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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1944
Page
5
A group of United States Marines who visited New Zealand before returning home describe the country as a Pacific paradise with stunning scenery and welcoming people. Their impressions highlight natural beauty and a sense of hospitality encountered during the voyage.
Markets report from Chicago on August 22 shows hogs at 13,000 head trading fully steady with prices from 14.00 to 14.75 for various weights and sows around 14.00. Cattle receipts about 7,000 with calves at 13.50 to 17.75 and top near 18.35 while feeders run 15.90 down. Sheep around 4,000 with medium to choice spring lambs up roughly 25 cents and native springers 14.40 to 14.50. overall steady tendencies in components.
Chicago August 22 UP report shows eggs receipts 10 302 cases with market unchanged for extra firsts at 80 percent and current receipts 20 to 32 dirties 26 to 281 percent. Poultry receipts 4 cars and 31 trucks with a weak market.
Open high low and close figures for wheat oats rye futures in September and December contracts are listed with gains and declines. The data includes wheat Sep 195 to 164, oats Sept 71 to 71, rye Dec 108 to 106, and May mixed shifts across commodities.
Chicago cash grain notes show oats traded mixed heavy and white types around 76 to 77 cents per bushel with a listed volume of 70443 units. The brief data dump reflects a routine market quotation segment from the Aug. 22 report.
Friday auctions hosted at Whittaker sale barn with a August 24 closing out sale of household goods a mile south of Washington on Coppock road near the Washington golf and country club starting 1 30 p m. Oscar Davis. A September 7 dispersal sale of the Reg Wolstein Dairy Herd with Earl P Booth in Washington.
The report notes 100000 men to be liquidated at a site as the war continues. It also describes a looming confrontation at Paris where American armor advances on the city from three fronts amid stubborn defense.
Russell outlines conservation for the domestic market covering lard cotton wheat and pork with suggestions for orderly acreage adjustments tied to effective demand. He warns that price supports alone cannot help without mechanics and outlets for products and stresses restoring agriculture to a normal basis with assured markets.
Over 1,200 children die monthly in the United States from accidents. Safe storage of matches gasoline and kerosene poisons and sharp objects can cut deaths. Keep these items locked away and play areas clear of hazardous materials to reduce accidental child fatalities.
Hydrated lime should be used with caution in dry places where the air is arid. Leaves may burn easily in dry areas, risking damage to plants and nearby materials.
South Dakota experiment station dairymen conclude summer milk decline stems from lack of food rather than flies or heat. This finding emphasizes forage and grain supply over pest or temperature factors in dairy herds.
Congress decided three presidential elections in U.S. history. In 1800 Jefferson defeated Burr after a tie. In 1824 Adams beat Jackson in a contingent vote. In 1876 Hayes defeated Tilden amid disputed results and congressional action.
Chemical treatment of sweet corn seed costs about two cents per acre and may increase yields by several hundred pounds per acre.
Tannin content rises with leaf tenderness and succulence, producing richer tea. Caffeine levels are about 50 percent higher in good quality grades than in poorer grades.
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