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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1950
Page
7
Livestock report shows hog salable 11000 with varied bids. top hogs 16.25 for 200 to 240 lb, sows down 25 cents. sheep salable 2500 with choice 101 lb wooled Colorados at 28.00, ewes 14.00. Cattle slower. slaughter steers 28.50 to 31.00, heifers steady, cows 19.50 to 21.00, bulls 25 to 50 cents higher. Includes corn and soybeans prices and local social notes.
In West Chester on April 10 Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Pardun will relocate to an apartment in the Val Fuhr home in Washington following a Thursday sale of their property and household goods. Esther Smith of Davenport visited her brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Pearson for a weekend.
Des Moines residents and visitors from Riverside join in Easter gatherings. Mr and Mrs Ray Shaffer and family from Des Moines visited Mrs Shaffer's mother Geneva Schnoebelen. Zelda Shebek returned home with them. Local hosts entertained relatives including Virgil Lintz and family, R J Simon and family, Romauld Deutsch and Melo Deutsch from Des Moines and Washington. Gerald Cress builds a large garage for gravel trucks. Gene Cole digs out a larger basement. Gail Howard travels to Cedar Rapids to visit Nehlsen family. Houseplant tip notes sweet potatoes carrots pare snips can grow in water by placing chopped tops in water.
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