Birthday Party Honors Donna Four Years Old
Mrs Don Meyers hosted a Saturday afternoon party for Donna four years old with guests Thelma Gary Mildred Arthur Hill Mrs Cal Clark Laura David Mrs Willis Alliman Patsy Stevie Mrs Ben Haberman Bobbie Ann Kathleen Henss Janet Hunsaker Barbara Meyers Mary Chris Wyse Mrs Joe Good Mrs Fred Hixson. Ice cream cupcakes and pop were served and balloons given to the youngsters. Donna Mae received many gifts. Charlene and Duane Gingerich visited relatives near West Chester. Maxine and Darlene Gingerich spent time with the Davison family.
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Ezra Wittmer
Don Meyers
Donna
Thelma
Gary
Mildred
Arthur Hill
Cal Clark
Laura
David
Willis Alliman
Patsy
Stevie
Ben Haberman
Bobbie Ann
Kathleen Henss
Janet Hunsaker
Barbara Meyers
Mary
Chris Wyse
Joe Good
Fred Hixson
Weekend and midweek livestock sales and auctions listed
Community sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and livestock sales at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction and Kalona Sales Barn. Weekly sales at Ollie Livestock Exchange and Hi Dollar Sales in Sigourney. Public auctions include August 21 23 24 25 26 28 30 with times and locations in Wellman Ainsworth Dublin Crawfordsville and Brighton led by various sellers and owners.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Kalona
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Hi Dollar Sales Company
Sigourney
Karl E Schmidt
Putman
Brighton
Mack Lowe
Bees Sting On Bus Trip Across Colorado Mountains
The narrator recalls a bee sting on a bus between Colorado Springs and Denver and notes other towns from the trip including Indianola and Wiggins. They offer travel tips, recount luggage mishaps in Kansas, warn about peak dangers, and mention Ruth Foster's Guatemala observations and a Mennonite conference in Goshen Indiana.
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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Denver
Ruth Foster
Guatemala
Miss Foster
Chicago Market Reports Highs and Mixed Livestock Prices
Chicago livestock market summary shows hogs 6 000 head with totals 7 500, prices rising 50 to 75 cents early but slipping late. best weights 170 to 260 pounds at 30.75 to 31.50 with tops at 31.75. Cattle 3 500, calves 500. steers 39 to 41, best loads 41. heifers 32 to 37.50, cows 21 to 25, bulls around 24.50. Sheep 1 500, lambs 26 to 27.50, ewes 12 to 12.50.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Poultry Market Report Aug 19
Chicago market and poultry report notes 30 trucks in steady market with ducklings and mixed eyes varying in case numbers. Prices show extras 70 to 80 percent A 51 to 52 and 60 to 70 percent A 49 to 51. standards 43 to 48. current receipts 401 percent.
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Chicago
Colorful table talk and remodeling sights in Nebraska towns
The writer extols colorful foods rich in Vitamin A and notes modern display windows and new builds in Washington area stores. They travel through several Nebraska towns, remarking on the spraddling plains and expressing a preference for Washington as a place to live, while humorously acknowledging bias.
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Andersons
Chicago
Denver
O. K
Washington
Dick’s
Rukegaber
Smart Implement
Rothschild’s
Nebraska
Washington Iowa to Hold Meeting on Sewer Revenue Bonds
The City Council of Washington Iowa will meet August 25 1948 at 2 PM in City Hall to authorize issuance of sewer revenue bonds totaling 110000. The bonds will be repaid from net plant revenues and not from taxes. Taxpayers may file objections with the City Clerk before the meeting.
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Washington
Iowa
Soil Fertility Loss Outpaces Crop Uptake
The article notes annual soil fertility loss through erosion and leaching is at least seven times the amount used by crops, highlighting a major agricultural sustainability concern.
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