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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1938

Page

5

Gracehill Social Notes Highlight Visit and Events

Gracehill residents report weekend visits from Des Moines Washington and Bethlehem. David Weinland arrives as student pastor with the Ladies Aid planning a Thursday pound social at the Community building. Asahel Robertson hosts callers including Anna Springer Edith Beatty and son.

A. J. Robertson Gracehill Lloyd Robertson Des Moines Arthur Ruebsam Washington Asahel Robertson Wade Page Blanche Mills D. R. Page Floyd Leslie David Weinland Bethlehem Ladies Aid Anna Springer Edith Beatty

Auction listings across Washington and surrounding areas

Readable auction notices show weekly sales at multiple locations including Necua Liveatoehk in Washington on Tuesdays near a Busby building and a Columbo Junction sale on Wednesdays with ongoing community and city feed yard sales on Fridays. there are references to Midway Sale and Mi wankae varda.

Necua Liveatoehk Washington Miwankae Varda Columbo Junction

Kalona Group Attends O E S Meeting at Lone Tree

Kalona residents report a Fern Leaf chapter of O F S meeting at Lone Tree with state officers including Rowena Johnson present. Nearby visits and trips are noted as families from Kalona visit Boone Ottumwa Minneap olis and Amana for summer events and July plans.

Kalona Lone Tree Ernestine Grady L. Rogers Anna Snair Velma Way Mae Snyder Ethel Beck Nora O'Loughlin Grace Tilden Blanche Snyder Mildred Sommers Fern Leaf Chapter Rowena Johnson Ofef.s Boone Riley Hyatt Pierce Nebraska Louis Davis Ottumwa A. W. Grady Hyatt Grady Howard Ressler Minneapolis Ray Miller Ray Johnson Miller Jess Kepler Mrs. Miller L. EK. Strickler Sherwood A. N. Grady Patty Kern Amana

Japanese Empire Dates From 660 B C

The article states the Japanese era begins in 660 B C with the founding of the Japanese empire. It notes this as the starting point for imperial chronology. The piece frames 660 B C as the traditional founding date of Japan.

B. C

Ainsworth Residents Notice Farm Progress And Local Happenings

On Tuesday June 22 Mrs. J E Clege of Ainsworth visited Washington. Marion Sheetz of Ainsworth R2 became owner of the Ruebsam farm and keeps up the property along the gravel road. Frank Mayhews welcomed a new birth as Wilbur Lauderman’s home area features a standout new barn.

J. E. Clege Ainsworth Washington Marion Sheetz Ainsworth R Ruebsam Farm Frank Mayhews Wilbur Lauderman

Farm action and social notes fill local page

The Huston farm alongside the road has fine soil ready for beans and the tractor outfit works swiftly. A discussion on women voting is noted with a glimpse at what Indian women think.

By and Clyde Huston

Farmers Catch Up As Men Plow Forty Acres Daily

Charley Zieglowsky notes three boys plow over fifty acres of corn per day with ease. Harvest season is in full swing and farmers are catching up on corn work.

Charley Zieglowsky

Havre Farms and Field Work Highlight Local Life

Mrs. Laura McBride tends a small acreage like a little farm in Havre and performs much of this labor. Across Havre to Crawfordsville farmers are busy with clover cutting and corn plowing using tractors and horse power, highlighting active country farming.

Laura McBride Havre Crawfordsville Lewis Hering

Harvest Progress and Local Farm News Across the County

Roy Hahn’s farm progresses with field work and bean prep. Harold Disneys floods test corn plowing, showing resilience as land dries for new sowing. Jake Snyder maintains Dave Fishburn’s former farm while Frank M. Boshart breeds twelve foxes in a controlled enclosure. George Yeager hosts visiting relatives from Crawfordsville, as Hazel Orrig’s family from Pueblo stops by. Mrs. Conray and two sons visit Conray relatives while Clark Gormley studies in Waterloo.

George Yeager Crawfordsville Hazel Orrigs Conray Dickie George Pueblo Colorado Conray Walter Orris Clark Gormley Patricia Charles City Iowa Clark Waterloo

Journal plans year of worthwhile reading for friends

Mrs Henry Mast notes three months pass quickly and proposes a yearly Journal including magazines to provide readers with engaging material.

Henry Mast

Pleads His Own Case In Bicycle Rule Violation

An 11 year old boy in Elk heart Indiana arraigned before Judge Frank for riding a passenger on a bicycle. He argued the crossbar rule bans a passenger on the carrier behind the saddle. The judge dismissed the case.

Frank Elkhart Ind

Voting on Women’s Suffrage Among Osage Near Pawhuska

The Osage tribe near Pawhuska Oklahoma shows little enthusiasm for women voting. Full blooded women reportedly ignore the push to extend ballots to women and refuse to break male rule tradition. Less than half of mixed blood members seem to want the voting privilege.

