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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1940
Page
7
Wallpaper and paint ideas for closet and shelf decor
Freshen closets and shelves with wallpaper or paint. Use contrasting colors to highlight room decorations. Plain papers suit closets with figed designs and small flowered papers suit shelves. small designs advised for shelves.
For Sale Items From Local Listings
A jumble of for sale notices lists grapes peaches prune plums and summer apples from Chas McKay John Long and others. Odds and ends include furniture such as a kitchen cabinet and a leather rocker plus farm goods like lambs team horses a Chester White boar and Berkshire hogs with contact names and phone references.
Market Livestock Mixed as Receipts Rise in Chicago
Markets show hogs at 106 cents lower on 14 000 head, tops to 7.75 for 190-240 lb. cattle and calves steady across better grades with early fed steers at 13.35. Sheep: 7 000 head trading. native lambs steady, light ewes around 3.75. early receipts forecast cattle 11,000 hogs 12,000 sheep 2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Cash Corn and Oats Bid Ranges
Market notes show mixed corn bids around 64 to 69 percent with several lots listed. Oats trades display mixed grades from 31 to 32 percent and white varieties near 30 to 32 percent, with multiple entries across color grades and qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sept
Grain Table From Chicago Open and Close Values
Chicago grain table shows wheat corn oats rye with May and Sept figures. Wheat May 71.78 high 76.75 close 76. Ibbotson figures indicate slight shifts. Corn May 59.5 high 59.54 close 59. Sept 61.02 close 62. Rye May 44.45 high 44. 45 close 42.14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dee
Chicago Produce Market Summary
Chicago reports mixed produce pricing and supply for September 3. Eggs show firm receipts with 31 674 cases and current 16 percent. dirties 14 and checks 12 percent. Poultry markets firm with 43 trucks arriving and varied rates for ducks geese hens and turkeys across multiple grades and sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Protecting Rubber Frosting With Coatings and Treatments
Frosting is a microscopic surface disintegration of vulcanized rubber caused by ozone in warm humid weather. Protective films such as lacquer or varnish or chemical treatment may prevent the dulling of rubber surfaces seen on footwear raincoats and other items.
Prodigal's Brother Returns to Forgiving Farm Family
John Lawless confronts his brother’s desertion and Virginia’s loyalties on the farm. The prodigal’s homecoming is sealed by a tense reception, then a quiet plea for forgiveness as mother and lovers weigh the past 赐.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Ray
John Lawless
Great Smoky Mountains Park Grows as Popular Federal Site
Even before its official opening the Great Smoky Mountains National Park drew strong visitor interest becoming the second most popular federal park in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
America
Easy Arithmetic Demonstrates Power of Growth Progressions
The piece explains geometric progressions using a penny offer example and a checkerboard wheat puzzle. It compares interest doubling times and notes vast future values, concluding with a call to readers to calculate themselves. It highlights compound growth, savings, and large numerical scales.
Rails' No Congestion Record In Eight Consecutive Years
The Assassn of American Railroads reports that from 1923 through 1930 inclusive American railroads operated with no car shortages or congestion. Traffic exceeded wartime levels, reflecting steady, uninterrupted freight movement across the network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assation of American Railroads
Advancement of Medicine Through Modern Progress
The article asserts that medical science has advanced more in the last sixty years than in sixty prior centuries, highlighting rapid gains in diagnosis, treatment, and biomedical research. It emphasizes transformative breakthroughs shaping contemporary healthcare and patient outcomes.
Wallace remarks spark Iowa GOP versus Wallace linked attack
Des Moines reports Republicans erupt over being tied to Hitler by Wallace as they defend Wen dell Willkie's WWI service. Young Republicans joke about "Junior Fuehrer" at Prairie City, while Wallace and Wilson campaign in Adair Guthrie and Marion counties with expanded staffs. Louis Gardner and Charles Yarbrough join GOP and Democratic publicity teams to boost campaigns.
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Des Moines
Hitler
Wallace
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Prairie City
George van Nostrand
BE. J. van Nostrand
Newton
Jasper County
Fuehrer
Iowa
Adair
George A. Wilson
Orient
Wilson
Menlo
Mealo
Guthrie County
Adair County
Louis Gardner
Cedar Rapida
GOP National Committee
H. A
Tex) Grantham
Charles Yarbrough
Des Molines
Frank Moorhead
Weekend Visitors and Travel Notes from Local Residents
Local households hosted a mix of guests and travelers over Labor Day weekend. Rock Island guests Sven Bengston and daughter Erna Mae visited Mr. and Mrs. Leo Graf, while Richard McCleery heads to Colorado for a cabin trip near Estes Park with Mrs. McCleery and children. Other travelers include Mrs. Elliott Moses and Elliott Jr en route to Niagara Falls, and Wilma Bales and Steve Radjenovich returning home from Milwaukee and Burlington respectively after holidays spent with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Graf
Sven Bengston
Erna Mae
Rock Island
Wilma Bales
Burlington, Wis
Steve Radjenovich
Milwaukee
Iva Bales
Europe and America Travel Scale Compared
A playful comparison notes Europe’s small areas versus U S states with Denmark equating to Wisconsin and suggests Americans see much of Europe in one trip. The quip blends geography and travel ambition to explain broad European coverage in a single journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
England
North Carolina
France
Texas
Italy
New Mexico
Funeral for Jesse Marr Held After Memorial Day Observances
The funeral followed a Memorial Day program and a parade past his home. The Aintwo school band played at his house, a noted community figure who served as township treasurer and election-board member. Survived by daughter Nora Dryden, granddaughter Jessie, sister Mary Marr, and nephews Roy Marr and Carl Marr. Brother Will died in an automobile accident in December 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hess
Nora Dryden
Oneerand
Jessie
Wheat in Italian Mountains Yields Reported In Alps and Apennines
Some 7,500,000 acres or 25 percent of Italy's total area are used for wheat in the mountains. Wheat grows from 3,400 to 3,600 feet in the Alps and up to 4,500 feet in the Apennines. Demonstration fields in the Tuscan Apennines yield 30 to 38 quintals per acre, plateau lower slopes up to 40 quintals. With fertilizer, higher yields are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
Apennines
Tuscan Apennines
Bromine content in sea water remains hard to extract
Researchers note sea water holds about 67 parts bromine per million, roughly one pound per 7.5 tons, yet extracting this tiny amount has proven difficult and challenging.
Sweet Potato Starch Yields From Potatoes
Ten pounds of starch can be obtained from a bushel of sweet potatoes which have a fairly high starch content.
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Washington, Iowa
Telephone
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