Republican Candidate for Supervisor Nomination 1939
W H Bill Brown announces candidacy for Board of Supervisors seat for term starting January 1940 in Washington county. Aimed at securing Democratic voters’ support as per the official nomination process. RUSSEL BELL Sh12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L
Roy) Fetters
Board of Supervisors
State Senate
Town Senate
A. Claire Dewry
W. H
Bill) Brown
Washington County
Russel Bell
Weekend visitors fill Brighton memorial weekend
A long list of visitors shared Memorial day and weekend visits in Brighton and nearby towns. Families from Des Moines Chicago Fairfield Coppock Ottumwa Packwood and West Point joined locals at parental homes and attended services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Edwin Hull
Joy
Des Moines
Dorothy Welch
Daghter
Sharon
Chicago
Leslie Hicks
Fairfield
Ella Merchant
Coppock
Carlton Jones
Ottumwa
Allison Jones
Libertyville
Vern Dunbar
Katie White
Robert Laughrige
Bobby Joe
Keokuk
Hod Brier
Dorothy Linning
Cedar Rapids
Brier
Joe Richardson
Dorothy
Ed Blackwood
Milford Day
Shirley
Indianole
G. M. Griffith
Edith Griffith
Ruth
Sioux City
Dayton
Dunbar
Merle White
Irma Edith
Walter Hyde
We@ffeld
Missouri
Joe Christy
Harris, Mo
G. F. Meier
Attica
Merlin Johnston
Centralia
Charles R. Johnson
Harry Loring
Harold Robb
Mt. Pleasant
Robb
Randall Green
W. O. Schafer
Raymond Hill
Near Fairfield
Maurice Libe
Washington
Chicago Markets Report Shows Lean Hog Prices Dip
Markets desk reports hog prices at 10 to 20 cents below yesterday with top at 8.79 for 150 to 250 lb hogs and 8.50 to 8.70 for 250 to 290 lb. 390 lb hogs 8.25 to 8.40. Cattle and sheep receipts listed with range prices for all classes and forecasts for tomorrow’s totals.
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Chicago
News Notes Of Neighboring Communities By D F Macon
Journal subscription representative D F Macon compiles brief items from nearby towns. Short notices cover community events, tiny developments, and local happenings with concise summaries.
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Journal
Local notes of community life and visitors around Washington area
A gossiping sketch recounts numerous residents stopping by the Hi-Way Cafe for dinner, farm activity notes from Crawfordsville and Washington townships, a card party near Wellman, and family updates from local households. It mentions people like Fred Shaw, Otto Sheets, A. R. Richardson, and families in Crawfords ville and Wellman, plus a tangent about Istanbul’s ancient cistern.
Fashion contrasts reveal era shoe sizes differ
In London a fashion contrasts revival showed that modern girls, though in 1988 dresses, cannot fit the large old shoes and gloves. Miss 1928 had notably bigger hands and feet than her great grandmother, making some items impractical.
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London
Bowes Family Farm Ties Highlight Local Land Ownership
Mr and Mrs Donald Bowes live on Hal Huston s farm and are satisfied. His parents reside near Titus on prime farming land, underscoring regional agrarian ties and property lines.
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Donald Bowes
Hal Huston
Titus
Bitting Family Expands Farms Near Crawfordsville
About ten years ago Pear Bitting and family lived in Washington. Now they operate three farms with two tractor outfits. The youngest son, 17, runs a tractor. Their home farm is the Char ley Zigaroose farm southeast of Crawfordsville. Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Bitting's father, says he feels better out of town where he can work some.
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Pear Bitting
Washington
Crawfordsville
Anderson
Phosphorescent Organs Found In Deep Sea Fish
Many deep sea fish possess photophores that emit light to illuminate surroundings and lure prey, aiding in hunting. Scientific observations note the glow is produced by specialized organs enabling bioluminescence in dark ocean depths.
Farming It by Willard Bolte
Iowa farmer demonstrates two row cultivators with a special hitch to cultivate corn at 3 cents per acre for fuel. The piece also shows turning an old piston into a milking stool using 2 by 4 boards. Authorities estimate 50,000 farm power contractors would be needed to supply tractors and equipment for efficient seed bed prep and harvesting.
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Iowa
Chicago Produce Market Receipts Mixed Across Goods
Chicago market reports show varied gains and steadiness. Produce receipts rise to 429 089 cases with extra firsts 19 percent and firsts 18 percent. Butter market holds steady to easy with mixed class percentages. Poultry also steady with springers 15 to 21 percent and turkeys 14 to 19 percent.
