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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1941
Page
5
Hog prices steady to high with 180 to 240 pound pigs at 8.50 to 8.70 and 240 to 270 pound hogs at 8.30 to 8.60. Cattle and calves show mixed moves with early sells from 9.75 to 11.60 per 100 pounds. heavy steers above 12.50 for choice. vealers weak. Sheep offerings firm to higher with wooled westerns and shorn lambs not yet established. bids around 10.50 to 10.75 with few sales at 7.00 for ewes. Estimated receipts shown.
Cattle listed at 990 head for sale with hogs 10 000 and sheep 6000 among the day’s market offerings. Prices and buyers are arranging bids across regional yards as bidders compete for stock quality and weight classes.
The Chicago grain table lists Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with May July and Sep contracts. Details include fluctuating percent ranges for open high low and close figures across wheat corn oats and rye, noting new and old oats and slight shifts in margins.
Chicago cash grain prices show mixed corn values around 67 to 71 percent, oats with mixed and white sample grades near 37 to 39, and soybeans mostly in the 1.20 to 1.24 percent loan range with several yellow variants noted. The report lists multiple lots and color codes for corn, oats, and soybeans.
Market receipts total 27 878 cases with extra firsts 2144 fresh graded firsts 204 percent current receipts 204 percent dirties 19 checks 19 Poultry receipts include 27 trucks small hens 22 4 percent heavy hens 1814 No 2 hens 17 tekhorn hens and broilers 2215 21446 19 percent
The article notes Broadtail uses young Asiatic sheep to produce coats. It describes the process of fixing wool from lambs into broadtail garments, highlighting the unusual source and technique.
Harmony residents report visits at the Charles Schiebel home and a weekend stay by Lyle Kelsey. Mumps spread among Betty Kleese Dean Schmitt Billie and Franklin Chemlar. Mrs Katie Schmitt returns from Cherokee Oklahoma and visits with daughter and family. Supper guests at the Gerald Graf home include Mrs Frank Mayer, Mr and Mrs Raymond Graf and Nancy.
Camden New Jersey earns fame as a city that supposedly manufactures everything from a pen to a battleship. The boast reflects the area’s prominence in steel production and heavy industry.
The fragment lists prices 19 cents per dozen and 13 cents per pound with extra note S4e, suggesting a grocery ad line item or sale notation. No clear product names or dates available.
Jimmie and Mary share a simple drive in Santa Monica after meals from a drive-in tray. He recalls a rise from criminal lawyer to a sensational murder case winner then a secure position with Wayne. They end the evening by a Pacific promontory under a full moon.
A reform school escape ends in tragedy and a remarkable rise for Mary Dugan. After stealing five hundred dollars to help her jailed father, she flees to California. She meets lawyer Jimmie Blake and magnate Edgar Wayne, then becomes Wayne’s secretary with a sharp salary rise and a hopeful romance.
Mary Dugan, a secretary, falls in love with Jimmie Blake while pursuing a career under Edgar Wayne. Jimmie proposes marriage and a move to South America for a nitrate plant job, prompting Mary's risky secret about her past and identity. As Wayne protects her, Jimmie travels to Chile, only to read a prosecutor’s death sentence notice for Wayne, triggering a dramatic confrontation in Los Angeles.
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