The Gon Family Weekend Guest in Peoria
The Gon family Billy and his daughter Irene spent a weekend visiting relatives in Peoria Illinois as reported in local social notes.
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Billy
Irene
Peoria
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1939
Page
7
Farmers buy horses and shoats in Nebraska trip
Gilbert and Harvey Hoskins traveled to Grand Island Nebraska and purchased six horses and 165 head of 80 pound shoats. Harry Turner tracked them home while Hervey Coffin helped with chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton H. Coffin
Gilbert
Harvey Hoskins
Grand Island
Nebraska
Harry Turner
Hervey Coffin
Hoskins
Will Black
Brighton
Mrs. Black
Jery Elmore
Groves
David Jones
Martha Hoskine
Pleasant Plain School
Walter Pray
Washington
Elmer
Milton Coffin
Merril Gowey
Carl Daeing
Airnee Jones
Bobby
Grinnell
Want Ads from Reister's Markets
These prices paid Thursday at Reister's Markets include Egg prices Sweet Cream 23c a pint Sour Cream 21c No 1 and 19c No 2. Poultry bought at 4c per pound with deductions for defects crook breasts bare backs blisters and extreme thinness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennery Brown
Hennery
Local readers note March events and visits to Ainsworth
A noisy scene in Ainsworth includes Frank Macon requesting a Journal, Berths on travels to California, Burton Wheeler reading the news in Silvis Illinois, and chatter about barber shops, rug making, and local sales. Attendees from Crawfordsville and nearby towns report busy mornings with trades and grandparent visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Wheeler
Ainsworth
Silvis
Daily News
Sam Wheeler
Burton
Market Summary Chicago Live Stock Report
Markets Chicago March 22. Hogs 16 000 top 7.75 bulk 7.64 to 7.75 packing sows 6.25 to 6.65. Cattle 9 000 calves 1 200 market steady for prime yearlings heavy steers weaker to 25 under. Fed heifers steady to 25 lower cows 16 to 15 under. Wealers steady 9.50 down. Sheep 9 000 lambs around steady bids 9.26 to 9.35 rest 9.40 to 9.50 and better. Sheep scarce about steady. Estimated receipts tomorrow cattle 5 000 does 10 000 sheep 16 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mar
Pat Lamba
Chicago Grain Prices Mixed in March Table Update
The Chicago market shows mixed grain prices for May and July contracts with wheat around 67 to 68, corn near 47 to 48, oats in the 29 to 32 range, and rye near 42 to 44. Cash grain notes list samples of red, mixed, yellow, white categories with varying percentages, reflecting a broad spread across grades and origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Suly AB
CABH
News Notes By the Journal Subscription ve D. F. MACON
The article notes a Journal subscription update by D. F. Macon with details on prices and renewal options. It highlights how subscribers can renew, adjust plans, or add gifts for new readers.
Evening plans and a request for a shirt
Blair asks what to do tonight and Mrs. Blair lists likely activities such as writing letters reading and listening to the radio. He mentions a reminder to bring his shirt at seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Mrs. Blair
Mrs Wood’s Journal Renewed as Crawfordsville Visitors Call
An inquisitive lady asks if the new horse is a dray horse and the owner replies with a playful description. Mrs. Frank Wood of Ainsworth recently renewed her journal for some time. The Charley Martin family from Crawfordsville stopped by Mrs Wood’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Edith Meeker
Journal
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Mar
Howard McCall
Near West Cheater
Nora Ebner
Washington
Ametta Gupton
Maurie Frizany
West Bur-iigton
West Burlington
Fritz
Upton
J. D. Rabenold
Davenport
R. E. McFarland
Frank Wood
Charley Martin
Crawfordsville
Local Subscriptions Noted as Journal Readers Leave
D G Beembrossom of Ainsworth was in Washington with a year’s subscription and several magazines. The Pictorial Review stopped its selections. Donations of subs by readers like Milt Wolrab of Ainsworth helped while the editors were away from town for Evening Journal duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AD. Brown
Ainsworth
D. G. Beembrossom
Washington
Pictorial Review
Glenn
Milt Wolrab
Ainsworth R 2
Evening Journal
Liteally Speaking Dzudi-Does Your Wife Make It Hot For You
A humorous exchange recalls dinner timing and frustration as Punchuck jokes about eating cold when someone is late. The banter centers on domestic routines and communal meals.
Boy carries football as crowd watches police scene
A dejected boy walks with a football amid a broken window and trampling of flower beds while friends question him. He shrugs off blame saying they asked him to pay for the cops as an auction case of merchandise draws interest and dividend money is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Soybeans and corn receipts data brief
Soybeans show 8 yellow 89 percent and yellow 84 percent readings. Corn receipts tallied 57 cars in the same round of market notes.
Chicago Produce Market Reports Firm Receipts and Shipments
Chicago reports March 22 market activity with firm receipts across produce and poultry. Potatoes show steady and firm conditions with 24 shipments and 1018 arrivals noted, while poultry and other items reflect steady quotations and varied shipment figures.
