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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1939
Page
5
The New York milk shed extends north and west from New York City for about 500 miles. It includes all of New York state and parts of Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maryland.
Reister's Markets lists Tuesday prices for dairy and eggs including sweet cream 22¢ per lb and sour cream 20¢ 18¢ per lb for No 2. Hennery Brown Eyes and Hennery White Bees eggs priced per dozen. They buy all No. 1 poultry and all No. 2 poultry delivered to the plant and reject culls with defects.
Mr and Mrs Merle Kessel depart Brighton for their Miami Florida home after a two week visit with relatives in Brighton and Pleasant Plain. The article lists numerous local visitors, including the McCartys, Myers family, Kraemer, Hoffman grandparents, Weldins, McCreedys, Clark, Haskins family, Willits, Liming, and Hinkle, noting travels and extended stays across Iowa communities.
A Georgia visitor mocks Berkshire crops as he asks about melons. A Berkshire farmer explains the soil here is too rich and vines grow too fast, causing melons to be dragged and never ripen, ending the attempt to raise melons.
Tess to the Equality club Wednesday with twelve members and two guests Mrs. Lloyd Leffler and her small son and Mrs. Richard Svee present. Mrs. Rose Howell visits son W. E. Howell in Washington while Mrs. Wayne Robison and Mrs. Joe Buzzard are on the sick list.
In Columbus Junction on July 15, Marjorie McKenna of Salem was elected kindergarten teacher at the local school. Anna Mulhern was reelected secretary of the school board. Charles Balcoff, son of Edith Balcoff of Madison, Wis., earned an L L D from Wisconsin and was admitted to the state bar abroad. Dean Leroy Tisor entered the
July 17 notes from Washington and nearby towns record visitors from Crawfordsville Brighton Quincy Sioux Falls and Keota plus local remarks on rain comparison. Names include Andy Sheetz Charley Churchill W H Henss Lester Henss Jet Rose J P Coulson and Richard Havela among others.
A Journal subscription representative highlights neighboring communities showcasing local offerings. The column promotes cross town connections and encourages readers to explore nearby towns for services and events.
Rodney Swailes of Columbus Junction notes weekend rain arrives Saturday night as locals and visitors gather for church services in Central Park. Residents from Washington, West Chester, Brighton, Keota and Crawfordsville attend with bands, sermons, and social chatter reporting strong Whisker club humor and a Centennial in August.
Reverend McGeehon of Iowa City preached at the U VP church in Crawfordsville Friday evening as part of pre communion services. Visitors include Wendell Voss at Mt Pleasant, James Hose of Quincy, Karl Headlee of Georgefort Polards, and Marilyn and Malcolm Alvine from Olds. Brown Mood Market sale noted. W J Brown plans coastal vacation before resuming work.
The Kalevala is a modern epic from Finland assembled in 1835 and revised in 1849 by Elias Lonnrot. It comprises about 22 800 verses drawn from Finnish songs and myths and is named for the country of Kaleva, a hero.
Chicago markets report hogs 14 000 head with prices 6 40 to 7 20 for various loads. Cattle receipts 17 000 with fed cattle mostly 8 50 to 10 00 and fat steers 8 50 to 10 00. Sheep 56 000 with spring lambs and yearlings 15 to 25 cents higher and top native lambs near 9 65. Estimated Tuesday receipts: cattle 7 000 hogs 13 000 sheep 2 000.
Chicago grains show mixed figures across July and September contracts. Wheat hits around 65 with slight dips, corn ranges mid forties, oats hold near mid twenty percent, rye near forty percent, and assorted after-deal dew figures reflect light activity in the market.
Chicago market shows steady activity with mixed grade splits across items. Bees receipts reach 12 559 cases with firsts and extra firsts each at 15 percent while current dirties stand at 14 percent. Poultry receipts total 13 trucks with varied percentages for ducks hens leghorn and roosters and broilers around 10 to 18 percent. Turkeys range 11 to 14 percent.
At the hospital Mr and Mrs Edward Gilmore of Washington are parents of a daughter born Saturday at 4 15 p m weighing eight pounds seven and a half ounces named Patricia Dale. Mr and Mrs Harold Harter of Crawfordsville are parents of a daughter born Saturday at 8 p m weighing seven pounds three ounces. Mr and Mrs Carl White of Ainsworth are parents of a daughter born last night at 10 o clock weighing six pounds one ounce. Frances Richer of Wayland was dismissed Saturday. Mrs Jo Pohren of Harper Jean Long Brighton. Mrs R Majors a baby son Robert Rial of Washington and George Eicher of Crawfordsville were his yesterday morning. Mrs L G Gargus of Washington was admitted yesterday afternoon for medical treatment. A D Cain of Brighton was admitted last evening. Mrs Lawrence Romine and baby daughter Glenys Marie of Keota were dismissed yesterday afternoon. Mrs John Kimmel of Washington underwent a minor operation this morning. Mrs A C Peterson was dismissed this morning.
Chicago market notes show corn mixed at 46 to 58 cents per bushel and 42 in samples, yellow corn 45 to 46. Soybeans mainly yellow 87 to 88. Corn receipts total 56 cars.
The list names London Berlin Moscow Shangai Leningrad Buenos Aires and other cities. It includes errors such as Togo and enna and misspellings like Shangiai. The item presents a fragmented ranking of major international urban centers with mixed accuracy and incomplete entries.
The article explains how touch wood superstition links to relics from the true Cross carried by the faithful, with elder wood believed to have protective power. It suggests that even before Christianity, sacred oaks were thought to avert misfortune.
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