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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1944

Page

7

New Naval Shift Creates Deputy Commander In Chief Post

Vice Admiral R S Edwards has been named deputy commander in chief of the U S fleet and deputy chief of naval operations to ease Admiral Ernest J King. At the same time Vice Admiral Charles M Cooke Jr becomes chief of staff to the commander in chief of the U S fleet.

Ernest J. King U. S Fleet Adm R. S. Edwards U. S. Fleet Charles M. Cooke, Jr U. S

Public farm sales listed across multiple Iowa locations

A sequence of auction notices dated October announces public sales in Iowa. Entries include 1296 acre farm near Dublin with Mrs Schulty and Harve Carkoff as auctioneers, gatherings NE of Noble and near Crawfordsville with Effie Lieehty as executrix, and hog and livestock sales near Mt. Union Ainsworth Wellman and Winfield with Dun can Swartzendruber Kellogg and Sons as auctioneers.

Dublin R. E. Schulty Harve Carkoff Brown & Isruty Auctioneers N. E Noble S. W Crawfordsville N. W Olds Effie Lieehty Dan D. Roth R. Glenn Klopfenstein E. R. Brenneman Mt. Union Iowa Hampshire Ainsworth Dorothy Woods Bill Isruty Penningroth Bros Wellman Duncan Swartzendruber Poland Earl Kellogg and Sons Winfield

October Meetings Of Fortnightly Public Affairs Sections

The Fortnightly club’s two Public Affairs sections held October meetings this week. Section one hosted a luncheon with 14 members at the State cafe, then met in YWCA rooms where Mrs. Leslie Gates led a discussion after a talk on The Chosen People by Mrs. N. M. Speidel. Section two, with 29 members and a guest, heard three new members announced by department leader Mrs. William Beggs. They read the constitution, answered roll call, and discussed Dumbarton Oaks and veteran Army and Navy views, aided by a map of the European theater.

E. J. Hesselschwerdt T. V. Knerr Leslie Gates N. M. Speidel Sowash Roy Sowash O. L. Dayton William Beggs Jeader W. J. Masson Myrtle Poole Charles Palmer W. 8. Kyle Ward McCutchen G. B. Holden

Mrs Kyle to Host Next Meeting

Mrs Kyle will host the upcoming gathering. The event sets the agenda and invites members to attend at the designated meeting place and time.

Mrs. Kyle

Grain Table Chicago Market Quotes

Open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats rye across several contracts dated in October. Data shows Dec May July and Sep positions with multiple bid and ask levels and percent changes represented.

Allis Chalmers W. C Kuhlman A. C International McCormick Deering Burr Mill McCormick John Deere

Gas consumption in peacetime for American motorists

In peacetime the average American motorist used about a 42 gallon barrel of gasoline each month.

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