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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1939
Page
7
Local brief column highlights tidbits from nearby towns as the Journal’s subscription representative shares community updates. Notes cover civic happenings, upcoming events, and small happenings affecting residents.
May 31 parade and festivities honor a surviving Civil War soldier Mr Sigafoose. A boyish enlistment tale from 1860s, a 1870 courthouse wedding, and a two dollar oath fee are recalled. The day featured flowers, four bands, a Park concert by the old band and singer Forrest D Walker. Citizens attended concerts and farmers returned to fields as two school bands entertained crowds.
Yesterday and last night were warm after several cool, cloudy days. Memorial Day high reached 91 as thunder and a light shower brought about a tenth of an inch. The month’s rain totals 3.40 inches, with 2.30 inches falling last Friday night.
Cars driven by Gerald Dun can of Washington and Ernest Zimmerman of Davenport collided Tuesday morning at the intersection of South Avenue B6 and West Jefferson. The Duncan car turned over after being struck by Zimmerman's vehicle. Mrs Duncan suffered bruises and a sprained back. others in the cars unhurt.
Belle Brinton of Brig aton is a cafter this morning. Rev. and Mrs. John Simpson of Buffalo N Y arrive to spend days with his mother Mrs J F Simpson and attend Frances Simpson's Monmouth IL graduation events. Dorothy Thompson returns home from Fairfield schools for vacation. Mrs Will Cook travels to Los Angeles after weeks here with friends. The Peters family return from Chutes Beach to Washington. Robert Barelay and family visit Grinnell. Robert Harelay graduates Grinnell College June 12. William West of Fairfield stops by. Westover relatives visit from Cedar Rapids and West Des Moines.
A note on Anglo-Saxon poetry explains its alliterative style where initial sounds match across lines, but final endings do not.
A light morning shower spurred ripe berries as residents report plentiful homegrown fruit. Notables include thanks to Charles Imphef of Wayland Wes Meyer Ains worth Harry Moore Mr. Van Doran and Howard McAllfin northwest of town, with a neat early report from south Washington.
Clarence Davis preached a earnest sermon titled What Think Ye of Christ at the U P Church in Crawfordsville on Sabbath. He is a Parsons College graduate and recent seminary student in Omaha. Various local families and visitors attended, with updates on gatherings and town news throughout the day.
Five youths drowned during Memorial Day in Iowa. Three boys two brothers and a cousin perished at the Wapsipinicon river near Independence while a fourth victim died in the Mississippi. Names given include Raymond Niemann 18 Lawrence Niemann 9 Dale Wilson 8 John Scofield 18 Wilbert Matthias near Readlyn.
Frankincense comes from a small sacred tree tapped for milky gum. Trade centered in Shabwa Hadhramaut with routes to Egypt Syria Rome. Camel caravans moved resin to Mecca Alexandria Antioch and Rome as centuries of wealth built fleets and temples. Today production remains but demand has waned.
The article notes James Madison as the first U.S. president to habitually wear long trousers while in office. It contrasts his attire with Washington Adams and Jefferson in knee breeches and traces the adoption of trousers to France in 1789 and their gradual American adoption between 1790 and 1800. It also mentions Beau Brummel and the duke of Wellington in relation to trousers adoption.
The piece discusses origins of the name turkey, noting early European market mixes with guinea fowl leading to turkey fowl. It cites Dr. George Bird Grinnell via the American Wildlife Institute and a theory that Spanish introductions amid a Jewish market monopoly led to the word tukke meaning peacock being applied to the birds.
The modern Olympic games started with an international athletic meet in Athens in 1896. It was funded largely by Greek Alexandria native George Aberoff and the Greek national committee. Baron Pierre de Coubertin organized the international athletic committee in 1895 to revive the games and hold them every four years.
The article recounts the Glastonbury cathedral thorn tree tied to Joseph of Arimathea and the crown of thorns tradition. It notes annual Christmas blooming and a belief that possessing a piece brings yearly good fortune. It mentions a slip from Glastonbury at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Washington.
Residents of Messina South Africa were awakened as hundreds of tons of rock from an ancient excavation plunged into a nearby mine three miles from town. The fallen debris created a large collapse measuring about 200 feet long 100 feet wide and nearly 80 feet deep.
Mr and Mrs Ray Miller and daughter Shirley Ann and Net Tie Miller of Ottumwa spent yesterday afternoon here with Mr and Mrs Ray Box.
May 3 Chicago markets show 13 000 hog lot with weights 230 pounds and down holding steady to 10 cent gains on heavier bulls. Top hogs reach 6.95 while bulk 190 to 260 pounds run 6.75 to 6.90. Cattle and calves total 15 000 with steer range 8.75 to 11.00 and prime offerings above 15.00. fat lambs slow with clipped lambs at 9.10 to 9.15. Estimated receipts tomorrow include cattle 5 000 hoes 7 000 sheep 4 006.
Chicago cash grain prices show corn mixed at 58 to 53 4, yellow 52% to 53, 3 yellow 51% to 68, white 58. Oats range 25% to 36 with mixed 35 and white 34. Soybeans at 91% for two yellow lots. Corn receipts 376 cars.
Open high and low prices for wheat corn oats rye shown for July September and December contracts. Values include wheat 679% 78% for July and 19% 89 79% for December. Corn widens around 51% to 63% withSeptember at 63% and December 53%. Oats range 33% to 34% for July and 32% to 33% for September. Rye posted around 63% to 57% with December near 57%.
Chicago May 31 market reports show produce and eggs with unsettled receipts 64 118 cases and quotations unchanged. Poultry sales listed with steady to firm conditions and varied percentages for ducks geese hens leghorn hens spring chickens roosters broilers and turkeys. A group including Mr and Mrs Keith Adams son Jimmie Mrs Minnie Jennings and Mrs Nellie Adams visited Carl Croegett home en route to Wellman from Ainsworth after Memorial day services.
A community sale listing shows 120 Texas white face calves and several milk cows with calves by side, stock and fat Heifers, three bulls, 120 hogs including sows with piglets, three Hampshire boars, a registered Belgian stallion, a blind horse, plus horses, sheep, lambs, hardware, rockers, stoves, kitchen cabinet, boxes, lumber and posts for sale.
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