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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1944
Page
7
Lost item notice from War Salvage Committee requests all waste paper be turned in. It specifies every sheet and scrap is needed and directs residents to place materials in salvage bins at Central Park. Contact 16312 for details.
Market totals show hogs 9 000 cattle 10 000 sheep 2 000 with strong demand. Hogs active and steady at 14.75 for 150 to 240 lb. over 240 and sows around 14.00. Cattle fed steers and yearlings active with top at 18.50. heifers and others uneven. Sheep very active and steady with early sales 14.50 to 14.75 for springers.
Open high low figures for WHEAT OATS and RYE appear with September and December positions. Data shows fractional bids and spreads across months with May and July notes.
Chicago cash grain report notes oats trading at a sharply adjusted bid from the August 23 UP dispatch. The fragment indicates a 75 percent adjustment or premium but lacks full context or prices.
Chicago August 323 UP Produce gives a market update with weak and unchanged egg prices, receipts of 2 cars and 24 trucks, extra firsts 34 to 40 cents, current receipts 30 to 42 cents, dirties 26 to 28 cents, checks 25 to 28 cents.
The Courtney families marked the 25th annual reunion at Columbus Chautauqua Park with officers elected including Myra Crawford as president Norma Clegg as vice president Marjorie Benbow as secretary and treasurer Lola Lewis serves as secretary for the Lewis descendants Also noted were Houck family gatherings at Weed Park Muscatine and local service inductions scheduled at Jefferson Barracks Mo with several residents moving or visiting nearby communities.
American Patton spearhead drives toward Troyes as Paris area advances tighten a noose on the German 7th Army. Bradley’s 2nd Army moves along the Seine while British and Canadian units retake coastal towns and push toward the mouth of the river. A separate report says U.S. troops landed at St Jean de Luz near the Spanish border.
A brief report notes a trip to Michigan to visit relatives and a return home shortly after the visit.
A new weed killer uses flame to destroy weeds and leaves a light mulch layer for the soil, offering an unconventional approach to garden and field maintenance.
Seventy five percent of calcium and 46 percent of riboflavin in the national diet come from milk cheese and ice cream. This relies on cited nutrition data showing dairy products are the major source of these nutrients in the average diet.
Mrs Warren Allen travels after John Allen's hospitalization in California while Mr and Mrs John Allen stay with children in Wapello. Other notes mention hay crop, Booth reunion in Washington, a family death in Seattie, visits from Washington and Chicago, and schools set to begin August 28 with Pilotburg church services at 9 30 a m.
Community sale invites farmers to bring cattle hogs sheep and calves to market. Highlights include a 1939 Chevrolet pickup rack hedge anchors and assorted furniture plus an electric radio. WHITTAKER SALES.
The text warns neglecting kitchen surfaces leads to lasting grease films that mar flavors. It urges washing oven walls after baking or broiling to prevent smoky odors and to remove and wash the broiler pan rack with pots and pans to keep food taste clean.
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