Local notes on visits and family events in Salem area
Community columns recount visits to relatives and friends across Salem and Kahoka Iowa with a focus on weddings births birthdays and army inductions. Mentions include Jean Chalupa visiting sister Mrs. Elliot McKinstry Otto Stalder Ed Kauffman Tom Swift Melvin Campbell Leela Campbell and Grace Bayer Elmer Shalla Parsons College plans and farm life anecdotes from May and June plus local travels to Estes Park and Colorado.
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Jean Chalupa
Elliot McKinstry
Anton Kauffman
Otto Stalder
Emil Stalder
Dewey Weeks
Saliom
Kaloua
Elmer Shalla
Grace Bayer
P. G. Bayer
Bayertown
Kahoka
Missouri
James Monroe
Shalla
Studson Avenue
Iowa City
Parsons
Letitia Te Bockhurst
Fairfield
Parsons College
Karen Shalla
Adolph Shalla
Raymond Weeks
Roy Carter
Stanley Chabal
Mary Frasemer
Lawrence Frasemer
Chicago
John
Porky
George Zeck
Art Rathmell
Ed Kleinberg
Charles Wolfe
Esther
Verge Escher
Ronnie
Shirley
Iowa Primary Reflections and Campaign Gaffes
Iowa voters finished a noisy primary with emphasis on outside influence and candidate competition. The piece notes Earl G. Miller's bitter defeat and a looming, uncertain recount, plus quips from Senter Lundy and local political color from Des Moines.
War era letters reveal home front hardening city life
The writer details defense planning in the Midwest with blackout precautions, neighborhood vigilance, and civic readiness. A train encounter in Chicago highlights a Brooklyn meat trader in the medical division, an Italian American wife, and families supporting troops, including a plea to contact Private Anthony J. Santulli at Camp Grant Illinois.
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Camp Grant
Washington
Anthony J. Santulli
Co. B
Bat
Camp Grant, Inl
John
Anthony
Market summary of hogs cattle and lambs in Chicago
Chicago markets report hogs 9000 head traded with early gains to 10 cents higher on 270 pounders down. 240 pounders and lighter up full advance. later trade steady across weights. Sows steady. Prices for 14.05 to 14.30 for good 480 pounds. top 14.35. 160-180 pounds 13.75 to 14.20. 400-550 lb hogs 13.60 to 12.85. Lambs as 3600 head, springers down from 15.15. lambs 14.40 to 14.65. ewes 4.50 to 6.00. Cattle 4000 head, calves 1000. Steers strong 12 to 14. kine weak to 12.00. heifers down. cows scarce with 10 cent decline. Wealers steady to 15.50 down.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report for Eggs and Poultry
Chicago market notes show egg receipts at 28,829 cases with 30 percent firsts and 30 percent extras, dirties 28 percent, and storage packed firsts 31 percent with storage packed extras 32 percent. Poultry receipts total 45 trucks with market hens and chickens firm, small hens 28 percent, heavy hens 18 percent, No 2 hens 16 percent, leghorn hens 17 percent, and White Rock broilers 24 percent.
Chicago Cash Grain corn oats and soybeans quality quotes
Cash grain prices for Chicago show corn grades with yellow and white color codes and moisture ranges, oats in white samples with percentage yields, and soybeans with yellow and mixed color grades plus small percentage figures. The dataset lists multiple numbered lots with color and percentage values.
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Chicago
Market yield figures for commodities and futures noted
A fragmentary data set shows percentages for oats soybeans and other items across months and contracts. Readable elements include December July and October values with small percentage variations, indicating price or yield tracking across periods.
Rover Puzzled by Reflection in Pleasant Ridge
A six month old collie named Rover was puzzled by his reflection after seeing a polished car. The incident occurred Sunday evening and drew amusement from the onlookers in Lockem Ridge.
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Rover
Pat Swift
Pleasant Ridge
Lockem Ridge
Chicago Grain Table June 4 Open High Low Close
Grain table from Chicago shows Wheat Sep Dec and July values with open high low and close figures. Corn Sep and its variations list percent changes for the session. Market data reflects futures moves and closing prices for the day.
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Chicago
Midway Sale and Estate Auction Notes
Midway Sale Go Columbus Junction hosts weekly journal sales every Wednesday. Community Sale runs Fridays at Whittaker sale barn. Fleetwood Household Goods sale in West Chester is Saturday June 6 at 1 30. June 6 closing out sale covers house lot and household goods for Mrs Florence Sellers estate 747 East 2nd Street.
