Community and Household Goods Sale Listings
Midway Sale Co lists weekly sales at Columbo Junction every Wednesday and a community sale at Whittaker sale barn each Friday. The June 26 closing out sale of household goods runs from 1:30 PM at Northth Avenue and East Main Street. Marvin Buckwalter on June 29 and J A Morrison at 817 D. Ave hold sales on Tuesday at 1:30 PM.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbo Junction
Whittaker Sale Barn
Northth Avenue
East Main Street
Marvin Buckwalter
J. A. Morrison
Children’s words shape futures and family happiness
Quick stinging statements to children linger beyond youth while thoughtful, sympathetic understanding yields large dividends in family happiness, joy, and contentment.
Cattail Floss Harvest Yields Large Floss Output
An estimate shows 140 man hours of labor harvests about eight acres to collect 50,000 spikes daily. Processing yields 1500 pounds of cattail floss per day.
Markets Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep Report
Chicago markets show hogs at 13 to 14 a hundredweight with top 14.15 for 180 to 250 lb hogs and futures near 13.75 to 14.00 for 250 to 360 lb. Cattle prevent steady to higher with top steer price about 17.40 and calves rising to 40 cents. Sheep market sees light lamb demand with native spring lambs 14.50 to 16.00 and ewes around 7.50 to 8.25. tomorrow’s estimates project hogs 15,000 cattle 6,000 sheep 1,000.
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Chicago
U.P
Chicago cash corn and grain prices report
Chicago June 21 cash grain prices show corn at 2 yellow 107 and 3 yellow 105, oats at 1 white 71, and soybeans at 3 yellow 171 for the day with a 16514 reading noted. The brief market bulletin lists various yellow and white grain grades and their corresponding prices.
Chicago produce market reports mixed eggs and poultry items
Eggs show firm market with receipts of 21 726 cases and 39 percent firsts. Current receipts total 374 percent with dirties at 3514 checks 34. Poultry receipts list 2 cars and 15 trucks with varied counts for ducks young geese and hens. springs 2746 and friers 27 percent. turkey figures include young and old toms with 30 to 35 percent.
Grain table highlights U S markets and futures
Chicago grain table shows open high low and close values for wheat corn oats and rye across Sept Dec and July contracts. Entries include scattered figures such as 1425 141 141 7 percent and 105 101 105 for corn, with rye at 985 97 percent and 101 figures, reflecting synchronic price indications.
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Chicago
Tapioca sources and substitutes in limited imports
The report notes tapioca mainly comes from the Netherlands Indies with only small imports from South America and the Dominican Republic. It also mentions very limited milling of waxy grain sorg hums and waxy corn this year as substitutes.
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South America
Dominican Republic
Netherlands Indies
Devil Dogs Origin Story From Teufel Hunden Tale
German lore describes fierce teufel hunden that preyed on villages. When Bavarian regiments first clashed with American marines, the battered troops wrote home of meeting the devils, giving rise to the Devil Dog nickname.
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Devil Dog
Army Air Forces Fly Vast Within U S In 1942 Nine Months
During the first nine months of 1942 the army air forces flew within the continental United States almost a billion and a half miles. This equals about 7% round trips to the sun or nearly 57 thousand trips around the world, about 135 percent more miles than flown by the army in the entire 1930 to 1939 decade.
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Army Air Forces
Continental
United States
Army
Mining Itabira Ore Beds in Brazil Requires Little Manpower
Surface mining of Itabira iron ore in Brazil needs little labor as miners strip a clay cover, blast with dynamite, and let ore tumble from out cropping beds. The ore chunks are then broken into shipment sizes for transport.
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Brazil
Mulching Boosts Yields Says Rutgers Expert
Dr. V A Tiedjens of Rutgers University finds mulching cuts garden labor and weeds and improves harvests. He notes tomatoes benefit greatly with mulched plots sometimes doubling tomato yields versus clean cultivation. Bagasse and dry clover hay rank highly for mulch materials.
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V. A. Tiedjens
Rutgers University
Tiedjens
Diverse Planting Guide for Home Garden Varieties
Gardeners seeking more variety should plant lesser known vegetables along with fast growing ones. Try broccoli from late April to August with a July second crop, bush lima beans and edible soybeans in late May, kohlrabi through summer, and fall crops like cauliflower brussels sprouts and Chinese cabbage. Consider red savoy and Danish cabbages for easy storage.
State Income Taxes Rise as Excise Revenues Fall
Revenues from state income taxes gain importance as wartime economy shifts funds away from excise taxes. 1938 peak near 400 million, 1939 about 330 million, then 1941 surpassing 400 million and 1942 hitting 500 million. 1941 to 1942 personal taxes flat while corporate taxes jump 153 million to 269 million, up 65 percent.
Frost Danger For Garden Crops In Late Spring
The article notes potatoes and sweet corn resist light frost and keep growing even if tips are nipped. Celery and cauliflower tolerate cold, while tender crops like tomatoes and peppers should be planted only after killing frost risk ends in late May. Early cucumber and melon seeds can be sown before transplant, with protection such as hotcaps or baskets suggested for early plants.
Copra Dominates Commerce Among South Sea Natives
Copra stands as the principal item of commerce for the natives of the South Sea islands, reflecting the central role of this product in local trade and exchange networks.
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South Sea Island
Oliver's schemes unravel in college note and marriage ruse
Oliver Steverens exploits Virginia Gardner by a play about hate and love. Perley Neptune exposes the ruse and foils Oliver’s plan, ending with Virginia and Perley’s marriage and Oliver’s humbling. City notes cover local visits, military moves, and area social updates.
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Perley Neptune
Oliver
Perley
Ginnie Hunter
Oliver Steverens
Feller
Virginia
Johannesburg adopts slit trenches over air-raid shelters
The South African town of Johannesburg chooses slit trenches as superior protection, favoring trench defenses over concrete air-raid shelters for civil defense measures.
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Johannesburg
Mental Tests at Camp Dodge Are Strict
At Camp Dodge induction station a careful mental and physical exam is described by Capt. Harold A. Schwartz in a KRNT broadcast. He says many false impressions persist that almost any man can be inducted and notes each inductee is interviewed by a psychologist to assess literacy according to army standards.
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
KRNT
Harold A. Schwartz
Schwartz
Army
RAF and Allied Bombers Hit European Targets Amid Med Campaign
The RAF and home-based bombers intensified strikes across the Mediterranean and western Europe. Allied aircraft targeted the Kez base in Sicily and the Schneider arms plant at Le Creusot, France, with officials noting “extremely large fires” from the fires.
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Kez
Sicily
Mediteranean
Royal Air Force
Europe
Schneider
le Creusot
France
Early Spring Vegetables To Plant In 1943 Gardens
Gardeners should sow spinach radishes leaf lettuce garden cress corn salad mustard turnips kohl rabi and peas as soon as soils are ready in 1943. These crops mature early and resist heat poorly, requiring timely planting for best results.
Military Service Adaptability Questioned in Test
The army may still deem a man intelligent enough to serve even if he fails a mental qualifications test and is labeled illiterate, according to Schwartz.
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Schwartz
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Ayers & Powers
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain Table
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Devil Dogs
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Sitler's Auto Parts
Ginnie
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Martha Butler
John Huston
J. H. Huston
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Midway Sales Company
Dennis Peters
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Dan Peters
Columbus City
Robert W. Rock
Harry Enslin
Army Serice
Fort George Wright
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Justine Joyce Gilkey
R. J. Gilkey
Howard L. Barnard
Arthur Barnard
Columbus Junction
Reno
Nevada
Columbus High School
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