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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1948
Page
6
Provisional records from Iowa's vital statistics show 2,688 divorces in the first six months, far below 38,854 in the same period last year and 5,572 in 1946. Director Loren Chancellor attributes the drop to fewer hasty wartime marriages.
Advertises genuine CASE CASE Case Grand Detour E-B Osborne and Rock Island machine parts. Promises not to substitute imitation shares and urges readers to inspect needs and visit or call for genuine components.
CHIC YOUNG reports the Navajos imported from northern Arizona demand 700 dollars while mature buyers wait for a bear market. Cowpunchers recall Piutes being made chiefs before the war for 140 dollars, noting inflation and market-linked pricing as beef costs fall and rise.
A dealer listing highlights equipment including mounted mowers and plows for VAC tractors, Case 5 bottom plow, post hole diggers, gates, belts and pulleys, fertilizer spreaders, Knoedler seats, Joy Ride seats, Wisconsin motors, electric motors, manure loaders, Stan hoists, batteries, anti freeze and bale loaders. The catalog emphasizes durable gear for farming needs and tractor attachments.
Provisional six month records show 13 431 marriages in Iowa versus 18 283 in 1947, while 32 484 marriages and 9 850 divorces marked 1946. Data reveal that weather and child count influence divorce actions, with more divorces granted to couples with fewer than four children. Researcher Thomas Monahan lauded Iowa’s punch card system for comprehensive statistics.
Based on Iowa Fair Association data Ben James predicts a banner year for fairs surpassing all records. Last year’s county and district fairs posted a history high with 1.59 million attendees and a nearly 158 thousand in premiums. County aid rose from 137 thousand in 1946 to 214 thousand planned for this year.
Monahan collects large samples to study how age affects marriage and divorce. He notes past surveys used select groups and may be biased. He believes men seek younger wives in second marriages, warning this could raise widow numbers nationwide.
Southern Utah filming of Twentieth Century Fox production Fury at Furnace Creek draws Piute Indians offering Victor Mature an honorary chief title as inflation soars and prices rise alongside the prop bill.
The column lists weekly livestock auctions at several Iowa venues including Whittaker sale barn in Whittaker, Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction, Kalona Sales Barn in Kalona, Ollie Livestock Exchange in Ollie, and Hi Dollar Sales Company in Sigourney. It also notes public sale dates for local grocer stock and a Seventh Spotted Poland China bred gilt sale near Winfield and other farm auction events with start times around 1:00 p.m.
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