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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1943

Page

7

For Sale Attention Farmers Seed Carn Call Local Rep

For sale a few extra bushels of seed corn. Local representative Wallden Karms Pheister Hybrid. Phone 351 W. R. E. Brown.

Wallden

Markets in Chicago May 7 Prices and trends

Market notes show hogs 7000 head steady to higher with top around 14.56 and 14.60s for various weights. Cattle 700 head with calves 300 slow and undertone weak. best Colorado fed steers 16.00 to 16.40, heifers 15.00 to 16.01. Sheep 10,000 with fed lambs fairly active and early sales down about 25 cents from Thursday. western fed lambs 15.75 to 16.00, western clipped lambs 14.50 to 15.25, natives 9.30 for wooled ewes.

Chicago Colorado

Chicago produce market and grain quotes May 7

Chicago market firm on receipts with totals for produce and poultry. Grain quotes show mixed corn and oats with varying yellow and white varieties and price ranges.

Chicago Grain Table May 7 Reporting

Chicago grain table shows Wheat Sep to May at 146 145 percent and 144 percent, Corn Sep May around 105, Oats Sept Dec May at 60 62 percent, Rye Sept Dec May near 92 90 88 percent with mixed highs and lows listed for futures contracts.

Local residents attend Supreme Shrine meeting in Cincinnati

Mrs. Fred Reid and Mrs. Merlé Green returned from Cincinnati where they attended Sureme Shrine with Dr. Harry Schwartz of Burlington elected supreme associate watchman. Arden Hughes, army Air Corps chemical warfare officer, on ten day leave with parents before returning to Enid Oklahoma at month end.

Fred Reid Merlé Green Cincinnati Ohio Sureme Shrine Harry Schwartz Burlington Supreme Shrine Arden Hughes Army Air Corps Oscar Hughes Enid Okla South Second Avenue Sunbeam Electric Alvin Walker Cash Brown & Bruty Ray Whitehead

Survivor recalls crash and wartime flight to Iceland

The account follows a crew that escaped the crash and faced awards and honors including the Purple Heart, Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, and three Oak Leaf Clusters. None of the original crew had prior Iceland experience, learning the destination only the night before their final mission.

Iceland

Allies seize Tunis racetrack as axis rear guards fall back

Allied forces captured the Tunis racetrack four miles from the city center after pounding Axis positions from the air and ground. Prisoners were taken, and remnants of the Axis army were driven to the Tunis and Bizerte shores as the Tunisian campaign pressed toward a decisive phase. Concurrently Russia warned of looming major operations on the Eastern Front amid heavy air battles and a tense diplomatic exchange with the Polish government in exile.

Unins Tunis Bizerte North Africa Tunisia Russia Red Army Caucasus

Elementary Schools Present Spring Concert at Stewart School

An enthusiastic audience filled the Stewart School community room for a spring concert by pupils from two elementary schools. Zenta Powell and Helen Harrison directed the program with piano accompaniment. The stage was decorated with flowering shrubs and tulips as Mildred Hughes visits from Mercy Hospital, Iowa City.

Stewart Stewart School Roger Sherman Washington Music Department of Zenta Powell Lincoln School Helen Harrison Evening Journal Mildred Hughes Mercy Hospital Iowa City

Club Standings and Results of Games

New York defeats Boston 5 to 4 while Philadelphia routs Washington 7 to 0 Cleveland beats Chicago 6 to 3 St Louis edges Detroit 1 to 0. Pitchers listed include Christopher at Philadelphia and Wensloff at New York with other matchups noted.

Philadelphia Washington Cleveland Chicago St. Louis Detroit Christopher New York Wensloff Boston Terry Wynn White Humphries Harder Sandra

Baseball scores and schedule for four cities

Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 3 to 2. Chicago beat St Louis 1 to 0. New York at Boston postponed. Only games scheduled. Brooklyn heads to Boston with 1-1 record. New York visits Philadelphia. Chicago visits Cincinnati. St Louis travels to Pittsburgh.

Brooklyn Head Boston Javery New York Trinkle Philadelphia Johnson Chicago Barrett Cincinnati Vander Meer St. Louis Pollet Pittsburgh Sewell W.L Pet Poston

Bowling Scores and Standings From Duckpin Alleys

Scores list includes totals 864 746 800 241 for Amer Pearl Button and Soda Cons. Team standings show AURORE, Dark Horses, Stallions, Coffin Cowboys, Pearl Buttons with varied point tallies and a classifieds note for selling with an ad.

Amer Soda Cons Club Aurore Oo Seg Sere Jarrard Dark Horses Wlattner Stallions Coffin Cowboys Pearl Buttons

Keokuk Golfer Notches Third Hole-in-One

Keokuk golfer William Brideman made his third hole-in-one last Sunday at Fairway golf course. He played with Floyd Seifert, John Dickey, and Dan McQuoid when the shot was completed.

Keokuk William Bridgeman Fairway Floyd Seifert John Dickey Dan McQuoid

Golfers duel at the No 3 and No 5 holes

The report notes Bridgeman scoring on the No 3 water hole while already claiming a hole in one on the No 5 hole earlier, indicating a competitive round with notable strokes at the course.

Bridgeman

Americans Rely on Cars for Commuting

It is estimated that 82 percent of Americans normally reach their workplaces by automobile, highlighting car dependence in daily commuting.

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