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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1945
Page
5
Markets show 1,500 hogs 8,000-active and fully steady with good and choice barrows at 14.75 ceiling and sows at 14.00. Cattle 7,000 and calves 800, fed steers and yearlings up 10 to 150 cents. top steers at 17.95 and light steers 17.85. Vealers 16.50. sheep 2,000 steady with native spring lambs mostly 16.00 and shorn lambs at 15.35. yearlings 14.35. slaughter lambs 6.00 to 8.00 with deck 7.75 down.
Eggs market firm and unchanged. Receipts 17 529 cases. Extra firsts 36 45 to 37 6. Firsts 5 2. Current receipts 33 5. Dir ties 32 5. Checks 32 5.
The grain table lists Wheat with July and Sep futures at around 167 to 163, Dec near 163, while Corn and Oats show varied July Sep Dec and May quotes. The text also recounts a crude historical note on Carib cannibalism and preference for European and French flesh among Caribbean natives.
The survey of American Chemical Society members shows that half of those who started in 1943 earned more than 2000 dollars annually and ten percent started above 2600 dollars. Among members with 40 years of experience ten percent earned over 17000 dollars including bonuses, while another ten percent never exceeded 3200 dollars per year.
A surface scorch on linen can often be removed by washing the cloth. If that fails, dampen the cloth with water and lay it in the sun to bleach. Another method uses hydrogen peroxide to treat the scorch followed by warm ironing.
The baby's woolen garments dry faster using a simple method. Wash and rinse, shape the garment, place on a heavy Turkish towel, cover with another towel, roll on a hard surface until towels are wet, then lay on a dry towel to finish drying.
Farm seeds should be tested before planting to determine the percentage that will germinate and develop into sturdy plants. tests help assess viability and guide planting plans for healthy crop establishment.
The article notes that garments do not slip from hangers covered with rough fabrics like velveteen, offering a simple method to keep clothing in place during display or storage.
Washington county supervisors acted as board of review to equalize 1945 tax assessments. Real estate and personal property valuations were approved, except corn in Lime Creek township trimmed 16 percent for overassessment. State tax commission review will follow. Burham reappointed to soldiers relief commission. Anderson named weed commissioner for Franklin township.
A Burlington route collision three miles east of Hinomis injures more than twenty with flying glass. One man hospitalized is Set John W Bell. A west bound freight car loaded with four foot square tin plates shifted, causing two cars to overturn and shatter windows on the passenger train.
The text traces the rising price of killing in warfare from ancient Rome at about 75 cents per death to Napoleon era costs, World War I expenses of 21 000, Civil War baseline, and World War II estimates near 50 000 per enemy killed.
The war brings back kitchen matches to millions who relied on free matches in peacetime. The United States alone can produce enough paper matches at low cost to distribute 196 billion annually.
In 1944 there were about 10 000 real cocktail lounges and cafes with live entertainment and 70 000 cabarets of all kinds serving night life including juke box venues. Many closed, 2 500, due to heavy taxes.
A short guide suggests painting or lacquering a card table to create a decorative effect and reduce cleaning. Black or pastel shades work well and corners can feature card motifs or stencil designs for a stylish finish.
In 1921 each freight car performed daily a service equivalent to 448 ton miles. By 1943 the daily average rose to 1,092 ton miles, an increase of 144 percent.
Report notes 300 caves taken Sunday and 199 more yesterday as Allied forces press the Pacific war. A tentative Japanese landing behind lines in the south is unconfirmed by American sources. Buckner's surrender offer, the first of its kind in the Pacific, expired at 6 p.m. yesterday. Nine torpedo drops released surrender leaflets near suspected headquarters. one Japanese soldier was seen taking a canister into a cave. No white surrender panel appeared by the deadline.
WELLMAN Iowa June 11 The Union Vacation Bible School of the Baptist and Methodist churches opens June 18 and runs two weeks with teachers from both churches in charge. Local residents visit and service notes include W S C S meeting reports and community notices.
Funeral services for Frank Blumenstein aged 85 were held at the Methodist church in Wellman conducted by Rev. Frederick Eastwood of New London. He spent most of his life in Iowa where he married Lovina Wetrich in 1885 and farmed north of town for sixty years. He was a member of the I.C.F. and buried at Wassonville cemetery. Survived by wife two sons and a daughter plus several relatives.
Mrs. Harriet Seeds of Chicago and Mrs. J. D. Dayton of Washington spent Wednesday with Mrs. R. C. Ferguson in West Chester. The group recalls Rev. F. S. Seeds who served as pastor of the local Methodist church until 1916 and notes his passing about two decades ago.
A dense listing of radio programs across days of the week including Old Fashioned Revival Daily News from NBC WHO and NBC Symphony. It notes various shows and time slots such as The Ford Show Today’s Children Westinghouse Program and Music for Millions along with multiple repeats and daily ex Sun notes.
The guidance notes that good layers among heavy three of chickens keep their bodies healthy and plump without gaining excessive fat.
Readable lines describe using canned cling peach halves as a salad component. Each half is filled with finely chopped cabbage moistened with a mustard mayonnaise dressing. The assembled plates are chilled well before serving.
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