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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
7
Highest prices paid for iron and metal plus hides wool and paper by Mose Levy at 319 N Iowa Washington and Kalona Also waterproofing for basements offered by Eclipse Lumber Company contact 71 73tf Ty
Iowa’s May 1944 employment survey shows 98,275 people employed across industries, down 5 percent from May 1943 and 2.6 percent from April 1944. The Des Moines ordnance plant closure cited as the main cause.
A heavy Wednesday rain flattened corn fields near Columbia Junction and a chicken house on Howell Owens farm was blown off its foundation with 26 chickens perishing. Ed Hughes residence in Columbus City was struck by lightning but only minor damage occurred. Second Lieut. Hans P. Alder, on instruction staff at Camp Harahan, Louisville, serves with two brothers in the service. Other local moves include Blain Bliven and family returning from Hermosa Beach with son Max on furlough at Kessler Field Biloxi Mississippi. Mrs. J E B Henson elected Sunday school superintendent succeeding Beulah Luckey.
Chicago markets show hogs 500 head cattle 1000 calves 600 to 12.00 with heifers 12.00 to 13.00 for light fed steers and heifers. Sheep receipts 500 largely lambs for 4 H show with good to choice spring lambs at 16.00 and overall steady undertone for strictly good and choice offerings.
Chicago June 16 production notes show eggs receipts at 13,881 cases with market firm and mixed quality grades including extra firsts and firsts. Poultry receipts unavailable. market steady with leghorn broilers totaling 2714 units listed.
Grain table from Chicago reports open high low and close for wheat oats rye with December May and July futures values. The piece also notes endive, called chicory, is more available than lettuce in summer with curly and broad escarolle varieties tied to season and frost hardiness.
Nadine Watson a former Conesville high school teacher now stationed in Washington DC has gone to California. New officers for the year will be elected July 1. Weekend guests included Paul and M rs Lutz Conesville E Alder and N Kettelson Atalissa J N Maurer Leo Maurer Wilton Vera Maurer Davenport Helen and Edith Allen Chicago visiting Harlan Dallmeyer.
The article notes WWI bomber ranges from Nancy to Cologne with a 340 mile round trip and targets along the Rhine including Stuttgart Mannheim Mainz Koblenz. It cites October raids on Kaiserslautern and a planned Berlin mission, plus a three month earlier 12 plane raid on Frankfort and a WWI to 550 tons dropped in five months, contrasting with a 1943 weekend of 5 250 tons on German targets.
A National Geographic Society bulletin portrays Oberhausen as a major Nazi war industry hub in Germanys Ruhr region built around the Gute Hoffnung shutte. The citys 1930s expansion, rail convergence near Duisburg, and clusters of coal mining steel plate rolling zinc smelting wire glass and chemicals fueled the Nazi war machine.
Experiments at Cornell show that pulling base suckers from sweet corn does not improve yield, size, or timing. Removing suckers at 12 to 18 inches high has little effect, and delaying removal or skipping it entirely may avoid harm. Commercial growers and home gardeners are advised to leave suckers intact.
Germany possessed 7500 miles of canals and navigable rivers forming a vast inland network. A fleet of 17 500 vessels moved 130 million tons of freight annually, with Rhine traffic dominating a fifth of the fleet. Barges up to 2500 tons plied the Rhine, Dortmund Ems canal carried 1500 ton barges, and Elbe dredging enabled 700 ton freight carriers.
The article explains how late blight harms potato tops and tubers and causes tomato fruit rotting. It notes that copper dust or spray is the only sure control, requiring frequent applications and pre rain spraying for best effectiveness.
The article notes the highest number of divorced women is in the 3 to 39 year range while the peak for men falls in the 50 plus bracket. It emphasizes differential age patterns in divorce demographics.
Eisenhower’s 21st communique reports no major change along a 105 mile beachhead despite American advances. In the Caen area the great armored battle continues with no decisive gains, while Quineville falls to Allied troops creating a new beachhead as Montebourg remains contested.
The Washington County Sheep and Wool Growers association will run the first of three graded lamb sales at the Milwaukee yards in Washington next Wednesday June 21. President Mark Campbell Jr and Secretary J W Rich will lead the event with El Hegeg of Iowa City grading the lambs. Last year about 400 head were sold. additional sales are set for July 19 and August 16.
Lt. William Walker attended a hamburger fry hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Whisler. Twenty eight guests, including families, shared outdoor burgers by the fireplace and lawn supper. Walker is on a 21 day leave with his wife and parents after serving as a B-17 pilot in Europe.
The text discusses storing goods on the owner's premises to cut handling and storage costs. It gives an example that coal may be warehoused by a fuel dealer in open yards by placing it in the custody of a bonded representative of a field warehouse concern.
Farmers in Washington County and 22 Iowa counties may apply for USDA Farm Security Administration loans to restore flood damaged property in 1944. Production loans up to 10 years at 5 percent help repair or replace assets and maintain farm production. Local guidance is from FSA Supervisor Lawrence L. Mally in the Jeffrey Building.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Sherman’s funeral home with Rev. George Kerr officiating. Pallbearers included Hubert Crail Bill Humble Grant Humble G C Springman Frank Chilcote and William Mannuster. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
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