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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1939
Page
7
Suburban items report travelers from Loig Beach to West Chester, locals exchanging small talk, shopping, and a few auctions. A verse on March weather and resilience follows, then names record a day of travel and dividend talk before the California train heads toward Chicago.
Chicago markets show hogs steady with 7.60 to 7.80 at weights 160 to 240 pounds. Cattle: calves few. steers steady to weak, yearlings firm, cows steady. top weekly steer 13.75, yearling 12.76. Sheep: fat lambs up 25 to 40 cents, week top 9.90, best fed lambs 9.00 to 10.00, top fed western ewes 5.75.
Chicago brace of market notes reports butter receipts at 1 054 827 pounds with 24 percent extras and 23 percent firsts while bulk receipts rise to 26 825 cases. Grain table shows mixed wheat corn oats rye futures with May July and Sept readings across multiple contracts.
In Chicago on March 25 the cash grain report shows several yellow and white corn and oat lots with wide grade ranges. Entries list percentages for yellow corn varieties from 47 to 48 percent and white corn from 52 to 54 percent, plus oats with mixed and white percentages.
Every dollar charged for telephone service includes more than ten cents in taxes, affecting consumers across the region. The surcharge, collected by state and local authorities, adds to the cost of basic communications and raises questions about tax distribution and public funding.
Fragmentary note discusses hurricanes with unclear context and scattered phrases about accuracy and people. No clear event date or named organizations present.
Washington county 4 H girls 24 members and leaders attended the posture training school held at Mt Pleasant on Thursday. The third annual event, led by Edith Barker and Miss Ila Gardner, focused on posture and mental outlook. Attendees included Mrs John Cherry Charlotte Longer and many others from the county.
Three Iowa City youths planned to reassemble bicycles from a load police believed they had stolen. Sgt. B. H. Hauber said the case would go to juvenile authorities once the bikes are rebuilt and returned to owners.
Wreda White will begin work Monday as bookkeeper and office head for the Montgomery Ward store in Dennison, with the new shop scheduled to open soon in a town of 3900. White has served since 1929 at the local Ward store. Henry Clay of Simmons Hardware, W. J. Sheely, and R. K. Roswell visited Peters Hardware during remodeling for displays for the new department. Peters recently joined the Simmons merchandise plan targeting a wide field of hardware dealers.
Cooperation with the chamber membership committee lists business and professional firms contributing to the Washington Chamber of Commerce progressive program. The list is incomplete and will be enlarged daily through the annual membership drive.
A dense ledger of merchants and service providers including grocers pharmacies bakeries clothing shops hardware tires banks furniture dealers cleaners florists theaters hotels and professional offices. The listing names hundreds of entities across categories with no narrative, dates or events.
The Alphas chapter held a dinner meeting at the Guest House with eleven members. They scheduled the first April meeting as a date night dinner and planned to attend the Young Men's Assembly in Waterloo on April 29. Ted Brown spoke on Buttons.
A brief note explains that the name Australia was first applied to a group of South Sea islands. It also mentions a calcified price example where four pairs of shoes cost 3.50 dollars each, totaling 5 dollars with a 1.50 dollar tax collected.
An article notes the coastline of Norway extending roughly 12 000 miles when counted by indentations and sinupsi tes, highlighting the intricate and lengthy shoreline.
Journal sale date column notes Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction every Wednesday and Community Bale every Friday. Mite Wood Ward March 9 Mothel church miles south Dublin.
The article notes that moles possess rudimentary eyes, often nearly buried under skin and fur. It emphasizes their limited vision and adaptation to subterranean life.
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