May mid planting progress and social notes in town
May farming notes report corn planting ongoing with good conditions and showers. A large Washington turnout Saturday evening preceded social visits by S M Love of Brighton and Fred Hasty of Fairbault with Alvin C Hasty of Kalona. Local chatter includes cattle notes from C B Walcott Richland rural route and Date Thompson selling hogs, plus family humor and fashion talk from town residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Walcott
Richland
Date Thompson
Date
Toucca
W. D. Simkins
Prepare Vacant Lots for Parking Across from Post Office
Street Commissioner Blaine Holmes directs smoothing of vacant lots on North Marion Avenue across from the post office to provide parking for 70 to 80 automobiles. After leveling, a cinder coating will be applied to ease Saturday congestion on Washington streets. the lots belong to Carl Jungbluth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Holmes
Marion Aveue
Holmes
Washington Streets
Carl Jungbluth
Local families gather for Mother's Day visits
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Robertson of Des Moines spent Mother's Day at the Ruebsam and A. J. Robertson homes with Mrs. Robertson staying on. Dinner hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaty with guests Claire Beaty, Harry Watkins and daughter Dorothy, Beasle Tucker and Leo Shelangoski. Other visitors included Ivan Shaffer and two children from Iowa City, Glenwood Bowden and son Bill from Youngstown, Ohio, who visited friends after time with Wilson Martin in Granger Missouri before returning home. Maynard Kallous and children dined with Mrs. Kallous' parents Karl Morgan at Rubio, while Mrs. Wendell Marsh of Peoria Jr. left for home after a weekend with her parents, C. C. Rothinsberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Robertson
Des Moines
C. A. Ruebsam
A. J. Robertson
Robertson
Ruebsum
Charles Beaty
Claire Beaty
Rock Island
Harry Watkins
Dorothy
Beasle Tucker
Leo Shelangoski
Ivan Shaffer
Iowa City
Glenwood Bowden
Bill
Youngstown
Ohio
Wilson Martin
Granger
Maynard Kallous
Wendell Marsh
Peoria
Missionary Group Meets in Home of Mrs Mouser
Prairie Flower Missionary society gathered at Mrs. Stanley Mouser's home for a Thursday meeting. Members shared verses, devotionals covered Proverbs 31, and Velma Booth read letters from China workers. Committees were named for the coming year and two cottage prayer meetings were set for May 25 to observe China prayer day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Stanley Mouser
W. A. Phillips
C. E. Strong
Clayde Knapp
Velma Booth
China
Orva Scott
C. EF. Strong
T. C. Reeves
W. D. Booth
Rolland Benson
J. F. Rittenhouse
Arthur Wylie
C. C. Reeves
Earl Smith
Flower
Merritt Booth
Harley Meyers
News Notes From Neighboring Communities
Journal Subscription Representative D. F. Macon compiles brief items from nearby towns, noting civic updates, local business happenings, and community announcements across the region.
Fishermen Propose Letting Two Big Cishes Escape
Two fishermen joke about letting two large fish slip away before heading home as the day grows late. The banter highlights their struggle to land any catch.
Local residents praised in West Chester area notices
Fred Spangers Crawfordsville and others are thanked for visiting the home daily and supporting local merchants. C C Hotle of West Chester, Dewey Coffman, and A M Corcoran are noted for selling products and using tractors, with families and schools mentioned. Donald Pyke of Graham Paper visits the journal office, bringing greetings and a birthday cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Coffman
West Chester
Home Daily
Donald Pyke
Graham Paper Company of
St Louis
Evening Journal
Markets Chicago Livestock Report May 15
Chicago livestock market summary shows hogs at 11,000 head with steady to 10 cent lower spots and top at 7.25. cattle 12,000 with slow to steady demand and calves to 11.40. hogs and cattle prices span 8.75 to 11.00 for bulk cattle. sheep 8,000 with bids uneven and prices mostly steady to lower. receipts expected Tuesday include cattle 7,900 hogs 12,000 sheep 5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
John McAnich
McArich
Midway Sale CO. R. F. Smylie
MGR
Grain Market Report From Chicago May 15
Chicago market notes mixed grain bids across corn oats and soybeans with bid ranges shown for several varieties. The report lists corn receipts at 114 cars and includes yellow white and mixed categories with price ranges from 49 to 56 percent for corn and 31 to 35 percent for oats and soybeans around eight percent in some yellow varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Unsettled Reports May 15
Chicago May 15 eggs market reports show unsettled trading with no clear price trend. Officials note fluctuations in wholesale quotes as buyers and sellers adjust to supply and demand signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Journal Sale Date Column at Midway Sale Co
Weekly journal sale listing for Columbus Junction includes a Wednesday schedule. Community bale and Pride items appear in the column with dates and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
Great Mothers Florence Nightingale a Shift From Nobility
Frances Smith daughter of William Smith of Parndon Hall rejects a life of ease to pursue nursing in Florence Nightingale. Ignored by her mother, Florence trains in nursing, later earning respect after the Crimea. The piece notes a mother daughter reconciliation and references a Golden Rule Mothers Day observance and forthcoming biographical sketch.
