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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1946
Page
7
The note lists grains including wheat and corn with no sales. It records mixed oats at 83 and 85, barley in the 122 to 189 percent range, and a feed reading at 115 to 2814 N. The fragment mentions soybeans rye and cash provisions without sales.
Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and livestock sales Wednesdays at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Various January and February public and closing out sales listed with locations near Crawfordsville Kalona Washington Wayland Brigh ton Washington Winfield Haskins and other nearby towns. Starts times range around 11:00 with multiple bidders and estates represented including Maas Duttweiler Patters and Halter and Draker.
A meek husband endures his wife’s tirade as she berates him for stupidity. The doorbell interrupts the scene and visiting friends join the room. In a final jab she shouts at him not to pretend to threaten her.
In a local exchange, townspeople raise objections to overnight parking while a resident notes that every girl she spoke with objects. The brief appears as a conversational vignette from a community page.
A pun notes that a licked envelope says nothing at all as the joke plays on the silence after licking an envelope. The quip uses a simple setup about a commonplace object and an abrupt punchline.
A quip cites a veterinary joke about curing a child who steps on a dog's tail by buying a tailless dog. The comment uses humor to defuse a domestic pet mishap and child misbehavior.
Jones asks about the new stenographer while Smith notes she is competent but slightly cross-eyed in appearance. The brief exchange suggests a wary workplace, with humor about the staffer's looks and skill.
A witty street exchange contrasts disability and deceit with a punchline about counterfeit money. The beggar notes past blindness and the lady laments harsh realities, ending with a grim tease about value and perception.
Bank President quips the missing cashier stands about five feet ten inches tall and notes the suspect is roughly $55,000 short. The record frames a humorous exchange while outlining the ongoing investigation into the cashier’s disappearance and potential theft.
In a light exchange, Jane notes a letter arrived dated for next week, while Jean explains her husband mailed it the same day she handed it over, adding a playful domestic confusion about timing.
USDA market notes show hogs steady with 12,000 head text. barrows and gilts 180 lbs plus to 14.85 ceiling, sows at 14.10 ceiling. Cattle and calves: fed steers and yearlings around 25 cents higher, heifers up 25 cents, cutters steady, beef cows 9.75 to 12.70. cattle weighted by strong demand. Sheep: 8,500 head steady prices around 15.00 to 15.10 with western lambs and shippers taking most of the run.
Chicago market notes show poultry receipts 2 cars 15 trucks with firm prices and varied fryer offerings. Eggs receipts 8 841 cases with a weak tone and a range of price indices. potatoes arrivals 415 on track 9 and total shipments 1 062. Idaho russets in catalog for fair demand and firm to slightly firmer market.
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats are listed for May July Sep and Dec contracts. The report shows bid and ask ranges with various percentages reflecting market moves and intraday values across the Chicago grain pits.
A humorous exchange about Joe and Ted with a grim punchline. The dialogue hints at a patient joke about an amputation and a character who has endured enough, delivering dark humor in a casual banter.
A light exchange between Jones and Smith uses humor about rocking a baby to sleep. Smith jokes about needing a rock big enough to help the child rest, prompted by Jones’s playful remark.
Smith reports his new secretary asked what to insert between Dear Sir and Yours Truly. The quip highlights workplace etiquette and the awkward moment in routine correspondence.
Dr. K L McGuire and Capt G Ek Montgomery arrange for McGuire to keep his Keota practice and Montgomery to open an Washington office later this spring. McGuire arrived in Keota from Richland in 1942 to work with Montgomery who then entered the U S army. The Montgomery family plans a vacation and will be away until Feb 15, while Montgomery mans the Keota office for the month.
Havre, Jan 17. Mr and Mrs Walter Westen host Sunday visits with Barbara Jean Karen Kay and Judith Rar. John Zieglowsky hosts John Martin Joe Paul Martin Roger and others for Sunday dinner. Evert Westen and relatives host guests including Dave Richard and Roser.
Agricultural note contrasts plowing straw under with burning. Burning causes nitrogen loss and reduces organic matter, while plowing straw under is shown as more profitable for modern farm operators.
Mr and Mrs William Freyenburger with their daughters attended a Sunday gathering at the parental home of S C Wittmer. Also present were Mr and Mrs Dale Garret Samuel Wittmer and his Iowa City wife, and Mr and Mrs Virgil Wittmer with Kay of Burlington.
In a classroom exchange a teacher asks where the shingle was first used and Jimmy replies he could answer but prefers not to.
Customer complains a safe was broken into and emptied of valuables despite the merchant claiming burglar-proof. The exchange questions the security claim and implies a test of the safe's resilience or a flaw in its construction.
Wifey accuses husband of stealing her new hat after he returns with a black eye. The playful exchange centers on the disputed accessory.
The article notes rising practices of butchering on farms with pork processed in various forms. It mentions how careful curing yields a pleasing, tasty product and discusses practical approaches on rural settings.
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