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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1938
Page
7
Classified notice seeks a Duroc Jersey or Hampshire boar from breeder John A. Stewart. Listing includes age range R24-32 and reference 106t3e0d indicating catalog entry. Sale item is a dressed spring fries with code R31-15 and 10218cod.
Mrs. F. T. Breene about 55 widow of the late Dean of the University of Iowa Dental College was found dead in her bed by a neighbor. She likely died Saturday and no daily papers had been taken since. An examination was ordered, but the coroner indicated death by natural causes is likely.
David Gabriel completed eight years at Indian Creek school with perfect attendance while Roger Peters reached seven years at Shellbark school near Columbus Junction. Select Teacher Nellie Moore will teach third and part of fourth grade next year. Kenneth Woodruff attends summer school at Parsons College Fairfield. Dr and Mrs C E Simpson Cedar Rapids visiting H K Northey family. Asa Thomas Toledo and son Leo Iowa City guests at B Q O Roundy home. Cairo CC FE circle met with Mrs Boyd Boysen. Road from Old Clifton to Gladwin getting another coat of rushed rock.
The Journal Subscription Representative compiles brief updates from nearby towns. Items include church events, school activities, local meetings, and community announcements reflecting typical small‑town happenings.
Mr and Mrs John Van Syck and Mr and Mrs Tom McGraw visit Washington on Thursday. EF Rich and the Coffey farm owners discuss farm betterment while Rich serves malted milks. Rich's family raises collie police pups seeking good homes. Farmers praised for strong year round work.
A Sunday Father’s Day reflection praises the role of fathers in shaping boyhood and national character. It notes the day’s significance beyond commerce and honors those exemplary in fulfilling paternal responsibility. It also mentions Keota area farmers and local workers with brief notes on their men and farms.
Improved, Alex, wife and brother John with assistants are keeping this big farm going anyhow and caring for a fine herd of Guernseys.
In near noon observations, Bert Rittenhouse farm is mentioned with farmers in fields and light rain or damp conditions affecting plans to fish or plow corn.
Glen Gordons corn field dries and plows as good weather nears. Grace Hill buzzes with activity as A. J. Robertson Charley Strohm Cherwinkers Wade Page and Nelson Woodford patrol roads with a large maintainer, keeping up rapid progress.
On Thursday we saw a fine bunch of Chester White hogs at Dewey Coffman east of West Chester along with a real bunch of good spring pigs uniform and of good size.
A humorous exchange about sleeplessness and sheep ends with a farmer lamenting losses after shipping 10 000 sheep to market. The scene shifts to affectionate compliment and a return to rural life as the text notes Alex Gillies of Gillies Bros and Keota farmer’s extended illness and five week doctor visit.
In Iowa City a patient at the city hospital is reported to be feeling much better Tuesday afternoon than earlier in the week. If no complications arise, officials expect to send him home in about a week.
Claude Landensinger, a popular math instructor in Wayland, resigns to take a similar role in Egan South Dakota with higher pay. The move brings him closer to home as his parents live near Egan.
June 15 post master Harris McGugin is having a four room modern apartment built at the rear of the McGugin Drug store for their living quarters. Newood interior and asbestos exterior create a stylish finish. Carpentry by Robertson and Haverstraw.
A Scotchman journeys back to his homeland after three decades away. On arriving, he is greeted by two bearded brothers he hardly recognizes, who remind him he took his razor with him. Rival shopkeepers joke about openings and closings in a lighthearted town scene.
A man bursts into a barber shop demanding a haircut and insists on standing. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs George Lemley of Wellston were shopping Thursday. A telegram arrived for the Pollards visiting Brinnings last weekend noting their little girl’s grandfather died suddenly near Peoria.
Mr and Mrs N W Thompson and Dorothy visited Will McConnell on Sunday. Frank Mayer spent Thursday at Paul Mayer’s home. Mr and Mrs H J Brenneman enjoyed ice cream at Joe’s.
Hogs 5 to 15 cents lower on the Chicago market with top at 9.25 and varied weights from 170 to 230 pounds. Cattle steady with beef steers 9.75 to 11.00 and feeders 8.00 to 9.25. Sheep steady with lambs 6.50 to 7.90 and spring lambs 8.00 to 9.50. Estimated tomorrow receipts include cattle 1,000 hogs 4,000 sheep 4,000.
Produce: Eggs market steady receipts 15 863 cases with extras 20 to 20 percent and firsts 19 9 to 20 current receipts 19 dirties 17. Butter: Market steady receipts 20 200 pounds specials 25 to 26 extras 25 extra firsts 24 to 2h firsts 23 to 24 standards 25 to 25. Poultry: Market steady springers 14 to 128 browers 15 to 181 ducks 10 to 14 geese r to 11 turkeys 14 to 18 roosters 13 to 13.
Chicago market note lists mixed corn prices for June 17 with several grades noted. Values show No 1 mixed 57 to 58 percent, No 3 mixed 58, No 1 yellow 59 to 59 percent, No 2 yellow 58 to 49? percent, and various white and yellow samples with readings around mid to upper 50s.
Embree home on Tuesday noted market shifts with July at a sharp drop of 72 percent while October and December displayed gains around 81 and 83 percent. Local family news includes visits and naming Frances Ann by Mr and Mrs Francis McConnell and multiple gatherings at Baker and Steckley households.
Fort Dodge State Senator Edward Breen will present a revision of the Iowa primary law to the legislature. He advocates a ballot listing only candidates for U S Senate governor and lieutenant governor, with involvement from the secretary of state and state auditor.
The Adventures of Robin Hood on the Warner Bros set shows Errol Flynn using a telephone between scenes while guards scratch matches on mail armor. Maid Marian warms by a sun, a studio cat eyes a roasted ox, dogs in their wagons arrive, Basil Rathbone reads Harper's Bazaar in costume, and a wind machine blows a be-petticoated lady.
Richard Dix stars in RKO’s Blind Alibi at the Fox through Saturday. A sculptor pretends blindness, trained dogs assist him and he faces killers while pursuing letters from his sister, with Paris and Los Angeles as backdrops and Ace the Wonder Dog in a key role. Whitney Bourne co stars and Eduardo Ciannelli leads the blackmail plot.
The piece asserts the tropics as humanity’s original cradle, emphasizing warmth as essential to life and citing Hygeia Health Magazine as the source.
The Atlantic coastline of the United States is estimated to be 5.565 miles long.
Prices paid for poultry and dairy products including sweet cream sour cream and eggs. No. 2 poultry rejected for defects. farmers paid per pound delivered with deductions for culls and misshapen birds. Credit to W S Reister and Sons for courtesy listing.
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