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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1946
Page
7
For sale cold capsules quick relief and Wean fast. Pioneer Drug Store advertises chamois skins $1 to $1.75 at Pioneer Drug Store. A 5306 EGG CLASH incubator and battery brooder with feed sacks offered. Iso Vis motor oil promotes resistance to thinning and burning. Brindley’s Service Station offers Iso Vis service for all cars.
The Ralph Boyd and Delbert Brumfield families visited the Willian Murphy home for Sunday dinner. Clarice Brumfield, a Washington high student, stayed with the Murphy family after living with the Boyds due to mumps. Evening callers included several neighbors and friends at multiple Skubal and Coon homes.
At Lexington a heartfelt sympathy is extended to the Glen Knupp family on the passing of Helen Knupp. She was the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Stewart and had made many friends in the community.
Journal sale column lists weekly events at Whittaker sale barn and Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction with numerous public auctions across the Washington Kalona Wayland and surrounding areas. Dates span January to mid February with start times often at 11:00 or 1:00 and sellers including Mac Neese Kelleg Strum and Duttweiler estates.
USDA market notes from Chicago show hogs at 9,000 head with hightail demand. barrows and gilts 180 lbs plus at 14.85 ceiling, sows at 14.10. Cattle 9,006 head. calves 400 with choice fed steers and yearlings steady, others 25-50 cents lower. cows steady to 25 cents down for canners and cutters. Sheep 3,500 with complete clearance. lambs firm to higher, top bids around 15.10 for 113 lb western lambs, native lambs 14.75-15.10, yearlings around 12.25.
Chicago January 17 Produce receipts show no cars no trucks with firm market. Hens colored springs Rock springs and fryers quoted with mixed prices. potatoes arrivals and total shipments listed. oats and other lines noted as moderate to slow.
A historical grain table shows May July and September futures for WHEAT CORN OATS RYE and THI with open high low and close ranges. Entries include prices such as WHEAT May 1749 1793 and Corn May 1841 with several 76 77 percent marks, reflecting spread and level shifts across months.
Cash grain notes list oats bids and weights for mixed and white categories. A sympathy note honors a respected local gentleman, while multiple Iowa residents visit relatives in Kansas and Oklahoma and attend New Year gatherings in Manchester. Makeovers and hospital updates accompany family events and travel updates.
An American naval officer-developed Aray is said to kill bacteria at six inches and may cause fatigue in humans. The magnetic device allegedly produces 9 300 vibrations per second and was disclosed recently.
In 1944 the Railway Express agency handled no less than 200 million shipments by ground and about 1.5 million air shipments, reflecting wartime logistics scale.
Crawfordsville reports the Fairview club met in January with host Mrs. Alice Idear Albt and three guests. The gathering included birthday celebrations for Ella Dehlone and a birthday cake by Mary Jones. Various church and community groups held activities, with notes on dinners, visits, and planned events across January.
Mrs Irene DeLong Daviness and her four Ottumwa children visited Mrs Wiia DeLong and Mrs Daisy Huber on Thursday. DeLong marked her 496th birthday on January 12. Maurice Marvell has recently discharged from the armed forces and is now employed at Peoples Savings Bank.
New figures from the Rural Electrification Administration show about 40 percent of the roughly 2.6 million electrified farm homes have mechanical refrigerators. The data highlight slow adoption of modern appliances amid rural electrification efforts.
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