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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1948
Page
7
Cattle receipts total 28 600, calves 2 100, sheep 7 500, hogs 32 500 with 10 200 head delivered to major packers. Cattle fellow top at 41 25 and 82 00 for hogs, lambs fall to 27 50 as hogs may dip with new crops. traders foresee steady levels into fall.
Chicago grain table dated August 14 lists wheat futures with open high low and close prices. Sept contract shows 2231, 225, 223% 224% and Dec contract shows 226% 228 226% 227% with price ranges.
Prairie Flower reports a letter from Esther Smith-Poats in Tokyo describing the Japan earthquake and United Press correspondents, notably Kalisher and Ernie Holbert. The narrative covers travel hardships, horse transport, news writing, and July 4th parade views from a seven story apartment, with reflections on Japanese fireworks and a final quip about American and Japanese celebrations.
4 H Boys Club at Columbus Junction held a picnic and meeting. Fred Stigers was elected assistant leader for fair work. The club sold setup iron for 155 dollars to fund a new ball field. Other local notes include visits, farming gains, and shop updates.
The article notes Tibetans reportedly consume a high tea volume with an average of 30 to 50 cups daily. It then presents a jumble of numeric data and month labels that appear to reference commodity or market figures, but the readable fact centers on Tibetan tea consumption.
Crawfordsville area notes report two boys tossing frost from a defrosted locker system in town. Also listed are local visits from Larry Davis. trips by C. C. Moorhead and others. and social rounds including a large Rashid wedding in Iowa City and Huston Rush nuptials with local attendees.
Weekly sale listings include Whittaker sale barn Friday journaling, Midway Sales Columbus Junction Wednesday livestock, Kalona Sales Barn Thursday, Ollie Livestock Tuesday 1 PM, Sigourney Hi Dollar Monday, and August public and closing out auctions at Brighton Crawfordsville Washing ton and more with times and owners like John Hyde George Wells Karl Schmidt and C G Anderson.
Mr and Mrs Carleton White with relatives enjoyed a Muscatine park picnic on Sunday. Clarence Moorhead hosted Frank McCoy of Chapin earlier in the week. Merle Twinam and family from Crawfordsville returned from a westbound vacation visiting Badlands Black Hills Yellowstone Salt Lake City and Denver.
Willis Wittmer and family visited the Joe Wittmer home in Wayland then returned to Spirit Lake after nine weeks with S C Wittmer. Willis earned a Master’s degree in Iowa City and will resume studies in Spirit Lake.
Mr and Mrs August Zieglowsky of Haskins and the Will Richards with the Lyle Wilco families drove to Denver Colorado for a vacation suggesting a weekend outing and leisure travel from the community.
Ainsworth fills with visiting relatives including M and Mrs Boice Kurtz of Moline and Kenton Kurtz and family from Washington DC. Also present are Mae Spessard C M Spessard and Lou Jean, and the Norris families sharing a picnic. Carl Bassler plans to sail July 31 for Shanghai to work with the American Friends Service.
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