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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
7
Christmas afternoon calls ripple through Lamont and surrounding areas as families hosted relatives from Waterloo Oneida Dundee Independence and Cedar Rapids. Visitors included Wilfred Macheak Minnie Grapes and dozens more sharing meals and gatherings in homes across the region.
Chicago markets show hogs opening slow and dropping 1.25 to 1.50, later 1.00 to 1.25 lower. Bulk good and choice hogs 180-240 lbs at 22.00. Cattle and calves 2,000 with fed steers and yearlings firm. Best heifers around 23.00, mixed steers near 28.00. Beef cows 12.50 to 15.00. canners 9.75 to 11.75. Sheep 6,500 with lambs steady to strong. several lots at 23.25 to 23.50 for white-faced wooly yearlings 100 lbs. one native lot at 25c higher around 750 lbs.
Chicago Produce reports assorted eggs poultry and dairy prices. No. 1 eggs 30 count, No. 2 eggs 29, pullet eggs, heavy fowl and leghorn varieties listed. Poultry trucks, hens, brooders, geese, ducks, turkeys and pigeons with noted per-unit figures. Cheese and butter prices across multiple grades. Potatoes arrivals and track sales with regional price comparisons. Overall market supplies moderate, demand slow. various regional prices and weights provided.
Mrs Gordon Williamson hosts 14 Women’s Club members at a Christmas party in Lamont with Mrs May Stewart delivering the Christmas Story. Numerous relatives and visitors from Ames Cedar Falls Chicago Los Angeles Waterloo Washington Oelwein and West Union are listed as holiday guests or visiting relatives including the Dauenbaugh Allenstein Weston Snodgrass Schoenbeck and Richmond families.
Two farm sale notices list auctions on December 30. Herman Risxe, eight miles northeast of Manchester, starts at 1 p m as a closing out sale. Lester Merfield holds a closing out sale four miles southeast of Independence, hosted by Miller.
A rundown of 1948 network schedules listing WMT CBS ABC and NBC programs from 6:00 PM to midnight. Shows include Mystery of the Week Jack Smith Show Baby Snooks Ginny Sims It Pays to be Ignorant News and various talk and music hours.
A detailed lineup lists CBS and ABC programs from 6:00 PM to midnight including Vaughn Monroe, Your Hit Parade, Gene Claussen, Donohue's Club Orch, Judy Canova and Cliff Carl & Co. Signoffs conclude with Midnight Rhythm Parade. The schedule features news segments with H R Gross and various music and variety shows throughout the night.
A detailed list of programs across CBS and NBC networks from six PM to sign off, featuring Gene Autry, Blondie and Dagwood, Sam Spade, Crime Doctor, The Paul Whiteman Hour, Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone, Fred Allen, Manhattan Merry-Go-Round, Don Ameche, and other shows. Includes news segments with Bob Pfeiffer and Louella Parsons, plus Old Fashioned Revival Hour and Sign Off.
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