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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1949
Page
5
Lambs sold at 32.50 per hundred pounds to set a winter high as sheep prices lead a market rally. USDA estimated 4 700 saleable sheep for the week, with slaughter lambs up 50 cents and ewes and bucks up 50 cents. Hog prices softened to 20 70, the week's low top since February 11.
Chicago Grain Table shows Wheat Corn and Soybeans with May July Sept quotes in 100s and fractions. The Mohammedan calendar dates from July 16 622 mark the Hegira with 12 lunar months of 29 days and 12 hours 44 minutes each and a year of 354 or 355 days.
Mr and Mrs Ray Glover welcomed a son weighing three pounds fifteen ounces at Mercy hospital Iowa City on Thursday. Families travel to Des Moines Davenport and Coppock for events and visits while WWII veterans are remembered with a local Legion service.
Mrs Wilson rests and the VW desk cheers her. Girls swim routines continue with big and little groups. Janie Whitehead saved the swim last Tuesday leaving Norma Turnipseed ill.
A military service for Bennie C. Rich will be held Tuesday afternoon April 5 at 2 o'clock in the Cottonwood church. The Bain Hulme Post of the American Legion plans the ceremony.
Fleshy steers and heifers 600 to 850 pounds sold at 21 to 23.50 per hundredweight at the Midway Sales Company pavilion in Columbus Junction. Beef cows brought 16 to 18.25, cutters and canners 14.50 to 16. Several loads of 575 pound Kansas short yearling steers moved 23.80 to 26.10 in the sale.
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