Brighton Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Moves
Brighton notes list visitors from Rolla Moline Des Moines Fairfield and Mediapolis. Purchases include George Paul property by Otto Lamansky. Hospital returnees include Mrs Frank Hoover. Families seen include the Farriers Robisons Vogts and Barrtletts with trips to Des Moines Fairfield and Iowa City.
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Brighton
Glen Farrier
Rolla
Floyd Robison
Dorothy
Altha
Margaret Vance
Moline
C. V. Robison
Paul
Otto Lamansky
George Paul
Lorne McNeese
Diane
J. F. Koch
Sun
Herman Egh
Trenton
G. M. Griffith
Alan
Robert Griffith
Des Moines
Frank Hoover
Washington Hospital
R. C. Bartlett
Olds
Albert Benda
Fairfield
Bartletts
Charles Bennett
Burlington
Jesse Berry
Danny
Mediapolis
D. L Berry
Unclear Market Figures For Soybeans And Grains Reported
Fragmented OCR data shows scattered percentages for soybeans and grains across months and contracts. No coherent narrative, but hints of May and July price readings, futures, and annualized percentages without complete context or dates.
Chicago Produce Market Straight.
Chicago May 4 market steady for produce with receipts totaling 6,143 cases. Extra firsts at 21 percent and firsts at 21 percent, current receipts 20 percent, dirties 1834, checks 18 percent. Poultry market steady with receipts from 37 trucks and weights listed for heavy white ducks colored ducks small white ducks, ko chickens, springs, hareback hens, and broilers with prices given.
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Chicago
Broilers
Grant Wood named art director for Britannica
Iowa City artist Grant Wood, longtime State University of Iowa art staff member, has been named art director of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Editor Walter Yust made the appointment from Chicago, and Wood will perform duties alongside his teaching and painting in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Grant Wood
Iowa
State University of Iowa
Eencyelopedia Britannica
Walter Yust
Chicago
Wood
Journal sale date column at Midway Sale Co Columbus
Midway Sale Co Columbus lists weekly journal sale dates with auctions every Wednesday and Community Sale each Friday at City Feed Yard, guiding buyers to weekly markets.
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Journal
Midway Sale Co
Columbus
Community Sale
City Feed Yard
Special Election Proposed in Ainsworth Iowa 1941
Public notice announces a special election in Ainsworth Washington County Iowa on May 28 1941 to decide granting to Iowa Southern Utilities Company the right to acquire construct operate electricity generation and distribution facilities for 25 years with poles lines wires and transmission lines through the town. Polls open 8am to 6pm at Town Hall. Ballot form instructs voters to mark Yes for affirmative and No for negative.
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Ainsworth
Washington County
Iowa
Iowa Southern Utilities Company of Delaware
Sail Town
Town Hall
Ainsworth Franchise Ordinance For Electric Service 1941
The town votes to grant Southern Utilities Company a 25 year electric franchise. The ordinance covers street placement of poles and wires, town rights to regulate rates, emergency power adjustments, and mandatory continuous service. It requires written acceptance within 40 days and specifies a special election to decide, to be held May 28, 1941.
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Ainsworth
Washington County
Iowa
Towa Southern Utilities Company of Delaware
Io Company
Gaid Company
Iowa Southern Utilities Company of Delaware
Lown
Markets Chicago May 1 Hogs Cattle and Sheep Summary
Markets report from Chicago shows hogs mixed with highs on 250 to 300 pounders and sows firmer. top around 0.60 to 0.75. Cattle steady to firm with most steers 9.00 to 11.25. best light and medium weights near 12.00, heavy feeders around 10.50. Sheep about steady with opened lambs and western wooly lambs at around 11.10 and 9.25 for lighter grades.
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Chicago
Market Report Shows Cattle Hogs Sheep Trends
Around 11.50 price level noted with ewes steady at 7.00 down. Estimated receipts for tomorrow include 1,000 cattle, 56,000 hogs, and 5,000 sheep.
Chicago Gash Corn Market Mixed Prices Report
Chicago May 1 price desk reports mixed figures for corn oats and soybeans. Corn bids show multiple yellow and white samples ranging from the mid 60s to 72 percent in various lots, with mixed 65 to 68 1/2 percent on several entries and small yellow lots around 70 to 71 percent. Oats include white and yellow samples with weights from about 23 to 38 percent and several grades around 31 to 39 percent. Soybeans show yellow samples around 1.22 plus fractions and multiple entries near 1.27 to 1.22 per bushel with assorted percentages.
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Chicago
Difference Between Troy and Avoirdupois Pounds Explained
The text explains weight differences between gold and feathers using two systems. A troy pound has 12 ounces while an avoirdupois pound has 16 ounces, making a troy pound lighter than an avoirdupois pound.
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Lyle Hayes
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Albert van Trump
West Chester
Tom Cantoni
Geo. Breitenbach
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Muscatine
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Sam Bowser
Oetjen Seed Co
Chevrolet
Jacob’s Tire & Radio
Western Auto Associate
Joe Knotek
D. F. Sayre
R&s
Eclipse Lumber Co
U. S. No. 13
Sudan
International
Rhua Helmick
Lena Barnes
Otto Schmitter
Pulman Johnson
Rubio
Leland Horton
Avery Horton
Clay
Gertrude Daggett
Reister Bros
Red Comb Feeds
Green Gable
Jamesway Poultry Equipment
Dr. Salisbury Poultry Health Service
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Iowa City Hospital
Alice
Edith
Helen Harvey
Washington
C. H. Henry
Charles Shepherd
Mt. Pleasant
John Diller
Chicago Grain Table
Dot
Willits Motor Co
Henry Berdo
Jolly Stride Service
Davenport
Henry Field
Edge Drop
Knote's Bros
Pickens
Cy Birka
Wm. Zachs
Riverside
Brewers Dairy
G. Wood
Britannica
Ainsworth Produce
Morning Sun Rendering
London
U. S
J.B. “Pressly
Dorothy Smyth
Auth
J. BB. Pressly
Washinton County
Chicago Livestock
Official
Washington Directory
Optometrists
Co. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
John C. Owen
Stan Kiesey
R. R. Nooran
W. P. Rawn
Phen B. Jones
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
Marion
George County
Srehoo
Lester R&r
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Law Loan & Trust
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West Main St
Court House
Chiropractors
Dr, Chas
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Washington Independent School District
E. A Ralaton
Harland W. Mead
W. A. Erbe
Ethel McCreedy
Harry Bowles
A. C. Peterson
Second Ave
George F. Morrison
J. GC. Penney Co
City Fire
City Health
Ficerce
D. C. Barrett Park
Marian
Balley
Frank B. Miller
J. B. Lemmon
W. B. Dupuis
Oo. F. Boller
R. F. McFarlane
A. W. Yard
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery
City Library
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Sherman
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