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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1939
Page
7
Ed Ringenberg and others shelling corn at the George Wright home seven miles northwest of Lake City discovered a pullet with a chicken bill protruding from a sealed corn crib. They freed the bird after confirming it was trapped in a seven foot high space and the pullet stood once back on the ground.
140 acre farm one mile from Washington on a hard surfaced road with 120 acres tillable and rest blue grass. Includes a fine modern house and average outbuildings. Priced at 125 per acre with 2000 cash required. Geo. J. Breitenbach, Exclusive Agent. 21713H-F-M.
Chicago markets report hog news slow with later trade 6 to 10 cents lower top 6.95 and bulk 200 to 300 pounds. Cattle overall steady for yearlings and light steers but midweights weaker. bulls and cows mostly steady. Sheep market mostly steady with good to choice native lambs and packers bidding 9.00 to 9.25 for select lots. Estimated tomorrow receipts include cattle 1,500 hogs 6,000 sheep 3,000.
The Chicago grain table shows May to December quotes for wheat corn oats and rye with upper and lower ranges. Highlights include wheat near 84 and 82 at several points, corn around 50 to 58, oats around 31 to 36, and rye in the mid-50s to low-60s across May and July.
Chicago cash grain prices list mixed quotes for corn and soybeans with several color grades and percentages. Entries cover corn old and new, yellow white and mixed varieties, with ranges from 40s to 60s prices, and soybeans also showing yellow grades.
Produce section reports market steady with 3 224 cases of receipts and 29 percent fresh graded firsts, 24 percent extra firsts, and 20 dirties. Poultry market softer with one car and 25 trucks received. ducks 14 percent, small 13 percent, turkeys 20 percent.
In Crawfordsville on October 26, Bonnie Lou Finke, ten, sustained a leg cut requiring four stitches when a car door slammed shut during play. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Heacock, hosted Davenport’s Edith Mason and others for dinner as the family traveled from St. Louis and Burlington after attending a Purina convention.
Edward Greiner son of Mr and Mrs Robert Greiner fell or was thrown from a pony while riding to the timber pasture. His mouth was badly cut requiring seven stitches. The pony allegedly fell on him injuring an arm and leg. Dorothy Wilson took pupils to a theater party at Keota with Marie Greiner and the writer driving. Teachers from other township schools joined the outing to see the Wizard of Oz.
Local train services list regulars for Washington routes including the Golden State Limited and California passenger services with departures to Knoxville Davenport and Kansas City. Branch No 680 operates daily except Sunday. Burlington Trailways provides west and eastbound bus services with multiple Washington departures and a note on ticket purchases at the depot and nearby outlets.
Lola Ramage visits West Chester with friends. Karl Neal hosts WBarl’s father and relatives from Des Moines. Mary Gowey visits with Inez Gowey and Everett Garrett. Raymond, Earl Neal and Kosmer attend Washington calls. Clarence Gross cup and Lloyd Jones families visit Washington. Add Parcell and Prody Borkoski attend Washington calls. An apple tree at J B Brown’s Toledo farm bore blossoms and apples together last week.
Mr and Mrs T J Tighe returned to their Rockwell City apartment to find it ablaze and filled with smoke. Their ten month old son lay gasping in his crib but was unharmed.
The article notes a lull in corn picking as Powell and Lloyd Miller harvested soybeans at thirty five bushels per acre with Hoover and Porter hauling. Cal Cooper of Brighton bought lambs, and Lee Ralston lost a horse to an unfortunate accident. The White Way club plans a wiener roast Saturday evening at the N. E. West home near Washington.
Sam De Lone nearly finishes painting his home and buildings in EAST 76. H F Stewart adds new paint and area farms begin to look better. Six homes and surroundings improved in the past year. Mr and Mrs Orville Leinen and family stayed with Lloyd White in Keota. Lillian White and Kenneth Pfaff visited the Leinen home. This week’s rains are welcome.
As dry weather forced abandonment of machinery, workers moved to hand picking. Cedar Rapids visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Oren Romine and Art Romine on Wednesday afternoon, while Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Dickinson and Dickie Lee spent the weekend with the Romines.
Carl Torgerson reports a comic mishap when his car hit a large jack rabbit near Madrid. He picked up the animal and placed it in the back seat intending to feed it to chickens. The rabbit revived and escaped after breaking a window. He filed a broken glass claim with his insurer.
The Milton school board in Van Buren county bought eighty tons of Stoke Cecal. When a fire broke out volunteers labored around the clock to remove coal from bins and pile it in the school yard for safety.
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