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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1943
Page
7
Reduced metal use in pencils via new resin composition
The metal required per thousand pencils dropped from 70 pounds to 4 pounds after redesign and substitution of a cellulose nitrate plastic composition.
Hog Pasture Mix To Pasture 650 Pigs On One Acre
Feed advertisement notes Oetjen's Ideal Hog Pasture Mix will pasture 650 pigs all summer on one acre. Repeats Sudan Grass Atlas Sorgo and Oetjen's brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oetjen
Surgical Dressings Work Complimented in Washington
Mrs. Mildred M. Bohen, an inspector from St. Louis, praised the Washington Red Cross surgical dressings room at city hall as one of the best she has seen. She noted perfect dressings and suitable facilities but urged more volunteers, stating the Washington chapter is behind monthly quotas and needs at least 100 more women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred M. Bohen
Des Moines
St. Louis
Washington
City Hall
R. A. Frink
Ier Honie
Market Slump Continues Across Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Chicago markets show hogs down 11 to 15 cents with top at 14.40 and feeders at 13.50 to 14.25. Cattle see 1,293 lb steers at 17.00 to 17.35, bulk 14.26 to 16.50, calves 700. Sheep mark slow fat lambs with early sales near 15.75 to 16.15 and ewes around 8.00 to 8.25, with tomorrow’s outlooks for hogs 113,000 cattle 8,000 sheep 4,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Grain table shows mixed moves across Wheat Corn and Oats
Chicago May 24 grain table reports Wheat September at 141.5 144 144 Lec 146 145 145. Corn deferred figures show July and December around the 105 level. Oats December figures hover near 61 62 with minor shifts. Rye September and Lec show 98 93 and 95 96 respectively.
Chicago cash corn mixed grain prices May market notes
Cash grain figures for Chicago on May 24 show corn bids with two yellow 107 and three yellow 10516 and one white 123. Oats entries include one mixed 65 and two white 66 with several red specials noted.
Air Cadet Dies in Coffeyville Training Crash
Avia tion Cadet Ivan Ziegenbusch 23 of Cherokee Iowa died in a training plane crash near the Coffeyville army air field where he was stationed He belonged to the class graduating this week Ziegenbusch was the son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Ziegenbusch of Cherokee He enlisted February 3 1941 and was in the final phase of his preliminary training as an air cadet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville Kan
Ivan Ziegenbusch
Cherokee
Iowa
Coffeyville Army Air Field
Ziegenbusch
Chicago produce market data current through May 24
Dina reports receipts totaling 34 909 with market steady. Poultry receipts reach 38 trucks with unchanged market. Firsts and dirties are listed with percentages and counts for various poultry items and turkeys.
War Developments Escalate Across Europe Asia
Reported arms shipments and equipment flood Europe as Mussolini mobilizes 1.5 million to deter invasion while seeking more weapons from Hitler. The Red Army halts Nazi summer plans by inflicting heavy losses along the front. In Asia, Japanese forces threaten Chinese defenses near Chunking, China's wartime capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Hitler
Red Army
China
Chunking
Midway and Community Sales Sell Goods in Union
Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction holds weekly sales every Wednesday while a Community Sale meets Fridays at Whittaker sale barn. On May 29 Mrs Frank Kurtz will close out her household goods at 305 South Avenue C. June 6 marks another sale of the late Mrs T T Keeley’s household goods in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
Whittaker Sale Barn
Frank Kurtz
South Avenue C
T. T. Keeley
Attu Is Attacked Again by Japanese Raiders
A second wave of Japanese bombers attacked Attu. Five of 16 enemy planes were shot down by American forces. Six Lightning fighters met the raid. two American planes were lost. Ground forces continued pressure and liquidated several enemy positions on Attu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Attu
Navy
Certificates of Farm War Service Awarded in County
The Washington County Agricultural Conservation association mails certificates of Farm War Service to farm families who signed the 703 war production program for 1943. About 2,200 families pledged to raise large acreages of corn soybeans oats and hay and boost pork beef dairy and poultry output. The certificates bear a white paper pink border and blue V and are signed by Claude Wickard and Carl Oldfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Agricultural Conservation Association
Claude K. Wickard
Agriculture
Carl R. Oldfield
Usda War Board
Legion Auxiliary Honors Roll At Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville May 21 The Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hall with 12 members present. They planned Poppy day and honored 48 Crawford township service members. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Pearl Hering and Mrs. Evan Rees. Also noted were visits from visitors and local residents, weather delaying a surgical dressings class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
Crawfordsville
Legion Hall
Ada Spencer
Crawford Township
Pearl Hering
Evan Rees
William Hagie
Gerald and
Merlin
Washington
Lester Bill
Henry Bill
Eddie Campbell
Muscatine
Victor
Naval Service
San Diego
Russell
Lillian Holmes
Sac City
State Teacher's College
Cedar Falls
Twins Elected Club President and Vice President
Local notes report a Coffee club electing twins to lead with Frank Crone becoming president and his brother Fred H. Crone of Santa Paula named vice president. Other items mention visits by Phyllis Crayne and Marjorie Faulkner in Iowa City and relatives from Manchester staying with Albert Simpson families. Early glassmaking history notes Egyptians creating colored glass for toilet ware and dining tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crone
Washington
Fred H. Crone
Santa Paula
Calif
Rotenone Use Targets Insects and Delousing
Rotenone suffocates insects by paralyzing breathing organs and is in demand for delousing animals and humans as well as for pest control in agriculture.
