This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1943
Page
7
320 acre Henry County Iowa farm for rent with modern stock and grain facilities. Fifty fifty lease starts March 1 1944. State equipment present arrangements and family references exchanged. Address Pp Pi Jones Glenview [11] 1r.
Markets show muted activity with hogs down to 25 cents lower and top at 14.10 for hogs, cattle trading steady to slightly higher with top around 16.90 for prime steer or yearling lots, and sheep trading barely active with small lots of native lambs and ewes showing limited movement. Estimated for tomorrow: hogs 12,000, cattle 1,000, sheep 1,000.
A garage roof burned at the Oval Norman home on Saturday morning. Neighbors fought the blaze as fire trucks were delayed and embers damaged a car. No injuries reported.
The grain table lists wheat futures with Sep at 149 percent high and 1505 low, Dec near 150 percent, May around 1624 high and 152 percent close, and July at 149. Oats and rye futures show Sept and Dec readings with varied percent values and close readings, including rye May around 114 percent.
Chicago cash corn oats and soybeans quoted with mixed oats at 74 and 73 cents, white oats at 73, red special heavy at 74, and soybeans at 171 and 170 cents.
In Chicago on July, reports show eggs receipts at 10,549 cases with unsettled market. extra firsts and firsts 40 percent, current receipts 37 percent, dirties 35 percent, checks over. Poultry receipts total 21 trucks and 1 car with market unchanged.
Statisticians estimate that national gasoline tax collections in 1941 rose by over 85 percent versus 1932, the high year for the period. Many states posted increases exceeding 100 percent in their fuel tax yields during the ten-year span.
Merrimac social notes show Mr. and Mrs. Joe Graber and family visiting the Will Bran non home. Harold Hinkle couple spent Sunday with Alvin Beales. Van Winkle and Doss Van Winkle called on Merlin Andersons. Betty Morgan of Washington visiting Uncle Lester Kientz. Owen Blick family and Joe Amrine visited Carl Amrine home. Delmer Crile and daughter Sharon visited Lester Kientz.
Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Anders were visitors at Ea Smith’s home Sunday. Florence Hill aids her sister Mrs. Kenneth Crile with her work this week.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.