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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
7
Classified rates list pricing per word for multiple insertions with a 25 cent minimum charge. The ad policy notes 2 cents per word for the first insertion and 14 cents, 144 cents, then 1 cent per word for subsequent insertions. A 500 want ad claim is highlighted as a broad reach compared to a personal representative over six months.
Wayland residents plan trips to a conference in Trenton Ohio including Rey and Delbert Welty and others. The column notes multiple family visitors and outings from Wayland and nearby towns with mentions of travels to Emporia Os kaloosa Ionia and Des Moines and get togethers in Richer and Pulaski.
Prairie Center column notes visits and gatherings from June including Mr. and Mrs. Joe Simmering hosting relatives, Carl Koehler and Milburn Underwood families’ call, plus picnics at Des Moines and Columbus Junction. Dean Martin visiting Kahoka kin. Elizabeth Zieglowsky and family at Tom Deal’s in Washington. Mrs. Dave Edwards of Ames staying with Malcolm Montgomery.
Dated column from the Journal Subscription Representative D. F. Macon reports brief items from nearby towns. Short notes cover local events, meetings, and community happenings with names and places sketched in.
June 16 notes report Paul Putnam known as the flyer will return to the United States in July and be stationed at Quantico Virginia for several days. His family hopes for a hometown visit. In Crawfordsville area wheat fields and hay preparations are described after heavy rains with local residents commenting on road conditions and harvest readiness.
Mrs. Marston mother of a seven year old and wife of an airport official carries a regulation uniform and a leather holster pistol to protect the mails. Warl Smith from northwest of Washington visited here Wednesday and will remain on his home daily for some time. C B Reed reports a fine batch of pigs on feed and replaced them with good shares. Frank and Jake Schaad of R 2 Washington visited, noting rain arrived. Sam Schuity and Lottie Perrin of near Lexington shopped in Washington along with others from distant places.
Harvest weather and sales report from Crawfordsville and surroundings. J. Raymond notes steady business in harness and shoe shop while Hugie reports early raspberries. Monkey Run Creek ran high after Tuesday rain. Sammy Meyers cites flood impact on corn. Bob Smynes sale at Columbus Junction draws buyers from multiple towns.
Mrs. Alice L. Marston of Concord New Hampshire is identified as the first woman airline dispatcher in the United States. She has held the position at Concord Airport since 1933.
The excerpt lists numerous weekend and Sunday calls and visits among families in Kahoka Mo and surrounding areas. Names include Crawfords ville, Malcolm Montgomery, Washington, Kahoka, and Oleda Illinois, with parishioners and relatives visiting multiple homes.
An Evening Journal reader from White Hall Montana thanks Charley Haynes and shares farm data. John H Sehultz reports a 20 acre corn field measuring 44 inches tall and asks if taller stalks exist. Jack Riley from Coppock mentions living by the river and predicts river flooding around June or July.
George White, believed drowned after the Titanic disaster, reappeared at his sister’s home in Yarmouth Nova Scotia claiming he was en route to join his wife on Prince Edward Island. He offered no explanation for his long absence as Valley residents gathered, with others like Nick Tinnes and Andy Sheetz seen in town.
A brief reader note thanks George Canott and Aina worth R 2 for subscribing this morning.
Dorothy Humston attended a Sunday school convention at Sigourney. Essie Dodson and family from Lone Tree visited the Harry Dodson home. Mrs J A McCoy stayed with Grant Humble Wednesday. Martha and Merle Turnipseed visited Lloyd Humston home. Bert Dickinson and family spent the weekend at Packwood. Roger Johnson of Wellman stayed with his grandfather Phillips for a week and a half. Frances Porter hosted Dorothy Humiston Thursday night. Lou Rhodebeck visited Charles Beatty Sunday. Dayton Eden and family and Russell Ferguson of Columbus Junction joined Sunday at Claridon Enny and Bernice Mulphy of St Paul Minnesota at Jim and Carl Phillips home. Claud Rhodebeck and family spent Sunday at John Cherry Lakin Bartholow went to Lincoln Illinois on business and returned Saturday.
Evolution of lungfish from aquatic four legged form toward land-dwelling life stalled millions of years ago. Scientists describe the creature as an in-between stage rather than a full terrestrial animal.
Chicago markets show hogs, cattle, and sheep mostly higher than yesterday. Hog top at 9.30 for 170 to 240 pounds, cattle steady with beef steers 9.75 to 11.00, calves 5.50 to 9.50, and sheep at 6.50 to 7.50 for feeders with spring lambs 8.00 to 9.50. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: cattle 1,000 hogs 9,000 sheep 5,000.
Chicago markets show mixed pork products and eggs with steady to uneven pricing. Eggs receipts reach 18,378 cases with various grade splits while poultry holds steady to easy with ranges for springers broilers ducks geese turkeys and roosters listed.
Chicago grain table shows wheat, corn, oats, and rye quotes for July September and December futures. Entries include open high low and close values with several misreads and inconsistencies in formatting.
Chicago price report lists mixed and yellow corn varieties with moisture and grade ranges. Notes uneven bids across No 1 to No 5 mixed and yellow categories, with figures from 46% to 69% moisture and price quotations varying by lot.
The fragment cites white team scores and percentages including 59 to 59 percent and 57 and 54144 with grade ranges 49 to 58 and an estimated ecarlots 308. Details are incomplete but indicate statistical values and identifiers.
Market shorthand shows July S7% 87% 87% BI% with Oct 83% .83% .83% and Dec .81. Ambiguity limits full context but indicates futures or bids across months with percent figures.
Mr and Mrs H B Thomas from Tampa Florida are visiting friends in Columbus Junction. They arrived Monday with Mr and Mrs L C Hill who spent a few days in the south. Edna Shellabarger visits Helen Merritt in Cedar Rapids. Betty Boulton will attend the University of Iowa next year. Mrs H W Hendricks, wife of a former minister at Cairo, died last week. funeral at Zenorville and burial at Gilbert.
A sale lists 20 head of White Faced steers each about 550 pounds and 15 head around 650 pounds plus 2000 feet of dressed lumber. Attendees are urged to arrive early for bidding and inspection.
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