115 to Get Diplomas From Rural Schools
List of students from multiple townships and communities who earned diploma status. Names include Emma Mast, Julia Hayter, Kenneth Aller, Doris Potsander, Darlene Havel, and others across Cedar, Pleasant Hill, East Prairie, Grandview, Havre, and Surprising Valley districts with high grade averages noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin ‘Township
Robert Anderson
Cedar
Ferdinand Chalupa
Grant
Julia Hayter
Jerry Longer
Harmony
Leland Schmitt
Center
Nela Young
Pleasant Highland
Delbert Havel
East Prairie
Jean Travel
Eugene Steele
Union Duaie
Robert Vesely
Raymond Lasek
Iowa Township
Walter Lenechy
Oak Grove
Darlene Havel
Valley
Junior Mehafffey
Greenfield
Byron Sweeting
Farmers
Jackson Township
Billy Crandall
South Prairie
Kenneth Hines
Pleasant Plain
Robert Marek
Lime Creek Township
Wenona Anderson
Pilotburg
Robert Becker
Surprise Valley
Jeanne Brown
Marguerite “Butterbaugh
Draytonville
Doris Potsander
Kenneth Aller
Junior Mehaffey
Jerry Gardner
Richard Dare
Phyllis Richardson
Clarice Brumfield
Emma Mast
Martha Davis
Leota Fishburn
Glennis Steckley
Dale Engle
James Shannon
Jean Havel
Griswold Farmer Leads Storm Aid Group
Griswold farmer Jesse Bishop planned to lead volunteers to clear farm wreckage from the May 5 storm. A second storm later damaged nearly all buildings on Bishop's own farm and toppled his windmill, forcing him to start relief at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswold
Jesse Bishop
Bishop
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oetjens
Ats Supply Limited
C. L. Jennings
New London
Geo. Amlong
4Th Ave
Washington Concrete Co
Keister Bros
Mose Levy
Kalona
Doyle Gray
Journal Office
Ainsworth Produce
Towa
Call
West Chester
Ramseyer’s Hatchery
Klein Klothing Ko
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Oetjen's
Delbert Daniel
Washington Concrete Company
Armour's
Eclipse Lumber Company
Cali Ti
Grots Cities Service
W. Madison
Sriggs & Stratton
H.P
Warne
Rawleigh Products
C. G. Picken
BE. Ord
Ces Eclipse Lumber Company
Pioneer Drug Store
Washington Oil Company
Little's
Quet Jen’s
Dr. Salsbury
Reisters Bros
Pittsburgh Tech
Mukden
J. B. Dill
C. K. Snyder
Hereford
Reis
Ebenezer
Devetjen’s
Ainsworth
Louis Baird
ANB
Care Journal
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain Table
Jualy
BABY
Reister Bros
Journal
SMART
Parrish
Tion
Aviv William E. Steele
U.S.N.R
DeSmet Hall
Gonzaga University
Spokane
Wash
Phyllis Crayne
Marjorie Faulkner
Iowa City
Gayle Robertson
Ray Simpson
Dennis
Robert
Manchester
Charles R. Wilson
Albert Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
Raymond Timmerman
R. G. Wessler
N. Mar
Nutrena
Justin
Otto F. Frey
Noble, Iowa
Mindleburg
Milburn Nayadley
Maple Grove
Ada Ropp
Pleasant Hill
Cora Ropp
Snake Hollow
Edith Ropp
Wesley Opp
George Schaefer
Holy Trinity
Clement Sharp
Rodney Small
Pleasant Hil
Willadean Smal
Middlebury
Barbara Stumpf
Carol Stumpf
Martha Westrick
Pleasant Frill
Virginia Canott
Dwain Jetweiler
Grandview
Eber Diener
Wassonville
Charles Endfield
Billy Litweiler
Nira
George Miller
Daytonville
Artil Navy
Erma Lou Yoder
Ville
Marion Township
Paul Beenblossom
Shiloh
Clinton Poshart
Gray
Gertrude Bruegge
Donna Eichelberger
Eieher
Ina Mae Freyenberger
Hicher
Delen McKune
Eureka
Ruth Shaffer
Patricia Swift
Pleasant Ridge
Oregon Township
Bina Bradford
Haskins
John Lee Johnson
Gordon Lough
Donald Zwicki
Seventy-Six
Prairie Flow
Teddy Griffith
Billy Pepper
Hopewell
Glen Sprague, Center
Washington Township
Donald Baker
Havre
Robert Brewer
Young Ameri
Donna Chalupa
Mildred Gardner
Darlene Trumston
Young America
Dwain Johnson
Darlene Koehler
Glendale
Helen Schwartz
Young
Amer
Ica
Darlene Stover
Havre Rex West
Big Gain News
Harold Schoeman
Rubio Motor CO
Rubio, Iowa
George J. Breitenbach
West Main Street
John Shields & Sons
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