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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1939
Page
7
Subscription Representative D. F. Macon reports on community news and updates from The Journal. The note highlights local happenings, service changes, and reader notices affecting residents and area organizations.
D. E. Davis will represent The Presbyterian church at a meeting of Iowa City presbytery in Iowa City Tuesday. Other notes include obituaries and community updates from Columbus Junction and surrounding area, with farm and horse care guidance amid illness and travel mentions.
The American Foundation for Animal Health reports a shrinking horse population in the U S with 28 000 fewer horses and 61 000 fewer foals last year. If war returns to Europe America may struggle to supply cavalry and transport horses, driving up prices and making good stock harder to obtain.
In Mason City Iowa two workers Axel Wallakeg 57 and Jess Peterson were injured by a dynamite blast at the Mason City brick and tile company plant. Wallakeg suffered a fractured skull and serious injuries while Peterson a brown arm and body cuts. They were on a ladder trying to jar a clay blockage in a granulator when a charge exploded above them. Company officials called it a regular procedure and offered no explanation for the injuries.
There is no perfect insulator of electricity. Substances have either low conductivity or high resisting properties.
July notes cooler days and lively chatter as George M Lord and Ronald Lord send greetings from Washington. Carl Koehler reports airplane rides for locals. Eddie Cantor offers to donate his $500,000 Long Island estate to a philanthropic group to run a home for the aged or for children without regard to race creed or color.
A Swedish farmer awaiting naturalization answers questions about fitting into the country and government. He jokes he is content except for wanting more rain. Nelson Woodford of Grace Hill handles road work while Wellman road crews keep roads in good shape as Jake Ayers notes early morning activity and rising business.
A Missouri buyer patents a method to cool eggs individually in ten minutes, improving freshness. The piece urges on farm cooling and better handling to prevent Eastern prices from undercutting Midwestern egg sales. The author cites a Washington distributor praising quality and warns against neglecting freshness to avoid 21 cent eggs versus 29 cent nearby eggs.
Washington Lodge No 20 notes a regular meeting on the first Friday with officers Kay Cox and A W Yard. Train schedule lists multiple routes with daily or weekly frequencies, including the Golden State Limited stops and Knoxville and Davenport local connections, with departure times and exceptions noted.
Hogs 18 000, market slow 1 25 cents lower. early sales good, 180 240 lb 6.90 7.10 top 7.15. Light sow 5.66. Cattle 8 000. calves 1 500. light weight steady, other grades weak to 25 cents lower. best light loads 10.00. cows scarce, yearling steers 9.75, heifers 9.50, yealers 9.50 10.50. Sheep 4 000. native spring lambs 25 40 cents lower, bulk 10.00 down. yearlings 7.40 6.25, sheep steady. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 10 000 hogs 10 000 sheep 2 000.
Chicago cash grain summary shows corn mixed at 48 to 49 percent with various yellow and white quotes, oats ranges from 20 to 32 percent, and soybeans at 92 percent yellow. Receipts recorded at 380 cars.
Grain table from Chicago reports prices for wheat corn and oats with opening highs lows and closes for July September and December futures. Notable figures include wheat July 65 to 66 percent, December 68 to 69 percent, corn July 45 to 46 percent, oats July 30 percent rising to 29 percent in September and December.
Chicago July 11 Bees market steady with receipts 18 116 cases and graded firsts 15 percent extras 15 percent current 14 percent dirties 12 percent. Poultry receipts include 1 ear and 4 percent trucks with ducks geese hens leghorn hens and spring chickens noted in varying percentages and broilers turkeys within 10 to 18 percent ranges.
About 50 Iowa Republican editors were told by Franklyn Waltman that without national admin change in 1940 the country will have state socialism. Waltman noted no GOP candidates yet and that delegates will pick at the convention. He questioned Roosevelt's third-term bid and suggested a successor could carry out the New Deal policies if Roosevelt avoided a third term.
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