This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1968
Page
6
Chicago markets show hogs unevenly steady to 25 higher with Nos 1–2 200–235 lb at 22.25–23.00, 210 head 210–215 lb at 23.25–23.50, and cattle with prime steers at 28.25–28.50 and calves scarce. Sheep in light offerings with spring lambs 29.00–29.50. Grain ranges list various highs lows and closes across the day.
Amherst Massachusetts reports Dr Ernest Dzendeler of the University of Massachusetts psychology department says 78.5 percent of American males are insensitive to the four basic tastes and 28 percent cannot distinguish sour from bitter. He notes that taste is influenced by odor and other factors and compares the effect to color blindness in origin.
Guests and families converge in Tipton and Brighton during a busy weekend. Mrs. Leo Dunbar and daughters visit from Tipton, Roger Mann and family travel from Galva to Bloomington for summer school, James Bock and Laura Jane from Cedar Rapids join Homer Mann’s household, and Father’s Day activities center at the park pavilion with multiple local families attending. New Anchorage arrivals Roy and Vivian Newton stay with the Shaffer property residents as they plan move into the Tavern property after July first.
A dense list of upcoming sales across Iowa including antiques at the Armory in Washington on June 24 starting 9:30 a.m. and furniture at about 2 p.m. Wayne and Evelyn Simerman are noted. Additional sales include real estate on June 29 by John W. Greiner estate and several household goods auctions at the Washington County Fairgrounds, plus ongoing livestock sales in Wapello Ollie and Columbus Junction areas.
An open house honoring the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Moorhead will be held Sunday, June 30, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Crawfordsville Presbyterian Church. The couple requests no gifts.
The American Field Service chapter plans a picnic at the Burdette Smith home in Brighton Wednesday at 7 p.m. to honor John Mansur, a high school student who has spent the past year here. Attendees should bring a basket supper for their own family. John will soon leave for his home in Brazil. He has lived with the Ira Morrison family during the school year. Ohio note adds that the cardinal is the state bird.
A prime time schedule lists 6:00 News, 6:30 Cowboy, 7:30 Win with Stars, 8:00 Comedy, 9:00 Big Valley, 10:00 News, 10:30 Peyton Place, and 11:00 Joey Bishop.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.