Pawhuska Oklo

Local farmers and builders cite busy season on area farms

J W Long and crew paint Whit Davis farm now Henry Crooks NE of Crawfordsville. Lloyd Howsare and wife farm with milking cows. Longs team Ray mond Hammond Dean Crawford busy with barn work at Havre Zieglowsky McCall farm and Har ry Penaldson near Washington. C H W work Eli White Columbus Junction. R P D has three plows ready for harvest. Mrs Work keeps many eggs and milk cows. Dr and Mrs Griffith south of Ainsworth praise progress. S L Hahn at Mrs Witting farm west of Crawfordsville reports harvest near and Hahn among first finished.

J. W. Long Wyman Whit Davis Henry Crooks Crawfordsville Lloyd Howsare Mr. Longs Raymond George Hammond Dean Crawford Frank Mayhew Havre Zieglowsky McCall Harry Penaldson Washington C. K. Schantz Wayland Mayhew Eli White Columbus Junction R. FP Mrs. Work L. Hahn

Steeplejack Couple Share Safer View From Heights

Mrs Frank Pettibone, a steeplejack by marriage, joined her husband in the trade about two years ago and says high places are not entirely unsafe. She recalls a black widow bite while atop a high pole and notes their tallest project was a 42 story flagpole in Seattle. A shower is expected Wednesday morning.

Frank Pettibone Pettibones Seattle Wash

Czech Foreign Minister says Germany openly threatened invasion

Czech foreign minister Kamil Krofta accused Germany of openly threatening to invade Czechoslovakia as it did Austria. He cited Berlin’s May 19 reply insisting troops would march if Prague failed to maintain order, noting no official repeal of the threat and continued frontier mobilization despite peaceful municipal elections. Krofta linked German press rhetoric after the Eger incident to possible pretext for invasion.

Prague Germany Czechoslovakia Austria Kamil Krofta Krofta Berlin Krotta Eger Reich Ministry of Propaganda Neas

Markets Chicago Livestock Report June Market Tightens Prices

Chicago market notes show hogs up 10 to 15 cents from yesterday with top at 9.20 for 170 to 240 pounds. cattle steady with beef steers 9.75 to 11.15 and calves 5.00 to 9.25. sheep steady with lambs 9.26 to 9.85 and yearlings 6.00 to 8.75. Estimated next day receipts include cattle 4,000 hogs 12,000 sheep 8,000.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Market Report June 22

Chicago Produce reports a steady market with eggs receipts at 16,046 cases, extras and firsts around 19 to 20 percent, dirties 17 percent. butter receipts 15,896 tubs with specials 26 percent and extras 25 percent. poultry shows springers 14 to 17 percent, broilers 16 to 37 percent, ducks 10 to 14 percent, geese 11 percent, turkeys 14 to 18 percent, roosters 10 to 13 percent.

Chicago

Chicago Grain Table Reports Mixed Finishes

Grain table shows Wheat options July through December trading around 77 to 80 cents, Corn July to Dec near 57 to 58, Oats July to Dec around 26 to 27, and Rye July to Dec near 52 to 53. Market figures include highs lows and closes, with scattered minor shifts across contracts.

Chicago

Hi Way Cafe Sold to L M Bogles in Crawfordsville

In Crawfordsville on June 22 Mr and Mrs L M Bogle of Wyman bought the lower story of the old First Savings bank building housing the Wil Way cafe. Their cafe opened for business today. Mrs Hattie Gherryholmes and Maud Murphy who ran the Hi Way cafe for years will leave the business and undecided about their futures.

Nellie Manners Crawfordsville L. M. Bogle Wyman First Savings Bank Peeples Bank Bogle Hattie Gherryholmes Maud Murphy Guy Mitchell Ames Lemley James West Chester Jos Schlatter Hazel Orvis Conrey Pueblo Colorado Clark Gormly Charles City Iowa George Yeager Cc. Cr. Craig Mt. Pleasant Max Schlatter

Chicago cash corn prices and ranges in latest report

Chicago cash corn prices show variety across grades with mixes and yellows ranging from 53% to 59% for various grades. Sample grade recorded 47 to 63 percent with an estimated carrot yield figure noted at 256.

Chicago

Whitaker & Son Hosts Busy Livestock Sale

Last week brought a strong sale with fat cattle feeder pigs and good buyers. This week buyers are invited to bring fat cattle feeder steers heifers sows with pigs lambs and hogs along with posts and household items including a 12 by 14 house tent oil stove and poultry supplies from Whitaker and Son.

Whittaker & Son

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