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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1942
Page
7
Markets report for Chicago on June 3 shows hogs at 12 000 head with prices mostly 10 to 11 lower, with good and choice 180 to 330 lb at 14.10 to 14.25 per cwt and some 14.30 to 14.36. Lows 10 to 20 cents off. Cattle runs at 12 000 with calves 800 steady to 25 cents lower. Choice medium weights and weighty steers mostly 13.00 to 14.75. top 16.40 for 1 810 lb. Heifers steady to lower. top 14.35. Cows scarce and steady at 9.25 down. stockers steady.
Sheep market reports 1500 head, lamb trade slow with little action on shorn old crop offerings. Prices held around 13.75 while fat hogs bring 4.50 to 6.00. Thursday outlooks estimate hogs 10,000, cattle 5,000, sheep 2,000 head.
Chicago market summary for June 3 notes unsettled egg trading with 25 311 cases received and 30 percent extra firsts and 80 percent firsts in current receipts. Poultry arrivals include one car and 30 trucks with heavy hens and Leghorn broilers under 2 pounds. overall market remains steady to firm with notable percentages for various classes.
In this clipped market page, grain futures and commodity quotes appear with figures for corn oats soybeans and rye. A local note mentions Mr and Mrs H F Risberg moving to DeKalb Illinois from Conesville.
Survivors accuse Baron Edgar von Spiegel, WWI U boat captain and former German consul general for the Gulf coast, of commanding a Nazi U boat in the Gulf of Mexico. They report he refused aid to shipwrecked survivors, claiming they must reach shore on their own.
Chicago cash grain prices list corn at 82 1/4 to 96 cents with several yellow and white varieties, oats at 50 to 49-1/2 cents, and soybeans at 1.65 to 1.61 dollars per bushel across multiple lots.
Chicago June 8 grain table reports wheat futures with gains in September and December contracts. Sept wheat opens 1.18 rising to 1.19 with close at 1.19. Dec wheat opens 1.21 high 1.22 low 1.21 and closes 1.22.
Martha Butler notes in Columbus Junction that Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Tweed welcomed a daughter born Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Blair Duncan welcomed a daughter born Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crawford of Fredonia welcomed a son born May 27, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Barnhart and family have moved here.
Weekly sale column notes Midway Sale quarterly in Columbus Junction each Wednesday and Community Sale Fridays at Whittaker sale barn. Fleetwood Household Goods sale in West Chester Saturday June 6 at 1:30 PM. Closing out sale of Mrs Florence Sellers estate at 747 East 2nd Street on June 6.
Funeral services for Mrs. A Netta V. Gupton were held at L. A. Jones Funeral Home with Dr. Keagy. Burial followed in Ainsworth cemetery. pallbearers included Don Paul Howard McCall William Shalta Leo Norris William Iritz and Jay Evans. A separate service for Mrs. Sophia E Wood was led by Rev. W. J. Stevens at the same funeral home. Pallbearers were Russell Chorpening Ed Garrett Marion Reeves Albert Downs Parge Weston and Don Whitlateh with burial in Elm Grove cemetery.
No record could be found of Adam J. Schmidt fireman first class reported missing by the United States navy and listed as a Fort Dodge resident. A. V. Schmidt, his father, is unknown here and the navy recruiting station has no enlistment record.
A note from the region states Louisa County observes Towa's fifth annual Soil Conservation Week with tours of farms using contour farming, phosphate fertilizer, tree planting and other soil conserving practices. Leroy Kern of Chicago visited local friends as William Girard mourned his father.
The first pattern of the modern harp appears in German and Anglo Saxon dominated manuscripts dating back to the ninth century, indicating early design elements in medieval music.
After ten years of decline the Native American population has begun increasing faster than any other major group in the country, reversing a long trend and signaling a demographic shift.
Ancient Egyptians revered the scarab as a godly symbol, integral to religious practice and daily life during their civilization. The beatified beetle appeared in amulets, inscriptions, and funerary rites, reflecting beliefs in transformation and protection.
East Sunset column records locals visiting relatives and friends in Barnsville Ohio To mah Wisconsin Columbus Junction Chicago and nearby towns over the weekend. Entries mention Ruth Livesey Elmer Martin the Orris and Graber families and school trips with short notes on health and bonds.
The Mother vineyard, believed to have grown on Roanoke Island in N C during the 1554 English settlement, is still producing today.
The note clarifies that there are over 55 species of flounder and defines the difference between a flounder and a fluke. A fluke is a summer flounder, though not all founders are flukes. The distinction hinges on the number of spines on the dorsal fin.
An old floor gleams with a white enamel and a two color flower stencil placed at spaced intervals for a refined look. In a study bedroom a large square stencil creates an allover pattern that camouflages uneven flooring.
Memorial day services were held at 2 PM at the Unknown Soldier grave in Riverside cemetery under the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary. The Riverside band led a procession from the public school grounds to the cemetery as the firing squad and Legion members participated.
Funeral services were held at the Boxholm Methodist church for Martha Jane Erickson, four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Erickson of Boxholm. She was scalded when she pulled an urn of hot coffee over herself.
In Marshall county a special section vote approved building a new jail by a small margin. Unofficial tallies show 1222 yes to 1213 no, confirming approval for a $75,000 jail project.
The writer thanks kind neighbors and friends for sympathy and beautiful floral offerings. Special thanks are extended to Mrs. Hazel Price Mrs. Vera Dwykers Mrs. Etta Watson and Mrs. Tina Benvenuto Tobias R. Guthrie.
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