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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1947
Page
7
Notice states real estate in Washington County Iowa Lot 4 SE1 Sec 9 Twp 74 Range 9 sold for 1943-45 taxes on December 2 1946 to J W Olinger. Redemption expires 90 days after service of notice. Treasurer's Deed will be issued if not redeemed. Dated September 27 A De Feet.
Notice to Rachel Greendyke heirs Iowa Lot 3 NI NW% See 12 Twp 74 Range 9 sold for 1943 45 taxes on December 2 1946 to J W Oliner and redemption period ends ninety days after service of this notice unless redeemed the Treasurer's Deed will be issued Dated September 27 1947 J W Olinger Sept 27-Oct 4-11
Charles City Iowa police and state agents raided three private clubs last night and seized 18 slot machines. The Frontier club had several machines, Rainbow club added three and whisky, Castle club contained seven machines. Sheriff Bernard Atherton led the operation with the Iowa bureau of criminal investigation.
Veterans Administration implements a mandatory 200 hour classroom and supervised farm work program to curb abuse of the prior law. Enrollees must meet new qualifications or face loss of subsistence. No new on-the-job enrollments without classroom instruction. VA caps subsistence and covers tuition books and supplies but not personal farming equipment.
Readers ask where to apply for on the farm training and how to obtain GI loan eligibility. Answers advise applying to approved local institutions, VA offices, or lenders, noting eligibility depends on discharge papers service length and location rules.
Cornell specialists advise a milk bath to revive dull leaves. Dip a soft cloth in skim milk and gently rub leaf surfaces to restore brightness.
Chicago markets Friday showed only a slight hog price uptick as receipts remained meager, with top bids around 29.00 and close near 25.25. Cattle and sheep trends were mixed, with vealers down and steers priced up to 35.35, while sows and market lambs posted declines across weight classes.
Chicago cash grain reports show Wheat advancing 3 to 4 cents with firm basis across grades including 2 red 2814 and 1 hard 277. Corn gains 2 to 3 cents with varied yellow and white lots quoted. oats rise 1-2 cents with steady basis.
The text credits Micats Faraday with foundational work to electric power and hints he guided synthetic rubber research. It notes the 1826 search by an English physicist, nicknamed the Columbus of the electrical age, who showed natural rubber's main constituent is a hydrocarbon. It mentions Kondakoff producing the first synthetic rubber 74 years later.
Chicago grain table shows open high low and close for wheat corn oats and soybeans across multiple delivery months. Notable figures include Wheat Dec 276 close 276, Corn Dec 225 close 225, Soybeans Nov 334 close 334, with various March May July and other months listed and mixed gains and losses.
Judy Lynn Ohnmacht two years old daughter of Bernard and Mrs Ohnmacht Red Oak Iowa died when their car collided with a Wabash freight train. Parents were hospitalized in Hamburg reported in not too serious condition.
Weekly and special livestock auctions across Iowa with dates from September through October. Entries include Purebred Duroc boar and gilt sale near Mt. Union, Closing Out farm sales near Brighton, Spotted Poland China bear and gilt sale near Winfield, and Hereford show in Mt. Pleasant plus Hampshire and household goods sales in Washington and Wapello areas.
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