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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1950
Page
5
Readable fragments show soybean price figures across months with percentages and year-like codes. The text lists May July November January entries alongside percent values and numerical codes, indicating periodic market notation or price tracking.
Margaret Huston is a patient at Mercy hospital in Iowa City. Mrs. Chester Lavery, recently at Washington county hospital, has returned home. Stone Furniture Columbus high school band Class C earned a one rating at the district contest and advances to the state contest April 22 at Centerville. The girls glee club and mixed chorus earned number two ratings. La Moyne Shellabarger, Columbus high junior, was chosen to represent the school at Boys State at Camp Dodge June 5. Local American Legion post sponsors the event. other faculty picks include Richie Orr Don Williams and Max Lukenback.
In Carroll Iowa voters rejected a proposed 90000 bond to build a 4000 seat high school stadium. The tally was 954 against and 467 in favor.
Cattle: salable 7 000 head. calves 400. Active cattle up 25 to 50 cents. Cows firm to 25 cents higher. bulls and vealers steady. Nine loads of choice fed steers 1190 to 1400 lb bring 80.50 to 2.75. Prime to cut packer loads 1150 lb at 54.00. Medium to high good fed steers and yearlings 24.00 to 29.75. some good to choice loads 30.00 and 30.25. Load of choice 1031 lb fed heifers 30.00. Medium to good fed heifers 24.00 to 27.50. Good cows 20.00 to 21.50. common and medium cows 17.25 to 19.50. Canners and cutters 13.50 to 17.00. Medium and good sausage bulls 20.50 to 28.00. Medium to choice vealers 26.00 to 30.00.
Fragmented data line shows multiple month percent values for crops or commodities including May July Sept and percentages like 138 139 77 78 131 133 154 156. No coherent event or entity to describe beyond numeric entries and season labels.
Federal agents raided a Nashville whisky still, arresting three men while freeing 11 drunks described as a sow and 10 pigs. In Texas, imports of dairy products from Mexico are allowed again after a foot and mouth disease quarantine lift announced by Dr. Robert N. Earhart of the Bureau of Animal Industry.
Floods across North Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin rise toward record crests as rivers swell from snowmelt. Red Cross says about 1280 families evacuated from floodwaters amid farm land inundation and rivers threatening century highs. The Cannonball River surged 15 feet in two hours near Shields destroying a community hall and six homes. residents fled to a higher school building with no injuries reported.
DES MOINES Iowa's bond sales quota for the Independence drive May 15 to July 4 is set at fifty million dollars the state director Roger F Warin said volunteer county committees will be more active than in any war bond drive since the war multi million quota expected to be reached despite a drop in farm income and low farm income.
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