Better stands more grain and hay and improved feeding value will result. Arrange now for early spring delivery. Call or write Bob Montgomery Keota representing Thomson Phosphate Company.
Chicago markets show hogs 10 to 20 cents lower with top at 8.10 and bulk 180 to 240 pounds. Cattle volume 10,000 with fat steer trade slow and weaker, primes bid at 19 dollars, cows scarce and heavy beef at 8.00 to 8.28. Sheep 6,000 with late fat lambs up about 10 to 25 cents and loads up to 11.70. Wednesday cattle 4,000 hogs 14,000 sheep 8,000 projected.
Chicago cash grain quotes list corn prices by kernel color with multiple lots ranging from 58% to 65% moisture quality. Oats show mixed grades from 31% to 38% while soybeans report 92% for a yellow sample and other yellow lots around 89% to 92% moisture content.
Chicago on February 19 reports produce market status with eggs market firm and receipts to 8798 cases including extra firsts and firsts. dirties and checks noted. Poultry market steady to firm with 19 trucks received. springs and other prices unchanged.
Grain table from Chicago shows wheat, corn, oats and soybeans with May July and Sep futures. WHEAT May 79% high 79% low 78% close 79%. CORN May 60% high 61% low 60% close 61%. OATS May 84% high 85% low 84% close 85%. SOY BEANS May 91 high 91 low 89 close 91. Market data from UP.
Mrs John Little hosted a Royal Neighbors social last evening with Chinese checkers and bingo. Refreshments were served by Mrs Little and Mrs Winnie Beller. Plans were discussed for a district convention to be held in late May with the date to be announced.
Washington February 19 The house military affairs committee will begin tomorrow an investigation of prostitution liquor and other immoral influences around army camps Chairman Andrew J May Kentucky said the committee had received many complaints mostly about the wrong kind of women One came from Philadelphia mothers whose sons were inducted into the army.
In Palo Alto County three conscripts from Emmetsburg show matching order and serial numbers. Herbert J. Baker has 128 and order 128, Norbert J. Gieselman has 1 200 and order 1 200, and James P. Bottger has 1 755 and order 1 755.
Stringtown residents report mail delivery by horseback due to bad roads for several weeks. Several local families hosted dinners and visited, including Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davison and Betty, and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Swan with Edd Cummings. An absence of other notable events is noted as Ora Graber suffers sinus trouble.
Paul Moore, buyer for Armour, spoke at the Y's Men's club dinner. He noted seventeen Armour buying points in Town, the local depot serving 22 towns and shipping 1,200 to 1,560 double deck hog cars annually. Armour buyers purchase hogs from producers across Henry, Louisa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Van Buren, and Washington counties.
Mrs Ida V Hough was surprised by grandchildren and great grandchildren at Ira Houghs home to mark her 81st birthday. The event also honored her great grandson Jimmy Romine of Keota, age 3, with a family birthday dinner and well wishes from friends. She is active in the church Relief Corps Pythian Sisters and the Journal Three Quarter Century club.
Farmers in Ames may obtain about two million trees from Iowa state forest nurseries under the Clarke McNary act. The trees are priced low for farm and woodlot planting, reforestation, and erosion control, but not for windbreaks lawns ornamental or shade purposes.
The Iowa Committee on Defense was completed with Sen B C Whitehill of Marshalltown named by Lt Gov Hickenlooper and Rep Herman Walter named by Speaker Blue. Also joining are Rep Floyd Pine of Columbus Junction and Sen Sanford Zeigler of Fairfield as committee chairs.
Exira resident Peterson, cautious about flying, avoided an $18,000 gamble after three acquaintances in Little Rock urged him to bet on a Santa Anita race. He initially planned air travel but his fear kept him from a risky windfall, though a potential return of $90,000 was discussed in the oft-told tale.
Margaret Schmitt injured her right wrist during a Friday basketball game in Crawfordsville. X rays showed a bad sprain, not a fracture, causing her to miss Saturday’s consolation game. Neighbors and relatives, including J C Wooley of Columbia and siblings of Mrs. Etta Buxbaum, visited over the weekend.
Thirteen grade schools are set to compete in the Kalona Kid Tournament on February 22 starting at 8 30 a m with elimination games the prior night. Two trophies will be awarded after the final game. Participating schools include Fairview Evergreen Prairie Dale Middleburg Snake Hollow Brush Hickory Grove West Lincoln Pleasant Hill Richmond Pilotsburg Kalona and area parochial and public schools.
A bill to outlaw heart balm suits in Iowa was introduced in the House by Democrats Gene Postan and William Tatum. Postan calls heartbalm a racket. the measure aims to curb such suits. A separate unemployment compensation equalization bill was also introduced backed by the Town Manufacturers' Association and other backers.
A man limited by fear of planes chose a bus trip instead, altering his travel plans and schedule.
Riverside will host a county play festival Wednesday in Riverside High School auditorium with Wellman, West Chester, Kalona and Riverside participants. The one act play The Burglar chosen by the audience will be performed, featuring Lanetta Goetz Ruth Allen Velma Beranek Gladys Marner and Rose Marie Luckey.
Des Moines Iowa February 19 A senate bill would place election and finances of the Iowa high school athletic association under the state superintendent of public instruction. The measure follows a request by the association’s board of control for secretary George A Brown’s resignation and would have the state athletic control be chosen by the superintendent with general audits by the state auditor.
About 150 head including cattle hogs sheep and horses offered. Milk cows and heavy springers listed. Dealers seek real calves and piggy sows. Sears Saddlery Co harness sets bridles and farm odds and ends like a self feeder hog troughs also shown.
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