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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1947

Page

7

Weekend Off Duty At Prairie Flower Hospital Helper

Helen Ethel Lamansky spent last weekend off duty from the hospital at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Myron White. The piece notes social visits, family birthdays, cattle shipment, and threshing season ending in Prairie Flower with various locals mentioned.

Martha Thrasher Prairie Flower Helen Ethel Lamansky Myron White Theodore Meyers Harry Donaldson Fred Donaldson Irwin Walf Marie Donaldson Raymond Whisler Stephen Meyers, Donaldson Wulf Ernest Jones Ainsworth John Mughes Wilma Washington Robert Roberts Merle Booth Charles Masson Cy Bush Chicago Glen Knapp Bethel H. L. Huber Cedar Center Walter Smith Pleasant Plain Rene Warner Thrasher Warner Monty Morgan Richard Knupp Viz. Roberts E. L. Smiths Harold Timmons Marvin Timmons

Chicago Livestock Markets Show Mixed Hogs and Cattle Declines

Hogs 5,500 head with losses across weights 25e lower on most classes. top at 28.50 with weights 170-240 lb common 27.50-28.25. Cattle and calves: 1,000 cattle, 500 calves. general cow and grass heifer market 1.00 lower for the week, cutters 12.50 down. Sheep steady with good native lambs at 24.00-24.25 and ewes 8.50-10.00.

Chicago Aug

Chicago Produce Market Summary and Prices

Chicago August 8. Poultry 18 trucks steady. Eggs 12 298 cases irregular. Price changes listed as extras and standards. Current receipts and dirties shown with percentages. Indicates market activity and price ranges for poultry and eggs.

Chicago

Grain table shows Chicago prices for September

Chicago grain table lists opens highs lows and closes for Wheat Corn and Oats contracts in Sept and Dec and May positions. Key figures include Wheat Sept 234 237 233 236 and Corn Sept 226 231 225 230 as well as Oats Sept 101 104 100 102 with other months shown.

Chicago

Chicago Cash Grain Headlines Aug Update

Chicago cash grain report notes wheat prices rising two to four cents in today's sales. Market observers indicate stronger demand and tighter supply potential, with traders watching nearby futures and weather developments influencing price direction.

Chicago

Grain Prices and Grades for Corn Oats and Wheat

The report lists corn prices by grade from No 1 to mixed and yellow varieties with ranges from 219 to 242 cents, noting four to eight cents higher for a specific batch. Oats show steady to three cents higher with multiple mixed and white categories, including heavy and extra heavy grades, ranging roughly from 102 to 119 cents.

Fine spun cotton yarn ranges from miles to yards

A description explains cotton’s versatility from ultra fine thread producing over 150 miles per pound to coarse spun cord reaching only a few hundred yards, illustrating the broad limits of cotton thread quality.

Giant devil ray tows boat near Great Barrier Reef

A seven foot, about two ton devil ray entangled in the anchor ropes of a 16 foot motor boat near Innisfail Queensland. The ray then towed the boat about one mile out to sea before disentangling.

Great Barrier Reef Innisfail Queensland

Pot liquor valued by nutritionists in greens cooking

The southern custom of using the pot liquor from greens has long been approved by nutritionists as the cooking water carries soluble nutrients from the greens. The practice highlights the healthful value of consuming the flavorful nutrient-rich broth.

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