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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1939
Page
8
Petersburg June 27 local grain dealers bought a large quantity of wheat at 63 cents per bushel. Yields averaged 20 to 30 bushels per acre, up about five bushels from last year. Treshing to start tomorrow. rains last week damaged few shocks. farmers may sell directly from the machine if prices hold.
Informal dance details and a long list of attendees from local and out of town, with note of a Washington D C wedding set for July. Also schedules for Daughters of Job, Daughters of Isabella events and a birth announcement from N Y to a Washington couple.
Contest results list Gene Klier with 410 points leading a field across 30 cities in a Tarzan event. Scores include 70 yard crawl 10 points, ird back stroke 10, and 70 breast stroke 10, with finalists noted and passes awarded for viewing Tarzan film at the Indiana Theater with Joanny Weismuller and Maureen O Sullivan.
McNutt presidential strength gains noted in Ohio and the Middle West as Indiana and California delegates loom. McNutt and his wife and daughter travel from San Francisco to Chicago then plan a homecoming welcome in Indianapolis with a noon parade. Sherman Minton may attend if not detained in Washington. Overnight stops and key political figures accompany the party. Ten thousand tons of paper are reportedly salvaged from English government waste.
The Foreign Affairs Committee met after a House reveal suggested the Bloom bill could fail. The panel stripped wide discretionary authority for presidential wartime combat areas and adopted limits on short term credit to foreign nations. A trade at your own option amendment requires foreign buyers of wartime goods to divest Americans of title.
The report lists hog prices around 210 to 300 pounds at 7.20 to 7.30 dollars, 100 to 160 pounds at 5.50 to 6.00, and calves near 9 dollars for top steer and heifer bids. Openings indicate steady to higher tone with variable weights and slight gains in calves and hogs.
A fragmented note discusses a potential erosion of influence in the Senate amid multiple interacting factors. It mentions Sidnerin and a land reference, suggesting complex political dynamics and uncertainty about control. The text is informal and lacks clear names or dates to anchor a precise event.
October and talk residence. States next year, King Standard stated today. There is no question of their obtain permission, the Standard said. The Duke insists that his wife, the former Mrs Warfield of Baltimore, be granted the title of Her Royal Highness according to the newspaper.
July 1 at 9:00 AM a gathering at High Rock Cemetery is announced for those with loved ones interred there and others interested. The notice notes church involvement and instructs that family animals are not allowed to roam.
Want ads note cucumbers for sale in various sizes at Clarence Mischier's on Rd. Call 968-1.
An inch of rainfall translates to over 100 tons of water per acre, highlighting the immense volume involved in even moderate rain events and implications for runoff, drainage, and soil saturation across landscapes.
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