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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1939
Page
5
A jumble of sale notices and personal items appears. Listings include posts for sale, a refrigerator compressor mention, and multiple family visits across Washington and Iowa with travel to Yellowstone and Colorado.
A brief item from the Journal highlights ongoing community updates and a subscription representative's outreach. It notes locally available services and upcoming events in town, with emphasis on resident engagement and practical details for subscriptions.
July reports from Washington and surrounding areas note a hot spell during threshing on R 3, grain stacking by J H Bairds, and praise Pratt's State Theatre after a recent fire. Mrs Ezra Goodwin visits, Cloyce Dougherty recalls boyhood in Wyman, and locals comment on weeds, aviation plans, and community life.
Kathryne Hendryx arrives home after visiting her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs J A Walton in Davenport. Mr. and Mrs F A Hendryx of Long Beach California travel to Oskaloosa to visit relatives after seeing their daughter-in-law Mrs Edna Hendryx. Kathryne joins the family reunion in Oskaloosa. Richard Olsen, son of Mr. and Mrs Jesse Polson of Omaha, Nebraska, visits his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs Tat O'Brien in town.
Young America July 2 report describes Clarence Gotts threshing machine work along with neighbors assisting on farms. Visitors include Frank Pringle and John Greenwood from Iowa City, with hospital updates for John Green wood. Several local families and friends are listed visiting farms and sharing birthdays and meals.
Wellman residents recount Sunday gatherings with relatives and neighbors across Deep River Keota West Chester North English Lone Tree Iowa City Ottumwa Fairfield and Palatades Colorado. The list includes the Winegardons Green Wagamon Enfield Forbes Hoefert and Goodwin families plus Ed Herr Marie Herr and Floyd Weidlein among others.
Local notes report Rubio residents L. B. Luithty J. J. Fleig Mace Payton and others backing the Whisker club. The Brighton crowd enjoyed the band econ cert and parade Thursday evening despite rising temperatures. A cool Friday morning follows.
A string of social calls traversed Keota and nearby towns as residents visited friends and relatives. Hunter and Marie families hosted gatherings at their homes in Keota and Moline while Mr and Mrs Charles Palmer spent Sunday with the Herseltine family. Other visits included Waukegan guests Herman Genkinger and Mr and Mrs Max Cook with their children, and Ccett Wooley of Fresno staying with Claud Rhodebeck.
Webster defines the term totalitarian state as a highly centralized government under the control of a political group which allows no recognition of or representation to other political parties.
Markets show slow to steady action with hogs easing up to 10 cents. Top hog price 7.00 with various weight brackets quoted. Cattle trade slow to steady with best fed steers around 6.15 and yearlings 7.50 to 8.25. Sheep activity steady to firm, native lambs around 8.75 and native slaughter 2.50 to 3.50. Estimated Saturday receipts listed by sector.
Chicago cash grain report lists corn with two yellow varieties at 42.5 to 43. The oats show mixed 28 to 29 percent, with 2 white at 29 and 3 white at 28 to 29. Soybeans include a yellow 83 percentage entry.
Open high low and close figures listed for Wheat Corn and Oats with May and September futures. Includes percent figures and scattered decimal values across wheat corn oats, and related grain metrics.
Market report shows steady produce with 11 952 cases received and 15 percent firsts and extra firsts. current receipts include 14 percent dirties. Poultry market unsettled with 63 truckloads received. small hens noted at 15 percent while all other poultry items remain unchanged.
Merrimac notes tell of visitors and gatherings across town. Mrs. William Cochran and sons visit Elmer Rkeshely. Johnnie Baldosier and families join Lon Hyde home. Amrines and A N Amrine visit John Wienicke home. Margarete and Mary Kientz stay with Roy Decker and Glen Droz in Cedar Rapids. Thelma Shafer visits Al Farmer in Wayland. Reschley and Cochran families with Brannon attend Sunday evening.
Crawfordsville July 23 Margaret Johnston of Columbus Junction was elected to replace Ruth McLeran who resigned after two years teaching English and dramatics. The change follows McLeran’s recent re election. The article also notes planned family visits and vacations of local residents including Rev and Mrs Imes and Lydia Davis.
Mrs. Thomas Williams hosts relatives including Ruth Voss visiting Kellerton and the Gannon family from Fordstown Tennessee arriving to see Mrs. Georgia Williams. They plan to visit Ainsworth and Wellman as streets in town receive oiling for the season.
The city of Lachine near Montreal earned the mock label China from founder La Salle, reflecting his failed search for a Northwest Passage and his historical naming of the settlement.
The passage explains that plants make starch using two common ingredients water from the soil and carbon dioxide from the air. It notes roots draw up water and leaves take in carbon dioxide through stomata.
J P Tobin of Washington county showed 15 yearling steers fed on his farm averaging 782 pounds. They sold at 9.25 per hundredweight. Hogs in Chicago rose with top loads at 7.16 per cwt and brisk trade across the market.
Daily trains and buses listed with departure times from Washington and Davenport to Chicago and beyond. Notes specify ticket purchasing at local depots and the oval depot, with agents named for Can tonil and others.
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