Weather Update and Hog Prices Lead Friday Brief
Top on hogs at six ninety per hundredweight. Weather outlook shows possible thunderstorms tonight and Friday with lingering showers and cooler air in the region.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
8
Top on hogs at six ninety per hundredweight. Weather outlook shows possible thunderstorms tonight and Friday with lingering showers and cooler air in the region.
Ruth Johnson visited at the J L Johnson home while families such as the Gobble Tucker Winn and Leffler households hosted relatives over the weekend. Dozens of local residents including Wilma Walker and Clarence Sherman traveled to parental homes in Keota and Vinton. Multiple gatherings occurred across Richland Warsaw Pilot Mound Ainsworth Keota Des Moines and Iowa City with neighbors like the Palmers and Conklins hosting or visiting on various weekdays.
Iowa health officials say the state recorded 1,170 smallpox cases in 1938, about four times the national state average of 310, out of 14,910 U S cases. Iowa also exceeded averages for infantile paralysis and scarlet fever, while remaining below national levels for diphtheria, measles, meningococcus meningitis, and typhoid fever. The 1938 measles death rate rose nationwide, with only New England and Pacific coast states spared.
Belgrade officials estimate about half a ton of sugar was dumped into the Sava during a recent smuggling episode. The river, dubbed the sweetest in the world, bears the taint of contraband sugar flowing into Yugoslavia.
A proving box on the ship’s bakery serves as a locker like unit with shelves to hold bin pans for dough rising. It measures about 24 inches wide 33 inches deep and 69 inches high ensuring proper temperature and space for dough to proof.
Crawfordville news notes visits and social events as Dr. Camron Black and wife from Chicago call at the Wo W Twinam home. The item lists several visitors, Memorial Day program details, and local residents seen about town.
Ad promotes Down's Pills for kidney support claiming 15 miles of kidney tubes remove waste and acids from blood. Warns of symptoms like backache leg pains and eye swelling. Encourages buying from druggists for relief and detoxification.
The University of Iowa R O T C Scottish Highlanders under Col. George F N Dailey and Pipe Major William J Adamson will perform in New York from June 19 to 25. The 21 pipers 14 drummers and four dancing lassies will appear at the World Fair Court of Sports dedication reception for Iowa flag and in Scottish clans convention concerts and parades.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Dairy Industry Commission launching a campaign to boost dairy product use in June National Dairy Month. The effort includes statewide education and advertising and is funded in part by a 1 cent per pound butterfat tax on producers during the first 15 days of May.
A dated article notes China as a leading coal producer with an estimated reserve figure around 943 trillion tons. The piece emphasizes China’s status among major coal nations and suggests large-scale future output.
June 1 report from Crawfordsville notes Mr. and Mrs. Leon Howell of Davenport visiting at Ralph Howell's home. Mrs. Ida Howell of Columbus Junction, who spent last week with Ralph and family, returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Arthur of Ainsworth and their two children visited Thomas Holimes and family Tuesday evening.
MARENGO The Indians inquire about reclaiming a land tract near the Ama na colonies in Iowa. Roy Faas, Iowa county recorder, notes several Sac and Fox Indians in Oklahoma question the authenticity of their claim to land said not included in the federal sale and later leased for ninety nine years.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strain and their little son of Ainsworth visited the A. H. Raymond home on Tuesday.
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