Multiple Farm and Land Public Sales Listed Near Key Iowa Towns
A sequence of farm and land public sale notices across Iowa catalogs events by date and location. Entries name sellers such as Bert Dunbar Eli White Henry T. Swailes Gislain Birka Estate and organizers, with locales near Columbus Junction Wellman Washington West Chester Dublin Ainsworth and Kalona. Dates span January to February with starts mostly midmorning and roads described.
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Keota
Bert Dunbar
West Chester
Sidney Smith
Eli White
Columbus Junction
Gladwin
Henry T. Swailes
Wellman
A. J. Gislain
Washington
Frank Birka
Isaiah P. Yoder
Kalona
G. W. Augustine
C. C. Wilson
G. I. Augustine
Dublin
Ed Colton
Kenneth Swailes
N. E
Ainsworth
N. W
Peters
Earl Kephart
New Haven Church
W. T. Hobbs
Allen Fickling
Boyd Stephens
Hawks Beneficial Predators Do More Good Than Harm
Red tailed red shouldered and broad winged hawks help control vermin with their diet. They are beneficial and generally should not be killed.
Hog and cattle markets report steady hog prices in Chicago
Chicago market notes 1500 hogs steady at 12.75 to 13.75 with holdovers around 10 000 to 25 000 head. Butchers 310 to 350 pounds 12.50 to 12.90, lows 11.85 to 12.10. Weekly gains for fed steers and yearlings 60 to 75 cents with choice offerings advancing. WFA warns ongoing heavy runs and lengthy holdover challenges.
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Chicago
Sioux City
St. Paul
WFA
Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Rus sell Goodin is W M and A W Yard serves as secretary.
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Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Russell Goodin
W. M
A. W. Yard
Eastbound Daily Omaha to Chicago Bus Schedules
A compiled transit notice shows multiple routes from Washington to major cities and connections. It lists departure times for eastbound and westbound buses, including Bee Line Transit Buses to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, with arrivals and departures across Mt. Pleasant, Winfield, Burlington, Sigourney, Oskaloosa, and Knox. Tickets may be bought at local depots and shops such as Bug Depot and Winga's North Side Cafe.
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Omaha
Chicago
Washington
Ghi
Sago
Winga
North Side
North Side Square
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Mt. Pleasant Ly
Mt. Pleasant
Market Report Steers and Yearlings Rally Amid Steady Demand
Top steers failed to break 17.00 while good and choice cattle sold 14.50 to 16.50. Yearlings hit 16.90 and mixed steer and heifer yearlings moved 16.75. Good and choice dealers held 13.50 to 15.00. Sheep section notes 500 head. Week’s top lambs reached 15.90 with good to choice fed offerings at 15.50 to 15.85.
Wartime Ration Reminders and Coupon Validity Notes
The notice lists updated ration periods for tires and vehicle inspections through 1944, valid gas and fuel coupons with dates and quantities, sugar and food stamps with book numbers and dates, and guidance on stamp exchanges and late applications. It urges conserving tires and directs in person applications at the local War Ration Board.
Grain table Chicago Jan Open High Low Close
Grain table from Chicago shows Wheat Oats Rye futures with various month quotes. Entries include Sep and Dec Wheat around 168 to 170, Oats Sept and May around 41 to 78, Rye Dec quotes near 127 to 129, indicating active price levels and fluctuations.
