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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1940
Page
6
Notice of results of the vote on county public hospital and county jail bond propositions at a special election held alongside the June 1940 primary on June 3 1940. Board of Supervisors of Washington County Iowa reports propositions submitted and voters casting ballots.
Local rail lines West Hound 8 Davenport to Kansas City departs 9:68. Southwest Limited departs 1:42. East Bound 8 Kansas City Davenport departs 6:14. Southwest Limited 1:26 a.m. Nos 3 and 8 daily except Sundays. Eastbound to Chicago via Bus No 2 from Washington 1:65 p.m. Bus No 6 Night 2:02 a.m. Bus No 10 from Washington 1088. Tickets at Bus Depot Candy Kitchen North Side Square for entire coast-to-coast trip.
The 1940 Washington County Iowa election voted on three bond propositions: a $42,000 hospital project with a up to half mill tax, a $40,000 jail including sheriff’s residence with a half mill tax, and a $22,000 new jail cell block with a quarter mill tax. The hospital measure passed with a majority, while the jail and cell block propositions failed to reach sixty percent. County Auditor Ethel G Wilson recorded the results on June Sunday 1940.
Weert market reports top hog price at 6.60 per hundredweight amid steady demand. Buyers and sellers noted strong activity as pork markets held steady and industry observers watched futures trends.
The cartoon star Dixie Dugan faces a social impression issue as the strip explores secrets and fear in coming forward. The storyline highlights personal risk and the pressure of silence.
A large cattle barn and corn crib on the William Rahmiller farm five miles southeast of Columbus Junction burned late Wednesday night. Firefighters saved adjacent buildings. Winners of the soap box derby held July 4 sponsored by Rexall Drug Store included Dale Drinkall and Robert Greene first prize, Warren Rock and Harold Bliven second, and Junior Kulp third.
Highland Center July 5 The Steele family and relatives from New York City were guests at the William McCreedy home Tuesday evening. Numerous other visiting guests and locals shared Sunday and weekday visits at various homes, including the Soukups, Coon family, Merrifields, Krotzs, Chalupas, and Plorangs, with church attendance noted at the North Bend church.
Pleasant Ridge July 5 notices list Sunday visits among local families including Christners Underwoods TeBockhorsts Linnenkamps and Schantzes. Several relatives traveled to Washington Richland Davenport and Rock Island while Frances attended a class reunion. O L Davison celebrated his 66th birthday with family.
The text traces early military use of balloons by France, noting reconnaissance balloons in the French revolutionary era, balloon use in the 1859 Italian campaign, and Paris siege communications via balloons with pigeons. It also mentions Civil War Federal use of balloons in the United States.
A survey of 293 Iowa rural carriers shows car costs per mile vary by surface. Pavement 3.34 cents, gravel 4.9, dirt 4.54, with snow and ice in winter adding 0.50 cents per mile. Average annual mileage is 15,000 miles per carrier.
A government survey finds farm families as the best fed group while village families are the poorest. Wilmer Kaufman and Ervin Fulton families celebrated with ice cream and a birthday cake in his honor. Floyd Mills and sons visited Pat Swift and family. Roger Letts and sons visited Jud Coil in Pleasant Plain.
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