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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1939
Page
7
East Sunset Iowa January event details a charivari welcome for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Eisele. The column lists visits, dinners, and social gatherings among local families and households across neighboring towns, with multiple names and locations noted.
Ed Chalupa visits as Mr and Mrs Howard Caldwell report their very ill baby in hospital is improving. Granger and Ainsworth readers praise daily subscriptions and open winter, with locals from Crawfordsville Havre Shi loh and Riverside sharing news and echoing appreciation for Washington reporting. Roads remain passable.
Journal Subscription Representative D F Macon presents brief notes from local areas. Short items likely include community happenings, appointments, and upcoming events compiled for readers.
Beemblossom Washing RK 4 notes plans to attend sales next week while Edwin Lins of Ainsworth plans to move east of the Sherm Willy farm toward Louisa County for the coming year. Judgments rest on the Tuesday sale's quality goods.
After 25 935 days of married life Mr and Mrs O Allen Hummer of Hackettstown New Jersey celebrate their seventy first wedding anniversary. Washington farm shoppers and town residents such as Wilma Lauderman C McKay Oscar Jugenhheimer T G Hotle Richard Escher G W Masts and others are noted in a roundup of daily routines and road conditions with forecasts of improving roads by Saturday morning.
A head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train near Barbacena Brazil killed over 35 people and injured about 100. Boy Scouts aboard the passenger train were among the travelers. Faulty freight brakes are suspected to have caused the disaster.
The article traces the rough coated collie to ancient sheep herding and explains the name from Anglo Saxon col meaning black. It notes the breed as among the first purebreds imported to America and praises keen hearing and strong homing instinct. It also mentions a Mount Athos colony where women and female animals are banned.
Fellahs refers to settled agricultural Arab tribes and peasants in Egypt and Palestine, contrasted with wandering Bedouins. The term is commonly used for agricultural workers in these regions.
A Collier's Weekly correspondent notes Europe wide customs announcing births. Rural communities hang a door symbol. wreaths of laurel ivy or parsley are common, while Sweden uses a crocheted ball and the Netherlands a lace rosette.
INS HOGS 16 000 with 15 400 direct. hogs steady to 10 cents higher for 250 270 lb range top 8.00. Cattle receipts 15 000. calves 100 steady. beef steers 11.00 13.60. cows 5.50 8.25. Sheep 4 000 lambs 8.75 9.40. yearlings 6.75 7.75. ewes 2.50 4.50. feeders 7.75 8.75.
Chicago cash corn quotes show No. 2 mixed 52 1/2 cents, No. 3 mixed 53, No. 4 mixed 52 1/2, No. 3 yellow 63 to 53, No. 4 yellow 51 to 52, No. 5 yellow 50, with estimated buyers’ carrot price at 39.
Open high low close figures for wheat corn oats and rye listed by May July September and December contract months. Notable values include wheat May 69 percent, corn May 58 percent, oats May 0 percent, rye May 47.9 percent with varied readings across months and commodities.
A scanned column lists multiple public sale notices with dates in January. Entries include Virgil Turnipseed near Wash and Wellman, Dittmer Bros northwest of Washington, Robert Reaney northeast of Washington, J. T. Stewart near Crawfordsville, M Gardner northeast of Keota, plus additional closings and weekly sales by Midway Safe Co at Columbus Junction and a Friday community sale in the area.
Chicago markets show receipts at 11 636 with mixed firsts and extras across food items. Soybean quotes in May July figures range around 84 percent to 88 percent as market prices hold steady amid varied specials and standards.
The double coconut is the plant with the largest seed, with individual nuts reaching up to 50 pounds and a maturation period of about 10 years. An orchid species can produce 500000 to 1000000 seeds in a single capsule two inches wide.
Local rail lines list regular and limited stops including Golden State Limited and Californian services with arrival and departure times. Knox ville branch details and mixed trains appear with daily patterns and agent locations F Anderson and L Goodlander. Burlington Trailways bus schedules pass through Washington with outbound and inbound times and ticket pickup notes at the Canton depot.
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