This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1939
Page
5
An unreadable OCR fragment shows scattered percentages and figures such as 43 percent and 42 percent alongside oats and dates. No coherent event or names are discernible to describe a full sports item or match outcome.
Reading town notes from Crawfordsville to Washington shows early risers and visiting guests. Nellie Chalupa and daughter arrived from the south for a morning on the streets, while Otto Frey and helpers discuss the Centennial Washington event. Crowds dwindled in Wyman, as a whiskey club concert drew two thousand plus, with big plans for Crawfordsville and Columbus Junction.
Residents of Rockwell Ilown report a dramatic sunrise on July 4 as the city water tank exploded with a loud roar. The tank sat above a shallow pit near the city hall, shaking the area and drawing emergency response.
Diana Stewart enjoys a visit to Paso Robles Hot Springs while locals seek health and beauty. The scene reflects public interest in spa baths as a leisure and wellness activity.
Chicago markets show hogs steady to 16 cents higher with top at 7.10 and most 180 to 240 pounds at 6.75 to 7.00. Cattle receipts around 7,500 with top steers to 10.50 and yearlings near 9.50 to 10.00, vealers weak. Sheep and lambs around 9.00 to 9.40 for native lambs, overall receipts Tuesday around 10,000 hogs, 9,000 cattle, 5,000 sheep expected Wednesday.
Chicago July 25 CUP reports cash grain prices with corn and oats listed in various grades. Prices show mixed percentages for yellow and white corn and oats across multiple lots and grades.
Market steady with 11 890 cases received and prices unchanged for Kees. Poultry receipts 40 trucks with unchanged quotations. A blast damaged city hall water system and destroyed at least two city hall sections.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds meetings first Friday monthly. Ray Cox W M A W Yard secretary. Train schedule lists Golden State Limited No 1 and No 4 stops, Californi an No 43 and No 44, and Knoxville Branch No 430 daily except Sunday with times between morning and late night.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.