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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1944

Page

5

Socialist nominees named for state offices in Des Moines

Des Moines list includes C W Dresther for U S senator and H F E Bockewitz for governor. Also nominated are Charles Clark for lieutenant governor Gradon Figg for secretary of state Arthur Paulson for secretary of agriculture and Annie M Prescott for state auditor who could choose among auditor treasurer or attorney general due to no current candidate.

Des Moines C. W. Dresther H. FE. Bockewitz Council Bluffs Illinois Central Railroad United States Charles Clark Burlington Gradon Figg Arthur Paulson Stockton Annie M. Prescott Sioux City Prescott

Man Loses Arm in Power Saw Accident

Cedar Rapids report says Charles Rosell suffered a left arm amputation after slipping into a power saw while leaning to pick up a chip at Eddy Paper Co. He was rushed to a local hospital and treated with blood transfusions. condition listed as fair.

Cedar Rapids Charles Rosell Eddy Paper Co Rosell

Pro Test Flares Over Dieterich Dismissal From Iowa AAA

Resolutions condemn the dismissal of H. Lau rel Dieterich from the Iowa state committee of the AAA. County committeemen from nine east central Iowa counties denounce the action as unwarranted. Critics target Leroy K. Smith for high handed methods and warn such tactics threaten farm program effectiveness.

AAA

Market Report Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep Steady to Higher

Hogs 18,000 strong with gains up to 385 cents. good and choice 170 to 240 lb at 14.76. 240 to 400 lb at 14.00. bulk and choice 3800 to 550 lb 13.25 to 13.75. cattle 7,500 with calves 1,000. strictly choice fed steers and yearlings steady, others weak. top steers 17.65, best yearlings 17.25. Sheep 2,500, opening fairly active, some early sales steady, medium spring lambs not fully established. five Washington springers 14.50. totals for week: hogs 16,000, cattle 11,000, sheep 1,500.

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Chicago Grain Table Shows Wheat Prices Slipping

In Chicago on July 25 the grain market reports opening bids and intraday shifts for wheat with values for high, low and close noted, indicating cautious activity amid unsettled trading conditions.

Chicago

Chicago Cash Grain OATS and RYE Prices

Chicago market report lists oats with varying basis percentages for Sept Dec and May contracts and rye values rising from 106 to 112 with occasional decimals. The bulletin notes mixed and red special oats at 78 to 79 percent and references a UP dispatch from July 25.

Chicago

Chicago market eggs and poultry receipts report

Chicago dispatch reports eggs receipts at 11 007 cases with market unsettled and unchanged. Extra firsts 564 firsts 33 percent current receipts 32 dirties 26 checks 26. Poultry receipts show no cars and 238 trucks.

Negligence Causes Woman Injuries in Crawfordsville

Mrs R I Williams suffered a bad knee cut and a broken left wrist after slipping on broken milk glass at Washington while en route to a Red Cross supply pickup. She was hospitalised and is expected to need extended rest. Carol Yvonne Estes born July 20 at Fort Jackson Army Hospital weighs 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Estes relatives include Mrs Homer Martin. Eva Adams visited Wayland from Detroit Michigan.

Mary Manners Crawfordsville R. I. Williams Washington Red Cross City Hall Pfe Raymond C. Estes Army Hospital Fort Jackson South Carolina Carol Yvonne Estes Armed Service Homer Martin Eva Adams Wayland Daisy Huber Detroit Mich

Dietitian Gretchen Hendrickson to Receive Army Commission

Ruth Rassig visits Gretchen Hendrickson in Richland as Hendrickson completes a dietetic internship in Indianapolis and plans to be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps this August. The article also notes local social visits, sales, and family updates.

C. A. Neville Gretchen Hendrickson Richland Ruth Rassig Madison Wis Miss Hendrickson University Medical College Indianapolis Ind Army Medical Corps Army J. M. Stahl Mildred Reafs Byron Snider Duane Griggs Barbara Griggs Washington L. M. Snider Anna Harlan Charlotte James Fairfield Fairfield Has Been Visiting In the Dr. Swinney Louise (Allen) Marayat Ohio Alvin Allen al Bridger Annapolis Navy Academy F. S. Bridger al. Steinbeck Pvt Carrol Steinbeck Newton Robinson Lawton Okla Robison Levi Greeson Helen Lee Greeson Walter D. Zimmerman Compton Cal Prescott Ariz Zimmerman J. C. Penney W. QC Allen Cora Heilman Julia Hayworth Curt Rodgers Yeo Mrs. Rodgers

Marines Push In On Tinian Coastline And Air Strips

On Tinian day one of fighting sees the 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions extend their beachhead 2 1/2 miles along the northwest shore and advance a third of the way across Ushi point air strips. Admiral Nimitz calls the situation well in hand as Tokyo radio claims 1200 American deaths and destruction of a battleship and two destroyers.

