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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1944

Page

7

Name Solicitors in Fourth Bond Drive At Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville January 27 The fourth War Bond drive continues this week with solicitors listed for town and township. Leading volunteers include J. Huston, Mrs. Lee Lease, Mrs. D. W. Githens, Margaret Davidson, Violet Fletcher, J. C. Mitchell, William Henss, R. R. Shaffer, Forrest McNeill, plus others not named. New cashier H H Johnson of Ames begins work. K A Coatey resigns after eleven years and will move March first to a farm northwest of town.

Mary Manner Crawfordsville J. ©. Huston Lee Lease D. W. Githens Margaret Davidson Violet Fletcher J. C. Mitchell William Henss R. R. Shaffer Forrest McNeill People’s Savings Bank Rrin H. Johnson Ames K. A. Coatey

Local Notes From Pilotburg Community Scene

Mr. and Mrs. Dow Bishop purchased the Isaac Yoder property in Kal oha but do not plan to move this year. The Cortum family will relocate from the Will Brown farm to the Gerald Teets farm near Wellman. The Furgeson family will move to their newly purchased vacated farm. Mrs. Reynold Greiner and son Ronnie visit Me. and Mrs. James Chilupa. Mrs. Bud Nichols hosts Dow Bishop and family. Marion Stransky spreads acid phosphate while Ellsworth Kelley and Richard Scott assist with lime. Fat hogs begin to market. Carl Oldfield helps at the triple A office. Miss Haste of the National Holiness Society speaks at Pilotburg Church. Cloyd Cress visits Mrs. Anna Rogers and Fred Mouser. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Flynn travel to Seattle to see their children. The Stranskys from Iowa City and Riverside visit Mrs. Frank Stransky.

Frank Stransky Pilotburg Dow Bishop Isaac Yoder Kaloha Beets Joe Cortum Will Brown Flarm Gerald Teets Wellman Furgeson Reynold Greiner Ronnie James Chilupa Bud Nichols Marion Stransky Ellsworth Kelley Richard Scott Carl Oldfield Triple A Miss Haste National Holiness Society Pilotbury Church Cloyd Cress Riverside Anna Rogers Fred Mouser Seattle Ralph Flynn Cedar Rapids Wash Iowa City Milo Stransky Emma Shalla

Cleaning Tinware with Simple Household Methods

For galvanized buckets, tubs, and garbage pails use coarse scouring powder. Do not shine tin as the coating may wear off and cause rust. Dry pans thoroughly. To remove stubborn burnt food, boil a little soda and water for up to five minutes only.

Mature Spuds Store Best Immature Potatoes

Immature potatoes shrink faster than mature ones due to thinner skins causing greater water loss. Mature potatoes retain moisture longer, reducing shrinkage and maintaining quality.

Markets Chicago cattle and hogs slip ahead of Tuesday quotes

Chicago market report shows cattle 5 000 head with calves 800 and steady to lower bids amid sparse steers and yearlings. best fed steers 16 60 with bulk 13 25 to 15 50. Sheep 8 000 with lambs steady to fully steady. western lambs 16 10 to 16 38 per cwt. Hogs 20 000 slow on heavy weights but active on lighter weights with 200 to 300 pounds at 13 75 and 330 to 360 pounds at 12 65 to 13 00. total unsold around 15 000.

Chicago

Chicago produce market unsettled with mixed egg receipts

Eggs receipts totaled 13 949 cases with market unsettled. Extra firsts 56 percent and firsts 8414, current receipts 34, dirties 31, checks 29. Production data from Chicago January 27.

Grain table fragment shows wheat figures

A grain table fragment lists wheat with values such as high and close figures, though the lines are garbled with percent signs and accents. The OCR text suggests prices or indices but lacks full numbers or dates.

Chicago

Weekly Community Sales at Whittaker and Nearby Venues

Friday sale schedule notes multiple events across Iowa sites including Ainsworth Columbus Junction West Chester Washington Kalona New Haven Noble Mt. Union and West Chester. Listings mention Ed Colton Kenneth Swailes Kno tek Bros Timm Harvey Gingerich families and firms with dates Feb 1 2 8 9 10 15 17 23 and start times around 11:30 or 12:30 p.m. Bred gilt and purebred Hampshire sales.

Ed Colton Kenneth Swailes N. E Ainsworth N. W Columbus Junction West Chester Peters and Ebner Knotek Bros. and Timm S. E Washington Earl Kephart Kalona Harvey Gingerich & Son New Haven Church W. T. Hobbs Noble Wagener & Eichelberger Allen Freckling Hampshire Bredson and Mt. Union Elmas Rr

War update details Soviet advances near Leningrad areas

The article describes a Soviet push along a new rail hub 25 miles south of Leningrad toward Seiv emednika 42 miles from Estonia, while forces 25 miles southwest of Novgorod reach 3 miles above Shimsk near a key rail highway junction. Argentina breaks with the axis, cancelling shipping barges from Buenos Aires and suspending radio and telephone links with Berlin and Tokyo.

Key Leningrad Seivemednika Estonia Novgorod Shimsk Straya Russa Argentina Buenos Aires Berlin Tokyo

Food waste in the home adds up in the aggregate

The passage notes that at least 15 percent of food entering homes is wasted as uneaten scraps, peelings, moldy ends of bread, and other small losses. Though each item seems minor, the combined effect is significant.

Home Project Lesson on Care and Repair of Equipment

The third in a series of home project lessons titled Care and Repair of Equipment will be presented to Cedar Township ladies on Tuesday February 1 at the Farm Bureau office from 1 30 to 4 00 p m. The session aims to help homemakers understand and operate equipment like ranges refrigerators washing machines cleaners and irons more efficiently. Participants should bring a cord to repair or a small screwdriver and a sharp knife or a knife.

Cedar Township Farm Bureau

Burden for Victory Call Urges Essential War Jobs

General Eisenhower stresses total effort for victory in Europe in 1944. He urges every American to do a full share, noting heavy ammunition needs for the invasion and asking non essential workers to join essential war jobs by applying at a U S Employment Service office.

Eisenhower Europe Tome U. S

Treat All Birds for Lice to Prevent Reinfestation

When treatments for lice or mites are applied, include every bird in the flock. Leaving one or two untreated allows reinfestation of the entire flock.

Worry of FALSE TEETH

Don't be embarrassed by loose false teeth slipping or wobbling. Sprinkle a little FASTEETH powder on plates to hold plates more firmly with a pleasant taste free of gummy feel. Alkaline nonacid formula. available at any drug store.

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