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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1943
Page
5
Chicago markets show hog volume at 16,000 with price ranges 14.25 to 15.45 for 180 to 250 pounders and top 14.50. Cattle counted at 9,000 with fed steers and yearlings steady and bulk at 14.50 to 16.25. Sheep near 1,000 with lambs slow but steady. native offerings around 14 to 15 dollars for select ranges. Tomorrow’s estimates: hogs 15,000 cattle 10,000 sheep 1,000.
Grain table records for Wheat Oats Rye and Soybeans in Chicago with September and December futures. Cash grain shows mixed oats and soybean entries with various quality grades and percentages.
Chicago market report shows eggs receipts 9 027 cases with firmness and unchanged values for ex tra firsts 42 current receipts 37 9 dirties 36 9 checks 36 9. Poultry receipts include 21 trucks and 4 cars with market firm conditions.
About 100 county girls 4-H presidents attended the opening conference of the first state officers training meeting on the Iowa State College campus. The course replaces the annual convention. Mrs Adelaide Enright of the Old Fashioned Millers 4-H club in Saint Paul Minnesota was the principal speaker.
The article notes the bey family as the nominal rulers of Tunisia, stating their reign began in 1705 and has continued since.
Rain totals of seven to ten inches flood farms and basements across Coppock Wellman and surrounding towns. Fields washed out and bottomland submerged while turkeys at Stutsman and Maple Crest faced losses. High water blocks highways and rail lines as crews shelter livestock and assess damage.
Mrs. Levi Van Dyke reports social calls among Rubio residents including the Sheradens Mourers Morgans and Swartzwelters. Omer Long threshed for Lester Van Dyke Friday while rain delayed further threshing. Alan and Billy Morgan assist with corn near Keota and Joan and Marilyn Sheraden visit relatives in Bloomfield.
An electrical storm last night damaged the high school chimney and cracked plaster in several rooms. Rural telephone lines were knocked out with crews working late to repair them. Bridges south of the junction were flooded as the river and creeks rose rapidly.
Port workers in Genoa gathered at Piazzi Di Ferrari to protest Marshal Badoglio's government. State police and carabinieri, armed with sabers, attacked the crowd after mounted officers failed to restore order. Scuffles left many injured and arrests reported.
Chinese cabbage endives kale and collards are cool season crops with long growth periods. They are hard to grow in spring but easier in fall. When properly stored these crops can be used throughout fall and far into winter.
Lieut Hans Peter Krug of the Luftwaffe, a POW who aided a benefactor’s death sentence earlier, is at large after an escape from a Canadian prison camp. Presumed to have slipped away during a swim in Ontario after a 3,000 mile journey. Max Stephan, a Detroit restaurant owner, aided his escape and faced treason charges. Roosevelt commuted Stephan’s death sentence to life last month.
A nationwide manhunt spanned the United States to the Mexican border where authorities re captured the fugitive after an extensive chase. The effort involved multiple agencies and rapid transit across several states before custody was restored at the border.
DES MOINES Col Ralph A Lancaster Iowa assistant director of selective service said Monday night there was no way of telling when or to what extent pre Pearl Harbor fathers would be called up in this state. We may have to do it in some places and not in other places.
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