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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1941
Page
7
Chicago markets show uneven arrivals with a steady to firm tone. Hogs top 12.00 and leading weights sold around 11.85, while butchers 11.30 to 11.65 and sows from 9.50 to 10.65. Cattle week gains 50 cents to a dollar, top 12.50 for yearlings, vealers around 13.00. Spring lambs rebound near 11.75 natives, ewes 4.75, bulk 4.00 to 4.50.
Grain table from Chicago reports July open highs and lows for wheat corn oats and soybeans with futures months and price variations. Entries show July Sep Dec contracts with fractional cent moves and percent changes across wheat corn oats and soybeans for both new and old crop series.
Chicago cash grain report lists corn prices by grade from yellow 1 to 5 with ranges 73% to 74% for most grades and 67 to 69 for sample grade. Oats show mixed and sample grades with 31 to 34 percent ranges.
Vic Ghezzi of Deal New Jersey overcame a rough start to defeat defending champion Byron Nelson on the 38th hole and win the Professional Golfers Association championship in Denver Colorado. Ghezzi's prize money was 1100 dollars.
The note lists mixed price ranges and weights for beans and soybeans. It records white and yellow classifications with percent changes and a dollar amount for white soybeans, indicating market shorthand for commodity pricing and grade distinctions.
Eula Mae Coon attended the Leadership Training camp at a Scout camp west of Iowa City and the Young People's conference at Green Mound church near Trenton. Family members drove to Green Mound to bring her home while others attended Sunday services. California guests J. C. Long and Marjorie visited relatives the McCreedys in the area.
Midway Sale Co of Columbus lists auctions every Wednesday. Community Sale every Friday at City Feed Yard. On July 29, a closing out sale of the Cornelius J. Sherry Estate will occur in Crawfordsville.
The United States government moves to bring to trial 29 Socialist Workers party members in St. Paul Minnesota under the seditious conspiracy act. They are charged with plotting to overthrow the government through armed revolution. Named defendants include James P. Cannon national secretary Felix Morrow Albert Goldman and Farsell Dobbs.
A heavy police guard is stationed around Alfred Wells, a hunchbacked ex convict awaiting trial in San Bernardino California for the desert slayings of two women and a man all relatives last May. Wells attempted suicide while in Spokane jail after capture in a hobo jungle.
Tuesday evening at the Melvin Soukup home. Mr and Mrs John Quinn in Iowa City. Friday evening at the Larry Colton home. another stop at Arnold Nicholson home to meet the new girl in their household.
A fragmented line warns that the pace that thrills while driving can also kill. The brief stresses danger on the road and the urgency of safe driving practices. No additional names or events are provided in the readable text.
A historical note suggests that indelible ink marks can be removed by equal parts ammonia and turpentine. The text implies a practical tip for erasing ink stains using common solvents.
Doz. 21 cents per pound 17 cents courtesy of Powers Produce in Washington Iowa with promotional pricing details and local market display.
A notice reflects an old fashioned belief that people overlook advertisements yet 90 percent of items advertised as lost are eventually returned to their owners, indicating attentive readership despite assumptions.
In the 1828 presidential campaign posters urged support for General Jackson with the cry Down With the Yankees, reflecting partisan sentiment and anti Yankee rhetoric of the era.
Safari in East Africa denotes a journey or caravan and often a hunting expedition. The term is traced to Arabic origins and usage.
Detroit born screen and stage actress Patricia Ellis 23 and Kansas City businessman George T. O'Malley 29 married at Bowling Green Ohio by a justice of the peace. Ellis has acted since age 13.
Lieut General Ben Lear, famed for forcing soldiers to march 15 miles over a hot road after they booed girls playing golf near Memphis, appears in a smiling Chicago photo. He defends the action as proper discipline despite his stern image.
Miss Margot Norrie faces the cold reaction of employer J Morey Crane as she plans to go to market in the rain. Crane has just discharged the cook and reprimanded his tailor while musing on a past proposal to Norrie and reflecting on Adele Ah. He paces his palatial estate, bitter and stubborn about wardrobe and control.
Mr Crane, bravado fading, watches Adele marry her manager as a taxi splashes him. Miss Norrie wipes his face, then hints she might marry the slippery lover, a comic turns of fate in a June morning scene.
Joan Hayward and Clark Howard fall for each other after a party in Westfield. Emily doubts the romance but Joan accepts a Christmas engagement, proving the old-fashioned girl can win a modern suitor. The couple keeps their budding plans private while friends gossip.
In Ceylon near Colombo the seven foot footprint at Adam's Peak draws reverence from Buddhists Hindus Christians. Buddhists say the print marks Buddha while Hindus claim Siva and Christians link it to the Garden of Eden and Adam himself.
The text explains that months do not all have four weeks. on average a month has about four and a third weeks. Only February has exactly four weeks, and in leap years February gains an extra day, extending beyond four weeks.
Readers are advised to store sewing needles in a bottle or small pill box to prevent rust. The tip suggests sealing the container to maintain needle sharpness and readiness for later use.
The term eggs on product labels often appears without specification of form whether dried liquid or frozen. Manufacturers may use eggs generically while ingredients reflect processing, affecting nutrition and labeling practices.
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