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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1939
Page
9
A reader activity item lists sample questions and train schedule fragments including topics like the Columbia river the Dempsey Tunney fight and a Zi miscel line with times and station notes. The ad text resembles a quiz style insertion with timetable data and branch references.
Wallace Lang, Poweshiek County 4-H club boy and Iowa 4-H president, will broadcast from the national 4-H club camp in Washington D C. The program airs tomorrow from 10:45 to 11:05 a m Central standard time, carried by WOT Iowa State College station and KSO Des Moines, with full News-Telegraph coverage.
This clipping recounts John Nevinson the highwayman's 230 mile ride to fake an alibi, notes a 400 mile trip with eyes closed based on blink time, and highlights Edgar Lee Dessen who completes 20 years of schooling by age 22. It ends with a teaser on tomorrow's stone growth.
Charles Roth argues that modern advertising places the public at the center of consumer influence, replacing royal patronage with a direct appeal to public opinion. He asserts that progress hinges on the public’s judgment and that readers act as the judges of merit, deciding which products deserve adoption.
Chicago market notes show butter at 19 932 tubs with a 4 cent rise, eggs at 21 064 cases steady with fresh extra firsts around 15 percent, and cheese including Twins at 13 percent. Live poultry prices remain steady with turkeys at 11 to 14 cents, hens 10 to 14 cents, broilers 14 to 19 cents, and ducks 8 to 12 cents per unit.
Atlantic markets show No 1 cream 22c No 2 cream 20c sweet cream 24c eggs and specials 15c No 2 12c No 2 9c heavy hens over 5 pounds 1c 4 to 5 pounds 10c light and Leghorn hens 8c old cocks over 6 pounds 7c under 5 pounds de Grain corn No 2 yellow 42c wheat 66c rye 30c barley 30c oats No 2 or better 2he Livestock hogs 34 6.90 cattle 5 13
A want ad feature offers to help sellers move real estate fast, promising broad exposure and streamlined listings. It emphasizes simplified copy, broad reach, and quicker transaction potential for property owners.
Wheat firm and corn easing with late trading gains and losses. July wheat rose to 70 1 2 cents while July corn slipped from 50 to 49 1 2 cents. Chicago cash grain quotes show diverse grades for wheat corn and oats across multiple classes.
The New York stock market edged higher for a third straight session with activity muted. Volume hovered around 340,000 shares as leaders gained a point or more led by Armour undoing and various utilities and industrials advancing, while European markets remained firm amid Far East uncertainties.
Chicago livestock prices show hogs steady with a mixed drop in cattle. Hogs 18 000 with good demand and top at 6 85. cattle 9 000 and vealers firm to slightly down. sheep 3 000 with lambs and yearlings holding near recent levels.
Hogs totaling 8 100 show unevenly steady to 10 cents lower with top at 6 50. Bulk good and choice hogs at 6 25 to 6 50, heavier 270 to 290 pounds 5 90 to 6 25, 300 to 340 pounds 5 50 to 5 85. Cattle 6 500 steady to 15 cents lower with steers 9 50 to 9 75, fed heifers 8 25 to 9 00, beef cows 5 85 to 6 50, cutter cows 4 50 to 5 75, vealers up to 8 50, stockers 7 to 8 50. Sheep 5 300 steady to 15 cents higher with bulk native springers 9 76, Calif wooled springers 9 50 to 9 60, shorn 9 10 to 9 86, feeder ewes 8 25, old crop lambs 7 50 to 7 85, native feeder lambs 8 00 and down, breeding ewes 3 00 and down.
Combined hog receipts at 20 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 19 400 for the 24 hours ending 8:00 a m today. Compared with 21 609 a week ago and 13 300 a year ago. Prices ranged by weight with barrows and gilts mostly steady and sows sometimes lower.
A compact listing shows percentages for multiple firms and sectors. Notable entries include Texas Co 388 percent, Un Pac 9644, Utd Air 97, Utd Corp 2, US Rub 68, US St 47, West Un 20, Westghse Elec 100, and Woolworth 47, among others.
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