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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1941

Page

5

St. Mary's Alumni Sponsor Sunday Play in Riverside

Riverside reports that St. Mary's high school Alumni Association will present a home talent three act farce titled Professor How Could You on Sunday January 19 at 8 p.m. in the parish hall auditorium under Rev. Father Fath supervision. The cast includes Keats Perry Richard Kron Vicky Randolph Grandma Perry Paul Knebel John Appleby Priscilla Morley Tootsie Bean Butcher Boy Bean and Valerie Whitman in a community event led by local alumni.

Richard Kron Vicky Randolph Marian Droll Grandma Perry Bernadine Ramer Grandpa Perry Paul Knebel John Appleby Robert Pailliotet Priscilla Morley Vera Knebel Tootsie Bean Connie Deutsch Butcher Boy Bean James Rice Valerie Whitman

Community event notes and birthday party listing

Bout of stage acts planned with a pork question and refreshments after. Names include Crone, Velma Rotenburger, Thomas Dautremont, Three Young Children, Vincent and Marlene Schnoebelen, Bernard Kinsey, and Miss Mary Baschnagel assisting coaching. Also, Carmi B. Hardy’s eightieth birthday surprise at Riverside area with Hardy family attendees. American Legion Auxiliary card party set for January 15 at 2 30 pm with Bushek Pailliotet Allen and Knebel as committee.

Charmer Velma Rotenburger Boggins Thomas Dautremont Vincent Marlene Schnoebelen Bernard Kinsey Mary Baschnagel Edward Bushek Dorothy Fitzsimmons C. B. Hardy Carmi B. Hardy Hardy Riverside Harry Hardy Leroy Hardy D. B. Hardy Esther Frances Howard Walter Gene Hardy Harriet Leeney Howard Clawson American Legion Auxiliary Legion Joseph Pv. Pailliotet Hi. P. Allen R. Knebel

Rhode Island Revolutionary War Pinned by Jeremiah Wilkinson

The first American pins were crafted in Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War era by Jeremiah Wilkinson, marking an early textile tool innovation and regional craftsmanship.

Rhode Island Jeremiah Wilkinson

Midway and Area Sale Dates Published in Journal Column

Journal sale date column lists Midway Sale Co. Columbus Junction every Wednesday and Community Sale every Friday at City Feed Yard. January 21 features closing out sales by P P Winger near Wayland and Will Kendrick near Washington on Brighton road. January 23 sale by Mrs Paul Peiffer near Washington on highway 92. January 28 public sale by T A West near West Chester school.

Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction P P. Winger S. Wayland Will Kendrick Washington Brighton Road Paul Peiffer

Chicago market report shows mixed hogs cattle and sheep

Hog receipts 11,000 with prices 8.50 to 9.00 for 240 to 300 lb hogs. Cattle 8,500 with steers 10.00 to 14.60 and prime yearlings to 15.50. Heifers 9.75 to 11.25. cows 6.75 to 9.00. Sheep bids up to 10.75 for fat lambs. yearlings steady. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 5,000 hogs 11,000 sheep 6,000.

Chicago U.P

Grain price table from Chicago exchange

Open high low quotes for wheat corn oats and rye on January 15. May and July contracts show values around seventy to eighty cents for wheat and around sixty cents for corn while oats run in the thirty five to thirty eight cent range. The report lists several futures figures with brief percentages and price deltas.

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Chicago grain prices and samples report

Chicago market notes show cash grain bids for corn oats and soybeans with various yellow and mixed grades. Prices include corn at 65 to 4 59 to 62 percent for yellow samples. oats mixed heavy around 39 percent. soybeans yellow around 102 to 106 percent with sample values near 91 to 9 percent.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Market Update Jan 15

Produce receipts total 8 831 cases with 184 extra firsts, 17 percent fresh graded firsts, 16 percent current receipts, 15 percent dirties, 15 percent checks. Poultry market steady with 12 trucks of reese 12 lbs up 123, small hens 18 percent higher, other prices unchanged.

