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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1952
Page
7
Market reports show salable hog receipts firming 25 to 40 cents with select loads pushing higher. Cattle and calves display uneven activity with steers steady to strong while cows rise up to 25 cents. vealers and heifers solid, hogs and sheep softer amid scarce slaughter lambs and weaker lamb bids.
Grain table outlines Chicago market activity with corn and soybeans showing mixed figures. May and July corn bids range around 178 to 182 with various high low quotes, while soybeans trade near 275 to 290 with Sept and Nov options noted. Oats and other grains display fluctuating percentages and price levels as traders monitor futures.
Oak Ridge is transitioning from a secret wartime city to private ownership. About 31,000 residents face real estate changes as land and housing move toward private sale and modern housing replaces barracks. The Oak Ridger calls the appraisal “the biggest news since the Bomb.”
Washington High School announces honor roll recipients for the fifth six weeks. The list includes 26 freshmen 17 sophomores 20 juniors and 30 seniors with names led by principal Robert Everetts.
Merle Pusey’s new Hughes biography reproduces a Christmas 1938 note from Charles Evans Hughes to his wife on their golden anniversary. The letter compares their love to a stout evergreen tree that has grown through storms and sunshine with roots in shared interests and unity.
Senate investigators report federal workers dawdle over lunch beyond 30 minutes. They propose a 45 minute lunch and a 15 minute longer workday to save as much as 100 million annually. Justice Department staffer notes that only bosses extend lunch.
Washington navy sources said preliminary evidence points to human error in the mid Atlantic collision of the destroyer Hobson and the aircraft carrier Wasp with 176 lost. A naval court of inquiry will determine blame after the Wasp returns to New York and investigators examine high speed night maneuvers and signals.
Absinthe is described as a green alcoholic liquor containing wormwood and anise oils with other aromatics. Its continued use is linked to nervous derangement in the report.
Lt Charles W Brooks son of Mrs H C Brooks Wayland and former Brighton high school coach earned the Purple Heart for wounds suffered August 6 1951 while an artillery observer with an infantry task force behind Chinese positions in North Korea. He is now athletic and recreation officer at a unit in Japan awaiting rotation to the states. his athletic program has produced four post championships in four events at his post. Also includes a lengthy public invitation for bids for a new addition and furnishings for the Washington Iowa Public Library with instructions and bid requirements.
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