West Chester social notes and visits
West Chester society column details visits and travels of local families. Ray Hough and Francis Romine return from California to Davenport to visit relatives. A Home Art club gathering at Mrs. Ben Holt’s features souvenirs from Germany. Various residents travel, host, and celebrate birthdays and picnics in Washington Williamsburg and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
Ray Hough
California
Davenport
Ray
Clifford Evestone
Evestone
Francis Romine
Keola
The
Home Art Club
Ben Holt
Washington
Bernice
Joe Kelly
Germany
Wedding Announces Union Of Mangold And Moore
Aletha Mangold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mangold married Ralph Dean Moore son of Mrs. Sadie Moore in the Methodist parsonage on Saturday evening. They will reside here as Lois and Wilbur Noore attended the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aletha Maxine Mangold
Leo C. Mangold
Ralph Dean Moore
Sadie Moore
Lois
Wilbur Noore
Market Reports Hogs Steady Cattle Rally Ends Week Steady
Hog market remains steady with 14.75 ceiling on barrows and gilts and 14.00 on sows and stags. Cattle and calves show mixed movement, with choice steers and yearlings holding near peak values around 18.00 and 17.50 respectively, vealers easing to 15.50, yearling prices fluctuating as the week closes. Sheep markets show native spring lambs steady to 25 higher. shorn lambs steady to 25 lower with absent old crop wooled lambs.
Chicago Grain Table Highlights Mixed Market Moves
Chicago June 30 cash grain notes show oats mixed with several bids, soybeans at 2.20 yellow, and July through December futures for wheat corn and rye displaying varied highs and lows. The report lists numerous price figures for WHEAT, CORN, OATS, and RYE across contract months, reflecting a cautious trading session.
Sound Envelope Delivers Portable Sound Recording Wafer
A new plastics based device records high fidelity sound on a wafer thin plastic disk seven inches in diameter. Each side holds 15 minutes of dictation. The disk is mailable in an envelope and can be bent rolled or written on without harming the sound track.
Glycerine in Stain Removal for Fabrics
Professional spotters use glycerine and water to loosen stains before removal. The glycerine acts as a lubricant aiding complete removal, but success hinges on the cleaner’s skill and whether the garment can withstand water.
Automatic Parcel Locker Service Expands Since 1931
The parcel locker system now handles over 37 million parcels annually, a sixfold rise from 1931 when engineering practices began. From 1909 lockers to today’s units, service reaches more than 2,000 locations despite wartime steel restrictions making new equipment impossible since 1941.
Funeral Services For Mrs Bennett Held Near Junction
Mrs Stella Bennett 9 0 died Wednesday at Oakdale sanitarium in Columbus Junction Iowa family notes she was born September 25 1884 near the town to Benjamin Woodruff and Maud Woodruff and was married to James Bennett who died in March 1936 survivors include her mother Mrs Maud Woodruff of Columbus Junction and other relatives according to the article
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Joe Kelly
Mary Watson
Holt
H. W
Munster
Chicago
Margarite
Muscatine
Batavia
Dwight
Francis Booth
Des Moines
Nellie Booth
Janet Reif
Howard Fisher
Mason City
Marvin Sprague
Maple Crest Turkey
Wellman
George Bell
Janet Porter
Glenn Thompson
Washington
Williamsburg
Roy Gardner
James Stancer
Rosemary
Walter Bauer
Frederick
Linda Stewart
Williamsboro
Merle Gardner
Waterloo
Shirley
Nancy
Peggy
Merle
Frederick Bauer
Brooking So
Glenn Martin
Mammie
Cyril Smith
Marshall
Texas
St. Louis
Patty Hotle
Betty Griggs
Griggs
Sunset Park
Lysle Smith
Richard
Rock Island
Abbie Boyer
Howard Augustine
Martha Jane
A. T. Augustine
Denver
Colo
Maurier Bauer
Augustines
Lou Bauer
Mt. Pleasant
Johnny Hotle
Edd Hotle
Leroy Hotle
Minneapolis
Minn
Burr Cafe
Jane Burr
Ted Burr
Burr
Patty McDowell
Donna Reif
Joann Hotle
Tion
Joe Boyd
Conesville
Carrol McGill
Grandview
Geneva Harrison
Wapello
Ursula Rexroth
Caney
Kas
Arthur
Columbus Junction
Louisa Center
Long Creek
Richie Funeral Home
Roy Edwards
Armstrong
Mamie Butcher
C. J. Duncan
Maud McGuire
Cotter
Grace Foster
Kort Dodge
Mayme Pargis
Lynndle
Utah
Martha Butler
Stella Bennett
Oakdale Sanitarium
Here
Benjamin
Maud Stewart Woodruff
James Bennett
Maud Woodruff
Columbus
Salton Sea in California Sinks 280 Feet Below Sea Level
Reading from a Southern California report the Salton Sea lies 280 feet below sea level marking an extreme low point. The article notes geographic depth and regional significance for nearby communities and ecosystems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salton Sea
Calirnia
Hogs sale prices rise with strong market demand
Hogs sold last Wednesday with sows and litters up to 75 dollars each. Bred sows brought 55 dollars, choice spring pigs 15.50 per head, bears 50 to 60 dollars. Market claims to be the best.
