Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1949

Page

7

Funeral services for J A Eicher in Webster Grove

John A. Eicher former Noble resident and son of the late Rev Benjamin Eicher died Friday. He lived near Noble where he ran a farm and creamery. Funeral held Sunday at the Eicher church with Rev Mullett officiating. Interment in Eicher Cemetery. The obituary notes his status as the last of the Eicher line and ties to the Kiecher church formation.

Benjamin Eicher Noble John A. Eicher James Lewis Webster Grove Missouri Eicher Church Mullett Wayland Eicher Cemetery Mr. Eicher Eicher Benjamin Kiecher Kiecher

Livestock market quotes and local notices from Marion

Cattle numbers near thousand with calves three hundred and steady to weak demand. Slaughter steers and yearlings quoted 20.00 to 23.75, up to 1450 pounds. good to choice 900 pound steers and heifers 24.75. Heifers 16.50 to 22.50, beef cows mostly 17.50, canners 13.00 to 15.25, some down to 12.00. Vealers from 27.00 to 84.00. Sheep 2000 head, lambs steady, top 25.00, bulk 24.26 to 25.00, ewes steady to 11.50. Local society notes mention Mrs Norman Pearson and family in Marion, Irma Bray visiting Ottumwa, Busy Bee club at Mrs Walter Bray, and Carlos Watson's return from Burlington. One quarter of US population within 250 miles of New York City.

USDA Norman Pearson Marion Irma Bray Ottumway Walter Bray Busy Bee Club Dick Chiles Ottumwa Carlos Watson Milton Fry Burlington

Open High Low Close May to December grain futures

The record lists futures prices for Corn and Soybeans across months May through December with percentages and irregular values. Several entries show inconsistent formatting and stray characters, indicating a parsing error in the OCR source while preserving month labels and some price data for March soybeans and corn.

Havre Residents Attend Social and Visits

Mrs. Joe Wittmer and Virgil Wittmer visited Burlington to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Stone and Tommy. Havre patrons held a pot luck supper and social at the school house. Mrs. Henry Lanning and Mrs. Evert Westen and Mary Jo visited Mrs. S. C. Wittmer, and the Hering family called at the Harold Rathmel home.

Lizzie Widmer Harlan Kathryn Widmer Burlington Marvin Widmer Diane Noah Widmer Mt. Pleasant Otto Frey Gladys Widmer Elkhart Indiana D. W. Widmer Jacob Leichty Leonard Leichty Simon Leichty Lloyd Humston Washington Eldon Roth Bicher Lewis Hering Havre Joe Wittmer Virgil Wittmer Maurice Stone Tommy Henry Lanning Evert Westen Mary Jo S. C. Wittmer Mrs. Lessle Hering Judy Harold Rathmel

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oldfield Visit Florida on Pleasure Trip

In Pilotburg dated January 20, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oldfield left January 12 for Florida on a pleasure trip. They faced icy roads to Keokuk, then better roads. Local weather notes mention more heavy snow arriving Tuesday.

Frank Stransky Pilotburg Carl Oldfield Florida Keokuk Carl T. Anderson Des Moines House of Representatives

Siblings Share Sled Fun and Snow Cleanup

Thursday evening activities ended in cheerful sleds and refreshments for visiting families. Mrs. Clyde Crile and other mothers provided treats before the group headed home tired but happy, noting sleds were damaged in the rush.

Clyde Crile Esther Hamilton Larry Stransky

Mrs Baulderson Hosts Two Month Visit

Mrs W L Bray reports Mrs Kenneth Wiggins and her son Freddie visited from Texas for a month with Mrs Zora Baulderson. They returned home last week and Mrs Baulderson accompanied them for a two month stay. Mrs Etha Jones spent part of

W. L. Bray WEO Kenneth Wiggins Freddie Texas Zora Baulderson Mrs. Etha-Jones

Also Mentioned on This Page

C. J. Jennings New London Kiene Bros Ainsworth J. D. Rabenold Foster Radio Service North Iowa Mose Levy Junk Yard Harold . Strut Kalona Nelson Well Company Fairfield W. Jefferson Ainsworth Meat & Locker Service Wayne Marston George Young Kermy Payne Mills Auto Service Washington Motor Co West Madison Inotice Hayman John Veere Harold E. Strum Katona Will Sickles Brighton John van Syoce Bath Care’ Journal Booth & Horak Frank Janecek NEW Hampshire Red Ballets Lloyd Kempf Mr. Pleasant Fairbanks Morse Wade Peace Elwyn Gardner International Howard McCleery Washington Oil Company Farrow H. E. Busby John Deere Long's Sales & Service Walter Pacha Chester Fred Hermann Allen Zook, Wellman Federal Land Bank Farm Loans National Farm Loan Assn Earl W. Cummings Sec Treas Jeffrey Bldg Gilmore & Long Shell SUN Stewart Auto and Tractor Shop Hotlie Feed & Grain CO North Ave Timothy Hay Ralph Krantz Jeep Ford Chevrolet Lyle K. Ross Martin’s Cleaners Humble Produce and Hatchery Edwin Horn Riverside Howard L. McCleery Hotle Feed & Grain Co Western Auto Store McCormick Deering Smart Implement Co Washington County Washington Concrete Company Studebaker Tanville Co., Inc Dept. ES Washington County Farm Stores Inc Trojan Brown Carl E. Scott Batavia Eclipse Lumber Company Call Seclipse Lumber Company Arvin Radio Bence’s Surplus Store du Pont Carl Zieglowsky Mindo Fagen Elevator Keota H. B. Lowden Custom Woodwork Buick U. S. Tire Distributors General Electric Dominion Presto-Magic Westinghouse Bell & Gevock Eod Roadstone Don M. Hayes Du _ Pont Hawkeye Boyd Besco MGR C. V Crull John W. Lee Adtaker Pioneer Drug Cypress Little Genius W. L. Kinney Richland Towa G. E Raymond Hardware Crawfordsville By Vernon W. Frey Margaret Witting Arthur Davison Near West Chester John Dill Hulme Earl Gingerich Emerson Witting John Karen Roth Franklin Miller E. W. Goff Dale Goff Beverly Allen Goff Hampshire Chester Piper Chicago Livestock Chicago U. S New York City Chicago Bakers Hatchery Turkey Chineste New Hamshire Craven Austra Marion Ave Mrs. C. Oldfield Marion Stranskys Alvin Richardson Stranskys Allan Ben Hur Lew Wallace Mrs. Baulderson Durst Feed East Wash H. Springs Hens Cox Rock Island Produce Co Lia Northrup King & Company Sumerman Yards Lyle Brinton Washington, Iowa MR. Farmer West Chester Wayne Dog Food Wayne Humble Produce & Hatchery
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication