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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1941
Page
7
Chicago market report lists open high low and close for WHEAT CORN OATS RYE and SOY BEANS with Sep Dec May futures cross checks. Cash grain shows specific yellow corn oats soybeans prices and detailed poultry and eggs produce receipts and classifications.
Wayland news reports Lyle H. hr has purchased the Boller furniture stock and will add new goods at the same location. Local families and visitors, including Kauffmans of Urbana and Wittmer relatives, are noted in a busy community diary with building, travel, and hospital updates.
Ann Salzman visited in Rock Island with the Glenn Schafer home. Edd Crile and Laurance Crile hosted supper guests at Boyd Lantz. Thelma Schafer joined weekend visits at Jay Schafer. Richard Hyde broke his arm after a pony fall Friday. Baldosier and Diers family gatherings occurred at Reschleys and Smith homes.
Donnie Lantz spent time this week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edd Crile, visiting at their home and sharing stories.
Mildred Watson sues Daniel Gordon Watson in Washington County Iowa District Court seeking an absolute divorce and custody of Minors Maxine Harold Betty Ann and Janice Watson. The petition requests child support and an order fixing amounts. Defendant urged to appear by September 8 1941 otherwise default and judgment. Louis J Kehoe attorney for plaintiff. Dates Aug 22 25 Sept 1 3.
The relief program in New York distributes food to impoverished residents at a rate of 500 pounds per minute. Organizers say the effort aims to alleviate hunger among those on aid, with servers and volunteers coordinating mass distribution at multiple sites.
A German submarine severely damaged by bombs from an American Lockheed plane surrendered in the Atlantic yesterday and was towed into a British harbor by British warships, the admiralty announced today.
Hogs 9,000 head active up 15 to 25 cents with top at 12.30 and good to choice 180 to 240 pounds 11.90 to 12.25. Cattle 19,500 steady with medium to light steers weak to 25 cents and best fed steers at 12.75. Veal and heifers steady to firm with top heifers 12.50 and vealers 13.00 to 14.00. Sheep 3,000 slow with spring lambs bid sharply lower. natives 11.75 to 12.00, better lots 12.50. Tomorrow’s receipts projected hogs 13,000 cattle 10,000 sheep 2,000.
Prices from Powers Produce Washington Iowa show eggs 24¢ per dozen and heavy breed hens 16¢ per pound, Leghorn hens 11¢ per pound. Also live poultry at 37¢ per pound and old roosters at 10¢ per pound.
Crawfordsville report with seven members attending the White Cloud Social club meeting at Mrs. Lawrence Howell's home. Red Cross sewing filled the afternoon and Mrs. Evan Evans assisted in serving refreshments. Plans for fall activities noted.
Mrs Prudence Anne Hughes of Long Beach California visits old friend Mrs Anna Johns in Crawfordsville. The two had not met in 27 years. Elsewhere Mr and Mrs Emrys Davis and son tour western states from Portland Oregon visiting Mrs Prudence Johns Peters family. Harold Lamb of Prospect Heights Illinois visits at W H Hagie's home.
Has ter Mincer returns home southeast of Riverside after a three week visit with sister Mrs. Austin Collins in Carson Iowa. Visitors Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wilson Mr and Mrs Harold Adams attend Iowa state fair. Richard McAllister of Coralville visits with parents Mr and Mrs Fred Kron. Birth announced of a son to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Schneider of Chicago named Kieran Richard. Miriam Heitzman visits from Iowa City. Mrs R B Pearson of West Branch visits Knebel home. Katherine I Thomann returns from Lacona to Riverside. Dorothy Schneider leaves Riverside for Ottumwa to teach in Ottumwa public schools.
Columbus Junction area notes report the Junction Fire Co members and families enjoying the annual picnic Sunday at Lester Ohlsen's cabin. Rural teachers list includes Mildred Owens and others in Pleasant View Ferndale Lone Oak Shellbark Old Clifton Pitchin Frog Pond Carson and Louisa Center. Jeanette Lewis will enroll as a student nurse at Mercy hospital Davenport September 14. Ruth Shepard from Council Bluffs teaches at Mt Hope school southeast of here.
Ernest Clifford of Burlington stayed several days with Mr and Mrs E L Clark. Mary Lillian Moorhead returning from St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids spent the weekend at home. Ruth Martin resumes study at Washington Junior College. Bernice Shuppy, seventh and eighth grade teacher, went home to Lockridge Friday evening.
Mrs Laurence Frost and her son Laurence Walker Frost listened in their Washington home as the radio reported the destroyer Greer had been attacked by a submarine in the Atlantic. The incident involved her husband, the ship's commander, drawing national attention.
Harold Meredith Page, born and raised in Keota, authored the NBC Labor Day pageant These Our Freedoms broadcast nationwide. A World War I veteran and journalist, he later worked at Waldorf Astoria, WEAF and WOR, taught radio writing, and penned stories for Ladies Home Journal and other magazines.
Damage at Louden Machinery Co. in Fairfield totaled about 3000 dollars from a fire sparked by a torch in the boiler room. Water damage affected stored materials as the factory producing overhead cranes for airplane makers endured a costly incident.
Andrew 21 of Lancaster fled after trying to rent a truck to haul a cow from Bloomfield. A 150-strong posse and Davis County officers cornered him near Mark, found hiding in a ditch, and Russell Swift Jr. tackled him to stop the escape.
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