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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1943

Page

5

Mrs. Margaret Neff of Wayland Dies at 84

Mrs. Margaret Neff 84 of Wayland died Saturday night after a year and a half illness. Funeral services are set for 1:30 at her home and 2 at Cottonwood church with Rev. Bos ton of Olin and Rev. Duncan and Rev. Ollred officiating. Burial by Stacy funeral home. She left twelve children including Isaac, Henry, William, Jesse, Fred, and daughters Mrs. Ollred, Mrs. Sigafoose, and Mrs. VanSant.

Wayland Margaret Neff Cottonwood Church W. T. Boston Olin Iowa L. C. Duncan R. J. Ollred Stacy Funeral Home Margaret Kurtz Henry Hannah (Pangborn) Kurtz David Neff Isaac William Will Ollred Jesse Orlando Florida Fred Mt. Pleasant Besse Sigafoose Brighton Anna VanSant Coppock

Spray Apple Trees For Coddling Moth

Washington county Extension Director warns farmers to spray late summer apple trees between July 26 and August 1 to combat the second brood of coddling moth worms. The recommended mixture is 1.5 pounds lead arsenate 3 pounds hydrated lime 2 quarts liquid lime sulfur and 60 gallons water, with timing adjusted for late varieties and wet conditions.

Washington County

Amounts They May Use In Their Particular Case

The fragment notes amounts applicable to a specific case, indicating which sums may be utilized under the particular legal or procedural context. It emphasizes permissible figures tied to individual circumstances without broader totals or general rules.

Markets Report Chicago July 26 Hogs Cattle Sheep

Open steady to 10 cents higher with later trade active hogs 10 to 15 cents higher. Good to choice hogs 180 to 270 pounds 14.10 to 14.30 top 14.35. 270 to 3800 pounds 13.90 to 14.15. barrows and gilts 13.60 to 13.90. Cattle receipts 14,000 calves 700. fed steers and yearlings steady. stockers steady due to narrow demand. best yearlings 16.25. heifers 14.00 to 15.50. cows bulls vealers moderate supply with vealers 15.50 down. Sheep 1,000 fat lambs slow. early bids 25 to 30 cents under Friday. native spring lambs 13.00 to 14.75. best 15.00 up. few sheep steady.

Chicago

War Fronts Steady With Sicily Orel Tense In Retreat

Allied forces push through Sicily as Mussolini resigns amid Allied advances. Termini Imerese falls while Luftwaffe and RAF strikes blast Hamburg Essen and Cologne. In the Soviet theater German forces shrink Orel under heavy bombardment as Red Army presses in from three sides. The German garrison prepares to abandon Orel amid signs of a likely withdrawal.

Mussolini Sicily Europe Seventh Army Wheeling Mt. Etna Line Termini Imerese Hamburg Royal Air Force Essen Cologne Orel Red Army Stalingrad

Market Estimates For Hogs Cattle And Sheep

Livestock projections show tomorrow's figures with hogs at 16 000, cattle 8 000, and sheep 1 000. The current ewe range is 7.75 to 8.00.

Chicago Grain Table Reflects Mixed Wheat Prices

Chicago July 26 UP shows wheat data with open high low quotes for Sept May and descriptive figures. Oats new and May futures list values, while rye and new/deferred contracts display multiple price points.

Chicago

Chicago cash grain report shows mixed bids and odd quotes

Chicago cash grain figures for July 26 show mixed bids across commodities with scattered odd quotes. Soybeans and oats appear with varied percentages and color coded notes, indicating fluctuating market bids.

Chicago Produce Eggs and Poultry Market Report

The Chicago market shows egg receipts at 8548 cases with extras at 41, current receipts 36.9, and checks 35.9. Poultry receipts include 6 cars and 11 trucks with market unchanged. Small hens and heavy hens at 24, Springs 274 percent, friers 27, old tom turkeys 3016, and hen turkeys 5.

Mourer family visit and Illness in Rubio

Mr and Mrs Oscar Mourer and son Boyd of Batavia join Mr and Mrs Eugene Morgan and Mr and Mrs Levi VanDyke in visiting Ray Mourer Sunday. Mrs Charley Leppert is critically ill with pneumonia. her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Dale Lepper of Hastings Nebraska are in town to help.

Dr Pollock to Speak at Union Service Sunday

Dr Pollock of the Eleventh United Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh is the featured speaker at Union Service Sunday. Rev George Kerr presided and announced Rev Alfred Trenerry will preach next Sunday evening. Boyd White led singing and the young peoples chorus performed Thanks Be to God in the park service.

George Kerr United Presbyterian Church Alfred Trenerry The Baptist Church F. W. Eastwood Mr. Trenerry Dr. Pollock Eleventh United Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh Mr. Kerr Boyd White

Warford Stewart and Waters take two week Arnolds Park vacation

Wm G Stewart reports his son Sgt John T Stewart wed Ruth Ann Anderson of Karlan Iowa in Tampa Florida at five pm on Saturday July 24. Further details about the wedding will be announced later.

