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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
7
Candidate declarations for Board of Supervisors County Auditor and County Recorder. Names include J Johni Rieh Tht5f Walter W Schroeder Harriet Coulter with mentions of Republican voters in the June Primary and term start January 1941.
A candidate enters the race for the office of County Auditor with June primary voting looming. Voters are urged to review the candidate's platform and background ahead of the election date.
Clerk of the District Court and County Board of Supervisors nominate candidates in the June primary under Republican voters guidance. References to R. R. Noonan and E. F. Bauer indicate official contest entries with terms starting January 1 but subject to primary results.
A statement declares candidacy for the Washington County Auditor in the June Primary seeking the Republican nomination. The candidate emphasizes seeking the party voters' will.
Candidate announces re election bid for the county board of supervisors with a term starting January 1 1941 and from the June primary.
Chicago May futures quotes show open high low and close figures across May Sept July for corn oats and rye with partial clear values. The table lists percentages and fractions like May 42% 60% for corn and May 39% 39% for oats, plus various Sept and July lines with incomplete data.
Market steady for receipts at 44 326 with 16 percent extra firsts and eroded firsts. current receipts 15 and dirties 15. Poultry market softer with receipts 86 trucks. leghorn roosters 10 percent increase. springs 24 and cocks 11, broilers 21 to 23 percent. other prices also changed.
Last year saw the largest single year decline in accidental deaths in the United States, with about eleven thousand fewer deaths reported than the prior year. The shift marks the most significant year-on-year improvement in the long term trend.
A historical look shows Newington New Hampshire created America’s first community forest in 1710, 110 acres supplying local building needs and heating. Today about 1,500 community forests total more than 3,000,000 acres with over 146,000,000 trees planted, supported by Roosevelt’s advocacy and continued local ownership.
The federal government announces airborne forest fire fighting with parachute jumpers called smoke jumpers. The article describes their duck canvas gear, protective helmet, and steel mesh mask, plus rope descent from trees and parachute guided landings to reach fires quickly before ground crews.
Frank Priebe argues rising live and dressed chicken prices amid high feed costs favor hatcheries that raise more chicks. He notes lower chick hatch to date but forecasts higher egg and chicken prices in late 1949. He calculates a 50 percent net profit from careful feeding, housing, and expanding chick production.
In Mobile Alabama the three masted British schooner Gloria Colita arrived wrecked and crewless after departing from St Vincent for South America. Coast guard cutter Cartigan towed the torn hulk about 200 miles from Mobile, with a lone cargo of lumber and a vanished crew of eight and skipper. A squall is suspected to have swept them overboard as sails lashed in high winds.
Granger Washington volunteers spent 24 months training for a major blaze. When the alarm finally sounded the crew rushed out without assistant chief Darwin Davis who arrived first and extinguished the fire before the team could reach the scene.
A report states there are 200 distinct wild duck species worldwide with about one quarter found in North America. The finding highlights regional diversity and the distribution of waterfowl across continents.
Field Marshal Lord Milne, former chief of the imperial general staff and commander in Salonika and the Black Sea area, offered to help the London air raid precautions committee but was told there was nothing they could offer him. He questioned who held the jobs but did not receive a role.
Bees use a dance language to announce nectar nearby. Dr. K. von Frisch of Munich observed a bee returning to the hive after spotting a nectar bearing flower and performing a distinctive dance that directs other bees to the source.
Ernest H. Cleveland Lockwood, 18, earns money by whittling during spare time to fund his Western Reserve University education. He carved pine with a knife for about two years, earning $528 and hoping to carve a niche for himself.
A science note claims enough water on earth to cover the entire surface two miles deep if the land were flat. The statement highlights vast oceanic volume and the planet's hydrological scale.
Chicago market report lists hogs 10 to 16 cents higher on lighter weights with top at 5.25 and 270 to 350 lb cattle at 6.65 to 6.90. Packing sows 400 to 550 lbs range 4.90 to 6.25, beef cows 6.20 to 7.50, calves 200. Sheep market quiet with fat lambs unsold and loads of feeders around 10.00. Estimated tomorrow's receipts: cattle 100 hogs 200 sheep 300.
In Chicago on May 17 the cash grain market shows corn at 66 to 67 percent for one yellow grade and 68 for a second yellow grade, with another yellow at 66 percent. Oats sample is mixed with four white at 38 percent.
Designs of a coke burning device intended to lift fog from aerodromes have been submitted to the British Royal Air Force and are being tested.
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