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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1946
Page
7
Chicago brokers report hogs 7 009 head active and steady at 14.85 ceiling for barrows and gilts with sows at 14.10. Cattle and calves show higher fed steers and yearlings up 10 to 15 cents, lambs 9 000 head slaughter ready with good to choice Western lambs 16.10 to 16.25 and ewes scarce.
The article lists Easter Sunday dinner guests in East Highland households including Mrs. Anna Lear and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lear, Sam, and others. Visitors span Ardel Gerot near Ainsworth, Robert Gerot, and Wesley Solomon of Lone Tree, with engagements at the Prymek, Kron, Dvorak, Rath, Mincer, and Holz homes.
Market flow notes poultry receipts with 13 trucks and no cars. Pigeons priced at 1.50. Eggs show 41,045 cases received and firm market. Extras 1 and 2 worth 6.1, 3 and 4 at 34 to 35.2 percent. Standards 1 and 2 at 34.3. Current receipts 823 percent, dirties 3143, checks 380149.
A century ago in Hawaii reports linked sudden coastal swarms of small red fishes to royal deaths. In 1917 ex Queen Liliuokalani’s funeral preparations began in Honolulu hours before her death, fueling belief in a death omen.
Friday sales at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock auctions at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Purebred Aberdeen Angus sale on April 26 at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids Iowa hosted by Big Six Aberdeen Angus Breeders Assoc.
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