Local TradeClassified Notes and Services
For sale sand and gravel at 1.50 per ton delivered from Oakes Coal and Lee Co Columbus Junction contact 192R2. Furnace inspection and cleaning offered by Al Roe and Son at 2628. Wessler Bros. provide lawn mower repairs and sickle winding opposite Methodist church. G A Reinert promotes painting and decorating at 684 Red. Louis Baird offers painting with 469 contact. Logan painting and decorating listed at 309 black. Ross Motor Service advertises transmission and differential grease services.
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Oakes Coal and Lee Co
Columbus Junction
Wessler Bros
Methodist Church
News Notes By the Journal Subscription Representative D. F. MACON
D. F. Macon, the Journal's subscription representative, provides updates on match rates, renewal deadlines, and new offers for readers. He outlines methods to ensure uninterrupted delivery and emphasizes convenient payment options for subscribers.
Antique sale draws crowd at East Washington Street
May 13 report notes large turnout for the Hanna Lemon estate sale on East Washington Street with Carlton Wilson handling the antiques. Attendees from Brighton and Ainsworth helped arrange items as M. Harwood and Wilson worked through the estate. Purchases included a food kitchen range by Claude Havel with Ainsworth buyers. The next sale item is Mrs A L Young household goods set for Saturday May 14 at 1 30. Weather optimistic for crops and garden work. Golden wedding couple G W Mast of Crawfordsville shopped in Washington yesterday.
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T. W. Harwood
Weary Husband Fails to Find Ribbon Across Town
A distressed husband laments visiting every shop in town to buy a special ribbon for his wife who wants it kept exclusive. The scene shifts to a young couple as they discuss the elusive purchase and its emotional weight.
Junior College Conference Set at Drake University
State education leaders expect more than 75 attendees for the public junior college conference at Drake University in Des Moines. School superintendents junior college deans and professors from four state colleges will participate.
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Kraschel
Iowa
Des Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Ottumwa
Pella
University of I
Iowa City
Woodbury County
Young Democrats’ Club
Sioux City
Drake University
Samuelson
Nightclub Dialogue Sparks Impulsive Marriage Plan
A scene unfolds with a couple in a nightclub where a hurried vow is proposed. The boy claims his father is a minister and the girl agrees, then counters with another plan noting her father is a lawyer. The exchange hints at rapid, family-linked wedding intentions.
Needless Haste at the Quay and Auction Notes
A steamer neared the quay when a man leaped aboard from the lock gates and escaped just in time. Mr and Mrs Vere Davis of Kalona visited Washington on Thursday. A Lemon sale drew interest from a bidder. Recollections recall Col. Tom Hendrickson and the Galloway cattle sale near the Hoben bridge with a payable crowd and surprised cattle.
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Vere Davis
Kalona
Washington
Here
Columbus Junction
Col
Tom Hendrickson
Carl and Hunter
Hoben Bridge
Mysterious Wolf Purchaser Reveals Loneliness After Auction
A fierce looking wolf sells at auction to an unknown man who denies show business. The man quietly confides he is lonely after his wife’s death six months ago, a revelation noted by a menagerie owner. Dr. FE W. Spessard of Ainsworth is thanked in the morning.
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FE. W. Spessard
Ainsworth
Chicago markets report hogs cattle and sheep prices
Hogs 7 000 head with top 8.35 and 160 to 240 lb bulk 8.10 to 8.30. Cattle steady to 10.40 for yearlings, beef steers 9.50 to 10.65, cows 5.75 to 8.00. Sheep 7 000 head lambs 7.75 to 8.25, yearlings 6.75 to 7.25, ewes 3.25 to 4.50. Estimated receipts tomorrow cattle 1 500 calves 500 hogs 4 000 sheep 7 000.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Summary May 13
Chicago May 13 Produce: Eggs market steady with receipts 28 444 cars extra firsts 19 to 20 percent firsts 19 percent current receipts 18 percent dir ties 17 percent. Batter market easy with receipts 17 241 tubs specials 25 to 26 percent extras 2514 extra firsts 14 to 25 percent firsts 22 to 23 percent standards 25 percent. Poultry market steady to easy with broilers 21 ducks 10 to 15 geese 8 to 11 turkeys 15 to 19 roosters 13 to 14.
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Chicago
Grain market table from Chicago May report
Chicago grain table shows mixed grade percentages for several lines and a set of May and July futures. Wheat corn oats rye and soybeans display opening high low and close figures with May and July contracts and spot levels.
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Chicago
Farmers Seal 30 Million Bushels of Corn Across Counties
Des Moines reports 30,663,451 bushels of corn under seal in warehouse certificates on file with the state agriculture department led by Dr. Thomas L. Curran. Pocahontas county tops with 1,278,345 bushels, Webster 1,261,407, Calhoun 1,083,673, and twenty one counties exceed 500,000 bushels.
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Des Moines Stowa
State Department of Agriculture
Thomas L. Curran
Pocahontas County
Webster County
Calhoun
Twentyone
Political Advertising for County Treasurer and Supervisors
A batch of Republican primary notices lists candidates for County Treasurer and Washington County Board of Supervisors with terms starting in 1939 1940 and 1946. Names include Marion S George H W Mineart E E Bauer H P Wilson and Joe W Rich Crawfordsville seeking renomination or election. The notices urge Republican voters to support them at the June 1938 primaries.
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Washington County
Board of Supervisors
Joe W. Rich
Crawfordsville
Missouri Mule Heritage Emerged With Santa Fe Trail
Missouri's early mule culture blossomed after the Santa Fe Trail opened to Spanish settlements in New Mexico in the early 1800s, linking mule use to regional commerce and travel.
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Missouri
New Mexico
Weekly Livestock and Household Goods Auctions Listed
Negue Livestock auction in Washington holds sales every Tuesday at the Busby building near Milwaukee yards. Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction conducts sales each Wednesday. Community Sale every Friday at City Feed Yard. May 14 features Mrs. A W L Yeune's household goods in east Washington No 2 road across from Andy Blattners. May 21 lists household goods sale by Will Kos at 202 East 5th Street.
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Negue Livestock
Washington
Milwwaukee
Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
City
A. WL. Youne
East Washington
Andy Blattners
Will Kos
East 5Th Street
Won't Buy Another Radio from Stranger
Hugh Boyd of Washington says he will avoid buying radios from strangers after being questioned by Sheriff H. M. Putnam about a radio found in his possession. Boyd explained he bought a small radio from a hitchhiker for 2.50 while on a bread truck route, with the seller describing it as hot. Authorities considered Boyd an accessory in the Miller filling station theft and he was ordered to post 500 bonds for possession of stolen property.
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Hugh Boyd
Washington
H. M. Putnam
Miller
West Chester
Hugh
Birds Named Carolina Species Echo Variety
A note on avian taxonomy highlights thirteen bird species whose specific names include Carolina or its derivatives. The list spans multiple genera, illustrating how regional names persist across scientific nomenclature.
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Carolina
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