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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1939
Page
7
Al Roe and Son promote an improved heat trapping chimney system to prevent loess loss, claiming faster warmth and efficiency. SARGENT Mash Maker products plus Wolfe Hatchery list vitamin enriched farm rations for immediate results.
The Iowa Emergency Relief Commission reported 276000 dollars in state funds for the quarter ending September 30 1938. Thirty two counties received grants, down from 35 in the prior quarter. The monthly average cases were 13631 versus 17320 in the previous period.
Roman satirist Lucian sought to expose a so called prophet who advised against sea travel. The prophet attempted bribery to sink the satirist by crew conspiracy but Lucian alerted the captain who uncovered the plot yet the prophet still met his death as foretold.
Dr. W. B. Niles aged 83 dies at his Covina California home after a long illness. A former Iowa State College veterinary faculty member and former head of the U S Bureau of Animal Husbandry experiment farm near Ames, he had been in poor health for a year and recently underwent surgery.
Norbert Heyine, 34, a garage mechanic, admitted to second degree murder in the slaying of his estranged wife at their Dubuque home last June. He was arraigned before District Judge Hugh P. Stuart and underwent sanity tests at the state psychiatric hospital in Town City, where he was found sane.
Burlington police report a theft case involving burial clothing linked to 16 year old Robert Donaldson of Spring Grove. The boy died after injuries from a kick by a horse, and the suit belonged to his foster father Otto Schmitz.
Leonart Brennaman of Marion faced two reckless driving warnings in Cedar Rapids after police clocked him at high speed. He was fined 100 dollars at police headquarters after the second incident.
Local column lists multiple sale events with dates from Jan 26 to Feb 7. Includes closing out sales for W G Huston Mrs Henry Matthess Rotenberger Bros Elmus Brenneman and others, plus regular Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction and City Feed Yards. Specific locations include Crawfordville Wellman Washington Ainsworth Riverside Haskin Dublin and Richmond area farms and chutes.
D F Macon, operating as Journal Subscription Representative, promotes subscription outreach to neighboring communities, inviting readers to support local journalism and stay informed through timely delivery and special offers.
Snow slowed Monday travel as dirt roads packed into ruts and cars crawled along. J W Dunbar moves to a new home in Haskins near a filling station change of management. Mrs Riggs is reported improving in Washington hospital. Miss Laura Cross takes over as Beauty parlor manager in Aingworth and Dr Bassler modernizes the J M Lord property. Kenneth Marlin halts an intoxicated driver at Richmond and Muncie after a call.
Million dollar probate dispute in Racine Wisconsin over the will of Maybelle Horlick Sidley malted milk heiress who died at the Toronto home of W Perkins Bull. Her son William Horlick Sidley challenges probate seeking to nullify the will which leaves 250000 dollars and one third of the residual estate to Bull. Sidley appears in court in a cheerful mood.
Screen star Janet Gaynor and designer Adrian depart from New York bound for the West Indies. Reported marriage rumors circulate with varying accounts, leaving the wedding status unclear.
Chicago markets report brisk activity with hogs 17 000 head and prices up to 7.90 for top lots. Cattle near 7 000 head with yearlings 13.50 and stockers 7.50 to 9.00. Sheep firm to higher by up to 15 cents with fat lambs active and ewes around 4.75. Estimated tomorrow arrivals: cattle 8 000 hogs 16 090 sheep 10 000.
Chicago reports butter market steady with receipts 793261 lbs and unchanged quotations. Kegwo market weak with 18 212 cases receipts and various firsts. Poultry market firm with mixed drum and hen prices, leghorn hens and roosters listed. Potatoes market ready to strengthen with arrivals 50 and on track 307 and shipments 482.
Open high low and close data from Chicago grain table dated Jan 24 show wheat May to Sept around 69 percent and corn May around 51 percent with modest moves. Oats and rye display smaller shifts with July and September quotes near mid to high twenties.
Chicago cash grain market notes for wheat corn and oats list mixed and red classifications with percentage ranges and sample figures. Observed entries include multiple color coded classifications and price references across wheat corn and oats with varying percent values.
The report notes soybeans with two yellow entries and percentages 84 and 82 to 83 percent. Corn receipts show a 75 percent figure.
Absorption is the surface attraction and retention of one substance by another. Charcoal’s porous nature gives it a large surface area, absorbing gases and used in gas masks in World War I. The principle aids production of compounds, cloth dyeing, colloidal chemistry, and photography.
The text notes most subterranean snakes in the United States do not dig their own holes. Four families stay partly underground and include blind snakes, ground snakes, coral snakes, and shield tails. They have cylindrical bodies adapted to burrowing.
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