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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1944
Page
7
Advertisements show rental options: pasture land with contact J. J. Nayadley R37-14 Rt 1 Washington 12513 for rent. Additional listings offer a two bedroom furnished apartment for adults call 565-W and a sleeping room with kitchenette for Mrs. W. I. Duncan 124t3SWs.
Markets report hogs at 17 000 head with slow steady to 10 cents lower on all weights. Sows steady to weak. Good and choice 180-270 lb mostly 13.75 with top 13.80. 280-300 lb 12.85-13.40. 380-330 lb 12.60-13.00. 330-360 lb 12.25-12.75. 550 lb sows 11.40-11.80. Light weights to 11.75. About 8 000 held over. Cattle 12 000. Calves 800. Fed steers and yearlings 14.50-16.90. Wealers 15.00 down. Sheep 1 000. Lambs 14.50-14.75. top 15.00. Estimates hogs 15 000 cattle 5 000 sheep 1 000.
Sgt and Mrs C Conklin of Hanford California return on a 20 day furlough to the Walter Sheets home. Edgar Farrier and R G Reed visited Ernest Van Sickle and Otto Sheets households. Reed and Otto Sheets hosted Elizabeth Young and Dorothy Young. The Sheetz family hosted Jake Sheetz’s Pleasant Plain home visit as Waldo Miller assisted at Nick Tinnis.
James G. Maynard, 57, died of suffocation at the Oelwein Chemical Co. where he was employed. Workmen found his body in a large hopper of calcium about two hours after his death. Born in England, he came to the United States 30 years ago and formerly farmed.
West Chester residents learn Staff Sergeant Robert L. Bauer was killed in action over Austria May 24 while Lt. David J. Hotle is reported missing in action over Germany. The community also notes visits, family gatherings, and local events including the West Point 4-H club meeting with talks by Ruth Foater and others.
The report lists oats with mixed 80 and heavy 80, white grades at 80 and 79, red 80, and soybeans with yellow at 193 and 192. This reflects current cash grain prices and grade designations for oats and soybeans in Chicago markets.
Chicago market report records irregular trading in produce and poultry with receipts totaling 10 397 cases and 8 cars for poultry. Firsts and current receipts list varied prices while dirties and checks appear in limited quantities as markets ease.
Grain table from Chicago shows wheat oats rye futures with listed open high low and close values for Sep Dec May and July months. The figures include percent signs and fractional-looking decimals, indicating price ranges for each commodity across multiple contract months.
Clarence Maxwell, 35, a farmer near Collins Ia, was charged with assault with intent to commit great bodily injury after an altercation with Ben Galusha 13, employed on Maxwell's farm. Maxwell waived to district court and released on $500 bond. Information filed by Frank Galusha Des Moines.
A Waterloo sheriff T Wagner and others on a peace officers' panel urged separating juvenile amusements from liquor sales to curb teen temptations. They argued taverns lure juveniles as the sole local entertainment, speaking at a postwar law enforcement short course session in Iowa City.
Ottumwa mayor David A. Nevin opposes a safety department rule that would ignore most calls for fire fighting equipment outside the city. He favors county or farmer assessments to cover rural fire trips to protect lives and property.
Farmers urged to maintain farming implements noting there is little reason to discard a harrow if it can be repaired. The guidance emphasizes annual repairs to ensure tools remain usable and productive.
Mr and Mrs I G Coffey hosted a demonstration on a nutritious milk chocolate drink served with refreshments. House guests Mr and Mrs Wilson Coffey and J O Emmons of Chicago joined Coffey relatives in Iowa City on July 4th.
The Des Moines OPA district office reports that public demand for new oil cook stoves cannot be filled. Eight percent of stove certificates go to destitute families, and local War Price and Rationing Boards lack large enough quotas to serve all wishing to switch or replace an old usable stove. Production is rising but still insufficient.
The program states that production households and families relying on other cooking methods remain ineligible for the new oil cooking stoves this summer. Officials emphasize continuing assistance for those most in need despite reduced eligibility.
In turnips the vitamins are mainly in the leaves while roots offer flavor. Raw turnips provide Vitamins B and C, and southern varieties with leafy greens yield abundant Vitamin A, making them popular in Victory gardens.
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