Brighton Board Approves Sale Of Lot In 1940 Proceedings
The Board of Supervisors met July 2 1940 with all members present. Reconsidered and disallowed homestead tax credit and exemption numbers 839 and 1107. Approved sale of Lot Two Block A Southeast Brighton Addition to Lester Burgard for 15 dollars. Resolution adopted with four ayes and no nays.
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Board of Supervisore
Board of Supervisors
South East
Brighton
Lester Burgard
KK. F. Bauer
H. I. Wilson
Ned Morrow
E. F. Bauer
H. P. Wilson
Midway Sale Co Announces Weekly Community Sales
Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction schedules a weekly sale every Wednesday and a community sale each Friday at City Peed Yard, outlining ongoing shopping opportunities for local residents.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
City Peed Yard
Resolution Accepts Sale Of Riverside Lot To Lester Buzzard
Washington County Iowa approves sale of The West One Half of Lot 4 in Block B Original Town Riverside to Lester Buzzard for 15.04 plus tax and conveys all rights. The same board approves another sale to Riverside Town for 3.50 plus tax for the same lot. C A Neiswanger Soldiers Relief Commission member’s band approved. Insurance policy numbers 88622 and 787053 mentioned.
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Washington County
Iowa
Lester Buzzard
Towit
Brighton
Lester Ugzard
Board of Supervisors
Riverside
H. P. Wilson
FE. F. Bauer
Ned Morrow
F. Bauer
HH. PP. Wilson
C. A. Neiswanger
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
The
American Insurance Company
Dubuque
County coal contracts awarded to Wilson Coal Co
Bids opened and contract awarded for Perry County coal for the year starting July 1940. Prices include 4.10 per ton through September 1 1940 and 4.60 after, for County Home. delivery to bins at Court House Jail and County Yards at 4.55 through September 1 1940 and 6.05 after. County Poor coal at 5.25 per ton, with 0.25 increase for orders under one ton. Recess noted. chair Ned Morrow presided.
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Wilson Coal Company
Perry County
Ned Morrow
HK of
Ethel Greelan Wilson
Lone Clutch Threat Milks Midnight Prank in Seattle
Dr and Mrs Campbell of Seattle found a rock with a note wrapped around it hitting their window at about 10 o clock. The note warned I strike at midnight or else from the Lone Clutch and demanded $2 on the porch. The couple awakened at midnight to rattling windows and a trembling house, learning the hoodlum act was not the Lone Clutch but an earth minke.
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M M. Campbell
Seattle
Wash
Marble Bridge Over Tiber In Rome From Carrara Marble
A new bridge named Ponte dei Fio rentini is under construction across the Tiber in Rome. It will be built entirely of travertine marble from Carrara quar ries, the same quar ries Caesar used for ancient Rome. The bridge spans from Corse Vittorio Emanuele to a tunnel beneath Janiculum Hill.
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Tiber
Rome
Italy
Carrara
Caesar
Corse
Vittorio Emanuele
Barn Roof Blown Off By Spontaneous Fire Near WAUKON
Fire at the Mrs Thomas Burke farm six miles west of WAUKON destroyed a barn after a roof blew off in a spontaneous combustion incident. No injuries reported. Local responders contained the blaze as residents reported smoke and flames.
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Waukon
Thomas Burke
Here
First Willkie Club Formed in Iowa Enrolls 100 Members
Storm Lake report says the first Willkie for President club organized in Iowa since the independent voter movement began was formed without waiting for membership cards. L. W. Watt, publisher of the Storm Lake Register, announced 100 members were enrolled.
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Storm Lake
Iowa
L. W. Watt
Storm Lake Register
Worn Against Fires in Iowa State Parks
Des Moines report: Iowa’s state parks urge visitors to be cautious with fires as dry weather heightens fire hazards. The conservation commission warns campers and hikers to follow fire safety rules to prevent wildfires across park lands.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Heatwave Hits Iowa Crops and Yields Shrink
A week of extreme heat across Iowa drove many stations to 100 plus degrees with 107 at Logan and widespread dry spells. Corn growth stalled with curling leaves and delayed tasseling while oats and flax yields vary but remain good in parts. Some showers occurred in a few towns but overall moisture is scarce and chinch bugs add damage. Harvest progresses unevenly with winter wheat and oats fair. pastures fail in many areas.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Logan
Boundary
Sioux City
Keokuk
Little Sioux
Cushing
Pocahontas
Grundy Center
Waterloo
Oelwein
Gardena
Ames
Market summary Chicago hogs cattle and sheep
Chicago markets report 6000 hogs and 3000 cattle with grain fed steers steady and calves mixed. Hogs top 6.50 at 200–240 lb and 6.25–6.45 for 240–270 lb with others down to 4.40–6.00 for heavier weights. packing sows 330 lb down and 350–600 lb between 4.40 and 6.00. Cattle: grain fed steady, others weak. most fed and yearlings around 9.75–11.00, bulls weak, vealers down 25 cents. Sheep: 5000 head with lambs up 5 cents, ewes and yearlings steady, shorn yearlings 7.50–7.75. Tomorrow’s receipts: cattle 1000, hogs 6000, sheep 0.00.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Corn market report summary
Chicago grain update lists corn bids in percent terms with yellow and white varieties across lots. Oats and soybeans show mixed bid ranges and percentages, reflecting small fluctuations in cash grain values on July 2.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Update Keeps Steady Supplies
Chicago report shows overall market steady with 14 524 receipts and 4 up, extra firsts up 16 percent, fresh graded firsts up 15 percent. Poultry market easy with 44 truck receipts, White ducks and small ducks steady, small hens and springs rising, broilers up 16 percent.
