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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1946
Page
2
In Des Moines on June 7, Iowans faced a one cent per quart milk price increase after OPA headquarters ordered the rise. The adjustment took effect at one minute past midnight.
American League standings show New York leading with .646, Washington at .558, Cleveland at .413, and St. Louis at .409 after 36 to 40 games. Thursday results include New York defeating Chicago 4 0 and Boston beating St Louis 5 4. National League leaders Brooklyn and St Louis race at 0.682 and 0.537 respectively with several night games scheduled.
Floyd L. Whittington announced a price rise to offset higher feed costs and loss of subsidies, boosting standard and premium milk one cent per quart, chocolate and buttermilk half a cent per quart, and cream 16 percent butterfat by one cent per pint. A large share of the raise goes to producers with milk at 38.5 percent butterfat. Local notes list wedding guests, travel plans, and visits from Des Moines to Washington and Cedar Rapids, plus military arrivals and vacations.
Ralph Shannon left for Des Moines on business. Mr and Mrs Frank Snider head to Decatur Illinois to visit their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Robert Sorrell. John Bruce Lemmon visits Iowa City. Mrs W D Booth travels to South Bend for her son Merles wedding to Betty Lou Bey. Accompanying her are Earl Booth family and others. Kathryn Bailey returns home for summer at 627 E 2nd. Sgt Donald S Lambert at Mayo General Hospital Galesburg Illinois. Edward Nardy returns from Los Angeles to stay with parents. Mrs Faye Muekel visits from Minneapolis for wedding Marion Ferguson and Jean Mathers. Mrs Ernest Salladay and Mrs Earl Steele go to Cedar Rapids for the G A R convention at the Roosevelt hotel.
Carla Mae and Paul Benell left with grandfather John Benell for Evergreen Colorado to visit Paul L. Benell. Mrs John Benell and granddaughter Jo an will join later. they plan to return at month’s end. George Means and Roy Means visited Kansas City and Excelsior Springs Missouri for family and medical reasons. Roy Means travels with the elder Means for rheumatism treatment.
Des Moines June 7 David Elderkin Linn county assistant attorney asked the state attorney general if Linn county three candidates for state representative must win by 35 percent or by half of the total vote. Unofficial totals named Charles J.
At the hospital Mrs George Anderson Jr of Fairfield was admitted as a medical patient. Mr and Mrs Bernard Mulcahy of 719 North Iowa avenue welcomed an eight pound three and a half ounce son born at 11 last night. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Omer Wagner of 904 North Iowa avenue at 11 38 last night weighing seven pounds 15% ounces. Johnnie Richards of 416 South Avenue LD was discharged yesterday.
In a three way contest Knickerbocker polls 3 393 votes to 3 390 for Ern est Kosek and 3 352 for George Farmer incumbent. Knickerbocker claims 33.47 percent of 10 135 total. Kosek 33.46 and Farmer 33.07. The attorney general's office expects an opinion on the request early next week.
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