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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
7
Paul Horak of the Town Mutual Dwelling reports a fire sale insured with the state’s top dwelling insurer. The notice highlights coverage details and the insurer’s role in settling claims.
Journal Subscription Representative D F Macon compiles brief items about nearby towns. This column lists community happenings, seeks subscriptions, and notes local events, reflecting small-town happenings and reader updates.
Community notes from Washington and surrounding areas recount a March 30 snow storm and a call to welcome April. Readers share birthday and local news items, tax day observations, letters of thanks, and brief church and school references amid lingering winter weather.
Mrs Sallie Chacey returns home after wintering in Cedar Rapids with daughter Mrs J R Drake. Georgia Bosworth returns from Davenport. Mrs Mabel Brumm of Fort Madison conducted an O B S chapter school for Mesday. Visitors from Washington Keota Brighton Fairfield attended with about 60 at the evening session. Revival services continue at the Christian church led by Rev Waldo Emmerson with Ruth Brewer from Sioux City singing. Raymond Derby and Wava Fitch wed recently and plan to start housekeeping on the Chris Brazier farm northwest of town.
Mrs Josephine Singmaster shopped in Iowa City. Families including Eberle Crawford Dillon and Singmaster made Friday Washington Keota and Sigournoy visits. Otto Rheetz and daughter Helen called in Keota and Packwood. Weekend guests included Geo Crawford family and Mrs Lou Dillon.
Chicago markets show hogs 10 to 15 cents lower in spots with top at 7.40 and 180 to 240 pound hogs 7.20 to 7.40. sows 6.00 to 6.35. Cattle dull with steers and yearlings at 8.75 to 11.00. other killing class scarce. feeders 10.50 to 11.00. Sheep active and steady with good to choice lambs 9.50 to 9.75 and top 6.00 for slaughter lambs. Estimated tomorrow receipts: cattle 1,000 hogs 6,000 sheep 8,000.
Chicago March 30 report shows corn with mixed grades and percentages across yellow and white varieties, including 2 mixed at 52 percent and 3 yellow 47 to 48 percent. Oats list white lots from 33 to 42 percent. Receipts total 67 cars.
Grain quotations for Chicago on March 30 show Wheat May at 74 open 67 close 68 with July 67 and Sept 68. Corn May 47 and July 49 with Sept 49. Oats May 29 and July 27 with Sept 27. Rye May 41 and July 42 with Sept 41.
Chicago markets report unsettled butter receipts at 577,960 gross tbs with diverse quality splits and steady fees at 3,448 cases. Poultry trade remains firm with varied items and price ranges including ducks, hens, spring chickens, roosters, broilers and turkeys across receipts and quality grades.
Western Union reports the Pan American Yankee Clipper arrived in Lisbon Portugal from the Azores. The item mentions social visits including Jackie Singmaster and Mrs. Fred Sheetz hosting events with Mrs. Jo Singmaster at an all day Rolling Green club meeting and notes visits by Mr and Mrs Melon Lusek and Mrs Dean Enfield of Washington at the Eberle home.
A report notes that roughly 50 gallons of milk contain vitamin B-1 in an amount equivalent to the weight of a postage stamp. Experts explain the tiny concentration and its significance for nutrition labeling and dairy science.
A South Seas fish proves edible in certain seasons yet poisonous in others. Local fishermen caution about harvest timing and preparation to avoid danger while highlighting seasonal variation in toxicity.
Weekly sale listings show Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction operating every Wednesday and Community Bale each Friday. Local notices mention a March 20 sale at Rethéal Church two miles south of Dublin, with Wilbur Miller household goods at 26 Jefferson.
Des Moines march 30 a state university and Iowa State college publications faced criticism from Representative G R Hill of Clarion amid debate on the chain store tax bill He accused the Town Journal of Business and the Town Farm Economist of printing articles opposing chain stores and complained professors should focus on education for youth not legislation
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were married last night in Kingman Arizona and returned to Hollywood this morning for their wedding ahead of plans in California.
A tornado tore through Brewton Alabama injuring two and destroying several buildings in a 50 yard by 0.25 mile path. In Hattiesburg Mississippi a second storm caused wind hail and rain damage. In Jackson Mississippi four bodies were recovered after a car plunged into the Black River when a bridge was washed away.
The Canary Islands were named for large dogs observed there about two millennia ago. Latin Canis means dog, explaining the etymology behind the archipelago's name rather than a relation to the birds.
Prices paid Priday for Sweet Cream 10.8 per lb No 1 Sour Cream 21 cents per 100g No 2 Sour Cream 19 cents per lb Henery Brown Eggs 11.5 cents per dozen Henery White Eggs 11.5 cents per dozen Poultry bought at value for No 2 quality and delivery paid per pound to plant. notice notes defective poultry types and general buyback policy.
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