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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1950
Page
7
Advertising fragment lists a two wheel tractor grain box stockrack combo and a power lawn mower for sale at Mobile Service Station 14313 area. Mentions hours and locations near Marion Avenue and Highway 92 with dates unspecified.
In San Francisco July a federal judge signaled he will rule today in a special session on whether Longshore leader Harry Bridges should be jailed immediately. Judge George B. Harris weighs motions to dismiss charges and revoke Bridges 25000 bail as prosecutors argue bail violations threaten national welfare.
A Chicago grain table shows Sept wheat at 223 225 high 223 target 225 close with Dec 226 228 and Mar 228 280 227 220 May 226 56 22832 22634 22814. Corn Sept 150 151 160 Dec 141 142 141 141 Mar 148 146 145 145 May 145 145 146 145 146. Oats Sept 76 76 Dec 77 78 77 78 Mar 75 78 78 May 76 76 78. Soybeans Nov 248 252 294 250 Jun 250 254 347 253 May 250 256 258 251 14 257.
Prairie Flower area notes a large Sunday dinner gathering at Wayne Knupps with multiple families visiting. Oats harvesting activity at Jim Quinn farm near Ainsworth and nearby farm crews working with White Bros. and Merk Turnipseed noted. Local visits span Rock Island Reck Island to West Chester with multiple relatives attending services and gatherings.
Sheldon Hawkins has an addition underway at his Gamble avenue and Third street home in Columbus Junction. Rev. C. Z. Martin of Mountville conducts 7:30 revival services at Swank church. Pvt. Virgil Sturgeon leaves Ft. Dix for service in Germany.
Chicago markets show broad declines in week’s trading as heavy farm receipts and weak dressed-meat demand push hogs cattle and lambs lower. Hogs drop toward 245 per hundredweight, cattle see losses up to 12.50, and lambs weaken with some buyers paying under 27.50 for feeders. sows also ease. Sheep receipts rise with cheaper dressed prices both locally and in the east.
Old lots of high grade steers sold up to 36.50 with most sales near that level. Medium to large frame steers and heifers offered for slaughter posted prices POF for account at 25 to 29.54, while fed steers traded around 590.15 per head.
CHICAGO (UP) State police report that slot machines seized in raids were rigged to pay only 20 cents on the dollar. The devices used by the so called one armed bandits were gim micked to prevent higher payoffs. Electrically operated machines carried a switch to regulate payoffs, and some mechanical units had screws blocking winning combinations or a sealed jackpot chute.
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