Hogs Cattle and Sheep Markets Reported Varied Trading
Chicago market figures show hogs at 13 000 head with steady to strong day. good and choice 180 to 240 lb hogs traded around 14.85 to 15.05 with top 15.10 and larger weights lower. Cattle 17 000 head with calves 1 500. steers and yearlings down modestly. heifers and cows weaker. best steer price 16.40. stock cattle scarce. Sheep 2 500 head opening slow. lambs around 15.25 to 15.50 for best native. yearlings 12.00 to 12.25. small fat lambs around 6.50. Tuesday estimates include hogs 13 000, cattle 9 000, sheep 3 000.
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Chicago
U.P
Good and Choice
Chicago Produce Market Report Details August Receipts and Prices
Chicago notes August 24 market report with produce and poultry receipts. Eggs show 11 124 cases received with mix of extra firsts and firsts. dirties and checks listed. Poultry receipts include one car and 390 trucks with varied percentages for hens, chickens, broilers, and turkeys across grades and weights.
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Leghorn
Plymouth Rock Springs
Friers
Plymouth Nock
White Rock Springs
Chicago Cash Grain Market Update
Chicago August 24 report shows cash grain prices for corn oats soybeans. Corn prices 1 yellow 84 2 yellow 18314 3 yellow 82 4 yellow 81 4 percent 2 white 1.04 percent. Oats listed as 3 mixed 49 1 white 50 percent 2 white 50 3 white 48 19 4 white 46 percent. Soybeans 2 yellow 1.72.
Grain futures mixed as wheat corn oats rye rise and fall
Open high low and close figures trim mixed as wheat gains in Sep and May contracts while Dec holds. Corn see s modest changes with Sep and May shifting. oats fall back then hold. Rye shows uneven moves across Sep Dec and May fronts.
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Chicago
Barley-Sep and Soybean Market Brief
Market snippet shows prices for barley Sep and soybeans with modest moves. Soy futures quoted around 1.71 with small percentage changes and dates indicating contract activity.
Messenger Funeral Tuesday in Wayland
Funeral services for Dennis J Messenger 80 of Wayland will be held tomorrow afternoon. A short service at 145 pm at the Messenger home and at 2 pm at the Wayland Methodist church will be conducted by Rev Burris Moore. Burial will follow at Mount Hill cemetery. He died at 1215 yesterday at Holt rest home Mt Pleasant after hospitalization.
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Wayland
Dennis J. Messenger
Stacy Funeral Home
Messenger
Wayland Methodist Church
Burris Moore
Green Mound
Trenton
Mount Hill Cemetery
Holt Rest
Mt. Pleasant
Memorial Hospital
Funeral Tuesday for Mrs. Lena Lowe longtime Columbus Junction resident
Lena Lowe 78 lifelong Columbus Junction resident died at her daughter's home after a long illness. Born Lena Dickey March 12 1869 she married William Lowe in 1889 he died in 1906. Survived by sons Cecil Vernon Max daughters Lee Ogier D R Marshall and Ari an Lowe a sister Virgie Cavanaugh Davenport and many grandchildren. Funeral at the Presbyterian church Tuesday at 2 30 p m conducted by Rev EB Mitchell.
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Martha Butlere
Columbus Junction
Lena Lowe
D. R. Marshall
Lena Dickey
Here
James T. Dickey
William Lowe
Death of Dennis J Messenger with family survivors
The obituary notes a malignant illness lasting over seven months ending in death. Dennis J Messenger, born December 18 1861, married August 27 1889 to Rosa Kurtz who died in 1920. Survived by four children and relatives in Cloyee Wapello Dwight Trenton Crawfordsville Germanville and Washington.
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Hes
Dennis J. Messenger
Rosa Kurtz
Cloyee
Wapello
Dwight
Trenton
Joe Conrad
Crawfordsville
Irvin Stortz
Germanville
Charles
Washington
Howling Abaguio Typhoon Named in Philippines
The typhoon Howling Abaguio has been designated a tropical cyclone name in the Philippines. Forecasts indicate strong winds and heavy rain affecting coastal areas as communities prepare for potential evacuations and damage containment.
Joshua By Dorothy Douglas McClures Newspaper Syndicate
Joshua by Dorothy Douglas McClures appears in the U Service column, listing author and syndicate attribution.
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Dorothy Douglas
McClures Newspaper Syndicate
U Service
Joshua and Daphne In A Garden Party Passion
Josh a burly protective figure clashes with Daphne’s fluttering celebrity crush on Andrew Castigny. Daphne abandons the party for a riverbank rendezvous chasing true feeling while Josh fishes unaware until she returns seeking comfort in his strong arms.
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Oshua
Josh
Daphne Barker
Daphne
Andrew Castigny
Andrew
Jago
Hudson
Cheese A Versatile Food For All With Abundant Supply
Government officials note cheese supplies exceed expectations with American cheddar praised as nutritious and versatile. Recipes describe a cheese dessert tray using American cheese, peaches, pears, lemon, honey, and berries serving 6 to 8, emphasizing seasonal fruit pairings and elegant presentation.
