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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1941
Page
7
Pleasant Hill Mothers Day observance draws 108 in morning services followed by a basket dinner. Mrs C A Nicholson and Mrs Earl Kephart present chalk talk in afternoon. Local families visit and attend musical program at the high school.
Noah Grubb and son of Kalona visited C. Wittmer at Havri. They were schoolmates in Wavy land schools 42 years ago and had not met since. Grubb moved from Wayland to Indiana then Kalona three years ago and learned of Wittmer again through his son.
Sunday activities centered on family visits with relatives from Noble Washington Ainsworth Mt Pleasant and Camp Bowie Texas. Guests included Westen Wilson Richards Wittmer Zieglowsky and Wittmer families along with Rex Smith and others sharing meals and a telegram from Camp Bowie.
Chicago markets report hogs 6 000 head slow to steady with weights 180 330 lb at 8 95 to 9 15 cattle 1 000 calves 300 steady steers 9 50 to 10 50 yearlings firm heifers 9 50 to 10 25 cows down to 8 15 sausages 8 50 vealers 11 00 to 12 50 sheep 3 000 fat lambs steady loads 88 lb to 93 lb shorn lambs 8 25 to 10 75 tomorrow cattle 200 hogs 500 sheep 2 000
John Lowe of Wellman marketed cattle and hogs at the Chicago market. His 34 hogs averaged multiple weights and brought bids up to 8.70 per hundredweight from Michael Berkery for Agar, signaling strong demand for well finished stock. He also sold several steers averaging 626 to 900 pounds from 10.00 to 10.26.
In Crawfordsville on May 15 Miss Luther the county health nurse spoke at the Presbyterian Willing Workers meeting, shown two films Clouds in the Sky and The Feet, with 28 women and five children in attendance. Ceremony featured bouquets and a poetry reading by Mrs A B Orris. Dainty refreshments followed.
Mrs J A Prey reports visitors in Noble including Mr and Mrs Harold Wilson and daughter from Washington Friday. Frances Rich of Burlington visited her parents. Peter Roth of Trenton spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Reshley. Everette Weston and Larry joined Martin Weston at Havre. J A Frey and Roy called at C A Rich home near Winfield. QO Frey and Vernon visited Albert Gerber home to see Carol Graber who is recovering from a broken limb. Harry Stortz and daughter from Fairfield visited O F Frey.
Local note from Highland Center on Mother's Day gatherings. Ernest Salladay returns to work after illness. Families from Washington Burlington Iowa City Ainsworth Davenport West Chester and nearby visit relatives including the Salladays Coon and Lewis families.
Dallas, Texas, is reported to produce nearly half of the cotton gins used globally, highlighting the city’s prominence in the cotton processing equipment industry.
The term dust-devil is described as a pillar or spout of sand seen in tropical sandstorms. The item lists individuals including Miller of West Chester, Mrs. Henry Mast of Crawfordsville, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Miller of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller of Cedar Rapids, Dr. and Mrs. Hanna and Betty of Burlington, Mrs. E. Erwin and Kenneth, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wittrig of Wayland.
Two seamen from the U S S North Carolina Coxswain Joseph Ellis Newton and Electrician's Mate Edward F Hayward were chosen from 1000 aboard the Receiving Ship Seattle for Chesterfield Cigarette promotional ads. The campaign also features golf stars Grantland Rice Sam Snead Jag MecSpaden Ed Oliver and film icons Jane Wyman Betty Grable Ronald Reagan plus Fred Waring and Glenn Miller radio programs.
Chicago market firm with receipts of 32 398 cases in produce. extra firsts 224g and firsts 22. Current receipts 21 and dirties 20 with checks 19 percent. Poultry receipts 32 trucks including geese eight and hens small nineteen percent leghorn eighteen forty eight.
Rev Dr Edwin J Van Etten pastor of Calvary Episcopal Church Pittsburgh delivered the first sermon on KDKA radio The Channel of the Air program marks a historic broadcast by a church leader in early radio history.
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