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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1946
Page
7
FASIS CLEANING SERVICE offers cleaning for blankets and comforters with a promise of pleasing results and a contact number at Martin's Modern Cleaners. The ad urges readers to call for service. A separate note from Mangold's touts tire balancing to save costs and increase mileage, with pricing implied but not specified.
Mrs Raymond Stacy and family hosted Peggy Sue Landess for a stay with Brighton relatives after a week with Verne Landess family in Anamosa. A separate W S OC S Guest Day featured devotionals led by Mrs W O Schafer and music by Roberta Horton Ellene Van Zanten and others. refreshments were served.
Local sale notices list weekly events at Whittaker sale barn and Midway Sales Columbus Junction Iowa with August auction dates. Closing out sales are noted for Libertyville and Crawfordsville areas with start times and locations. Specifics include August 16 and August 17 events led by named organizers Lewis McCleary Jr D Owens and Rigenhagen Orchard Farm.
Chicago Aug 7 Ralph Budd president of Burlington railroad says a defective air hose was found in the second car of the Exposition Flyer involved in the Naperville crash on April 25 that killed 46. The hose found July 27 could affect emergency braking in cars behind the locomotive. Budd released a letter to ICC chairman W J Patterson noting the possible bearing on the accident.
Potatoes should be firm clean and free from cuts and decay. Green spots form when exposed to light and require storage in a dark place. Cut out the green areas and discard only the damaged portions while the rest remains safe to eat.
To measure one third cupful of fat, fill a cup two thirds with cold water. Add fat until the water level reaches the full mark, with the fat pushed under the surface. This method uses water displacement to gauge fat quantity accurately.
Markets show hogs at 7,500 head with broad losses under 300 pounds and lighter weights mixed. sows down 1.25 to 1.50, top 23.00 for under 240 pounds. Cattle outlook steady to modestly lower on heavy slaughter steers, yearlings down 25 to 50 cents, top heavy steer price 27.25. Sheep light trading, spring lambs steady to firm with 21.75–21.85 for good and choice. ewes slow with bids around 6.50.
Chicago August 6. UP broauce poultry receipts 32 trucks market steady. Eggs 8 757 cases top firm wholesale prices on mercantile exchange extras 1 08 42 3 and 4 334237 standards 1 and 2 33 35 3 and 4 32 current receipts 31 33 dirties 28 29 and checks 26 28 5.
Chicago spot grain prices show wheat steady with bids around 2.02 for 2 red and 2.00 for 8 red, mixed at 2.01. Corn steady with values from 1.87 to 1.90 for yellow lots and sample grades 1.40 to 1.84. Oats hold firm to steady across several lots, with various white and yellow samples and red special bids listed. Barley malting at 1.60-1.78 and feed at 1.25-1.30.
Chicago grain table shows mixed futures with corn outcomes led by January at 1.36 to 1.387 and July segment ranges. Outs and Sept notes appear but figures are truncated.
A small OCR fragment shows a sequence of numeric values and symbols including percentages and decimals. The readable portion lacks context or identifiable entities to form a full news item.
W. F. Stockman will leave Saturday for Boulder Colorado to make his home. He will be accompanied by Mr and Mrs Virgil Stockman of Winfield who will visit in Colorado.
The 1940 population of rural Spain stood close to 26 million, with the majority living in rural districts and small towns.
The Coachella valley near Palm Springs California produces nine tenths of all domestic grown dates, highlighting the region's dominance in date cultivation and supply.
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