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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1947

Page

7

Notice of Dissolution of West Chester Telephone Exchange

West Chester Telephone Exchange a Iowa corporation dissolved by unanimous vote at its September 1947 stockholders meeting. Effective October 1, 1947. Creditors asked to contact Mae DeLong Secretary-Treasurer or Morrison and Morrison Attorneys within thirty days. Filing compliance with Chapter 491 of the Iowa Code. Date October 17, 1947. West Chester Iowa. J A Huber President Mae DeLong Secretary-Treasurer Morrison and Morrison Attorneys.

West Chester Telephone Exchange Iowa West Chester Recorder Washington County Mae DeLong Morrison and Morrison Washington Code of Iowa Said Corporat Son Westchester Telephone Exchange J. A. Huber Mae DeLong Mae DeLong, Secy.Treag, Morrison and Morrison Said Lion, Corpora

Brighton News Highlights Family Visits and Local Tragedy

The Brighton area reports weekend visits to Keota and Iowa City, plus an Edgar Davison American Legion oyster supper for local businessmen. Six year old Raymond Hoover was hospitalized with tetanus after a fall and splinter injury, in serious condition. The Hagans attend a funeral in Fairfield for a nephew of S H Hagans, with his wife seriously hurt in the same auto crash. Bessie Pringle visits the Mc Cracken and Wish households in Bussey.

Edna Crile Brighton Get Scott Dickinson Wayne Keota Ida Bevans Guy Davison David Wentworth Ellen Ostelle Iowa City Wentworth I. F. Kraemer Lock Kenton Mangold Fairfield Gilbert Hagans Moline S. H. Hagans Hagans John Hagans Bessie Pringle Bussey Alfred McCracken John Wish

Markets at Chicago Hog and cattle prices slip as sheep rise

Hog and cattle prices eased at the Chicago stockyards this week while sheep jumped over three dollars. Hog prices fell about 1.25 with sows down 2.50. top hogs touched 28.85 and bulk 190 to 260 lb hogs sold 27.50 to 27.85. Slaughter steers moved slowly early then steadied as receipts were light. highs for fed steers neared 36.75 for 1,115 to 1,369 lb and most good stock moved 27.00 to 34.60. Lamb values finished 2.25 to 2.59 higher with early tops 22.50 to 25.00 and later 24.00 to 24.25.

Chicago

Chicago Grain Table and Weekend Social Notes

Chicago grain quotes list wheat, corn and oats with May July and Dec futures. The piece also records a weekend social visit sequence including Mrs Wish’s brother Norman Dakins at the Gary Long home and a Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau meeting led by Mrs O D Jones with a travel log by Mrs Jones and refreshments served by Mrs Wayne Savage.

Chicago Mrs. Wish Norman Dakins Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Club Wayne Savage O. D. Jones Ira Saunders Black Hills

Early corn harvest possible with mechanical drier

Ames Iowa October 25 farmers may harvest corn earlier using mechanical driers says Dale Hull Iowa State College agricultural engineer If moisture is controlled early harvest offers weather advantages reduced picker losses and potential storage efficiency Driers could be built cheaply and used to dry and store corn in cycles avoiding crib storage constraints

Ames Iowa Dale Hull Iowa State College Hull

Weekly and seasonal sales listed in Iowa notices

Community sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sales Wednesdays at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Livestock sale Tuesdays at Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Iowa 1 p m October 27 closing out sale household goods Mrs Mabel Plummer West Chester. October 28 second annual Spotted Poland China sale two miles west of Columbus City on gravel road starts 1 00 John H Dill. October 28 closing out sale six miles west of Washington two miles east of West Chester and 1 ½ miles south starts 11 00 Clay Walton. November 5 public auction seven room house and two and a half lots in Crawfordsville starting at 2 00 p m Daisy R Huber Etal

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Mabel Plummer West Chester Columbus City Town John H. Dill Washington W. Chester Clay Walton Crawfordsville Daisy R. Huber

First Global Air Navigation Law Set in Kissimmee 1908

The Kissimmee Florida 1908 ordinance became the world’s first law regulating air navigation. It imposed penalties for low flying and frightening cattle, taxed by carrying capacity from five to a thousand passengers, exempted freight, and covered balloons, dirigibles, airplanes, helicopters, ornithopters, and airships, influencing later international regulations.

Kissimmee Fla

Change in Government From 1831 to 1946 in Chile

Chile has had 30 chiefs of state from 1831 to 1946. Among them 22 were lawyers, five generals, one admiral, one doctor and one newsman.

Chile

Banana Trade: U S Leads Global Import Market

Bananas have long grown in tropical regions but large scale commerce began in the 20th century. The United States stands as the world’s largest importer, typically handling more than half of the tonnage in international trade.

United States

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