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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1939

Page

7

For Sale Local Produce and Equipment Notes

For sale home grown plants including strawberries raspberries blackberries currants grapes and asparagus roots. Contact D F Sayre by phone R&IS-31 54tfeod. Also offering a McCormick Deering cream separator size No 3 via A M Potsander Wellman S31head. We grease cars and advertise actual driving conditions with Moto-Sway equipment from Washingon Oil Company.

D. F. Sayre McCokMick Deering Potsander, Wellman Oi! Company Teod

May 26 Weather Notes and Local Highlights

Early today clear and cool with scattering showers yesterday and rain hoped for soon. Mt. Pleasant resident Elmer Graber predicts rain. multiple references to weather, crops, and local life. Notables include Mrs. Rich and family, schoolteacher Martha Jennings Adams, and photos of James and Grandma Jennings. Turkeys, farm work, and local travel around Washington Wayland area noted.

Elmer Graber Mt. Pleasant R 6 Martha Jennings Adams of Wellman Washington James Grandma Jennings

News Notes of Our Neighboring Communities

Journal Subscription Representative D F Macon reports on local events and updates from nearby towns, highlighting community plans, social gatherings, and service notices.

School notes and a humorous Barrie quip at dinner

At Don Hayes and Sugar Creek Bi ble school, Joan shows first year work and good schooling. Harold Kauffman runs two trucks for Standard Oil, a busy, active figure. An editor recalls meeting Sir James Barrie, who quips that some Peter pans out and some Pan out.

Don Hayes Joan Sugar Creek Harold Kauffman Standard Oil Harold Evening Journal Sir James Barrie Peter Pan Sir James

Market hogs and cattle steady in mixed receipts

Hogs show 5 000 head in a fairly active market with top at 6.95 and 170 to 250 pound cattle priced 6.75 to 9.40 for steers and 6.25 to 6.10 for packing sows. Lambs steady with old crop finishes at 9.00 to 9.15 and woolskins 8.00 to 9.35. Estimated tomorrow receipts include 300 cattle, 200 hogs, and sheep.

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Chicago Cash Corn Prices Reported

Chicago cash grain notes show corn at 52 to 53 percent for 2 or 3 yellow kernels and 58 to 69 percent for a single white kernel. Soybeans priced with 2 yellow at 96 percent and 1 mixed at 46 percent. Corn receipts totaled 309 cars.

Chicago

Grain Table Shows Wheat Corn and Oats Movement

Chicago grain table lists Wheat July and Sept with values around 16 to 16 percent gains and 0.78 to 0.79, Corn July and Sept near 62 to 63 percent with 52 to 53 percent closes, and Oats July and Sept around 33 to 34 percent with mixed highs and lows as of the latest session.

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Chicago Produce Market Roundup May 26

Market steady for produce with 14 777 cases received and little price change. Poultry receipts show ducks geese hens and spring chickens with mixed price ranges. Potatoes hold steady to weaker with arrivals around 99 and on track shipments at 1 020.

Chicago

Bres son of Elatha becomes Tuatha De Danann king

Bres, famed for beauty, son of Elatha, marries Brigit and rules the Tuatha De Danann. He is toppled over his exactions and later incites the Fomorians to war against the gods.

Bres Elatha Brigit Tuatha de Danann Fomorians

Man Gains Confidence After Wife Admonition

A small man recounts telling his wife she could no longer henpeck him, hoping to hold his head high despite soreness. Herman Leichty’s family and friends are seen building a sturdy woven fence with durable hedge posts. Eva Steen, sister of Charley Caldwell, visits from Everett Washington and looks to reconnect with Pleasant Hill and Shiloh friends. Frank Norton Ainsworth becomes a new Journal reader.

Eva Steen Charley Caldwell Everette Washington

Wellman Senior Class Night Honors At School

Wellman high school staged a record class night with speeches music and awards. Murval Weidlein received the top gold pin while Marian Durst Helen Bishop and Ada Godber earned white silver pins. Chenile lyres went to Doris Miller Barbara Fjelland and Dorthy Plading. Filings included athletic letters to Elnor Young and Robert Hyund. Roger Miller named outstanding boy with Weidlein and Durst as top girls. names to be engraved on plaques. The class song closed the program followed by a student trip to Ft Madison and Keokuk. Funeral services for Daniel Lameraux were held at Daytonville with Rev. Edward Deiner.

Frank Wilson Wellman Wellman High School Robert Miller Raymond Curl Murval Weidlein Gayle Wade Marjorie Yoder Virginia Stricker Lyall Smith Marian Durst Helen Jean Bishop Ada Godber Doris Miller Barbara Fjelland Dorthy Edgar Della Wade) Lameraux Parnell Minnie May McArtor Emily Nemediey Kalona Melvin C Ed Lameraux Rex Levert Charley Miller al Duvall West Chester Joe Schmelzer Blanch Beck Dubuque Wesley Boehme Chas. Livesay Wells Elizabeth Wells Emmetsburg Flora Simons Sarah Elizabeth (Sheriff) Wells Samuel Martha (Douglas) Sheriff Geneseo Til Flora Simmons Joseph E. Wells Richmond Ira EF. Wells Anaheim Cal Charles Wells Chicago Alfred Wells Paul Hann L. C. Miller Delmar Steninger Mark Schaffer Theodore Holland Fulton South Dakota Grant Grahm R. A. Jacobs Hazel Townsend Des Moines Harry Jacobs Chris Werge Floyd Lewis Iowa City Ora Hall Orlo Green Henry Schmelzer Ed Rosemund Paul Schmelzer Muscatine Roy Rowe Hedrick Lee Schmelzer

Senior Class Day Program At Local High School

The annual Senior Class Day program features awards across music, drama and athletics as Lois Humble Carol Strong and Betty Michels receive instrumental honors. Forensic awards go to Esther Hayes Maxine Logan Faye Holland Robert Masson Ruth Wead and others. athletic letters awarded to seniors Clinton Stewart Charles Snyder Ellis Finke Myron White Howard Little Bill Kiesey Jack Watson and more.

Esther Hayes Maxine Logan Faye Holland Robert Masson Ruth Wead Lois Humble Everette Burham Evelyn Nebergall Mary Lynn Heilman Marsh Atkinson Betty Kolesick Bob Macon Frank Dea Robert Lowe Glenn Mace Robert Anderson Ellis Finke T. J. Berdo Richard Weeks Richard Knupp Milo Steele Robert Macon Gordon Carstensen Robert Lewis Marion Griffin Tom Randal Harold Dawson

Missionary Velma Booth to Speak at Cotter Church May 31

Velma Booth, returned missionary from China, will speak at Cotter Church on Wednesday May 31. Mrs. Robeson hosts Bethel Women's Missionary Society program with other features and a fellowship hour. Nearby missionary groups invited. open to all interested in missions.

Cotter Velma Booth China Cotter Ehurch Bethel Women's Eelety Mrs. Robeson

First radio church service broadcast from Calvary Church

On January 2, 1921, Calvary Church Pittsburgh aired the complete service by Westinghouse KDKA. Reverend Edwin Jan van Etten led the sermon as the choir sang and the event was sent to listeners nationwide. A commemorative tablet was installed at the church in 1923.

Calvary Church Pittsburgh Edwin Jan van Etten Westinghouse KDKA

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