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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1942

Page

7

Markets Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices Report

Hogs 6,000 active with 150 to 270 higher. Choice 180 to 240 pounds 14.80 to 15.00. Top 16.00 for 270 pounds. 70 to 230 pounds 14.60 to 14.85. 60 to 180 pounds 14.40 to 14.85, up 10 to 15 cents. Good 400 to 650 pounds 13.85. Cattle 800 head. Calves 400. Fealers scarce and active at 14 to 6. Sheep 1,000 native spring lambs around steady. Bulk good and choice 14.90 to 14.49. Yearlings 12. Good tat owes 5.00 to 25.

Chicago

Community Notes and Local Social Roundup

The column records visitors and gatherings in Cotter and area including Lillian Peters, Myrtle Pittard, Rev. M. A. Robeson, Ida Howell, and others. It notes Presbytery activities in Iowa City, a picnic at the city park, and corn and hay harvest progress amid recent rains. Funeral notices for Dale Earnest and the DeMar family moves and a newborn daughter to the Jones family are reported.

M. A. Robeson Iowa City E. R. Mitchell Ida Howel Columbus Junction Presbyterian Missionary Society Wagenknecht

Chicago Produce Market Report Shows Steady Receipts

Chicago notes for July 17 show egg receipts at 13,302 cases with the market steady. Firsts and dirties split, storage levels high, with checks at 29 percent. Poultry receipts include 1 car and 28 trucks, markets easing with various weight classes and White Rock broilers listed.

Chicago White Rock White Rock Springs

Grain Table From Chicago Market Report

Chicago market briefing shows grain quotes for wheat corn oats rye and soybeans with July and September futures. Prices fluctuate across sectors with notable higher yields in soybeans and mixed changes for wheat and corn.

Funeral and social notes from Cotter and area

James Henderson funeral held at Winfield with Ed Thomas and Mr and Mrs Stanley Arthur attending. Cotter residents welcomed guests from Louisiana and Ottumwa. Paul Bahan of Davenport visited with Hugh Morris family. Catherine Morris planned Boston move with her. Westminister Guild to meet at Mrs Hawkins home. Max McGuire and others went to Des Moines for final army induction exams. William Peters hosted weekend visitors.

Myrtle Pittard M. A. Robeson O. Burris Wiifield Cotter Earl Miller Olds William Robertson W,man L. A. Earnest Mediapolis Dale Earnest Wapello Sundey Earnest Mediapella Hugh Morris Catherine Paul Bahan Victor Grace Stone Ainsworth Emyr Jones John Calvin Billy Chicago Bell Home Catherine Morris Robeson Westminster Guild Clarence Hawkins Max McGuire William Dunan Duane Richards Des Moines William Peters

Chicago Cash Grain Prices Snapshot

Grain prices listed for corn oats and soybeans with multiple quality grades and moisture indicators. Corn shows yellow and white varieties with percentages, oats include mixed and red types, and soybeans quote yellow futures at 1.74 and 1.70 for different lots.

Chicago

Three held on bail in Nazi saboteurs aid case

New York, July 17. Two men and a woman were held on $50,000 bail today for further hearing July 31 after arraignment in federal court on charges of aiding one of the Nazi saboteurs who arrived by submarine last month.

New York N. Y

Marines Hold Dual Roles in Haiti Force

During the American occupation of Haiti several non commissioned Marine corps NCOs also carried commissions in the Garde d Haiti the native military and served under two flags in the occupation period.

Haiti Marine Corps Garde d

Ants Dominate Living World By Numbers

A concise fact notes ants outnumber all other living creatures in count, highlighting their vast, diverse presence across ecosystems and environments worldwide.

Strip Farms of 97 000 Workers

Ninety seven thousand fewer workers were employed on farms this year than last year, with farm wage rates up 28 percent. Weather delays reduced farm labor, while farmers appear to be producing more. War labor shifts and more women in farm work are noted, especially in the South Atlantic, West North Central, and Pacific Coast. Officials caution 1943 may differ and outline deferment for essential farm workers.

