Fairview Letter highlights local visits and a wartime unemployment note
In Fairview on June 27 Mrs Allan Barth attended a party at Claude Wiltore's home. Numerous local families attended gatherings, funerals, and reunions across Mt Pleasant Letts Washington and Keota as relatives traveled from Iowa City Natural Bridge Cincinnati and Tucson. The piece closes with a note that unemployment averaged six million in 1941, prewar.
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F. B. Blankenhorn
Fairview
Allan Barth
Claude Wiltore
Kilgore
Delbert Evans
Natural Bridge
James Simonton
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Henderson
D. D. Nicholson
Town City
Floyd Blankenhorn
Nicholson
Iowa City State Bank
Joan Maxwell
Iowa City
Ed Rees
Rees
Col Jet
Park
Carole Jean
Cheryl Ann
Edward Griffith
Will Marek
Gerald Rhea
Judy
Cochran
Mt. Pleasant
Mildred Kupka
Griggs
Mr. Hotle
Washington
Travis Jones
Tuscon
Arizona
Jones
Wim. Edgar
Wm. Edgar Sr
Community Sale and Closing Out Sale Announced in Iowa
The notice lists weekly Friday sales at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock auctions at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa. It also announces a June 28 closing out sale of household goods at 310 East Third Street starting 6 30 p m with Velma Arnold and a July 6 general sale of household goods and implements led by George Clapper.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales
Columbus Junction
Iowa
East Third Street
Velma Arnold
George Clapper
Acknowledgments from the Hotile Hotle Family
Words cannot express our deep appreciation for the many kind acts during our recent bereavement. Mrs. David J. Hotile C. C. Hotle family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Hotile
C. C. Hotle
Farm Union Head Urges OPA Veto and Price Control Stand
Des Moines June 27 Iowa Farmers Union President Fred Stover denounced the house passed OPA bill as ineffective and inflationary He telegrammed President Truman urging a veto and warning that the Taft amendment would permit unlimitedmanufacturers price spirals and affect machinery household goods and consumer foods
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fred Stover
Iowa Farmers Union
Truman
Stover
House of Representatives
Congress
Grandview Social News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs. Clarence Hook of Pleasant Plain visited in Grandview with Percy Wagamon. Elmer Karnes and child attended a Lutheran church dinner. Chas Hook spent time with family while on army leave. Grover Booth visited Delbert Maxwell family. Ambrose Longwell hosted Elmer Karnes. Leo Gislain and Paulette and Adolph Gislain traveled to Iowa City. Raymond Curl and son called at the Maxwell home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Maxwell
Grandview
Clarence Hook
Pleasant Plain
Percy Wagamon
Elmer Karnes
Lutheran Church
Chas. Hook
Grover Booth
Ambrose Longwell
Leo Gislain
Paulette
Adolph Gislain
Iowa City
Raymond Curl and
Preventable Farm Fires Cited by National Association
Eighty five percent of farm fires are preventable according to statistics from a national fire prevention association.
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National
Soil per Person Drops Below Three Acres in U S
Soil conservationists report the United States has less than three acres of good farmland available per person indicating dwindling productive land as population grows.
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United States
U S Population Share Statement
The United States accounts for about 6 percent of the world population while occupying roughly 7 percent of the world’s land area.
Markets Chicago June 27 Livestock Report
Livestock market report from Chicago on June 27 notes hogs at 14.85 ceiling for top barrows and gilts, 14.10 ceiling for sows, active and steady. Cattle and calves see fed steers and yearlings steady to 25 cents lower with strong demand for choice cattle. 20 loads of choice cattle and 1025 lb finished heifers at 18.00, most cattle 15.50 to 18.00. Sheep markets steady to scarce. old crop lambs and spring lambs steady, ewes down 25 cents, native lambs 16.00 to 16.50, some light weights to 13.50. Release notes include bulk price ranges and limited demand on local accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black-Top
George J. Abreitenbach
South Side Square
Barry
Chicago Produce Market Report June 27
Chicago June 27 report shows poultry receipts no cars and 17 trucks with market firm. Eggs total 18 253 cases and market firm. mercantile exchange primes list various extras standards and current receipts with mixed price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain Table Snapshot of Futures Quotes
A grain table shows futures quotes for oats and corn with open high low and close figures across multiple contract months. Entries include January March oats with values around 88 to 89 and August and September corn figures near mid 80s to 87 with various percent changes.
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Chicago
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Mose Levy
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J.T. Care Journal
Eye
Prebyl
Mike Wheelan
Chas. Morris
R. W. Heerd
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Muscatine
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West Chester
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Maidrite
J. C. Penneys
United States Employment Office
T. H. Lowry
DU Pont
Eclipse Lumber Company
B & G Firestone
Hawk
South Capitol
Pioneer Drug Store
Washington Oil Company
Call
Aberdeen Angus
Win
Bud Mulcahy
Tucker Chevrolet
International
Omaha
Algo
Edward Wolfe
C. N. Newton
S&f
Keota
KOR
Smart Implement Co
Geerlings
Finney
Martin's Modern Cleaners
Ead
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Werner M. Lowry
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
Cal
Gamble’s
Linwood
Rayburn Land Co. K. P
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Gerald Duncan
Mangolds
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Rawleigh Products
C. G. Picken
Sc. Ave. B
Gamble's
Klein Brothers
Stella Logan
McCormick Deering Separator
Hanan
Minnie Chance
W. J Knight
Oren Handling
Tow
Westinghouse
New
Delbert W Striegel
Harper
Stude Baker
Donald M. Hayes
R. True
Cotter
Goose Creek Farms
Carl Don Mapel
Nettie Conner
E. van Buren
Robert Gray
Bate
Donald McLaugelilin
Luong & Hotle
T. W. Hunter
Linde
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Ramseyer
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Pratt
Shug
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Schrock Fertilizer Service
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Mount Pleasant
Winterset
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Webster City
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Fred Kron
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Journal
Liatte
Ainsworth
OPA
Lala
Reister Bros
Pioneer Dairy Feeds
Pioneer Hog
Paul F. Evans
East Second St
Snack Shack
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain Table
Orchard Phon
Service Department
Montgomery
Firestone
Velma Arnold Brown
FORD
Wards
Carlson
Ontgomery Ward
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