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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1955
Page
4
Live stock figures show hogs and cattle trading with mixed results. Cedar Rapids buyers posted price ranges for butchers and sows, while Chicago receipts indicated steady to lower trends with prime steers and vealers yielding higher values and lamb markets firming.
We express deep appreciation for the kindness and flowers shown by relatives neighbors and friends during our recent bereavement for our husband father and grandfather May God Bless You All Mrs Albert Stransky Mr Wayne Stransky and family Mr Joe Vodicka and family
Restricted session with Red Ambassador Wang Ping-nan follows hopes for ending Formosa Strait war threat and gaining recognition for Communist China. Chou En lai predicts success while U S cautious on high level talks as Asia fears appeasement and shift in alliance posture. Nationalist China not represented.
Grain prices across wheat corn oats soybeans show mixed moves with several contracts firming on Thursday. Notable entries include Sep wheat near 199 decline to 197.5, corn Sep around 136 to 136. Oats show small drops, soybeans mixed with old and new crop contracts near flat to modestly higher.
The fragment shows numeric trading figures for Jan and months including Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Mar with values around 10 and small changes. Hank Ketcham referenced but context is unclear.
China released eleven U.S. airmen held in Red China after a B29 downed near Antung, Manchuria. They include Maj. William H. Baumer and Capt. Eugene J. Vandi among others, with Hong Kong expected as the handover point. four other Korean War veterans were released last May. The status of forty American civilians detained in China remains unresolved as Geneva talks begin.
Tests indicate dairy heifers placed on pasture at 6 8 or 10 months old with no supplementary feed gained only 53 cents worth of normal growth. The piece criticizes pasture shifting and calls for better feeding practices.
Weather channel News opens outdoor trails season with Montgomery Plantation segments and Steve Allen reporting. Cesar presents updates on outdoor weather, trail conditions, and upcoming events.
The report recalls the January 13 1953 downing near Antung across the Yalu River in Mig Alley clashes between U S Air Force and Soviet jets. China claimed the crew were spies over Red China and not prisoners. The U S said the 11 airmen were on a routine Korean War mission and deserve prisoner status. The men were prosecuted amid heavy propaganda and confessions broadcast worldwide.
In Sturgis Michigan Dr. Robert Mowry a veterinarian and his wife Margaret welcomed twins. Mowry is a twin and his brother William is married to his wife’s twin sister Margaret. The family also notes that their grandparents included a twin.
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