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Frances Smith
William Smith
Parndon Hall
Essex
William Ward Nightingale
Stants
Naples
Florence
Florence Nightingale
Anderson
Modern Nursing
England
Crimea
James Roosevelt
Warner Pence
East 42Nd Street
New York
Elizabeth Gurney Fry
Market Report Shows Steady Poultry Receipts and Mixed Potatoes
Receipts total 53,685 with fresh graded firsts 16 and extra firsts 16 percent. Current receipts 14 percent and dirties 13. Poultry market steady with 26 truck receipts. ducks 10 to 12. geese 10. hens 12 to 16 percent. leghorn hens 13 percent. spring chicks 18 to 21. roosters 11 to 12. broilers 16 to 18. turkeys 14 to 17. Potatoes market slightly weaker with arrivals 190 and on track 216. shipments 763.
Chicago Grain Table May 15 Opens and closes by commodity
The Chicago grain table lists wheat corn oats and rye with May July and Sept values for open high low and close. Data shows mixed percentages across wheat corn oats and rye futures for May and subsequent months, reflecting daily market moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minneapolis and St. Louis plan filed for split railroads
A plan for reorganization of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad has been filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. It proposes dividing the company into two new firms as part of a restructuring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Plan Proposes Five Million RFC for Reorganization Additions
The proposal outlines full payment of reorganization certificates and an RFC plan of five million dollars for additions and improvements, bond and preferred claim payments, while leaving the $800,000 equipment trust certificates undisturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RFC
Amanita Mushrooms Cause Most Fatal Poisonings
Amanita group mushrooms are responsible for more deaths than all other poisonous mushrooms combined. There is no antidote known for their toxins.
REISTER'S MARKETS Prices Paid Tuesday and Poultry Buyback
The piece lists prices for sweet cream and sour cream in various containers and grades. It notes a per pound payment for deliveries to a plant and a policy to buy all No. 2 poultry, including misshapen or poor quality birds, at value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennery
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Beoter
Western Auto
Western Auto Associate
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Yaro Sojka
Tabmwil May
Watkin
Carl W. RR
Watkins) Brown
Tarn
Evert Louis
Washington O11 Company
Earl Little
Warrien
N. Dearborn
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Klein
Lemmon’s Jewelry
Parker
Georgie L. McDeniel
Phoenix
Rothschild’s
E. M. Pierce
Iowa
Karl Simpson
T. M Parsons
Green
East 5Th
D. C. Russell
Gruen
Westphal
Miller
R Blanche
Klein's
George L. McDaniel
Our's
Arnold’s
O. E Campbell
Black
West Monroe
Ray Palmer
Pen Eldridge
Eldridge Insurance Agency
Eclipse Lumber Company
Vitreon
Bartholow & Son
Craven Strain Leghorn
Wolfe Hatchery
Star Brand
Hotom
W. F
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Milwaukee Stock Yards
Pfister
Walden Farm
Keota
East
Washington
Call C. L. Harley
Sale East
E. G. Mason
Don Paul
Willits Motor Co
Knotek Bros. Herd
A. S’. Jeffrey, Ainsworth
Farmall Gulvator
Riverside
Melosh Havel
Imperial
Phillips & Hebner
FORD
Browns
J. R. Cruzan
East Washington
Breitenbach South Side
FAUM
National Bank of Washingon
Cicero
Clayton Ward
Clayton
Washington, Iowa
the Evening Journal
Fred Hasty
Fairbault
Minn
Alvin C. Hasty
Kalona
Fred
T. H. Lowry
New Haven
Murphy
Pat
Howard McAtlin
Tere
Pamela
Hubby
Mrs. Shortly
D. F. Macon
Fred Spangers
Crawfordsville
C. C. Hotle
McNess
Dale Darbyshires
Crawfordaville
A. M. Corcoran
Holt
George Eberle
Brighton
George
Glenwood Town School
A. G. Eberle
E. D. Rayburn
Red
South Ride Square
Frances Smith Nightingale
Frances Nightingale
Or.p.ll.etter
Reister’s Markets
W. S. Reister & Son
Wayland
Morning Sun Rendering Works
So. Ave
Columbus Junction, Iowa
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Illinois
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