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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1940

Page

5

Enticing Pat ent Teachers meeting in West Chester

The Pat ent Teachers association will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening at the high school. Sergeant Jennings of the Iowa Highway Patrol will present an address. Roberta Luers directed a one act play by the sophomore class. The high school operetta Hearts and Blossoms drew a large audience Friday evening. Homer Hotle sustained a broken finger while helping free a car from mud.

West Chester Mar Patent Teachers Association Sergeant Jennings Iowa Highway Roberta Luers Homer Hotle Acei

County Auditor Candidate Seeks June Primary Nomination

A report notes POR County will field Republican candidate for County Auditor in the June primary. Mentions community events including visits by coach Bruce Gardner and Moravia basketball players en route to a tournament in Iowa City. Also references church fires and local birthdays and visits across Mt Union and Des Moines.

Por Washington County Pychange Dean Niffenegger Whiting Keith Stewart

Sixteen Tons of Metaphos Fertilizer For Test Farms

Sixteen tons of metaphos a concentrated TVA phosphatic fertilizer are being unloaded by the Washington County Soil Improvement association to test at fifteen farms in the county. The program includes a five year cropping plan liming and phosphating with cooperation from the Iowa Agricultural Extension Service and TVA. Metaphos contains 63 percent available phosphatic plant food and will be applied on listed farms totaling 32800 lbs. Demonstration farms will record results as part of a state program involving 33 farmers in 28 counties and a national effort touching 27000 farmers across 20 states.

TVA Washington County Soil Improvement Association Washington Joe Knotek County Soil Improvement Association Iowa Agricultural Extension Service Tennessee Valley Authority Muscle Shoals Alabama Richard Cray Lime Creek Albert Navy Iowa Fred EE. Palmer Karl Schuerman Highland Ray Sojka Jackson Co. L. Stannard Clay Richard Stephens Crawford S. A. Stephens Oregon Lloyd R. Stout Brighton Marion Stransky English River Emer Waller Forrest D. Walker Marion J. W. Chandler Chandler Tion Cecil F. Rooks Washington County Farm Security Administration Vartona Machinery Companies

Market Summary Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices

Chicago markets report March 12 with hogs 10 to 15 cents higher top 5 50 for 180 to 240 pounds. Cattle and calves weak to lower with feeders steady and best fed steers 12 25. Sheep fat lambs active 15 cents higher range 9 85 to 16 10, best held higher. Estimated tomorrow receipts: cattle 9 000 hogs 13 000 sheep 7 000.

Chicago U.P

Farmers in Washington County Buy Spreader Cooperative

Twenty Farm Security Administration cooperators in Washington County completed the first cooperative purchase of manure spreaders. They bought twenty units cash without trade ins, saving about 24 percent off the retail price for a total saving over 900 dollars.

Washington County Farm Security Administration Cecil F. Rooks Farm Security Administration Washington County

Chicago Grain Table From March Market Summary

Chicago March grain quotes show wheat May at 1.01 percent open with highs around 1.08 percent and lows near 1.01 percent. July at 99 percent open, 1.01 percent high, .99 percent low. Sept around 8 percent open and 1.004 percent high. Corn May 55 percent open, 56 percent high and low. July 56 percent, .66 percent. Sept 57 percent, .57 percent. Oats May 40 percent, July 68 percent, Sept 32 percent. Rye May 64 percent, July 66 percent, Sept 65 percent.

Chicago

Citizens' Ticket Chooses W. P. Davidson for Mayor

Crawfordsville announces a single Citizens' ticket for the March 25 city election. Mayor will be W. P. Davidson with councilmen R. J. Williams A. G. Lease J. C. Huston H. G. Fletcher and W. W. Twinam and assessor Will Hagie. incumbent R. E. Lease declines another term.

Crawfordsville Our City Citizens W. P. Davidson R. J. Williams A. G. Lease J. C. Huston G. Fletcher W. W. Twinam Atsessor Will Hagie Rk. E. Lease Harry White Olive Moore Ainsworth Suiday Wilkins Miss Moore Martello McCoys Iowa City

Naming Solomon

The name Solomon means peace and was given for a prophecy foretelling peace and quietness for Israel in his days, as stated in 1 Chronicles 22 9.

Solomon Israel

Grain Report From Cass: Mixed Corn and Soybean Notes

Cass grains show mixed corn grades with 59 percent for 1 mixed and 59 for 1 yellow, several yellow and white samples in the 56 to 58 percent range, oats at 37 to 42 percent, and soybeans with 8 yellow at 107 percent.

Chicago

Produce and Poultry Markets Steady in Chicago Trade

Chicago market update shows steady produce with 6,190 cases received including 11 64 firsts and 16 percent extra fancy. Poultry also steady with 31 truckloads received including ducks at 14 to 17 and other prices unchanged.

Chicago

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