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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1941
Page
5
Iowa Professor Bodine Named to National Defense Board
Professor J H Bodine head of the University of Iowa zoology department will join a national professional evaluation board connected with the national defense program. The regional board will meet in Washington to review specialist qualifications to ensure professionals are not drafted as privates.
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Iowa Cify
J. H Bodine
University of Iowa
National Professional Evaluation Board
Bodine
Washington, D. C
Strike Ends as Grant Higher Wages and Closed Shop Agreed
A 16 week strike at Northwestern Cabinet Co ends after a contract with the carpenters union. A 15 member citizens committee helped secure the settlement. The agreement provides wage increases from 5 to 16 and 2 thirds percent for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Northwestern Cabinet Co
Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union
American Foderation of Labor
Citizens’ Committee
Lexington Ladies Aid Set To Meet At Church In January
Lexington sources report the Lexington Ladies Aid will meet at the church on Thursday afternoon January 16. Hostesses are Mrs Orr Mapel Mrs John Flading and Mrs Wm Flynn with entertaining committee members Mrs Everette Fleming Mrs Donald Fleming and Mrs Ray Miller. New officers to be elected.
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Lexington
Lexington Ladies Aid
Orr Mapel
John Flading
Wm. Flynn
Everette Fleming
Donald Fleming
Ray Miller
Cedar Chips
Dean Emde
Ames
Emde
James Pence
Lexington Circle
Howard Gardner
Orr Maple
James Murphy and
Sverette Fleming
Lon Fleming
Gertrude Lipton
Leslie Gates
Hazel Gingerich
Synonym Not Cinnamon in Spelling Note
A brief lexicon remark explains that synonym is used when spelling the exact word is uncertain and serves as a placeholder term for the intended term. It clarifies common usage without expanding into grammar or examples.
Community and Closing Out Sales Notice
Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction holds weekly sales every Wednesday and a Friday Community Sale. City Feed Yard closes out January 21 at 11 00 oclock led by P Winger two miles east and a half mile south Wayland. Will Kendrick closes out January 21 three miles west of Washington on Brighton road. January 23 Mrs Paul Peiffer closes out four miles east of Washington on highway 92. January 28 public sale by T A West four miles east of West Chester school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
City
P. P. Winger
S. Wayland
Osing
Will Kendrick
Washington
Brighton Road
Paul Peiffer
Chicago Cash Corn Prices and Grain Quotes
Chicago cash grain report lists corn with varieties 2 yellow 64 to 63 13, 3 yellow 61 to 63, 4 yellow 59 to 62 and 56 to 59, 3 white 68 to 66, 4 white 66 to 62, 5 white 62. White oats 39 to 38 percent, sample 38, soybeans sample yellow 92 to 98 percent.
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Chicago
Markets Report Chicago Livestock Prices Jan 14
Hogs 18 000 head closed 25 cents higher with top 8.25 and bulk 160 to 240 lbs. 8.10 to 8.25. Cattle 9 000 with calves 1 000 and steers moderately active. bulk cows 4.50 to 6.25. Sheep 7 000 with fat lambs up to 10.56 and top fat ewes 6.00. Wealers strong. replacement cattle scarce. Estimated receipts tomorrow Cattle 10 000 Hogs 16 000 Sheep 6 000.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U.P
Chicago Grain Table Reflects Mixed Open Higher Close
Grain table from Chicago shows Wheat May at 86% to 87% range, Corn May around 62% to 64, Oats May about 36% with July figures, Rye May 47% to 48%. Also mentions Washington Lange No. 26 Freemasons with regular meeting details for Howard McBride and A W Yard secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington Lange No
Howard McBride
W. M
A. W. Yard
Train and Bus Schedules Highlight Local Routes
The notice lists west and eastbound train numbers and timings for the Golden State Limited Californian and local Midwest routes, including Knoxville branch and Davenport to Kansas City services with daily, except Sunday, departures. It also details Burlington P Railway and local bus timetables with departure times from Washington and notes ticket pickup at the Bus Depot and Candy Kitchen.
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Washington
Golden State Limited
California
Knoxville
Kansas City-Davenport
W. C. Bell
Washington Yo
Chicago
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Comat
Chicago Produce Market Report January 14
Eggs steady market with 11 927 cases receipts and various quality grades. Poultry market steady to firm with 40 trucks receipts and diverse duck and goose price moves noted.
