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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1946

Page

7

Local Washington county ads and political notices mixed

Classified items offer building materials concrete rental hawk chicks and ready mix service. Political notices announce Republican candidates for Washington county supervisor positions in 1947 and 1948 plus sheriff race and board of supervisors re-nomination efforts. Names include John Gamon Robert S Welte Howard P Miller. Locations Iowa City Richmond Washington county.

Washington County Washington Concrete Company Board of Supervisors John Gamon Washington Robert S. Welte Richmond Howard P. Miller H. M. Putnam

Caviness Family Visits Ottumwa as De Long Recovers

Ottumwa residents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Caviness and children stayed with her parents Mr. and Mrs. M. C. De Long to see Mr. DeLong who is recovering from a two week illness. Delmar Lee and Raymond Walter Jaspering of Old Monroe Missouri are visiting their father Walter Jaspering for several weeks, having joined him after a weekend in Old Monroe.

Roy Caviness Ottumwa M. C. DeLong Mr. DeLong Delmar Lee Raymond Walter Jaspering Old Monroe Walter Jaspering Mr. Jaspering

Local notes and moves include moves to California and theatre seats

Mrs. John Harp of Sibley reports the family will drive to California after June first and that their new address will be 13910 Cerise Hawthorne Cal Mr Harp aims to finish a masters at USC Gladys Christensen of Center ville S Dakota is visiting with Mr and Mrs Carl Jungbluth Still 250 seats remain for the Ys Men's home talent play at the high school on sale at Sordens and at the high school tonight and tomorrow Mrs Don Welch and children Peter Michael and Gretchen left for Lans ing Michigan after visiting at the Jungbluth home Mr and Mrs Ernest Booth and daughters Helen and Eileen returned to Waukegan Illinois to spend Mother's Day take the family to the Ys Men's play at 8 pm tonight more seats left for tonight than Thursday New address Pvt Earl Kolesick USN 37898282 Co D MDET S Fitzsimmons Denver Colo Robert Downing has returned home after receiving an honorable discharge from the army from Edgewood Arsenal Md.

John Harp Sibley California Cerise Hawthorne Cal Harp University of Southern California Sorden’s Ernest L. Booth Helen Eileen Waukegan, Ill M. E. Booth

Chicago Markets See Mixed Livestock Trade May 15

Hogs 4500 active and steady with top 14.85 for barrows and gilts and 14.10 for sows. Cattle and calves 11,000 plus. steer run strong with top 18.00 for 1075 lbs, yearlings to 17.50, and most steers 15.00 to 17.75. Heifers 15.75 to 17.25. cows and bulls strong. lambs firm to higher for woolies, clipped lambs weaker by 25 cents, slaughter ewes scarce.

Chicago USDA Kansas

Chicago Produce Market Report May 15

Chicago May 15 UP market report shows unsettled conditions for produce and poultry with no cars moving and 20 trucks. Eggs total 32 875 cases. wholesale mercantile prices list extras 1 and 2 at 30 36.1, 3 and 4 at 34 5-35.2, standards 1 and 2 at 33%, 3 and 4 at 382%, current receipts 32-3234, dirties 30% to 31, checks BU lo.

Merchantile Exchange

Chicago Cash Grain Prices Reported May Fifteenth

Chicago cash grain prices show no sales in Wheat corn oats rye soybeans and cash provisions. Barley ranges from 1.34 to 1.52 per bushel for malt ing and 1.23 to 1.33 for feed.

Chicago

Malaria Fever Expected to Rise in Iowa This Summer

Des Moines reports indicate malaria cases in 1946's first four months total 191, up from 12 a year earlier. Health officials say most cases involve returnees from overseas and relapse risks rise with warmer weather and mosquitoes. Preventive measures to destroy breeding sites are urged.

Des Moines Iowa Carl Jordan Division of Department of Health Jordan

Cleaning Painted and Enamelled Furniture

Painted and enameled furniture stays bright with mild soap suds and a few drops of ammonia in the water. Wipe with a sponge, rinse, and dry immediately with a soft cloth.

Job Replacements Rise in State Despite Fewer Veterans

Des Moines May 15 United Service records show 6 129 World War II veterans applied for jobs in April a drop of 1 193 from March Yet 4 048 were placed in work up from 3 618 in March An intensified job development campaign aided placements with USES officials surveying merchants to place more veterans In Waterloo four counties 402 jobs were created where none existed before Disabled veterans also saw gains with 497 finding jobs in April versus 245 in March.

Des Moines United Service Lee Keyser USES Iowa Keyser Waterloo

Public auction of 80 acre farm and stock at Brighton IA

Community sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sales every Wednesday at Midway Sales Co Columbus Junction Iowa. May 20 public auction of 80 acre farm stock and machinery located one mile west and two miles north of Brighton on a gravel road starts at 1:00. Robert T. Fulton.

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Brighton Robert T. Fulton

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