Wm. G. Stewart Sgt John T. Stewart Ruth Ann Anderson Karlan Iowa Tampa Florida

Special Fund For Farmers Damaged By Flood Waters

Secretary Wickard announced a 15 million dollar special fund under the second deficiency act is now available to loan to farmers whose farms were flooded. Long term loans up to 20 years at 3.14 percent aid debris removal major repairs while short term loans at 5 percent cover livestock feed fertilizer and machinery repairs.

Washington D. C Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard Congress

Doris Duke Cromwell Files for Divorce in Reno Move

Doris Duke Cromwell, the so called wealthiest girl, plans permanent residence in Reno to pursue a divorce from James H. R. Cromwell, former U S minister to Canada. She cites New Jersey income taxes and wartime travel limits as reasons and has arrived with baggage including three horses, a shepherd dog and an automobile.

Reno Nevada Doris Duke Cromwell James H. R. Cromwell United States Canada New Jersey Hawai Cromwell

Local residents visit, weekend calls noted

Glen Mulligan and Arthur Long were Washington callers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Morgan and children were in Keosauqua Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Verne Wolfe visited her parents in Brighton Saturday. Mrs. Lina Morgan of Brighton visits P. B. Johnson’s niece. Mr. and Mrs. John McClurg and family called at the R. E. Mourer home Sunday.

Light-eyed drivers suffer more glare from headlights study says

The Better Vision Institute finds that drivers with light blue and gray eyes experience greater headlight glare than those with dark eyes, highlighting perceptual differences in nighttime driving glare sensitivity.

The Better Vision Institute

Three Honored At Chicken Dinner In Mt Pleasant

Cpl and Mrs Hesseltine of Colorado Springs were honored at a cooperative fried chicken dinner at Saunders park Mt Pleasant on Wednesday. The event marked Cpl Hesseltine and his birthday and Mrs Hesseltine’s father Mr Hanmer Bailey’s birthday. Relatives and friends from Salem Stockport Winfield Crawfordsville Washington Burlingon Danville and Camp Carson attended.

Cpl Lester Hesseltine Colorado Springs Saunders Park Mt. Pleasant Cpl. Hesseltines Hesseltine Hanmer Bailey Hanmer _ Bailey Laura Lawrence Imogene Gary Edna Elmore Gene Merald Bailey Meralene Gerald Loren McDowell Russell Salem Edward Watson Loren Stockport Horace Hesseltine Joe Winfield A. H. Hesseltine Howard Crawfordsville Ivan Hesseltine Karen Connie Washington Carol Wilson Burlington Victor Hesseltine Mary Jerry Peggy Danville Camp Carson Colorado

Soldier Executed at Fort Leavenworth in Martial Case

The seventh service command announced the dawn execution at Fort Leavenworth Kansas of Levi Brandon a Kansas City Kansas man convicted in a court martial of two counts of rape and assault with intent to commit rape. He was hanged between 3 and 4 am before designated witnesses marking the first court martial death sentence carried out in the Seventh Service Command since Pearl Harbor.

Omaha Nebr Seventh Service Command Ft. Leavenworth Kansas Pfe Levi Brandon Kansas City Kans Brandon Pearl Harbor

Mrs Charley Leppert Ailing With Pleurisy In Queen City

Mrs Charley Leppert is ill with pleurisy. Friends visiting include Mrs Vern Sheraden Evelyn Mrs Carl Coffman Mrs Ralph Nordyke Fred Leppert Mrs Eugene Morgan and Mrs Levi Van Dyke. Nearby visitors include Private Ray Mourer of Fort Warren on furlough and several local families. Funeral of Mrs William Smith was held in Queen City Missouri Tuesday.

Rubio Charley Leppert Vern Sheraden Evelyn Carl Coffman Ralph Nordyke Fred Leppert Eugene Morgan Levi van Dyke Ray Mourer Fort Warren Wyomings A. B. Mourer Robert Guy Brighton Lafe Klofenstein Washington Sam Johnston Clayton Martin Cailed A. E. Maorer O. W. Schmitter David Cox William Smith Queen City Missouri Pete Rudolph Lancaster Omer Long Home

Eyes Limit Service Among NYC Draftees

One in ten draftees in the first 14 induction periods in New York City was found to have visual defects and assigned to limited military service.

New York City

Zinc chloride treated wood lasts longer than untreated posts

Green wood treated with zinc chloride will make posts that last three or four times as many years as posts of the untreated wood.

Big Gain 24 Concentrate Promises For Hogs Cattle and Sheep

They claim the vitamin and mineral blend aids complete development and assimilation in livestock. The product targets fattening and production by supplying proteins vitamins and minerals deficient in grains to boost farm yields.

New York Italians React to Mussolini News

In Mul Street New York Italian communities gathered to hear Mussolini’s resignation as small groups lamented a war casualty from their youth. The crowd grew, spreading the word from doorstep to doorstep.

New York Mul Street Italy Benitosolini

U S Planes Hit Japanese Positions Near Kiska

U S planes attacked Japanese positions near Kiska last Saturday as part of the naval air campaign. Warhawk fighters scored hits on runways and gun emplacements during the strikes.

Washington, D. C U. S Kisk Navy

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