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Chicago
Grain table reports mixed open highs and closes in Chicago
Open high and low prices for wheat corn oats and rye shown for July and September contracts in Chicago trade. Despite fits and starts on wheat and corn several months see narrow ranges with July oats and rye varying slightly.
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Chicago
Mrs Waggoner Hosts IX Club Bridge Event
Mrs Harvey Wakeoner entertained IX club members and guest Mrs Harry Drake at her home with two tables of bridge. Honors went to Mrs Howard Mc Bride and Mrs Nora Faulkner. Refreshments followed. Next meeting in three weeks with Mrs RR C Risk. Mrs Howard Mefiride hosted the June meeting with guest Nellie Dodder.
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Harvey Wakeoner
Harry Drake
Howard McBride
Nora Faulkner
C Risk
Howard Mefiride
Nellie Dodder
Falls on Handle of Pitchfork Claimed Farmer
John Long aged 37 a farmer died at Iowa Methodist hospital from injuries after falling onto a pitchfork while alighting from a hay wagon in his barnyard. He threw the pitchfork off the wagon and lost balance as he jumped down and the fork pierced his body.
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Mountayr
John Long
Iowa
Ahearn Has Role In Revival of Play In Park Theater
Mr and Mrs Russell Frink return from St Louis where they visited Will and Gladys Ahearn a dancing team seen in films and theater Ahearn starred in Good News at Forest Park and Chicago earlier The open air theater seats 10000 with 1700 lawn admissions 400 employees This week Knickerbocker Holiday stars James Barton Other upcoming shows include Babes in Arms Rosalie The Great Waltz Robin Hood and Anything Goes The Ahearns plan California visit and a September stop in New York before returning.
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Russell Frink
St. Louis
Will
Gladys Ahearn
Frink
Ahearns
Ahearn
Open Air Musical Theater
Forest Park
Mr. Ahearn
Bobby Randall
New York
Chicago
Municipal Theater
James Barton
Rosalie
Cole Porter
California
State Fair to Feature Night Revue and Fireworks Extravaganza
Des Moines July 25 the Iowa state fair board announced a full shift in the evening program for eight nights from Aug 23. The centerpiece will be State Fair Revue a road show of over two hundred performers including a Broadway chorus and famous stars. The five episode production will run about three hours with three new stages being built to accommodate the setup. Each night will include an openair circus with trained animals elephants equestrians trapeze artists and clowns culminating in a world’s fair style fireworks display.
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Des Moines
Fair Board
Dorothy Humeston Hosts Slumber Party For Girls
Dorothy Humeston entertained eighteen friends at her home northwest of town last evening. After a tin can supper the group attended a town band concert and roller skating. They returned to the house for ice cream and cake, then held a mother supervized late night slumber party on the lawn. Breakfast ran 5 to 6:30 this morning before departures. Participants included Evelyn Miller Helen Hayes and Helen Ra.
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Dorothy Humeston
Evelyn Miller
Helen Hayes
Helen Ra
Local names listed for event attendees in article
The readable section names attendees including Maxine Logan Frances Porter Marjorie Faulkner Dorothea Snyder Helen Patterson Betty Redlinger Marjorie Mary Walker Anna Waggoner Marjorie Coon Arlys Myers Marjorie Benson Dolores Alliman Lota Darlene Humston and the hostess.
Women in Soviet Industry Rise in Numbers
Russia reports 66 000 female physicians and 100 000 female engineers among its workforce. Beyond these, over 100 000 women work as engineers and technicians in large scale industry and building trades.
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Soviet
Russia
Jones Puneralat Home Next Door to Library
The listing at 116 to 118 East Main Street beside the library shows a home operated by Jones Puneralat with a contact phone of 95. The ad notes location details and available contact.
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