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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1940
Page
5
Chicago market report shows hogs at 12,000 head with prices up to 6.85 for top lots and most 180 to 200 pound hogs at 6.00 to 6.20. Cattle and calves count 4,500 with fed cattle steady and top at 13.15.
Closing out sales and estate auctions listed for multiple towns including Columbus Junction and West Chester. Dates span November to December with names such as Mrs Cleo Moothart Phillip Stouffer Jessie Marr estate J D Jones Estate Heasseltine Bros Chas Casper Harry Stutaman and Mrs Ethel Neéing Adm. Listings note locations near No 92 and travel roads and indicate routine weekly sale columns.
In Chicago on November 22 the grain table lists wheat corn oats rye futures with fluctuating Open High Low and Close figures. Notable entries include July wheat around 83% to 87% and corn around 62% to 63% while oats range near 32% to 38% and rye around 44% to 50% across May July and December contracts.
Grain prices and quality notes for corn oats and soybeans showing mixed lots and color indicators. Entries include numbered lots with percentages for yellow white and red varieties, plus weight notes and sample descriptions.
Nov 22 Chicago market notes unsettled poultry trades and firm receipts data. Fresh and extra firsts drive gains while dirties and checks decline. poultry receipts remain uncertain with ducks geese and hens varied. No. 2 chickens and other prices largely unchanged.
Indianola Simpson College, led by President Joan Oo Gross, is back on the American Association of Universities list of fully accredited colleges and universities. The college, among about 250 U.S. institutions on the list, had its library rehabilitated and finances stabilized to meet the association standards.
A horticulture note states that thirty to four leaves per peach tree are required to provide enough food for the plant, guiding pruning and growth management.
Des Moines River Valley Project Inc officials urged the government Thursday to build a 90 foot hydro electric dam on the Des Moines river near Camp Dodge. The group seeks support from labor business and civic bodies and will ask the city council for endorsement. Features cited include flood control water storage power and recreation. The valley organization has dropped earlier plans for a 104 foot dam near Madrid.
Columbus Junction column reports the Columbus Community Club elects officers: William Duns, president. Max Vanniee, vice president. Haward Wiegror, secretary and treasurer. Calendar of the Presbyterian church plans a Thursday session in the church parlor. The Others’ First class of United Presbyterian Sunday School met at Mrs. Eli White’s home. Beverly Jean born to Mr. and Mrs. Clark McKean. Sheila Sue born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dean. Out-of-town guests from Colo and Muscatine attended IA club meeting hosted by Mrs. Fra Dean. The Mard M. club met at Mrs Ver He Swailes’s home.
Grover Cleveland, later President, served 1871 to 1873 as Erie County New York sheriff. During that term Jack Gaffney and Patrick Morrissey were sentenced to hang, and Cleveland carried out the executions himself rather than delegate.
Norman J. Wall of the bureau of agricultural economics notes that 34.5 percent of all U S farms are mortgaged. Life insurance companies held 22 percent of farm debt in 1930, totaling $9 billion, and by end of 1938 they held 12.4 percent of a seven billion dollar decrease in debt.
Helen McKeyna of Ainsworth was in Washington yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Harry W. Ramseyer returned home from Rochester Minnesota where she was a St Marys hospital patient following major surgery. Jean Moore of Rochester and guest Robert More of Wilmar Minnesota spend weekend with Miss Moore and her parents. Cloyce Watson family moved from 431 South Seventh avenue to 918 East Third street. Virginia Utterback spends weekend in Iowa City planning to attend Iowa Illinois game tomorrow. Tom McElhinney of Cincinnati formerly of Washington was marooned on an island in the Mississippi river during Armistice day storm. He was en route to Town City to visit his mother and duck hunted in Davenport, delaying him a day at work. Phyllis Flenner of Des Moines arrives tonight for weekend with her parents. BE Meisenbach Davenport will visit Washington weekend with Mrs. Meisenbach’s parents. Death notice for Jim Brewer of Lakota brother of S T Brewer of Washington. Funeral held yesterday. he was about 69 and ill four months. Claude McCoy of Crawfordsville visited Washington today.
West Sunset notes show Mrs Sam Baker at the center with Marry Frances McCoy returning from Quincy Illinois for Thanksgiving. A long list of local visitors and Sunday calls includes Al Hahn Aaron Stafford Hartzell Jake Snyder Myral Smith and Ruth Atkinson among many others visiting various households in Lockridge and nearby areas.
Crawfordsville wakes to news of Mrs. D. C. Griffith’s death in Rock Island Sunday night after a period of ill health. Myrtle Jacobs, once a local teacher, was married to Dr. Griffith, with a daughter born here. The Griffiths later lived in Washington Davenport and Rock Island. Funeral attendees from Crawfordsville included relatives of Mrs. Huston and Mrs. Long. Roy Duncan and daughter Martha visited from Columbus Junction, then proceeded to Washington to see Harry White, recovering from injuries. Trant Edwards bought the A. L. Griffith property north of town, long occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John McNeill and family. Mr. Griffith of Washington was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Paul DeWitt and son Jer ry Lee of Columbus City visit Washington and stay with Laurence and Nellie DeWitt before returning home. T. A. Michels family and relatives spend Thanksgiving at MacMurray college in Jacksonville Illinois. EK Putnam forwards Highland Park Michigan clipping on J C Penney opening with D P Barnes as manager, plus photos of staff and manager.
Mr and Mrs Francis Skipton and son Stephen of Galesburg Jr came yesterday to spend Thanksgiving and stay until tomorrow afternoon at the John Skipton and John Westphal Jr homes. A Thanksgiving dinner was hosted at the John Skipton home yesterday noon with guest Richard Houdek of Muscatine. Mr and Mrs Frank L Wilson celebrate a great granddaughter born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Ben Badenoch in Englewood California. The baby’s father is a designing engineer with Douglas Aircraft in California and a Boston Tech graduate. Damascus Shrine members are invited to Oskaloosa Monday evening for a ceremonial at 8 o clock and a banquet at 615 in the Oskaloosa Masonic Temple.
Beth Clow arrived from Crete Nebraska to spend Thanksgiving with Dr and Mrs A W Clow. They left for Chicago to visit Donna and Clow. The Iowa City Rotary Club hosted a dinner at the Jeff hotel honoring charter members and celebrating twenty five years. Seven original twenty seven members attended including E R Utterback of Washington. LeRoy and Dr E B Stutsman from Washington Rotary also attended.
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