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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1948
Page
5
UPI reports Chicago markets with hogs at 8 000 total and gains to 50 cents higher for butchers on many loads. Top hog price $31.00 with 190-260 lb butchers $80.50-$21. Calves light demand, cattle active with steers and heifers up to 41.25 per cwt on high choicer loads. Sheep slow, lambs 28 and up for western and native stock.
Chicago August 18 reports poultry trucks 29 market steady with Plymouth rock fryers 40 white rock fryers 41 leghorn chickens 32. Eggs browns whites mixed 14 073 cases. Extras 70 to 6 percent A 51 to 52 ex tras 60 to 70 percent A 49 to 61 standards 43 to 48 current receipts 4015 checks 35 percent.
Amboy items detail a James Roberts reunion in West Liberty and visits by local families such as the Roberts, Sterling, Gerdes, Stout, and Frame clans. Out-of-town guests included Muscatine and Iskaloosa visitors. Pence Studio photographed local children. Local residents attended Kaaba Temple events and a Silver Lake potluck.
The little black Argentine ant invades homes and gardens, spoiling food, harming citrus and fruit trees, and protecting scale insects. It aids mealy bugs and aphids, shaping pest communities through social organization.
The oil from canned fish like tuna salmon and sardines should not be discarded. Use it in a cream sauce to accompany the fish, in cooked salad dressings for fish, or to moisten fish for sandwich fillings.
A travel reminiscence from a Colorado trip describes reaching Pike's Peak at 14 109 feet, the road's two year build at 20 600 000 dollars, and a Labor Day race down the mountain. It notes coincidental twin sightings and historic travel times from wagon days, with reflections on the landscape and famed landmarks.
JournalSale notices list weekly Friday sales at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday sales at Midway Sales Columbus Junction. Kalona, Ollie, Sigourney, and Wellman auction houses host regular livestock sessions with varied start times and dates. Household goods auctions appear with locations in Adrian, Wellman, Ainsworth, Dublin, Crawfordsville, and other towns, scheduled in August with specific start times.
The writer reflects on a recent mountain trip with many women in the group showing courage during travel. A frightened rider chose the lesser evil by finishing the ascent, while the trip prompts questions about why vacationing women predominated among the group. The piece notes a switch from outdoor to familiar sidewalk terrain and ends with a warm welcome home.
Des Moines Aug. 18 State Fair officials announce a music lineup for Aug 27 to Sept 3 featuring three Midwest dance orchestras and eight Iowa bands. Jimmy Barnett Sioux Falls S D, Jimmy Craft, Em at Haddad perform on specific dates. also Karl King Fort Dodge Municipal band and several Iowa school and legion bands join the program.
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