Crawfordsville’s Oldest Resident Dies
The obituary notes the death of Crawfordsville’s oldest resident, recounting his long life as an elder in Mahoning Ohio and later in Crawfordsville’s United Presbyterian church. He lived alone after his sister’s death until Garney Curtis cared for him the last two years. Survived by nieces and nephews in Washington, Chilliothe, Fairfield, Yonkers, and Somonook. Funeral home plans announced for viewing tonight and tomorrow noon.
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Terian Church
Mahoning
Ohio
United Presbyterian Church
Garney Curtis
Crawfordsville
McCall
James O. Matthews
Washington
John Anwyl
Chillicothe, Ill
Fred Sipe
Fairfield
E. A. Sheets
Younkers
N. Y
Ben and
James McCleery
Somonook
Market summaries from Chicago on March trading day
Markets show steady to strong tone with hogs 6 to 10 cents higher and cattle and calves near steady. Top hog price 7.46. bulk 160 to 240 lb hogs 7.25 to 7.40. cattle steer 8.50 to 10.50. heifers 7.50 to 9.50. beef cows to 7.50. lambs 9.45 to 9.60 with 13 000 sheep traded. tomorrow’s receipts: hogs 300 cattle 100 sheep 3 000.
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Chicago
U.P
Grain market table noted for Chicago futures
Chicago open high low and close values shown for Wheat Corn Oats Rye futures in May July and Sept contracts. Data includes May 65 68 68 67 for Wheat, Corn around 47 49 49 49, Oats around 29 27 26 26, Rye around 41 43 44 45 with various percentages and spreads.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Market Report March 31
Chicago cash grain prices show mixed corn at 48% to 49% on yellow and white varieties, oats ranging 32% to 40%, and soybeans around 89 to 4 hundredweight. corn receipts total 72 cars.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report March 31
Butter market weaker with 937,877 gross lbs in receipts and varied grade yields. Poultry market firm with receipts of 56 trucks. ducks 16 to 18 cents, broilers 18 to 20 cents. other quotations unchanged.
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Chicago
Knights Gather for K P Lodge Monesy Night
Announcement calls all Knights to attend a lodge event titled Monesy Night with work in the rank of Knight. The notice urges full participation from all Knights.
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K.P. Lodge
Junction Church Elects Officers in Columbus Junction
Presbyterian church names officers trustees elders and staff including Dr E W McWilliams Louis Pugh Mrs Be Lavery Effie Kelly and others. Sunday school posts filled by Mrs Edward Gabriel cradle roll head Miss Barbara Lynn and Miss Marian Pugh among others. Cotter Church installs elders and trustees with pianists and choir staff. Local mentions note visitors from Lava Hot Springs Texas Moites and B A Rabenold areas.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Mar
The
Presbyterian Church
E. W. McWilliams
Louis Pugh
BE. Lavery
Effie Kelly
R. J. Gilkey
Donald Howell
John Coon
Arian Lowe
Nevada Atcheson
Genevive Fedderson
Miss Kelly
Joyce
Dorothy Davis
Dewey Jones
Dorothy Thomas
M A. Robeson
G. R. Bruce
Lava Hot Springs
Idaho
Ross Woods
Texas
Clarence Woyley
Es Moites
B. A. Rabenold
Lina Bliven
John Duncan
Ault, Cole
R. F. Smylls
Des Moines Fair Equestrian Show Attracts Top Jumping Team
Has tickets for a big riding event in Des Moines nights of the fair feature a premier equestrian show. The 113th Cavalry band performs with other acts as America’s Olympic team of 1940 representatives, drawing Washington enthusiasts including Troop F members.
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Cam
O. J
115Th Cavalry
Des Moines
America
Washington
Troop F
Washington Hosts Large Group of Musicians Today
Washington hosts a gathering of choirs and soloists with participants from Fairfield Sigourney Lone Tree Kalona Hedrick Delta Keota Marion Maule and others. Baritone soloists class A division one from Fairfield and Washington. Boys Glee Club from Wayland and Columbus Junction compete in division events.
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Washington
Robert Scranton
West Chester
Kalona
Richard Snodgrass
Hedrick
Delta
Sigourney
Keota
Marion Maule
Boys’ Glee Club
Wayland
Columbus Junction
Fairfield
Lone Tree
Packwood
Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Ray Cox W M A W Yard secretary.
