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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1946

Page

5

Lost bracket and tail light near Washington

Notice reports a missing bracket with number 111 and a tail light found north of Washington. Contact phone R8É6-15 for details.

Washington

Meat Workers Strike Looms Across Nation Tomorrow

Reports warn a 19 cent hourly raise dispute could trigger a nationwide walkout of 2500 CIO packinghouse workers, threatening meat supplies within a week while stockpiles and substitutes vary. Traders note inland centers and Denver expect shortages amid pre strike buying, with commissaries planned for families of strikers.

United Press Department of Agriculture Washington Denver Sioux City CIO Swift

Chicago Market Report and Grain Table January 15

Chicago reports no poultry cars and firm markets with various price ranges for fryers and sterns. Grain futures show mixed ranges with May wheat around 8014 to 8044 and corn around 118 percent, while cash grain lists no sales and mixed barley and oats bids.

Chicago

Community and public livestock sales in Iowa listings

A serialized list of Friday and Wednesday livestock sales around Washington Kalona Kalona Wayland Winfield and Columbus Junction Iowa. Dates span January 17 to February 14 with starts at 11:00 and multiple sellers including James Patterson J Newton Davis A Maas Harris Beese Knotek Brothers Harold C Timm and more.

Whittaker Midway Sales Columbus Junction Iowa Washington James Patterson Wyman Wyman-Cotter J. Newton Davis N. KE Walter Johnson S. Kalona A. A. Maas Wayland Harris Beese Kalona Marner ‘Miller Brighton Ray Duttweiler A. W. Duttweiler Wayland Road Orville Caldwell Knotek Brothers Harold C. Timm Henry Dittmer Richmond Reiner and Dann Royal Me Neese Winfield Earl Kelley and Sons Sale Harold Strum Fale Haskins

Meat plants aim to finish processing before walkout

Ahy and Armour said they planned full meat processing before the walkout. Farmers and stockyard officials delayed shipments, following the request to hold livestock pending resolution.

Ahy and Armour

Local service members return and travel notices from Washington area

Local families report furloughs and homecomings as service members return from the Pacific. Albert Spangler, after two years including Leyte, re enlists for three more in the Panama zone. Lt. David P. Pearson stationed at Ie Shima corrected from Jima. other veterans arrive in Des Moines Davenport Kalamazoo and Osage Beach for leaves and visits.

Albert Spangler Pacific A. E. Spangler Washington Albert Leyte Panama Zone David P. Pearson Ie Shima Wo Jima Okinawa Keith Hunsaker Keith, Jr Davenport J. A Hunsaker Keith Kenneth Army Fort Leavenworth Kun

Social Calendar Shows Postponements and Meetings

The social calendar lists many postponed events from January 15 to later dates. Activities include Presbyterian circle dinners, Pythian Sisters, VFW Auxiliary, Cedar Township meetings, White Shrine card party, Fortnightly club, and church programs with various hosts and locations.

Myrtie McCleary Presbyterian Church Victor Blattner Pythian Sisters V.F.W K.C. Hall Hall Cedar Township Robert Stephens White Shrine Methodist Church

Mrs. Alvin Miller Dies at Junction

Mrs. Alvin Miller aged 71 died after six weeks illness in Columbus Junction. Funeral services by Richie funeral home will be at Columbus City Methodist church with burial in Columbus City cemetery. Survived by husband Alvin Miller a son Frank D. Miller and a niece Mary Fleache. Born July 5 1874 in Des Moines county. Mrs. Miller was a Baptist.

Joe Knight Des Moines Minneapolis Minn Navy Knight China Washington Charles Isvestone Columbus Junction Alvin Miller the Junction Richie Columbus City Methodist Church Columbus City Lizzie Orr George and Catherine Orr The Baptist Church Frank D. Miller Mary Fleache Davenport Hunkin William B. Hunkin Columbus

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