Verlena North Enrolled at Pleasant Ridge School
Verlena North becomes a new pupil at Pleasant Ridge, boosting total enrollment to 23. Tony Kauffman reelected school director. he and Mrs. Austin Eimery welcomed a new daughter. Community mourns John Erl enbush. flu hits many families. six pupils in school due to illness. Crooked Creek flooded surrounding roads after last Saturday rain. waters receding but damage remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Smith
Pleasant Ridge
Verlena North
Tony Kauffman
Austin Eimery
John Erlenbush
Tommy Pacini
Sigourney
Crooked Creek
British Spy Executed In Constantinople Plot
Collier's Weekly recounts how a Turkish intelligence operation ended the career of a clever Turkish spy. London sent $150 in a plain envelope to his secret Constantinople address which the Turkish censor deemed sufficient proof of dealings with the enemy, leading to his execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Collier's Weekly
London
Capacity Crowd at Junior High Singing Dancing Festival
A junior high festival featured girls from the seventh and eighth grades performing songs and dances from Ireland Scotland England and other nations. Selections included German folk tunes from Hansel and Gretel and a prologue and dialogue about Stephen Foster with detailed roles and costumes. The event earned praise for precision, smooth pacing, and strong training under Margaret Christensen Meda Fisher TLole Moore and a team of mothers and teachers who managed costumes scenery and props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Scotland
England
Hansel and
Gretel
Billy Waggoner
Hansel
Carolyn Bond
Joe Conrad
Sandman
America
Stephen C. Foster
Harry Anderson
Mrs. Foster
Marjorie Logan
Miranda
Doris Beatty
Stephen Foster
William Ewing
Jeannie
Virginia Robertson
Foster
Margaret Christensen
Meda Fisher
Tlole Moore
Geofgeé Mobr. Tich Rd Grecian
Clarence Messenger
Bill Murphy
Senator Dewey Declares War on Slugs in Vending Machines
Des Moines reports Senator A. Claire Dewey Republican Washington announces a campaign against slug use in nickel vending machines. An organized ring is selling slugs at 100 for five cents, costing the state sales tax revenue. Adelman of Des Moines warns the state house machines show slug usage in numerous transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Dewey
Des Moines
A. Claire Dewey
Washington
L. J. Adelman
Dewey
Adelman
William
State House
Colorado River Basin spans seven western states and Mexico
The Colorado river basin covers parts of seven western states and a small area in Mexico, shaping regional hydrology and water management across borders. It encompasses diverse landscapes and significant water resources central to regional planning and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado River
Mexico
Livestock Auction and Lumber Sale Notice
Whiptaker and Son Mgrs announce an auction offering 150 head of cattle including heavy spring cows and steers, 15 white face heifers, one white face bull, a black bull, various light steers and heifers, plus 40 to 50 veals. Hogs, sheep with lambs, boars, two bucks. Also listed are horses including a mule team, cheap horses, 5000 feet of lumber at 35 per 1600, shingles, posts, harness, rug, and assorted furniture.
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L.H. Orr
Hampshire
Sarrow
H. P. Wilson
Pioneer Drug
Wim. Reinert Keota
West Madison
M. Pierce
MN. Wa
Mra. C. S. Lemmon
J. EB. Wright
East 5Th
East van Buren
West
Madison
Inquire of Journal
Mack
Chas. Messenger
Esther Stewart
Esther
the Journal
Turkey
Iowa
the Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Sirs
Yours Truly
Vee Ray
Merrill Gowey
Figgins
Davia
Richland
POR
BFAR
Ross Motor Service
Siibeod
Washington Oil Company
Felipse Lumber Company
Calk Td
Oliver Row
G. FE
Phillips
Oetjens Seed Store
White Rock Baby Chicks
R. B. Palmer
West Chester
Wilmer Kauffman
Phillips & Hebner
Mammouth
James Daniels
Rosa Motor Service
Farmall Trac
Merle Smith
Howard Anderson
Ramseyer
Pittsburgh
Pioneer Drug Store
Elm Grove
Eclipse Lumber Company
International
John Deere Corn Planter
Charles Ashby
Eldridge Insurance Agency
Eod
Woods Manufacturing Co
Harlan Johnson
Wellston
Wood
Aineworth
South
Marion
McComb
Cloyce Stewart
C. L. Dayton
Brent's Berries
Ualed Straw H. C. Birney
Frank Parrish
Smart & Parrish
Pioneer Streamlox
Kiela Kieshing
John P. Jones
Columbus Junction
McCormick Deering
de Por
Durochog
R. B. Stephens
Reister’s Markets
Reister & Sons
Lieyd Luers
White Oak
Carl Daering
Washington County Hospital
George Augustine
Bond
Orlena Augustine
Virginia Luers
LeRoy Liers
H. D. Luera
Harry Hamilton
Walter Wilson
Guy Black
Midway Sale Co
Frank Macon
Hugh Hall
Ifa
Francisco
California
San
New York
Martin Telford
Cate
Mre
J. J. Fitzgerald
Glen Millers
Jim Bolleay
Sopshires
Jake Koch
Lucky Harbison
Donald Harper
Paul Hustons
Ed Griffth
Junction
Ed Tooks
Ora Jones
Ded
al Crone
John Hamil
Spencer Bell
Tom Gutlfy
Floyd Marston
Washington Daily
Chicago Livestock
D. F. Macon
Kaby
Colorado River Basin
Wisconsi
T. B
Jay
Milwaukee
of Highland Threshing Co
Riverside
Minneapolis
Nicols Shepard
Highland Threshing Co
Bert Cray
Audt
H. E. Doud
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