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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1945
Page
5
A gasoline ration book is reported missing for John Shalla with number 731 R 14312 I Li. Local records urge owner to report or recover the document to prevent misuse.
The Marcella Vittetoe 15 acre tract sits on paved Highway 92 about half a mile east of Washington city limits. It features a level black land lot, a good modern house and outbuildings, advertised as one of the best suburban homes and a real opportunity. Contact GEO. J. BREITENBACH, Exclusive Agent, at 142-81-1-3 for an appointment. Also listed is NEW SEED RYE at City Feed Yard. 14313 eed 14213
Chicago livestock trade opened active and closed slow with 6 000 cattle 5 000 sheep and 6 000 hogs reported. Barrows and gilts 140 lbs and up 14 75 ceiling. sows 14 00. Calves 7 000 and yearlings steady. top 18.00. yearling heifers 17.35. Medium to choice fed steers 14.00 to 17.50. heifers and weaners mixed. lambs 15.25 for good native spring, 15.00 for some, 12.00–13.50 for common and medium.
Grain table shows open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats rye across Sep Dec May and July contracts with mixed percentages and occasional OCR errors in values. Wheat and rye display notable swings while corn holds near 118 and oats hover around 64 to 65 with minor deviations.
Chicago area market notes firm prices for eggs and poultry. Egg receipts reach 9,116 cases with current receipts at 34.6 to 42.8 per case across grades. Poultry receipts total 3 cars with midwest truck deliveries. market remains firm and unchanged.
Weekly community sale at Whittaker sale barn every Friday. Livestock auctions every Wednesday at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction. August 11 features a Spotted Poland China bred sow sale by Earl Kellogg & Sons of Winfield. August 3 lists the Suddie Horse Sale at the Patton Sale barn near Fairfield starting at 1:00, led by Ralph Turner.
Admiral Nimitz reports the 3rd fleet destroyed or damaged eight to nine Japanese planes and eight ships in central Honshu. American carrier planes sink two ships and damage six more near Tokyo as 90 miles of Nagoya to Maizuru are swept. Since July 10 the 38th fleet has destroyed or damaged 1 477 planes and 957 ships. In China Pingle is captured near Kweilin as US airforce shifts to China. Australian artillery targets Samarinda oil road in east Borneo.
Warren O. Morgan of the Washington AAA announced a subsidy plan after August 6 paying 5 cents per hundredweight to packers for legally sold sheep and lambs. The program runs Aug 5 1945 to June 1946 with rates by weight and month, aimed at boosting market flow and keeping prices stable for consumers.
Cash grain figures list Cats and mixed varieties in Chicago trading on August 1. Prices show mixed and white categories ranging from 69 to 70 cents with slight variations and a red special heavy at around 69 to 69 1/4 cents.
Green foliage on white potatoes signals the creamer stage. If weather is mild, early potatoes may stay in ground after vines die. Leave late storage potatoes until vines brown, then dig and move to cool storage at once. Do not leave dug potatoes on ground overnight.
A compact note describes El Salvador as the smallest American republic with coffee and banana plantations dotting verdant valleys and mountain slopes. It mentions lingering colonial atmosphere in towns dating back to the Conquistadores.
The court opened with agreement to speed the trial and end endless discussions. Admiral Leahy is quoted while defense chief Payen agrees on urgency, noting the court keeps calling more prosecution witnesses as it addresses responsibility for the armistice and the French people.
Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt, son of the late president, rejects attacks on his father and says only he should be blamed for his business dealings. He assumes responsibility for loans under congressional and treasury scrutiny and denounces the alleged help as part of a hate campaign against the president’s memory.
Pierre Laval reached Le Bourget airport at 7 30 p m in custody of French officials after traveling from Strasbourg.
E. C. Statler suffered a broken arm when he fell at his home last week. The item notes ongoing threshing and haying in the neighborhood with several visits and gatherings among local residents including Mrs. W. L. Bray reporting the event.
A reading shows fifty eight percent of North Carolina's area remains forested. The stat highlights the statewide balance between wooded land and other uses.
London August 1 The new parliament assembled with Winston Churchill entering the House of Commons to a hearty cheer Conservative MPs sang For He's a Jolly Good Fellow Labour MPs countered with The Red Flag under veteran George Griffiths. Former Secretary Anthony Eden sat beside Churchill with other ex-cabinet members who survived defeat.
Sir Harold R. L. Alexander, former allied commander in the Mediterranean, was named governor general of Canada to succeed the Earl of Athlone. The appointment was made by King George VI of England.
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