Chicago Livestock Market Report Summary
Hogs 15,000 head with gains 15 to 25 cents. good to 270 lb hogs 14.10 14.40, top 14.45. 270 330 lb 13.85 14.50. sows up 15 25 cents. calves light. Cattle 17,000 head. fed steers and yearlings steady to weak. bulk 14.50 16.25. heifers 16.00. weaners 15.75. Sheep 1,000 head. fat lambs active and steady. native spring lambs 12.50 14.85. best to 15.00. ewes 7.00 7.76. Tomorrow: hogs 17,000. cattle 7,000. sheep 1,000.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Oats Prices Mixed in Bid Steps
Mixed bids appear for oats commodity in Chicago cash grain market with several varieties quoted. Prices show variations across white and red oat categories and several grade distinctions.
Chicago Produce Auction Update on Egg and Poultry Receipts
Chicago reports August 2 with egg receipts of 7 042 cases and 37 9 current receipts while dirties at 36 percent and checks at 6 9. Poultry receipts include 2 cars and 18 trucks with small and heavy hens both at 24 and springs at 27 2 friers 2742 and turkeys with young tom at 35 and old tom at 30 percent.
Molly Pitcher Stamp Day Planned in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville hosts Molly Pitcher Stamp Day with brigades of modern Molly Pitchers selling war stamps and taking orders for war bonds to aid the Revolutionary War effort as recalled by Mary Manners.
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Molly Pitcher
Crawfordsville
Monmouth
Molly Pitchers
Must Cut Ration Of Gas
Bernard Majewski of Deep Rock Oil testified before the Illinois joint legislative committee that a reduction of one gallon per unit in the A B and C gasoline ration is necessary in the middle west to support the military front. He cited a crude oil shortage and said over one million barrels daily head to foreign theaters, about 25 percent of supply, and argued a need to reach 4.7 million barrels a day for total war.
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Chicago
Bernard Majewski
Deep Rock Oil Company
Middle West
Majewski
Illinois Joint Legislative Committee
Middlewestern
He Who Thumbs Last Downed Japan Plane
A U S Navy destroyer repels diving Japanese planes as gunners shoot the pilot of a Jay plane. the craft crashes into the sea after a rear gunner thumbs his nose, marking the last perceived taunt.
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U.S
U. S
Legion Auxiliary to Run Aug 7 Sale with Corsages
The Legion Auxiliary will manage a sale on August 7 offering 50 cent and 1.00 corsages to support soldiers. A house to house canvass will be conducted led by Mrs Exina Ross Davenport Mrs Art Maler Mrs Darrel Ross and daughter Sheila Washington. Veda Twinam earned a Master of Arts at the University of Iowa Friday evening. The Friday night blackout was nearly total with lights out briefly.
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Legion Auxiliary
Exina Ross
Davenport
Art Maler
Darrel Ross
Sheila
Washington
Eva Harvey
Bess McCoy
Edna Ross
Veda Twinam
University of Iowa
Ainsworth Weekend Guests and Local Moves
Ainsworth residents hosted weekend visitors Blaine Hawkins and Barbara of Burlington with Jack McFarland. Wilma Stephens returned from New York state and Wylie Anderson moved to Washington with a new South Iowa Avenue home. Hemphill family joined the Andersons. Kensington club met with 12 members for needlework and a Sunset park picnic planned. Mary Belle Olinger and Edith Jolly are in Chicago for work. Dr Mahin reports daughter-in-law Mrs Paul Mahin is in San Francisco as Lt. Paul Mahin is stationed there.
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Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Blaine Hawkins
Barbara
Burlington
Bob McFarland
M. F. Hawkins
Jack McFarland
Wylie Anderson
Washington
Iowa Avenue
Hemphill
Amy
Anderson
Kensington Club
Wilma Hunt
Sunset Park
Mary Belle Olinger
Edith Jolly
Chicago
Farmers Rally to Harvest Hay and Grain in Cedar County
Eastern Iowa business and professional groups answer farmers SOS as 12 five man crews shock 618 acres of oats and 100 acres in one evening. Cedar County leads a state wide volunteer effort with 45 man crews from Mechanicsville and Tipton workers billing farmers 60 cents an hour plus mileage.
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Ames
NDPA
Iowa
State Extension Service
Iowa State College
Chambers of Commerce
Cedar County
Tipton
Mechanicsville
Paul Ostergaard
Stanwood
Benett
Clarence
Lowdon
Durant
West Branch
RK. K. Bliss
Extension Service
soWa
Army Specialized Reserve for Boys in ASTP Program
Omaha announces a Special Training Reserve Program for 25,000 high school graduates ages 17 to 18. Participants receive military scholarships and attend college while in the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps with meals housing and books provided. Eligibility requires a satisfactory A 12 score and voluntary enlistment.
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Omaha
Neb
Army
Record Chicken Output Hits New Iowa High This Year
Des Moines reports a preliminary Iowa total of 69,926,000 chickens raised on farms, up 16 percent from last year’s 60,281,000. Iowa leads nationwide, followed by Minnesota, with Delaware close in poultry specialization. Hatchery demand pushed the season past June to meet growth.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service Reports
Lowa
Minnesota
Delaware
Domestic fossil resins sought after wartime import cuts
Stimulate Resin Search notes that restricting imports of some resins and redirecting chemicals to war use spurred prospecting. The goal is a permanently adequate domestic supply of fossil resins for the paint and printing ink industries.
Milway Sale Co Weekly Auctions at Columbo Junction
Milway Sale Co hosts auctions every Wednesday at Columbo Junction. A community sale occurs every Friday at the Whittaker sale barn inviting local buyers and sellers to participate.
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Milway Sale Co
Columbo Junction
Whittaker Sale Barn
Before Entering the Army on Active Duty
A brief line notes an individual preparing to enter the military service on active duty. It records the commitment and timing as part of a public notices segment, highlighting service entry.
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Army
Americans Take Key Towns in Sicily Campaign Sweep
The town of Mistretta six miles south of San Stefano fell to American forces along with Castel Di Lucio Castel Di Tusa and Matta Pettino. Daily commennique notes steady progress across sectors despite repeated counter-attacks repulsed by allied troops.
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Mistretta
San Stefano
Castel di Lucio
Castel di Tusa
Matta
Commennique
Pectin Output Doubled Across Food and Medicine Uses
Pectin production has doubled, aiding home jam and jelly making and supporting the confection, baking, and food dehydration industries as well as certain medicinal formulations.
Developing Mash For Healthy Egg Production
Developing Mash provides vitamins proteins and minerals to boost egg production. Claims approval by poultry nutrition experts and proven results in many poultry houses. Formulated with fish liver and glandular meal dried milk by products and vitamin enriched oil. Sold by Roth Feed Store Washington via dealer inquiry.
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JAIN
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