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Chicago
Favors Draft of Industry Labor Favors Draft of Industry
Washington January 14 The first conscientious objectors whose creeds forbid military service will be called within thirty days for a year of service in non army camps. They will work in abandoned CCC camps on soil conservation and forestation under government supervision.
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Washington, D.C
Civilian Conservation Corps
Bleriot Flier Wins Reward From Lloyds in 1909 Channel Crossing
French aviator Louis Bleriot crossed the English Channel in 1909 and received a $50,000 prize from Lloyds of London after the bank doubted the feat.
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Bleriot
English Channel
Lloyds of London
Farmers to Boost Yields with Four Leaf Powdered Rock Phosphate
Farmers can improve corn oats clover and alfalfa yields with Four Leaf Powdered Rock Phosphate. Better stands more grain and hay and improved feeding value are promised. Arrange early spring delivery and save with ecarload freight. Call or write Bob Montgomery Keota representing Thomson Phosphate Company.
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Bob Montgomery
Keota
Thomson Phosphate Company
Romance By Marcia Dinsmore McClure
A serialized romance column by Marcia Dinsmore McClure explores love themes and interpersonal relationships in a light fiction style typical of syndicated newspaper features. The piece offers atmosphere and character sketches within a general romance framework.
Romance on the Western Train Ends in Real Hold Up
Lorraine, a would be poet and former librarian, faces a real train hold up in Caesar Wyoming. A masked bandit aims a revolver at her while a look alike movie stunt distracts her would be partner. The confrontation ends with two captured robbers and Lorraine reflecting that romance survives in the West.
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Caesar
Wyoming
Lorraine
Story
West
Durable iron oxide pigment for red barn paints discussed
The text notes dark iron oxide pigments are highly durable, with pure or natural iron oxide yielding a very durable red. Its use is mainly for barn lot buildings, owing to color, while its low cost and availability in powder or paste form offer easier mixing and uniform coatings.
Propelling Power of Whale on Tow of a Steamer
An old record notes a blue whale towing a steamer for 24 hours by the harpoon rope despite the ships engines running in reverse. The example illustrates the whale's immense propelling power and the difficulty of precise estimates.
Ancient Egyptians Used Glass Before Exodus
Text notes that glass was known to ancient Egyptians prior to the exodus and mentions glass lenses found in the ruins of Nineveh.
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Nineven
19 Year Old Songwriting Duo On Road to Fame
Leah Worth and Jean Barry, both 19 and from New York, write hit songs such as The Old Jalop and Ive Got a Date With a Gate. The two girls have formed a writing team and are pursuing music success on the road.
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Leah Wohlgemuth
Jean Barasch
New York
Leah
Worth
Jean
Barry
University of Iowa Dean Warns on Price Inflation
Dean Chester A Phillips of the University of Iowa college of commerce warns that price inflation would disrupt national income distribution and burden defense costs. He cites wage pressures on labor groups and illusory prosperity as inflation rises, noting likely price declines after military spending ends and rising debt in government and private sectors.
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Iowa’ City
Chester A. Phillips
University of Iowa College of Commerce
Reneral
Dean Phillips
Economic statesman urged to forestall inflation
The speaker argues that during defense efforts the economic statesman must act vigorously to forestall inflation, stressing responsibility to control price pressures while supporting national security.
Craft Objectors Go To Work Camps
Glen L Martin told the House Naval Affairs Committee that drafting industry and labor may be needed to overcome defense production tags. He urged a six day work week in defense plants to raise production by about 12 to 15 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Glen L. Martin
Baltimore
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Martin
Wild small horses run on North Carolina banks
Small horses, believed descendants of animals landed during seventeenth century Spanish exploration, still roam wild along North Carolina banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Ark Entry Numbers in Noah’s Tale Across Testaments
The ancient text notes Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives entering the ark in Genesis. The New Testament counts eight souls, reflecting a similar preservation theme across biblical accounts.
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Singer Sewing Machine
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Earl Little
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National Defense Post
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T. A. West
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Glenn G. Hayes
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O. B
C. F. Anderson
Oo. M
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