Chicago Reese

Max Van Winkle Leaves Rock Island for Panama Canal Service

Brighton news notes Max Van Winkle reports assignment as mechanical engineer for the government in the Panama Canal zone. The item, dated January 15, notes family updates from Warren and Mrs. Van Winkle and mentions other local visits and small-town events including hospital work, travel plans, and a Harmony club gathering.

Max van Winkle Rock Island Panama Canal Rhua Helmick Brighton Warren van Winkle Max Panama Canal Zone Roy Edwards F. M. Swisher Edwards Iowa City California Houston Texas Daisy Cotton Fred Welch George Welch Des Moines R W. Fillmore Washington Hospital Margaret Jean Rudolph Business College Davenport L. E. White Betty Norman Knox Transfer Co Rockford, Il Dwight Loeffler Verne Landers Anamosa Lou Stacy Frank Bell Near Ollie D. F. Berry Harmony Club Dora Saunders

Peruvian Recipe Allegedly Aged Since Shen Ning Era

Reported by the American Chemical Society that Peruvian Indians copied a soybean broth receipt from Shen-ning's 3000 B C text. The broth is said to be served as a fertility guarantee and remains a cultural note in regional cuisine.

Shen-ning American Chemical Society

North West Mounted Police Makeup Experts Needed

During the filming of North West Mounted Police at the State Theatre Walter Hoffman leads the makeup team shaping terrain and scenes for the Technicolor epic. The cast includes Gary Cooper Madeleine Carroll Paulette Goddard Preston Foster and others with consultant Sergeant Major G A Griffin of the Canadian Royal Mounted.

Mother Harth Hollywood North West Mounted Police Cecil B. DeMille Canadian Frontier Walter Hoffman Battlefield Steppes Bayous Maine Sahara North West Mounted Pole Paramount DeMille Hoffman Caesar G. A. Griffin Canadian Royal Mounted California Oregon Gary Cooper Cooper Madeleine Carroll Paulette Goddard Preston Foster Robert Preston George Bancroft Akim Tamiroff Lynne Overman Francis McDonald Montagu Love Lon Chaney, Jr Regis Toomey Walter Hampden James Seay

Railroad and bus schedules for Washington area transit lines

Regular and holiday transit timetables list westbound and eastbound trains on the Washington line, Knoxville branch, and B&Q, O.M. & St. P. & P. routes with departure times, stop notes, and agent contacts. City bus routes also show morning and evening departures and ticket purchase notes at the depot.

Golden State Limited Gally Washington Pilin Cigcumiieee California Knoxville Gutasaoeai

Deep Sea Fishes Stranded After Ascending Pressure Drop

Report notes that deep sea fishes can rise into lighter pressure areas where their swim bladders expand. They struggle to descend again as the gas-filled organs hinder re-immersion, trapping some species in upper waters.

John Stephens Wins Promotion At Seymour High School

John Stephens, who has taught in Seymour junior high the past year and a half, receives a promotion to teach history and government at Seymour High School starting the second semester. Local residents visiting and calling at various homes over the weekend include families from Moline Wellman Washington Tipton and Davenport.

Ainsworth John Stephens Seymour Kenneth Ornduff E. W Spessard Moline Boie Kurtz George Hindall Washington Delmar Rutzager Wellman E. J. Shoox Wayland W. I. Smylie Ronced Moore Washington County Hospital Betty Moore Columbus Junction Helen Trogge Numa

Man Who Captured Churchill in War Dies in Africa

Richard A. Knipe, famed for capturing Winston Churchill during the South African War, has died in Bloemfontein South Africa. The news notes his lifelong military service and notable act in the conflict.

Winston Churchill Richard A. Knipe Bloemfontein South Africa

Automobile parts from coal products highlighted

About 180 automobile parts are produced from coal and its by products, illustrating a surge in coal derived components within vehicle manufacturing.

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