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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1944
Page
5
Rental notice listing a sleeping room and kitchenette option available from Mrs. W. S. Duncan.
Hogs scarce with scattered sales steady. 200 to 270 pound hogs quoted at 13.85 with firm sows. Week shows reliable outlet and prices above 13.75 government support. Cattle: calves none. Fed steers and yearlings steady to strong after early pressure. Vealers 15.00, light cutters down. Sheep none. spring lambs up, old crop lambs down. Native springs 14.56 to 15.06.
A reflective wartime piece urging readers to support freedom actions by personal daily deeds. It cites a Guadalcanal marine’s rescue of a wounded comrade and aircrew sacrifices, ending with questions about daily patriotism such as buying bonds, saving resources, and donating blood.
Merrimac page notes a Sunday afternoon gathering at the Carl Amrine home with John Wieneke family Sarah, Will Brannon, Fred Wieneke, and Jake Kirk. Also listed are Cecil Riley Joyce McMullen Janet and Earl Smith with Glenn Schaffer.
Chicago July 8 cash grain report notes oats at 1 red special and 0, tied to steady markets. No other grain moves specified in readable text.
The grain table lists open high low close figures for wheat and rye contracts in July September and May with percent changes. The text warns that sulfa drugs are dangerous when improperly used and may cause nausea dizziness abdominal pain joint pain skin rashes and in severe cases destruction of blood forming elements and jaundice.
Yeasts are predominantly single celled organisms that reproduce rapidly and produce alcohol and carbon dioxide from sugars. Wild yeasts once carried out fermentations, now carefully cultured strains are used to suit specific applications and avoid contamination. Traditionally yeast serves alcohol production and bread leavening with carbon dioxide creating fluffy structure.
The civilian goods output in 1943 reached 34.1 percent of total manufactured goods. It was 54.4 percent higher than the low mood level in 1932 when the index stood at 57. This highlights a rebound from the 1932 low despite wartime production shifts.
Allied and Axis war actions spread across Europe and the Pacific. Soviet advances near Wilno and Daugavpils push toward Latvia while Russian forces reach the Drissa river. In Italy American and French troops seize Rosignano and other outposts, nearing Livorno and Florence as Alpine and Adriatic fronts shift. In the Pacific Noemfoor Island falls with seven air bases, and Saipan operations near completion as garrison survivors are cornered. Local society notes mention residents and visits among families and neighbors.
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