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America
Parlene Blankenhorn Sets 4-H Show Record With Premiums
Darlene Blankenhorn, 13, daughter of S. A. Blankenhorn, won 25 first premiums and 17 seconds on 44 entries including maps posters booklets sewing and baked goods at a 4 H show. She earned blue ribbons for a braided rug refinished frame dressing table curtains and a secretary’s book. Darlene plans to enter Columbus high school August 31. Guests celebrated a 30th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Guy Smith. Mrs. Egebert Shellabarger is recovering after injuring her ankle by stepping in a hole in a guard.
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Columbus Junction
Darlene Blankenhorn
S. A. Blankenhorn
Darlene
Columbus High School
Marine Band Named Presidents Own by Adams
The United States Marine Band earned the title President's Own after John Adams ordered its presence at all official functions from 1797 to 1801, establishing a precedent for its role in state events.
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Marine Band
United States Marine Corps Band
John Adams
Journal Sale Date at Millway Sale Co Columbus Junction
Closing out sale of household goods scheduled for Aug 27 at 7 PM at 320 W. See. Mrs. Tom Parsons hosts the sale. Community Sale is held every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Details reference Journal Sale Date column.
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Millway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
Whittaker Sale Barn
Tom Parsons
Insurance estimates child cost at six thousand one hundred fifty dollars
A Philadelphia Inquirer writer cites an insurance company estimate that a child costs about $6,150 from birth to age eighteen. It breaks down as $250 for birth, $2,500 for food, $1,620 for rent, a one sixth share of total expenses, $300 for fuel and light, $351 for furniture and maintenance, $144 for home installation and clothing, plus $912 for a boy and $1,002 for a girl.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Lake Wales Center of Florida Citrus Industry
The geographic center and highest point of Florida lie at Lake Wales. Within ten miles, over 25 000 acres host citrus trees including orange and grapefruit, making Lake Wales the citrus hub. Atop Fron Mountain sits the Mountain Lake Singing Tower and Sanctuary.
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State of Florida
Lake Wales
Florida
Fron Mountain
Mountain Lake
Ship One's Wind Dying in the British Navy
The phrase Ship One's Wind reflects a fading nautical saying in Royal Navy usage as sailors described waning wind and morale aboard vessels. The expression signals diminishing wind and momentum in traditional seafaring tasks.
New Faculty to Meet Classes in Crawfordsville
August 24 report lists new teachers for the upcoming school year led by Supt. D W Githens and existing staff. Names include Ine Benson, George Clark, Lester Bergman, Anna Langford, Marjorie Huston, Carol McDowell, Erma Clark, Esther Boukart, and John Yousling who will direct the band. Local residents visited and relatives travel plans noted as the community prepares to start classes.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
D. W. Githens
Ine Benson
Olds
George Clark
Lester Bergman
Tripoli Roach
Anna Langford
Numa
Marjorie Huston
Carol McDowell
West Chester
Erma’ Clark Wayland
Esther Boukart
Estherville
Miss Benson
John Yousling
Washington
Clarence Deaspain
Junior
Betty
Despain
Thomas Linehard
Wayland
Linehard
Myrtle McCleary
Faitrfield
J. S. McCleary
R. C. McCleary
Beatrice
Charles Barthelow
Olive Moore
Old Spanish vara Used for West Distances
The text notes that western measurements once used the vara, a Spanish unit equal to 33 inches, linking local measurement history to colonial practice.
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Timothy
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C. I. Jennings
New London
J. B. Randle
Brown & Orr
Journal
Pioneer
SHELL
Messer Shell Service
Central Park
Call Journal
Plymouth
George Young
Dick's
Eclipse Lumber Company
Call
Sherm Crone
FOR Sale Electric Washing Machine
Cal Adolph Larson
Wayne
Humble
Universal
D. J. Patterson
Wayne Balancer
Humble Produce
Evan L. Edwards
D. V. Masson
South C
Rayburn Land Co
Pioneer Drug Store
Pioneer Plog
Armand
Phillips & Hebner
J. Dayton
North Side
Minral
Wolfe Hatchery
Evening Journal
Homer Hotle
W. Jefferson St
Harry Turner
Sam
Rothschild’s
Washington Oil Company
Washington County
W. B. Durst
Hampshire
Henry Brerdo
Virgil Krantz
Frank Fletcher
Lowa
Russell Smith
Atty
Fairfield
Chicago Livestock
Ainsworth
Morning Sun Rendering Works License
Chicago Cash Grain
Chicago Grain Table
Corriedale Rams
Oran Birkey
Wellman
Katona
Highway 22
Barlbey
U. S
Washington Rendering Works
A1ivo
Scott Furniture Co
The
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Presbyterian Church
EB. R. Mitchell
Lowe
U.S
Pvt
Travis Hammond
British Isles
Northern Ireland
Hammond
Kelpys
Tex
Joshua
Parlene Blankenhorn
Premi
Martha Butler
Wesley Smith
Guy Smith
Egebert Shellabarger
Iowa
Stock Cattle Center
Mahaska Co
Midway Sales CO
1OWSA
R. FL & F. Do. Smylie
MGRS
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