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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1941
Page
7
A profile traces a top life insurance executive who says his motto to fight for what he wants has driven his rise. He stresses hard work, firm self belief, and willingness to hear friends, offer help, and stand up for rights to succeed.
Hogs 14 000 bids mostly weak to 10 cents lower with loads 8.40 to 8.45 top. Cattle 16 000 with ten sales 25 cents lower. prime town fed steers up to 16.00 and calves 800. Sheep 6 000 fat lambs 15 to 25 cents lower. several loads 10.25 to 10.50. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 5,000 hogs 15,000 sheep 7,000.
Open high low and close figures for May July Sep wheat corn oats rye listed for May July Sep with percentage movements across commodities. The data shows inconsistent OCR readings but reflects typical exchange table entries for Chicago grain markets on January 23.
Eggs market eased with receipts of 9 915 cases and mixed grades. extra firsts 17 percent, fresh graded firsts 174, current receipts 16 percent, dirties 14 percent, checks 14 percent. Poultry market firmer with receipts of 1 car and 22 trucks. heavy white and colored ducks up to 184 and 17 percent, small ducks 16 to 17, ducklings 18, No 2 cocks and hens listed, tom turkeys 16, old tom turkeys 138, other prices unchanged.
Chicago market notes list cash grain prices for corn oats and soybeans with grade samples and percentages. Entries show different corn yellows from 64 to 67 percent and mixed at 57 to 46, oats white tough 33 to 34, soybeans yellow grades 99 to 97.
A bill to permit mourning dove shooting proposes an annual open season from September 15 to October 15 statewide. The bag limit and possession limit would be 10 birds. Authors include Senators Leroy Mercer KE Corwin Stanley Hart and Fred Cromwell.
Riverside announces a February 3 auditorium event at Riverside High School sponsored by Station WMT to select three winners from nine local amateur acts. The top winner earns a Chicago sightseeing trip. Also noted are brief local notices about Alvin Schnoebelen returning to California and Evangeline and Genevieve Shradel visiting from Iowa City.
Despite widespread adoption of mechanical refrigerators, Americans still consume about 40 million tons of ice each year, highlighting continued demand for ice even with newer cooling technologies.
A local note reports a new mechanic position at Pat's Motor Co. and a week of work. Mrs. Mildred Stevens visits Sigourney at Mrs. Charles McCreedy's home. Russell Denison, employed in Iowa City, spent the weekend with his family here.
Benton County led Iowa with 1,044 Farm Bureau members in 1940, earning a large trophy for a third year. Linn County posted the largest gain, adding 30 members. high-total counties included Linn 955, Hamilton 732, Clay 729, Dubuque 722, Jasper 690, Polk 685, and Grundy 654. Overall, the state added 6,576 members (14.6 percent) over 1939, boosting the federation toward its 40,090 dues goal. Humboldt County won the trophy for highest membership percentage, with Heaton close behind.
Honor students for the first semester at St James school include Marie Vittetoe Mary Lon Barth John Minick Gerald Humble Charles Minick Duane Redlinger Betty Jean Barth Louise Barnes Anna Marie Wie land Biddy Johnson Joanne Trotovsky Mary Louise Redlinger James Redlinger Dick George Peggy Dougall Janice Campbell Jane Whitehead Wayne Barnes Lawrence Barth and Carol Walker.
After full frontal lobe removal patients retain memory imagination and thought but partial lobe removal often causes emotional and mental instability. The observation contrasts complete versus partial procedures and their neurological consequences.
Secretary Morgentau tells Foreign Affairs Committee that Britain has just over 3 billion dollars to finance this year’s munitions orders in America but lacks funds for additional needs.
The country’s dairy herd of 25 million cows yields about 100 billion pounds of milk annually, highlighting the scale of U.S. dairy farming.
An $8 000 first mortgage loan on TS2 acres in Washington county is offered for sale. Matures March 1 1945. See L E Dunlap Trustee at the office of the Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association for further particulars.
Large weekly sale announced by WHITTAKER & SON featuring cattle hogs sheep veal calves and yearling bulls plus milk cows heavy springers and fa cows and heifers. Also listed seed oats beans and a flat for rent and light trucking via City Feed Yard.
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