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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1944

Page

7

Hogs and Cattle Markets Report Strong Activity

Chicago market update reports hogs 12 000 head with prices largely steady to higher. bulk 190 to 330 pounds 13.85 to 14.05, lighter weights 12.75 to 13.75, sows 13.25 to 18.50, light weights up to 13.60. Cattle 4 500 head with best steers steady, good offerings active, common grades slow. bulk 14.00 to 15.76, top 16.75. Sheep 6 500 head with slaughter lambs active and steady to strong, good and choice fed wooled lambs 16.50, Colorado lots common. Estimates hogs 8 000 cattle 1 300 sheep 5 000.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Market Report April 6

Market firmer for produce with receipts of 33 181 cases including extra firsts 34 firsts 31 current receipts 30 dirties 28 percent and checks 28 percent. Poultry shows receipts of 2 cars 12 trucks with market firm and unchanged.

Grain table opens with mixed wheat oats and rye quotes

Chicago April 6 grain table shows wheat trading around 165 to 173 with May and July positions. oats display mixed Sept and May quotations. rye moves noted with several new and deferred dates and price levels. overall activity appears cautious with several unchanged or varied closes.

Biblical Lore of Lebanon Links Ancient Heritage

Lebanon’s towns Baalbek Saida and Tyre anchor legends from Cain’s city to Jesus northern journey. Byblos yields the word Bible from papyrus cargoes, tying Phoenician trade to the book’s name in Arab lore and ancient maritime culture.

Lebanon Baalbek Cain Jonah Saida Sidon Jesus Tyre Byblos

Proper Onion Storage for Freshness

Store onions in slatted crates for ventilation. Keep them in a cool dry place such as a shed or attic where they will not freeze to preserve quality for longer periods.

Linseed Oil Prices in Bulgaria Spark Trade Gap

Linseed oil, a key paint ingredient, is offered in Bulgaria’s capital at about 82 cents per pound in U.S. money, roughly five percent of the U.S. prevailing price, with retailers charging even more.

Bulgaria United States

War Report From Italian Front Warns of Shelling and Light Casualties

In the Trenensuola area Nazi shells struck at twenty per minute for fifteen minutes though official reports say Allied casualties were light. At Anzio hospital another shell hit within 24 hours, causing one casualty. British 8th Army repelled a small attack near Orsogna while Germans shelled the Orsogna to Ortona road. Aerial operations over Italy were reduced by bad weather, but fighter bombers hit Colleferro, Frosinone, Terracina and front line targets. Additional raids hit enemy shipping off the west coast between Biombino and Civitavecchia.

Anzio Orsogna Ortona Italy Colleferro Frosinone Terracina 5Th Army Biombino Civitavecchia

Local Women Visit Relatives Here

Mrs. Haddon James of Silver City New Mexico arrived yesterday to stay with her mother Mrs BE B Hammer and at the Theodore Bailey home. T/5 Dale Fuhr on a ten day furlough from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri visits with his wife, parents and relatives.

Haddon James Silver City N. Mex BE. B. Hammer Theodore Bailey Dale Fuhr Fort Leonard Wood, Mo Val Fuhlr

Charles T. Yerkes reorganizes into finance and railways

Charles T. Yerkes, once in flour and grain in Philadelphia, shifts to banking and stock brokerage. He moves to Chicago where he rises in street railway construction and control and later engages with the London underground railway system.

Yerkes Wisconsin Charles T. Yerkes Philadelphia Lie Chicago London

Russians Drive Near to Odessa

Russian forces pressed within artillery range of Odessa as Gen. Malinovsky’s units cut the Odessa to Chisinau highway and railway, trapping the garrison and threatening the city once held by German forces. The assault placed the Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Army within about 10 miles north and 15 miles east and northeast of the port.

Moscow U.P Russia Black Sea Odessa Dunkirk Rodion Y. Malinovsky Malinovsky Stalingrad Chisinau

Argentina leads co operatives with national council seat

Argentina becomes the first South American republic to pass special cooperative legislation. One national agricultural council member must represent the country’s 646 co operatives with 365 738 members. Over 50 cooperative newspapers publish nationwide, with farming dairying cotton wine fruit tobacco and yerba mate among represented industries.

Argentina National Agricultural Council South America

Safety Reminders for Handling Hot Food Containers

Before removing a hot container from the stove ensure there is adequate space to set it down. Limited workspace risks scalding as space is hurriedly cleared. Turn off the gas flame before lifting the utensil to prevent sleeve or pot holder fires and serious burns.

Maintain proper furnace fuel bed height for efficient burning

Guidance advises keeping the fuel bed level with the bottom of the firing door rather than a thin bed to avoid wasting coal. Maintain a consistent top surface to ensure efficient combustion and safe operation.

Forces Press Toward Dniester Lagoon Through Swamp

Troops pushed three miles beyond the Bessarabia line toward the head of trackless swamps reaching the Dniester lagoon, advancing into difficult terrain as part of the ongoing operation.

Bessarabia Dniester Lagoon

Frist Whitaker sale barn weekly community sale

Wellman Iowa auction note announces Friday community sale at Whittaker sale barn with April closing out sale of Nousehole goods at Wade Feed Store near Neorth Entrance Wade Store Wellman starts 1 09 pm. Elwin Wade is listed.

Wade Feed Store Wellman Iowa Whittaker Sale Neorth Elwin Wade

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