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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Page
7
A garbled Chicago Grain Table fragment mentions a candidate for County Coroner in the June primary under the Republican line. The page also lists mixed grain quotes and a for sale notice for Timothy seed at Riverside with incomplete data.
Stan Kieshy declares his bid for the Republican nomination for Washington County Auditor at the June primary, subject to voter support. The statement outlines his intent to seek election and earn GOP backing.
Mr and Mrs Homer Arianine and family spent Friday at the Lloyd Luers home. Bonnie Jean visited our school in the afternoon. Thelma Henson entertained the children at a nice Easter party Friday afternoon. Miss Benson has been hired to teach White Oak again with a raise. Everyone enjoyed the community meeting Thursday night with planned entertainments. The next meeting will be the third Thursday in April.
A report notes pythons reaching up to thirty feet in length, signaling a startling growth in the species. Experts caution on habitat, prey, and potential conflicts with humans as sightings increase across regions.
Chicago March 2 cash grain prices for corn oats and soybeans show varied yellows white and mixed samples. Corn ranges from 57% to 69% moisture with mixed quality figures, oats report mixed and white samples around 41 42% moisture, soybeans list yellow samples around 108 214 percent moisture.
Chicago reports mixed poultry prices with the market steady to firm. Receipts total 70,490 cases with fresh graded firsts at 16 percent and current lots up 14 percent while dirties hold 14 percent. Truck arrivals reach 28 with springs up 21 to 28 percent and broilers at 20 with other prices unchanged.
The Cotter town election turnout was small with 22 votes. R L Richards was elected mayor while G O Duncan became treasurer and Ed H Thomas assessor. Council members named were RL Duncan Omri Peters G C Duncan Glen McGuire and Elsie Jenkins.
Journal listing for Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction with weekly events on Wednesdays and Fridays at Chip Peed Word. April 4 closing out sale noted. Guy Hoyle mentioned miles northwest of Washington starting at Lt op. m.
Chicago markets show hogs 10 to 15 cents higher with top at 6.36 and mixed weights priced. Cattle receipts 3,500 with steers and yearlings mostly 8.00 to 10.00, top 11.50. cows steady. bulls lower. Sheep 11,000 with lambs quoted 25 to 35 cents lower. fat lambs weak. buyers cautious as futures outlook weighs on demand. Estimated tomorrow totals: cattle 800 hogs 8,000 sheep 7,000. The first printing press in the eastern Hemisphere was set up in City in 1530.
In Salem on March 28 farmers report signs of spring with lambs chicks and new machinery arriving. Duane Shalla group bought a cooperative International manure spreader. Roy Krotz and Gordon Miller install improvements while early spring chicks are hatched at several farms. Easter visits and no potato planting on Good Friday mark the social notes with an upcoming golden anniversary for Mrs Joe Shalla.
Mixed schedule notes show daily, weekly and holiday train and bus departures and stops. It lists Golden State Limited No 8 and No 1 Local, Californian No 48 and No 44, Eastbound No 3 Local and No 4, Knoxville and Davenport branch services, and Burlington Trailways local bus departures from Washington with varied times.
James Philpot a 33 year old Denver truck driver pleaded to be arraigned in Justice John Grant's Stanwood court on reckless driving and ignoring an officer's signal after his semi trailer struck Kenneth Krumroy 39 mechanicsville killing him. A Cedar County coroner jury ruled the death accidental and Philpot was released later picked up again by highway patrolmen for further prosecution.
Donald Durian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Durian of Wellman, joins the Wellman Advance staff as news editor for the next several months. A 1927 Wellman High School and 1931 Iowa graduate, he previously led the Iowa City AP Bureau and reported for twenty daily papers. He later worked in Chicago sports and university public administration work. His wife Mrs. Durian and six year old Phillip will remain in Iowa City where Phillip is enrolled in school.
Students Patricia Davis Loren Evans Larry Jack Allen Johnston Junior Mullen Audrey Rees Katheryn Hotle Hetty Harter Lola Windland participated. Merlin found eleven nests. Shirley Bobby Jimmy and Merlin wrote perfect spelling papers Friday.
The story notes about 700 submarines are in commission across the world navies. It cites the giant French Surcouf at 2,880 tons surface displacement and the small Finnish Saukko at 99 tons.
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