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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1939
Page
7
A brief collection of local happenings and notices from nearby towns as reported by the Journal Subscription Representative D. F. Macon. Highlights include community events, upcoming meetings, and items of general public interest among neighboring municipalities.
An assortment of classified style items includes For Sale U S Tires with quality merchandise and old tire allowances at Tucker Chevrolet. Also Poultry Feeds from Wolfe Hatchery and Cod Liver Oil vitamin mixes. A brief note describes Basque stone farmhouses heated by packed straw mattresses in autumn.
Riverside dispatch reports Tomlinson becomes the new mail carrier on the Star Route between Iowa City and Webster via Riverside succeeding Nebel who led the route for the past two years. Also noted are visits by Halley family members and clergy from Davenport visiting St Marys rectory.
Florence A. Cowles notes Zachary as a given name meaning remembered by the Lord. Zechariah the prophet remains obscure yet influential. St Zacharias was an eighth century pope and President Zachary Taylor died 1850 after 16 months in office. The golf term caddie derives from cadet and surfaced in Edinburgh as a porter term.
The article notes Elisha Norton as Cleveland's inaugural postmaster, appointed by President Thomas Jefferson on April 1, 1805, marking the town's early federal administrative role.
July 14 Brighton column recounts subscriptions to the Evening Journal for Warren Van Winkle, farm work and social chatter. Harvest activity, hay and corn crops, horse and mule routines, and local residents like Harold Anderson and the Havels are mentioned along with family reads and casual farm humor.
Ben Tincup a veteran pitcher leads a Paducah Ky team with his son Frank Newest noted among three in dice on the squad. Water sport walk sailing blends walking on water and sailing. In Denver a WWrep game saw a relief pitcher enter with two on and no outs, delivering a ball that sparked a triple play to end the game. There are 44 race tracks operating in the United States with 10 more planned for New Jersey.
Regular meeting information for Washington Lodge No 20 A F and A M appears with a Friday schedule and officers listed. The text details multiple train arrivals and departures including Golden State Limited No 4 and No 1 Local, Californian No 43 and No 44, Eastbound No 2 Local, and Knoxville Branch No 420 with corresponding times and stops. It notes agents Gouldlandver and Andelson as station agents and lists additional routes Davenport Kansas City locals and Southwest Limited services with departure times.
In the Indian Ocean, Frigate Island sits 500 miles northeast of Mauritius. It hosts hundreds of thousands of cats living in burrows and ferociously defending fishing pools at low tide. The cats reportedly descended from survivors of an old shipwreck, earning the isle the name IsIe of Cats.
The article lists key allies who fought for the colonies including Baron von Steuben from Prussia Lafayette from France Paul Jones from Scotland Thomas and Sullivan from Ireland Haym Salomon born in Poland Baron DeKalb from Bavaria Casimir Pulaski and Tadeusz Kosciuszko from Poland.
The name Zenobia carries Arabic meaning of lineage and Greek meaning born of Zeus. Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, was deposed by Rome in the third century and paraded as a captive in a triumph. Her grandeur and beauty linger in the name.
Coyotes foxes and skunks and even fox squirrels will feed on turtle eggs when they can find them.
Chicago markets report hogs at 7.00 to 7.25 for 180 to 240 lb goods with top 7.80 for 240 to 300 lb. Light sows mostly 6.65 to 6.75. Cattle generally dull with best light steers and heifers around 9.50. Vealers 9.50 to 10.00. fat cows 6.00 to 6.50. Sheep and lambs weak to higher, native spring lambs 8.75 to 9.00, top 9.26. lambs up 25 cents. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 300, hogs 200, sheep 2,000.
Chicago July 14. Cash grain figures for corn oats and mixed wheat are listed with prices in cents per bushel. Yellow corn bids range from 45 to 46 1 2 4 yellow and white oats from 26 to 64 cents depending on type and grade.
The report shows rainfall related crop figures for WHEAT CORN OATS and RYE with July through December readings including highs lows and closes. Chicago Cash Corn and Produce prices describe market steadiness receipts and grade distributions alongside poultry and poultry product figures.
A large oat cutting bee took place at Jerry Klota’s 240 acre farm near Columbus Junction. Forty men with eight machines cut and shocked 66 acres, with a noon dinner for seventy including local children. Mr. Green, owner, is hospitalized in Muscatine after an operation last week.
The Tibetans favor brick tea from China boiled in water and flavored, then strained into churn with butter and salt added and whipped until smooth. Many drink 30 to 50 cups daily, claiming strong resistance to cold and hunger. Beer from barley is another popular beverage.
The text notes that ancient Greeks were the first to use bedsprings made from braided thongs of stout leather inserted between the heavy bed boards. It describes the construction as a simple early spring system.
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