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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1940
Page
7
REISTER'S MARKETS Saturday Prices List
Prices paid Saturday at Reister's Markets show sweet cream priced per pound, No 1 sour cream and No 2 sour cream listed, henhouse eggs in brown and white varieties per dozen, with low prices for grocers and customers.
Kay Stammers Weds In London Ceremony
British tennis star Kay Stammers, famed as a beauty and queen of the court, appears in wedding attire as she awaits marriage to Michael Menzies in London on January 24. The event draws United States and British tennis audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kay Stammers
Michael Menzies
London
Robert Jackson
Francis Biddle
Philadelphia
Felix Frankfurter
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Midway and Community Sales Hit Iowa Listings
Journal sale dates listed for multiple auctions around Washington, Ainsworth, Wellman, Coppock, and surrounding towns. Carl on Lowe closing out sale February 1 and Coppock sale February 8. other public and closing out sales set through February 20 featuring Knotek Bros, Martin & Gingerich, and Robert C Wells & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
City
Carlon & Lowe
Miles
Knotek Bros
Jack Caldwell
Robert C. Wells & Son
Washington
Ainsworth
Riverside
Coppock
Martin & Gingerich
Wellman
West
Chester
Walter Duvall
Lewis Ebner
FOR SALE OLDER CARS AND DESK FURNITURE BY TUCKER CHEVROLET
Various vehicles and items listed for sale include a 1987 Deluxe Chevrolet Town Sedan low mileage and tires, 1939 Chevrolet tow truck chassis and cab, a 1938 Pontiac Six DeLuxe, a 1931 Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck, a 1929 Tudor Ford, a 1938 Ford Deluxe Tudor Sedan, and a 1938 Chevrolet Town Sedan. Oak office desk and chairs also offered. Apple orchard advertises DEW apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Tucker Chevrolet
Mary Woodside learns of son's appendicitis operation
Ruth Norris reports in Ainsworth that Mary Woodside received word early in the week that her son John underwent an appendicitis operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Mary Woodside
John
Markets Chicago animal market report shows mixed hogs cattle and sheep
Hogs 14 000 weights 180 to 220 pounds 5 40 to 6 65 220 to 240 5 25 to 6 55 240 to 300 6 00 to 6 35 sows 4 26 to 4 50 lighter to 4 75 top 5 70 Cattle 1 000 value 300 meager supply steady medium to good 8 00 to 9 50 best heifers 9 60 beef cows 5 75 to 6 25 cutters 4 50 to 5 25 select weaners 12 00 bulk 10 50 to 11 50 Sheep 7 000 fat lambs slow good cooled lambs 9 25 down top 9 40 native slaughter 4 25 to 4 55 totals and tomorrow's receipts estimated cattle 100 hogs 500 sheep 1 000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jan
Grain table shows Chicago futures mixed on January 26
Chicago grain table lists Wheat Corn Oats Rye futures for May July Sept with varying highs lows and closes. WHEAT May and July trade around 97 96 while CORN May July Sept hover near 57 to 67 with several fractional notations. OATS May July Sept range from 34 to 39 with mixed percentages and Rye figures sit around 69 to 79 as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grain quotes from Chicago market report
Chicago market update lists cash grain bids for corn oats and soybeans with color grades and percentages. It notes yellow and white corn varieties with specific percentages and includes soybeans and oats figures along with corn receipts totaling 145.
Chicago Produce Market Report Summary
Chicago on January 26 reports a firm produce market with 9 282 cases received. Fresh graded firsts account for 24 percent and extra firsts 25 percent while current receipts total 24 and dirties 21. Poultry market unchanged with receipts of 17 trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Local visitors and residents gather in Living Lakes community
Idaho Falls couple Mr and Mrs Sher Wilson dined with Al Crone. Crawfordsville couples Mr and Mrs Claire Holmes stopped by. Out of town guests included Harry Wentworth of Brighton and May Schlatter of Crawfordsville. A.H. Buchanan from Des Moines and J.A. Marsn in Davenport on business. Mrs Justine return from E R Butterworth home to Dow City. Eighth grade hosted a party at the school with homemade ice cream and cake. Frieda Rabenold spent weekend from study in Chillicothe Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sher Wilson
Idaho Falls
Idaho
al Crone
Living Lakes
Harry Wentworth
Brighton
May Schlatter
Crawfordsville
A. H. Buchanan
Des Moines
Burlington Hospital
J. A. Marsn
Davenport
Justine
E. R. Butterworth
Dow City
Boston Club to Host MacNider Speech on February 12
Middlesex club in Boston plans to hear Hanford MacNider an Iowa industrialist and banker urged as Republican nominee address the gathering. The club calls itself the wid est Republican club in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Middlesex Club
Boston
America
Iowa Daily Press
Allis Chalmers Dealer Opens at Bush Store
Bush Feed Store and George Baker announce a complete Allis Chalmers line with tractors harrows cultivators and hammer mills plus repair parts. Equipment stored at Bush warehouse North Avenue B while operations run from Bush location South Iowa Avenue. Community brand well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis- Chalmers
Bush Feed Store
George Baker
Bush
North Avenue B
South
Iowa Avenue
Allis-Chalmers
Lexridge herd name selected for Emde Holsteins
Morton H. Emde of West Chester registers his purebred Holstein dairy herd under the new prefix Lexridge. Exclusive use of this herd trademark has been certified and recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton H. Emde
West Chester
Holstein Friesian Association Names 2800000 Cattle Registered
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America based in Brattleboro Vermont reports over 2,800,000 Holsteins registered in the United States. Breeders have reserved about 10,000 prefixes to name animals as naming was simplified. Tidal Effects notes ocean water rising at flood tide and falling at ebb tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro, Vermont
United States
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Justice Frankfurter
Dayton Tax Service
Joan & Trost
Hone
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