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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1952
Page
12
Hog prices slid 50 cents to 1.00 a hundred pounds as trading barely moved. Declines attributed to weaker pork demand and wildcat walkouts among packinghouse workers. Cattle and sheep showed mixed moves with calves and cows varying, while hogs faced a broad downtrend across weights and grades.
Market notes show heavy hens over 44 pounds priced with eggs at 36 cents and 26 cents for No 2. Truck hogs range from 140 to 360 pounds with varied bids from 17.50 to 21.75 per hundredweight and up to 21.50 for larger lots. Sows and stags likewise mapped from 14.75 to 19.50 per hundredweight across weight classes.
Pvt. George L. Fowler of Illinois City is at Camp Chaffee Ark taking basic training. He will enter paratroopers training school in Georgia after completion and was among three of 200 selected for the program. Address: Pvt. George L. Fowler U S 55263936 Battery D 95th A F A Bn 53rd Arm'd Div Camp Chaffee Ark.
New York instructional guide explains designing with spike and round blooms, using a low enamel flower holder and oily clay. It covers positioning snapdragons and peonies, stem adjustments, leaf trimming, and arranging tips for stable, elegant centerpieces.
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