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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1944
Page
5
Finney Feed and Supply Company advertises livestock and poultry feeds with pricing lines for oats and rye. Includes contact as 157 phone and 216-M residence, dated 17tfHF Dec. 108 through May 105 percent range with monthly percent values and BRM rye price references.
Hogs 500 head with demand exceeding supply. weights around 240 pounds bring 14.75, heavier lots near 14.00 as ceiling. Cattle 400 head. calves steady to firm with top steer prices near 17.75 and best yearlings at 18.15 earlier. Wealers at 15.75 down. Sheep 3,000 weekly, lambs up 25 to 40 cents, natives 14.25 to 14.50 for springers.
Overloading pockets strains fabric and can tear corners. Clip pencils and pens, and use well fitted caps to prevent holes and jabs.
A brief item notes a meeting led by D. Moerrison Jr with W. M.s A. W Yard acting as secretary. The message references a New Year event on the first Friday of Easter season and mentions an organization associated with Venice.
Mrs Beenblossom welcomed Fortnightly Garden Department members to the first club-year meeting. Irene Yard led a brief business session and a lively debate on birds versus squirrels and cats, followed by a talk on flower arrangements and corsages. Social time with refreshments concluded the evening.
A cluttered timetable lists Westbound No 3 Davenport to Kansas City and No 25 Southwest Limited, with Eastbound No 12 Southwest Express and No 44 Californian, plus multiple local and mixed trains. Bus routes from Washington to Chicago Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant and Fort Madison are detailed with departure and arrival times and ticket notes.
In Europe Russian forces advance along the Slovak border and in southern Poland with wide gains against weakened German and Hungarian units. In the Pacific US Marines push to secure Peleliu and Morotai as MacArthur reports all objectives captured and airfield construction underway.
Francis Swede Lopshire, son of Mr and Mrs W A Lopshire of Ainsworth, was reported to have bullet wounds in an arm and is hospitalized somewhere in France. He has served with an armored division overseas since spring and is reported to be getting along okay.
The Washington faculty held a welcome party Thursday in the Lincoln school community room with 45 attendees including teachers and wives. The event, organized by the faculty club executive council, aimed to acquaint new staff through games and social activities.
Week of September 18 listing shows Tuesday session 1:00 to 3:30 P M in office and Wednesday session 1:00 to 3:30 P M at Ainsworth High School. Participants urged to attend for child health guidance and resources.
Community late every Friday at Whittaker sale barn listing dates September 20 Guernsey sale Emery Brenneman farm near Wellman Swartzendruber and Troyer auctioneers September 28 Poland China sale in Olds Iowa starts at 1 00 p m A L Duncan Winfield Iowa October 5 Duroe Hog sale Knotek Brothers
Grace Hill community gathers at the Grace Hill Community Building for a social event sponsored by the Grace Hill Ladies Aid. Out of town guests include Mrs Elmer Fitzsimons of Fort Smith Arkansas visiting her sister Mrs Wes Engel and Charley Miksch of Kansas visiting his nephew Ira Miksch. A cooperative supper precedes a program with group singing a piano solo by Eugene Engel a reading by Mrs Charles Strohm and a vocal duet by Mrs Wes Engel and Mrs John Williams.
The program closed with Mrs. Williams delivering a travelogue recounting her recent journey to Texas. The session featured remarks and reflections characteristic of the local gathering and provided a personal view of the southern trip.
Tokyo radio said civilians were being evacuated from Davao Mindanao in anticipation of an American invasion of the Philippines.
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