Team Brings 8870 at Midway Special Horse Sale
In Columbus Junction on January 22 Martha Butler reports the third Midway Sales pavillion sale topped at 370 dollars for a team of six to seven year old sorrel mares. An eight year old sorrel team sold for 315 dollars. Jenny mules brought 235 dollars and two year old mules 270 dollars. About 125 head sold with prices generally 5 to 10 dollars higher than the prior sale.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Midway Sales Company
Pavillion
Schlichting Farm Sale At Columbus Junction
A livestock and farm equipment auction at the J. H. Schlichting estate farm near Columbus Junction realized prices for 22 head of gray mares, Holstein cows, Poland China sows and other items. Bidders paid $240 for six-year-old mares, $120-$160 for cows, $51-$57 for sows, $10-$10.50 for ing shoots, and $34-$37 for boars. The sale also included 10 tons of timothy hay at $17 per ton and $1.02 per bushel for 425 bushels of corn, plus multiple implements ranging from $165 for an eight-foot disc to $220 for a 10-foot binder. Auctioneers were Paul Klotz and H. M. Duncan of Columbus Junction.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
J. H. Schlichting
Poland
China
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Columbus Junction State Bank
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North Side Cafe
State Hospital
R. E Hanna
Iowa
C. L. Jennings
New London
Lloyd
Rucker’s Hatchery
Elm St
Ottumwa
Gener
Taylor E. Stout
Richland
Tom Cantoni
Stewart School
Fox Theater
Fea
Fountain Pen Ateater
Geo
Eve
Fred Chalupa
Crimea
M. Olsen
Washington Co. Nat. Farm Loan Assn
Jeffrey Building
Ramseyer
Hatchery
Washington St
Evening Journal
Dodge Motors
Plymouth Motors
Millers Garage
New Hampshire
Paul Benell
Hampshire
Mt. Union
E. R. Brenneman
Chevrolet
Harrow
Evener
Dave Livingston
Eclipse Lumber Company
H. Wolfe
Donald McLaughlin
Jesse Nicola
Por Sale
Milter Smith
Martin
James D. Helmick
Waterspar
Pittsburgh
Pioneer Drug Store
Little’s
Dougherty
Angus Bulls
Waggoner
Philco
Linus Patterson
Aladdin
W. Madison
Wessler Blacksmith Shop
North Marion
Towa
Montgomery Ward
Floyd Sturgis
Phant
CHEY
Stardard
Ford
Sorrell’s
Rothschild's
Iso
Ray
Hochstetler
Washington Oil Company
White Rock
Five Point Hatchery
Daven
Port, Iowa
Keith Kompact Kalamus
Glasgow
Montana
Little
Reister Bros
J. C. Cannon
Crawford An Ville
TOR Sale
Carson Plumbing & Heating
Roy Gerot
Journal
Whittaker Sale
Chicago Livestock
U.P
Bee Line Taxi
BEE Line Bus Depot
CG & Ta
Golden State Limited
Southwest Express Goly
Southwest Express
Kansas City
California
Oskaloosa Branch
Sungat An
Co. F, Anderson
R. OO
Davenport
Southwest Limited
Kansas City-Davenport
Dean Cattt
C. Bell
Burlington Trailways
GAFH
BEE Line Transit
Winfield
Burlington Ordnance
Sigourney, Oskaloosa
Knoxy
ORR Land Company
Washington, Iowa
Washington Directory
City & County
Sheodore B. Bailey
Barclay’s Grocery
W. Livingston
West Main St
Court House
Rorge F
Hawyer
J. C. Penney Ga
Lioyd Lytte W. Houlton& P. Weldin
P. . Jordas
H. H. Reister
Shief
Ralph Minick Keseesor
A. L. Griffith
Ruth Charea
Marion
Bailey
Frank B. Miller
Lemmon
Therce
W. B. Dupuis
Boller
Mret Ward
Rt. F. McFarlane
A W. Yard
Clarence Jacoba Pourth
Harry Montgomery
O. F. Boller
Turm
State Bank Corner
Ustairs
East Main
Herman’s
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
George F. Morrises
Beenty
Walter Schroeder
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawa
Coounty
Harriet Coulter
Cunty
Putnam County
Chiropractors
Chas
C. Brown
Ashington Independent School District
W. A. Erbe
Paul T. Dises
Ethel McCreedy
Richard A. Stewart
C. P. Weldin
Harry Ramseyer
Fred & Downing
B. F. Bostwick
F. Yo
Otte Beidet
A Brown
V Brown
W. Brown
Rye
George J. Breitenbach
Schlichting
Wak PT
Fred
Reister
Produce
Eisenhower
Europe
U. S
Lockridge
L. J. Graf
Lockridge, Iowa
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