Draft Horse Sale Promises Last Auction Rush
The sale totaled 111 head and proceeded at a rapid pace with buyers paying top prices. Organizers expect this to be the final draft horse sale and urge buyers to act while the market remains open.
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Charles W. Jackson
Dean
Iowa
Co. L. Jennings
New London
Walter Oellen
E. P. Rich
Willits Motor Company
J. E. Moore
O. J. Greenfield
E. Jefferson
Ainsworth
Frank Henderson
Duncan
Park Inquire Journal
University of Ilinois Library
Journal
Midway Sales Company
Iambus Junction
Reister
Home Art
Sons of Denver
Nita Corbin
New Orleans
Hotel Peabody
Memphis
Tenn
Marcia Jamerson
Lee
Victor Massons
Patty
Nancy Patterson
Eagle River
Wise
Camp North Woods
Wilton H. Webb
Stewart
Mt. Vernon, Ill
Stanley Brock
Joan
Tacoma
Wash
Harvey S. Meek
Evelyn
Elizabeth
San Francisco
Detroit
M. R. Meek
Alvin Walker
Mill Valley
Calif
Harold Thomassen
Donald Orr
Orr
Jimmy
Mobile
Alabama
Ralph Orr
Fred Bey
Robert Barclay
Glen Barclay
George Breitenbach
Carlisle Barracks
Penn
Nellie Wilson
Frances Sherlock
C. W. Stewart
Ted Brown
Howard Fulton
Bob
Effie Anderson
Rodney Woods
Ralph Wods
Harold Ahrens
Ray G. Hough
Richland
Max W. Owens
Joe M. Goodlander
Warren G. Marston
Kenneths. Sitler
Scott D. Orris
Induction
Willis Jones
U's Men
Robert D. MccCreedy
J. R McCreedy
Roy Fetters
Edna Caldwell
Elkhart, Ind
Dave Boyer
Frank Nelson
Sue
Helen Foster
Oberlin
Ohio
John
Ruth
State University of Town
John Owen
U. W
Jean Atchison
Fred Mauthe
Kathryn Mauthe
E. E. Yoder
C. R. I. and P. Railroad
New Holland
Penna
Mark Allen Sutton
Haskins
Richard Lee Hayes Liken
Brighton
Clarence
Leo Eugene Mal Otis Whitaker
Jefferson Barracks
Glen Conard
Carl Crossett
NEW Hampshire Red Bullets
Hawk
Dai
Capital
Iowa City
Porter Elevator
Miss Minnie Chance
Majestic
Milton Birka
Riverside
Leonard Meyer
Eclipse Lumber Company
POR Sale
Lester Merz
du Pont Duco
Washington Oil Co
FORD
Pleasant Plain
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
Chas. Thomas R 1
Floyd Griggs
Oliver
Wayne Arnold
Farrell
Montgomery Ward and Company
Call
Idaconeey
R. W. Borman
South
Iowa Ave
Rawleigha Products
CC. G. Picken
So. Ave. B
Ister
Martin's Modern Cleaners
Eli Jackson
J. W. Hendrickson
G. M. Humble
Montgomery Ward and Co
Orie O'Connor
Chicago Livestock
Cash Grain
Reister's Hatchery
North 12Th Street
Bennett
Junction
Brewer & Sons
Fenn’s
Paint & Paper Service
van Buren
George J. Breitenbach
Louisa County
Draft Horse Sale
Saddle Horse Sale
Midway Sales CO
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