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Chicago
Grain table reports mixed gains and dips in Chicago
Chicago grain table shows July and September futures for corn oats rye with varying open, high, low, and close figures. The listing includes values for July 68 to 69 percent for wheat and 54 to 55 for corn, while rye and oats display smaller moves across months.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Corn Prices Report
Chicago market notes June 1 shows mixed corn grades with No 2 at 55 to 56 percent and No 1 yellow at 56 percent, No 4 yellow at 54 percent, and sample grade 47 to 53 percent. Estimated darlots recorded as 206.
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Chicago
Soybean Market Closes Mixed As Futures Hover
Market reports show soybeans with July at 4 84 percent close, October near 80 79 percent, and December around 79 percent. Traders monitor fluctuations in high and low ranges as options adjust and nearby contracts edge lower.
Cumberland Gap gateway through the mountains
The Cumberland Gap serves as a gateway through the Cumberland mountains linking eastern Kentucky to east Tennessee, with the southwest corner of Virginia touching the area to the north.
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Cumberland Gap
Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
First town to adopt a rectangular street plan
The town of Piraeus in the Athens area, designed by Hippodamus, stands as the earliest recorded city to implement a rectangular grid street system.
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Piraeus
Athens
Hippodamus
Prices Paid for Poultry and Eggs at Local Market
Published through courtesy to W. S. Reister & Sons the market announces prices for sweet cream sour cream eggs and poultry. No. 1 sour cream 23c lb No. 2 21c lb Leghorn hens 10c and roosters 7c per lb. ducks and geese listed. All No. 2 poultry and undersized birds bought at reduced rates with culls rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Reister & Sons
Hennery Brown Hyes
Hennery
Closing Out Sale of Mrs Dusenberry Estate
Negus Livestock Auction Washington Tuesdays Susby Building near Milwaukee yards Midway Sale Columba Junction Wednesdays Community Sale Fridays City Feed Yard June 4 Closing out sale of Mrs W A Dusenberry estate via Midway Sale Co Columba Junction and local yards.
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Negus Livestock
Washington
Susby
Milwaukee Yards
Midway Sale Co
Columba Junction
City
W. A. Dusenberry
Community Livestock Auction Advertised For Friday
Friday at noon a community sale lists 25 white face cows with calves, 15 heavy springers, 2 bulls, feeder cattle, stock cows, sheep and lambs, several sows with pigs, boars, Hampshire hogs, veal calves welcome, WHITTTAKER & SON managers. Chas Smith of Wellman offers household furniture. Visit lunch rooms and shop for hedge line posts, anchor posts, and Honey Dew Pig Meal.
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Hampshire
Chas. Smith
Wellman
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Olds Telephone Operator
J. D. Crawford
West Chester
Clover Bay
K. Synder
Mgr
Mr. Jewett
Congress Hotel
Rawleigh
Rawleigh’s
Dept
Freeport
Wilbur Miller
E. Call
Phillips & Hebner Drug Store
Espencer
H. G. Richardson
Arnold
G. A. Reinert
Louisa Baird
Sam James
Harwoods
Eclipse
Call
Eclipse Lumber Company
WANT
Evening Journal
State
Ainsworth
Phonic
Staga
Fox Theatres
E. M. Pierce
Sherm Welch
Fleet
Fleet Prison
George Lil
H. P. Wilson
FE. E. Bauer
Widmer & Busby
Heliose Lumber Company
Chevrolet
John Robertson
Sur
Elm Grove
Phona Frank I
Wilson
J. H. Baird
Patch
Jersey
Farrell Young
John Deere
Chicago Livestock
D. F. Macon
Fred Shaw
R. 3
Fred
Otto Sheets
Keota R
A. R. Richardson
Washington R
Amasa Miller
Wayland
George Baird
Raymond Redlinger
George Miller
Tom Simpson
Harley v Loughlin
John Knotek
Riverside
Earl Redlinger
Mr. Hasty
Kalona
Sam Warren
Havre
Mrs. F. Smith
Charton
Alonzo Bickel
Harold Miller
Harry W. Jones
Crawfordsvile R. 2
Jones
Miles Stout
Mrs. Stout
Earl Kephart
Charley Long
J. Harley Rhea
Will Wooley
Herbert Campbell
Leland Horton
Willia Horton
Edgar Wise
Kenneth Rees
Wyman
H. M. Stewarts
Harry Pearsons
Pearson
F. B. Coopers
Clayvee
Ralph Dougherty
Istanbul
Turkey
L. M. McCreedy
Verne Koch
Raymond Stacy
BY Willard Bolte
Farmers’ Implement Store
Bob Oakley
Kloyd Maxwell
Jim Stewart
Kenneth Smith
Clifford Monroe
Farmers’ Implement
Washington, Iowa
Herman 'S Puneral Home
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