Tinian Saipan Ushi Point Chester W. Nimitz Radio Tokyo United Press San Francisco Tokyo

Woman Burned in Accident at Home in Council Bluffs

Mrs. Margaret Lougee aged 41 from Milwaukee Wisconsin received first and second degree burns on both feet when a cooker upset at her visit to her father Homer Whistler in Council Bluffs on Sunday morning.

Council Bluffs Margaret Lougee Milwaukee, Wis Lougee Homer Whistler

Community Sale Friday at Whittaker Sale Barn

Purebred Hampshire hog sale listed for August 16 at the Whittaker sale barn. KE R Brenneman of Mt. Union Iowa promotes the event in a Journal sale column.

Olds Iowa John H. Huston Whittaker Sale Hampshire KE. R. Brenneman Mt. Union

Nayadley Leaves Rougkinville for Oakland Hospital

Joe Nayadley is hospitalized in Oakland Calif for combat fatigue and malaria after leaving Rougkinville June 29. He writes his parents he expects a month in hospital and a eventual 80 day leave. he has served at Bougainville Marshall Islands Rabaul and Saipan with about 3500 patients aboard the ship to the states.

Joe Nayadley Oakland Calif J. J. Nayadley Rougkinville O. K States Nayadley Bougainville Marshall Islands Rabaul Saipan

Fierce Fighting on Tinian Island Reported Today

U S marines drive inland past a mile and clash with Japanese at Ushi point air strip on Tinian as Guam forces aim to isolate Apra harbor after the Orote peninsula action. Admiral Nimitz reports from Hanoi and Pearl Harbor notes overall progress in the campaign.

Guam Tinian Hanoi Chester Nimitz Pearl Harbor U.S Tinian Island Ushi Point Apra Harbor Orote Peninsula

Russians pledge to liberate Polish areas and allow independent Poland

The Soviet government defined its postwar Polish frontier west of the Bug river and said it will not communist Poland. The Red Army will liberate remaining German occupied Polish areas to enable an independent democratic Poland.

Poland London Bug River

Brighton News Highlights Local Visits and Travels

Mrs C C Free and daughter Marjory of Fairfield visited her mother Mrs F W Williams. Families from Richland, Washington, and Atlantic joined gatherings while relatives headed to Alaska, Des Moines, Ackley, and Osceola for church, dinners, and conventions. Various residents and soldiers spent furloughs with kin in Iowa communities.

Edna 8. Crile Brighton C. C. Free Marjory Fairfield F. W. Williams Cora Bishop Richland B. H. Paxson George Hopping Fred Kephart Washington Eliza Riley Oskaloosa Harold Stephens Ft. Carson Colo C. D. Mann Carl Hamann Persia A. R. Knerr J. E. Messer Rev. Messer Messer Homer Rotzinger Tommy Wolf Ed Cady Rue Barenett Atlantic Cady Rotzinger Barnett George Statler Alaska Alean Highway Alice Statler Frank Patterson Leland Horton Roberta Janet Horton Wm. Neland Ackley Des Moines Glen Willits Indianola Frank Gibson Osceola David Wentworth Camp Campbell Mary Day F. W. Johnston Keosauqua Minnie Johnston George Buckles Mr. Johnston St. Madison Elwyn Montgomery B. J. Montgomery Raymond Stacy Harley Bower Augusta W. D. Johnson Rock Island Ole Ensiud Paul Owen Wells, Minn Wm. van Zanten M. L. McCreedy Gordon Phillip Ames Rue Barnett C. V. Robison Mabel

Four H Girls Camp Planned in Columbus Park

The Louisa county Four-H girls hold a three day camp at Columbus Chautauqua park starting Thursday. Meals will be served by the Philathea class of the Letts Methodist Sunday school. Additional notes mention local residents and military family updates from the area.

Algona Plum Creek Kossuth Martha Butler Columbus Junction Louisa, County Columbus Chautauqua Park Letts Methodist Sunday School Vernon Brown Mary Catherine Hutchinson Kas Burdette Erwin Brown AMM Robert L. Thomas South Pacific Richard Thomas San Francisco Navy Edgar Bush Pvt France Robert K. Steffa Army Air Corps Maxwell Field Alabama Stephen Waterloo Robert Schafer Cpl Rex Schafer Frank Schafer Iceland Robert George J Hanft Quantico Hanft Ruth Anwyl Almon Hillyer Air Corps Tampa Fla Yuma Ariz

Yeast Production To Reach 11.5 Million Pounds In 1944

The 1944 yeast production target is 11.5 million pounds, a modest share of the food supply but signaling yeast as a protein source and vitamin B complex provider.

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