Washington Department of Agriculture Wickard Connecticut Oregon South Atlantic West North Central Pacific Coast Armed Services War Boards The Defense Administration

Diamond Firm to Open Idle Mines in Arkansas

The North American Diamond Corporation of Indianapolis plans a $1,009,000 development program to restart the idle Arkansas diamond mines near Hot Springs for wartime stones. The field, discovered in 1907, has not seen full-scale work since 1920 and a 1923 Smithsonian report cited about 10,000 diamonds valued at $150,000 taken from it.

Hot Springs Ark North American Diamond Corporation of Indianapolis Arkansas Here Smithsonian Institution

Liberty Ship Anthony Wayne Goes Into Service in 38 Days

Richmond California workers at the Richmond Shipbuilding yard No 2 claim a national record by putting the Liberty freighter Anthony Wayne into active service 38 days after launching, beating the prior 44 day mark. The 10 000 ton vessel is the fifth Liberty type built at the plant.

Liberty Ship Richmond Calif Richmond Shipbuilding Corporation Anthony Wayne No. 2

Soviet surgeon reports corpse nerve transplants to living patients

London dispatch says Prof. A. S. Vishnev sky of the Soviet Neurological clinic has for the first time transplanted nerves from dead bodies into living persons with many operations yielding excellent results. The report appeared in wartime Soviet war news issued by the Russian embassy.

London A. S. Vishnevsky

Infant Vision Development in First Month

The infant’s vision remains limited in the first month as the optic nerve continues to develop. This period sees improving focus and tracking abilities as neural pathways mature.

Riverside Residents Attend Visits and Births in July

Riverside residents hosted guests from Maywood and Wellman including Mr. and Mrs. A Boeke and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Flynn. Families from Lone Tree Davenport and Iowa City visited relatives here. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold McArtor at the University hospital in Iowa City.

Midway Columbus Junction Whittaker George Westfall Miles S. W Lone Tree Iowa Riverside A. ©. Boeke Maywood Illinois Ralph Flynn Fred Mouser Anna Rogers Wellman Claude Flynn Laverne and Evelyn Shehanek Mrs Rose Shebanek Mary Joan Schnoebelen Cedar Rapids Norbert J. Dautremont Joseph P. Pailliotet Oxforad Leo Stockman Louis Josie Snyder University Hospital Iowa City Harold McArtor Ida Dorothy Skubal The Mercy Hospital F. V. Skubal Gretchen Kleopfer Join Kleopfer

Death Takes Father and Son on Same Day

Nels Pete Pearson, 86, of Blakesburg and his son Alfred Edward Pearson, 62, of Ottumwa, both Wapello county employees, died within two hours. The father passed at his daughter Mrs. William Stevens home in Blakesburg after a stroke on Saturday. he is survived by another son Orval Pearson of Blakesburg. Alfred Pearson died at his Ottumwa home after a period of ill health.

Ottumwa Pete Pearson Blakesburg Alfred Edward Pearson Wapello County William Stevens Orval Pearson Alfred Pearson

Glendale jeweler confesses to murder of woman in Oakland

Lesley Gireth of Glendale Calif admitted by telephone to police that he shot Freddy Dorena Hammer 21 in Oakland and arranged red carnations beside her body and played Debussy Claire De Lune on a phonograph after the killing.

Oakland Calif Lesley Gireth Glendale Freddy Dorena Hammer Debussy Claire de Lune

Naval affairs panel backs bill to bar contingent fee agents

The House Naval Affairs Committee voted unanimously to report favorably a bill prohibiting contingent fee commissions to agents of navy contractors. Chairman Carl Vinson called such agent profits shocking to the country.

Washington, D. C House Naval Affairs Committee Carl Vinson Dem

Bonds Sold by Des Moines Liquor Stores Reach 144820

Iowa state liquor stores reported 177 outlets sold 20573 in war stamps and bonds in June, totaling 144820 for the year. Merchandise sales reached 1680237, up about 2 500 from May, and June gallon purchases rose to 216728, about 40899 more than June 1941.

Des Moines Iowa

Obituary Noted for Survivor Mention and Family Ties

The notice states a person is survived by his wife, along with a sister and a brother. The brief obituary emphasizes immediate family connections without additional details.

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