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Washington Lodge No
A. KF
A. M
Ray Cox
W. M
A. W. Yard
Railway and Bus Schedules Include Local and Limited Trains
Daily lists Westbound and Eastbound trains on multiple lines with local stops. No. 3 Golden State Limited and No. 4 Golden State Limited, No. 2 Local No. 44 Californian, and No. 43 Californian details, plus Knoxville Branch and Davenport routes. Burlington Trailways provides intercity buses with departures from Washington. tickets purchasable at local depots and eateries.
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Golden State Limited
Washington
Ecandewenaites
Cncnquanmarine Mae
California
Burlington
Omaha
Chicago
Ween
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Ecoast
AL Cantont
Waterloo DeMolay Beats Washington 36 to 23 in State Tourney
Waterloo DeMolay defeated Washington 36 to 23 in the opening round at Cedar Falls. The game featured fast play and solid teamwork with Waterloo maintaining the lead through three quarters and pulling away late. Washington were plagued by poor shooting and were eliminated from title contention.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Washington
Columbus Junction Featured in Area Solo Competition
Readable fragments show a marching or choir event listing divisions and participants across multiple towns including Sigourney Fairfield Wellman Wellman Hedrick Kalona Keswick and Columbus Junction. Names such as Frances Sartor Tone Steele and Giels Gee indicate solo contest entries in Class B Division one and division two across several schools.
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Umbus Junction
Washington
Frances Sartor
Fairfield
Pulaski
Sigourney
Hedrick
Lone Tree
South English
Wayland
Delta
Columbus Junction
Ainsworth
Keswick
Contrelto
Tone Steele
Glen Sprague Breaks Foot in Tractor Accident
Glen Sprague injured his foot when a tractor overturned the disc while turning too sharply. He is employed by Don Davis and his foot was placed in a cast. The report lists several relatives and neighbors connected to the incident.
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Warren Davis
South 76
Glen Sprague
Sprague
Don Davis
Gail Rief
Frank Kleese
West Chester
Richard Fisher
Haskins
Eighth Grade Five Tournament Victor
In the final junior high game the eighth graders overwhelmed the seventh graders 83 to 10. Vacha scored 30 points, Marshall 29, with other grades posting strong results and indicating a strong high school talent pool next year. Officials listed: Nordley, Carlton, Whitford, Iowa State Teachers.
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Vacha
Marshall
Birthday Celebrations Touch Several Families in Iowa Town
Walter Fisher and Bob joined Harold Fisher in Washington to celebrate birthdays of Billy Riot and Richard Fisher. Bert Dunbar hosted his children and families for a Sunday dinner. Warren Davis Belta Ann and Bobby visited Roscoe Anderson in Muscatine. Will Martin spent the weekend with sister Mable Spinner’s Riverside family and attended Mrs. Wallace’s 82nd birthday. Clarence home Sabbath visit followed by Jon Luminkamp visit. Ray Robertson family from Wellman visited Meeker Hess. Walter Fisher hosts guests for Monday night supper.
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Walter Fisher
Bob
Harold Fisher
Washington
Billy Riot
Richard Fisher
Bert Dunbar
Warren Davis
Belta Ann
Bobby
Roscoe Anderson
Muscatine
Will Martin
Mable Spinner
Riverside
Wallace
Clarence
Frankie Griener
Jon Luminkamp
Ray Robertson
Wellman
Meeker Hess
Frank McAvoy
Prep track meet sets new records in Iowa City
Iowa City hosts the state interscholastic indoor track meet with a record field of about 60 teams. Davenport leads with 23 individual entries, Roosevelt Des Moines 22, East Des Moines 21, and other schools like Clinton, Grinnell, Fort Madison, Valley West Des Moines, and Osceola sending sizable squads. East High Des Moines seeks a third straight team title as heats morning and finals afternoon determine winners across roughly 33 dash and hurdle races and six quarter and half races.
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Iowa City
Davenport
Roosevelt
Des Moines
East Des Moines
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Grinnell
Fort Madison
Valley of
West Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Burlington
Sioux City
East
Central
East High of
Mt. Vernon
de Witt
What Cheer
Wilson
West Waterloo
Manning
Lincoln
Keokuk
West Liberty
Orient
McKinley
Cedar
Queen Mother Marie of Romania Enshrined at Balcik
The heart of the late Queen Mother Marie of Romania is enshrined in a golden urn in the chapel of a Balcik monastery overlooking the Black Sea.
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Marie of
Romania
Black Sea
Balcik
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