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Midway Sale Go
Columbus Junction
Whittaker Sale
Fleetwood Household Goods Sale
West Chester
Florence Sellers
East 2Nd Street
Oats field leads early moisture boosted by Art Campbell
The piece notes Arthur Campbell's oats field advancing ahead due to early planting and moisture capture, with praise for the earlier crop despite a slow finish. It contrasts with older farming methods and mentions local gatherings including Tony Kauffman’s visitors and a Sunset Park picnic honoring Mrs. Warren Groff.
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Arthur Campbell
Tony Kauffman
Emil Stalder
Wilmer Kauffman
Teddy Fritz
Stalders
Anderson
Sunset Park
Warren Groff
Wellman
John Renoux
Oakland Mills State Park
Timothy Boyle
Keokuk
Mary Renoux
Marines land in Hawaii during 1893 revolution
In 1893 United States Marines arrived in Hawaii to protect American lives and property amid a revolution, underscoring U.S. interest in stabilizing the royal territory during the upheaval.
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Hawaii
Hustlers' Livestock Holds Regular Meet
The Washington Hustlers 4-H livestock club met at Bob Mc Laughlin's home on a Wednesday evening. Members viewed pure bred hogs, discussed judging with J. H. Donald and Alvin Lueder, and placed a Berkshire class. Nine members attended with four guests. a brief session on baby beef and dairy calves followed, then a New York sightseeing reel before refreshments.
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Washington Hustlers
Bob McLaughlin
Bob
J. H. Donald
Jeadher
Alvin Lueder
Berkshire
Warren Dare
Lueder
Donald
New York
New York City
Don McLaughlin
Drive For Scrap Metal Spreads Across Iowa Farms
More than half the scrap metal on Iowa farms has been made available for war production through a statewide educational and collection campaign, Herbert Plagman said. He predicted that within two or three months, county and local salvage chairmen will send virtually all farm scrap metal to war plants.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farms
Herbert Co. Plagman
Iowa_ salvage
Plagman
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Albert Wehr
Haskins
Johns Manville
Eclipse Lumber Company
West Main
Parage
George
J.) Breitenbach
Iowa
Pittsburg
Pioneer Drug Store
W. Madison
Wayne
Delbert Daniel
Walter H. Johnson
Sudan
Cetten Seed Store
Finney Feed Store
Baker's Hatchery
Puerto Rico
East 7Th
Clara Russell
Bordwell
E. F. Kolesick
Motorola
Ainsworth
William Zager
Rukgaber Hardware
Berkshire Boat
S. W Kalona
H. J. Horak
Bob Blair
Karl May
Danovitz
Pittsburgh
Pioneer Cruz
Little's Furniture
Ward
Supreme Pennsylvania
Montgomery Ward
Little’s
Ton
Swifts
Tom Swift
Tom
Wisconsin
Melvin
Lawrence
Army
Leela Campbell
Pete Ernest
Ray Steele
Arnold Nicholson
Tony
Ed Kauffman
Robert Mathews
Willis Brannen
Indianapolis
Ind
Willis
Lockem
Myrtle
CC. G. Anderson
Ray Reeves
Salem
By Frank 7. Nye
LDPA
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark G. Thornburg
George A. Wilson
Wilson
Miller
Earl G. Miller
B. B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
Earl Millers
Earl
Robert D. Blue
GOP
Hugh W. Lundy
Marlyn Shatlin
H. J. Club
Grandma's
Roy Smith
Harold Strum
Pueblo
Colorado
Strum
Roy Krotz
Oscar Jugenheimer
Riverside
Hilma Larson
Abrigade
Mr. Norton
Middle West
East
Baxter
Cleveland
West Alexander
Brigade
Washington County
Defense Council
Italy
Brooklyn
Oetten Seed Store
Louis Baird
Foster Radio Service
Gamble
Minnie Chance
Charles Heb
Ner
West
Jefferson St
GEO. J. Breiten
Barclay’s Grogery
H. FE. Keating
Washington Oil Company
Earl Webster
Iowa City Realty Company
Towa City
Towa
Coast Guard Des Vpeines
United States Coast Guard
Samuel Surrett
Coast Guard
Junior
Journal Classifieds
Chicago Livestock
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Washington Ainsworth
Morning Sun Rendering Works
Chicago Cash Grain
Ryk
Chicago Grain Table
Phon
Journal
Dr.louis
Westchester
FORD
D. F. Macon
Auc
Harry Dusenbery
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