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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1941
Page
7
Wayland reports Bob McKirahan won the Wentworth visitors and Dads golf championship earning a Wentworth ring. The item notes local community news including church roll call, deaths, commencements, visits, and summer plans with multiple residents and relatives mentioned.
Chicago markets show hogs steady to higher with top at 9.70 and bulk 180 to 270 lb. cattle activity steady with prime steers above 13.00 and best early at 12.35, vealers weak, sheep steady to strong with choice lambs at 13.25. Estimated receipts tomorrow: hogs 14,000 cattle 8,000 sheep 1,000.
Chicago grain table reports open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats and soybeans. Separate cash grain listings detail mixed and yellow classifications with range prices for corn oats and soybeans and notes on new and old crop codes.
Chicago markets show eggs steady with receipts of 28,474 cases and firsts and dirties sharing proportions. Poultry market remains steady to firm with truck shipments and varied counts for ducks, geese, hens, leghorns, springs, stags, cocks, bareback chickens, broilers, and young tom turkeys.
The Kendrick Families express heartfelt thanks to all who offered sympathy, support, and floral offerings after their recent sorrow, and appreciate the comforting service and kindness shown to them.
Returns from hospital note Mrs. Jess Davison’s discharge after X rays show bladder trouble expected to heal. Paragraph on appreciating out of town speakers. Baptism sponsorship by Mr. and Mrs. David Wittmer in Burlington for Moll y Lou Stevens at Bethany Lutheran. Carl Nusa recovering from major operation in Burlington hospital.
A weekly journal sale runs at Midway Sae Co Columbus every Wednesday while a community sale operates Fridays at City Feed Yard. The notices indicate routine auction events and locations.
A cooperative dinner yesterday honored Walter Patterson of Lexington on his sixtieth birthday. Attending were the Patterson family and relatives including James, Harold, B. J. Holmes, D. W. McClure, Walter Harvey, Floyd Maxwell, and others. Separate items note Ruth Dupuis enrolling at the University of Iowa for summer school and pursuing a master's degree, plus travels of the Arthur L. Bishop and Rodney Rabenold families and visits by JoAnn VanDyke and the Ecklers of Red Cloud Nebraska.
Riverside June 6 Marian Droll preparing for a June wedding was feted at a miscellan eous shower hosted by Mrs. Dorothy Fitzsimmons at the Dautremont home. Bingo and refreshments followed. gifts came from a wagon decorated in yellow and white. Attendees included Mrs. Albie Beranek Mrs. Frank Kenney Mrs. Knebel and others in the community.
The first seven Presidents Washington Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe Adams and Jackson were born before there was a United States.
Private George McAvoy has been located about three weeks at Camp Claiborne Louisiana with Company M 168th Infantry A P C 34 He had been working in Des Moines before being selected for service. Marjorie Chamberlain of Waterloo returned home after visiting Dr R C Keagy and is Mrs Keagy's cousin. Robert Keagy attending summer school at University of Town spent the weekend with his parents Dr and Mrs R C Keagy. Glen McFarlane of Red Cloud Nebraska and Mrs O C Patterson elder Mrs Frank McFarlane visitors. They were joined by Shirley Bowden visiting her mother Wanda Bowden. Mr and Mrs Ross Ely and children Deloris and David are in Broken Bow Nebraska. Mr Ely had been employed at Montgomery Ward. Mrs Ely and family note a death after a car-train collision. the driver, Mr Ely's father, died of a heart attack from shock. The Ely family remain in Broken Bow for weeks. Betty Lou Probst of Iowa City visiting grandmother Mrs J P Finch fell suddenly ill and underwent an acute appendectomy at Iowa City hospital. condition reported favorable. Mr Earl J Salterberg and family of near Packwood and Mr William Salterberg Jr of Washington were guests Sunday at the W F Salterberg home.
Mr and Mrs P Whisler and daughter Frances and Clar ice Meek visited Jacksonville Illinois Saturday returning Sunday. Whisler former mathematics professor at Illinois College attended the twenty fifth reunion he sponsored. Miss Meek formerly taught at Jacksonville High School. A R Krause began work today as mechanic at Cox Motor Company after years at Ford Motor Company.
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