County Budget Hearings Set for September 1947
Washington County Iowa Board of Supervisors met on August 9 1947 with Chair Arthur Wiley and Supervisor Clarence Fulton present Ned Morrow absent. They filed the 1948 local budget estimate and fixed a September hearing at 10:00 A.M. at the Court House. They transferred 70000 from the Secondary Road Construction Fund to Maintenance. Notice of Warning to Depart was ordered for the Wilson and Mitchell families. County Assessor bond fixed at 2000. Adjourned subject to chairman's call.
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Board OF Supervisors
Arthur Wiley
Clarence Fulton
Ned Morrow
Washington
Iowa
Court House
C. S. Wilson
Lloyd Mitchell
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Mixed in Morning Trading
Chicago spot grain bids show wheat mostly steady to down a few cents with No 2 red around 239 to 241 and several hard and mixed grades listed. Corn weak across most classes with No 1 yellow near 242 to 246 while oats hold or edge lower, listing No 1 mixed heavy around 107 to 109 and white grades near 110 to 112.
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Chicago
Emperor Hirohito’s Estate Shrinks Before Pearl Harbor
The record notes Hirohito’s prewar estate once totaling 14 million dollars, now valued at eight million. The report cites cooperation with Iowa State College farms at Ames as part of wartime economic reporting.
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Hirohito
Iowa State College At
Ames
Senator Wilson a longtime governor seeks renomination
Sen George Wilson announced plans to seek renomination on the Republican ticket in 1948 and return to Washington to attend Senate Agriculture Committee hearings on a comprehensive farm program. He urged action by March 1 to develop a program addressing farm production soil erosion and flood control, saying too much Iowa topsoil is being carried to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Nels Kraschel
GOP
H. M. Havner
Kraschel
Des. Moines
George Wilson
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wilson
Lowa
Iowa
Gulf of Mexico
Perseid Meteors Expected Tonight Over New York Sky
New York reports a meteor shower tonight and likely through the week as Perseid meteors blaze across the sky. Astronomers note favorable viewing conditions for late viewers.
Markets record from Chicago area livestock report
Aug. 12 Chicago area market report shows hogs uneven with weights under 300 lbs and sows up 25e. butchers over 3060 lbs steady. Practical top 28.75, one load 29.00. Cattle 6,000, calves 700 with fed steers steady and strong. best 32.00-33.75, average choice steer 1,192 lb at 33.85. Slaughter lambs up about 25c, most good sheep 10.00, common 7.50.
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USDA
Chicago Grain Table Aug 12 Open High Low Close
The Chicago grain table lists prices for Wheat Corn and Oats with monthly futures for Sept Dee Mar May July and other figures. The data shows mixed gains and declines across contracts with several figures around 200s for wheat and corn and around 100 for oats.
Chicago Produce Report and Meteor Shower Notes
Chicago markets report steady produce and poultry with 27 trucks and fried items noted. An astronomical advisory discusses Perseid meteors visible in the northeastern sky with Robert Coles of the Hayden Planetarium predicting peak activity around August 12 and continued visibility later in the week.
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Perseus
Robert KR. Coles
Hayden Planetarium
Strikers Return To Jobs Today In Clinton Michigan
Peace returned to Clinton Michigan as about 500 workers, half of the 650 strikers, resumed jobs at the Clinton machine company. Violence had erupted when 200 workers broke picket lines led by the company president Don Thomas. State troops guarded the plant to prevent further clashes.
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Clinton. Mich
Clinton Machine Company
Don Thomas
Thomas
Prices of Hudson Cars Boosted in Detroit
Hudson motor cars rose by 45 dollars to 95 dollars today in Detroit. George H. Pratt, Hudson vice president of sales, cited rising material and labor costs. Hudson becomes the fourth manufacturer to raise prices in two weeks, following General Motors Packard and Kaiser-Frazer with increases up to 200 dollars.
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Detroit
Hudson Motor
George H. Pratt
Hudson
General Motors
Packard
Kaiser-Frazer
Papering Closet Walls Requires Prep Work
Papering in closet walls is possible but cracks and breaks in the plaster must be filled before starting.
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ITICE
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