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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1944
Page
11
Chicago receipts show eggs at 34 575 cases with firmer market and mixed quality grades. Poultry figures list varied car counts and prices for ducks, geese, hens, broilers, friers and turkeys amid steady demand.
Open high low wheat futures show Sep 16914, Dec 16954, May 173 and July 171 with fractional quotes. Oats at 75% in Sept, minor variations in spot and May terms.
A notice lists weekly sales at Whittaker sale barn and upcoming auctions in Wellman and East Wayland. April 8 features a closing out sale of household goods at Wade Feed Store with Elwin Wade, starting 1:00 pm. April 15 offers a public sale of Mrs Emma Boshart's estate in East Wayland, 1:00 pm. L. R. Schrock, Fixec.
Funeral services for George Rotenburger 74 were held at St Marys church Riverside. Burial followed at Mount Olivet cemetery. He died Saturday at his Riverside home after long illness from pneumonia. Survived by widow Elizabeth Kos and two children Emma and Edward plus three daughters in law and seven grandchildren. He was a lifelong Riverside resident and member of St Marys Catholic church and Holy Name society.
Allen Kline president of the Iowa Farm Bureau will participate in a statewide radio reception in Washington County. The program runs 9 30 to 10 60 p m on Wednesday April 12 over WMT Cedar Rapids and KRNT Des Moines with Kline opening the talk and panel discussion to follow. Panelists include WY W Waymack Dean Hi Kildee W G Lodwick and W Karl Hall.
A editorial contrasts two visions for leadership between world government and national welfare. It argues for candidates who trust in America's self governance, value individual freedom, and respect past wisdom, over technocratic planners. It emphasizes that veterans seek independence over monetary benefits.
Washington public schools end a brief wartime Easter layoff. Pupils were dismissed Friday and today to make up the lost school time replacing the usual week off at this period.
A reader notes glove mending is hard when fingers catch in seams. Suggestions include inserting a finger-sized object to steady work. Options mentioned are a round tool from notion counters, a round clothespin, or a smooth wooden peg to fit inside the glove finger.
Uncle Sam paid an average $209.32 for pack and riding mules for the year ending June 30 1943. Light riding horses averaged $100 normal weight riding horses $163.24 light draft horses $162.50 and draft mules $207.69.
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