4-H Show Saves Hog Flock with Donated Cooling Equipment
At this year’s 4-H show the use of air conditioning fans and a corn dehydrator kept hogs alive and allowed the event to continue. Farmers Implement Company of Washington donated most gear with one fan bought from the Legion Hall. Local businesses’ cooperation greatly furthers 4-H work in the county.
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Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
Eclipse Lumber Company
Arhory
Farmers Implement Comepany
John Deere Store
Washington
Legion Hall
Coun
Volunteer painter uses wrong color in Lincoln vandalism case
A volunteer painter arrived with bright green paint and smeared the back steps and a nearby tricycle at a Lincoln home. The tenant Mrs. C Gray complained the house had just been painted white by the landlord. Police did not harm the child. they returned him to his parents after thinning the 5-year old.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
C. Gray
Iowa Printing Board to Meet in Des Moines for Bids
The Iowa State Printing Board will meet in Des Moines on September 12 1947 to receive bids on aviation development reports for Iowa State College and University, 1 729 200 motor vehicle boards and other miscellaneous printing. Bids close at 14 am and bids will be opened read and awards made. The board may reject any or all bids. Specifications available from Sherman W Needham State House Des Moines August 26 September 29.
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Iowa State Printing Board
Des Moines
Iowa
State University
Iowa State College
Sherman W. Needham
State House
Mormon Tabernacle’s Grand Dome and Pipe Organ
The Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City seats 8,000 under the world’s largest unsupported arch. Its organ, rebuilt several times since the 1860s, contains more than 7,000 pipes. Acoustics let a distant listener hear a pin drop at the organ.
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Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
Livestock Prices Mixed as Market Slows in Chicago
Chicago markets show hogs 8,500 head with 50-75 cent lower bids across weights and sows. Cattle and calves rise 25-50 cents with active demand for choice weighty steers around 34 dollars. Sheep 1,500 head steady for slaughter lambs and ewes, spring lambs 23 dollars top.
Chicago Produce Prices for Various Poultry and Eggs
Chicago Produce reports mixed poultry prices with details for 27 trucks and several breeds. Leghorn, Plymouth Rock, White Rock, and colored springs show varied spring prices, with tom and hen turkeys listed at different cents per pound. Current receipts and lifties figures are noted among the market data.
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Colored Springs
Plymouth Rock Springs
White Rock Springs
Chicago Grain Table Summary
Grain quotes from Chicago show WHEAT, CORN and OATS futures for Sept Dec Mar May July contracts. Prices move within narrow ranges with Sept WHEAT around 244 247 and CORN near 241 256, OATS around 107 109.
Chicago Cash Grain market update shows varied grain quotes
The Chicago cash grain report lists wheat with steady to higher bids and corn mostly unchanged to slightly lower. Prices for No 1 red hard and yellow corn grades are given alongside mixed and white grain categories with several heavy and sample grades cited.
Poultry experts tout two-room cellar setup for eggs
Poultry specialists say splitting a cellar into cooling and packing areas aids market prep and improves product quality. Two rooms, possibly created by partitioning, help streamline handling and processing of eggs for sale.
Sulfuric Acid Production Highlighted as Basic Chemical
The article notes that the United States produces about 10 million tons of sulfuric acid annually and calls it a fundamental chemical essential to industry, with a history spanning over a millennium.
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United States
Community and Estate Sales in Iowa Listings
Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sales Wednesdays at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. September 2 Closing Out Sale 11:00 Estate of the late Marion Smith administrator Melo Janecek. September 4 Closing Out Sale 11:00 5 miles South of Kalona 9 miles North of Washington on highway 1 J C Malichky.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Washington
Marion Smith
Melo Janecek
Kalona
J. C Malichky
Ford Announces Price Increases Across Lincoln Mercury Ford
Ford Motor Co announced new price hikes on Lincoln and Mercury cars and Ford wagons and convertibles. Earlier disclosures put passenger cars and trucks up by 20 to 97 dollars, averaging 4.2 percent. Lincoln up about six percent and Mercury about 5.9 percent. changes affect specific models from two-door sedans to continental cabriolets and Ford convertibles.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company Today
Ford
T. W. Skinner
Lincoln-Medacury
Mercury
Lincoln
J. R. Davis
Hires Lockpicker to Open Desks for Keyless Workers
An American automobile manufacturer employs a female locksmith to access desks and cabinets for executives and workers who forget their keys at work.
Wheat Stocks in World Are Low
The four principal exporting nations held 37 000 000 bushels of wheat on July 1 the smallest July 1 stock since 1938. World grain reserves rose about 20 percent due to corn, but hot dry weather hit the U S corn crop. American wheat exports may fall short of 1947 goals, not exceeding 400 000 000 bushels.
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Washington
IUP
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Crops and Markets Division
United States
Canada
Australia
Argentina
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Kiene Bros
Martin Miller
Batavia
Newton & Greiner
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Fairfield, Ia
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Reister Bros
Firestone
Bell & Gevock Firestone
E. P. Johnson
Smalley
Whitaker & Barnes
Journal Office
Inquire Journal
J Ainsworth
J. D. Rabenold
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Farmers Milling Service
West Chester
Carl Rotzinger
American Pearl Button Company
Lowe Continental Telephone Company
Theodore B. Bailey
Leet
Morrison & Morrison Attorneys
Edmund D. Morrison
Edmund DP. Morrison, Jr
Orrison Building
W. Livingston
Robert Day
W. Maip
George F. Morrison
J. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
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John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
DR. P
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D. C
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Iowa Continental Telephone Company
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Ab,’ Care Journal
Ralph McCreedy
DES Moines Register
C. J. Fellman
Grand Hotel
P. O. Box
C. V. Crull
John W. Lee
Willis Richards
Brown's
Gamble
Washington Oil Company
Studebaker
Milton Davis
R. 2
Crawfordsville
Gerald Dillon
Rubio
John Deere
John J. Pacha
Brighton
H. B. Nickolaus
N. Marion
United Mattress Co
Eod
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Crawfords Ville
Pioneer Drug Store
Tudor
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Simmons Steel
Hollywoods
Dick's Furniture Store
Airline Radio
Electrolux
East Second Street
Porter Elevator
U. S
Whitlow’s
West Washington
North Marion
Brown
Uarco
Farrell
Sorrell Auto Parts
Joan
Dave Livingston
John W Lee
W. H. Durance
Keota
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Clarence Owens
Call
Bendix Wash
Diane
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Duco
Dormeyer
Donald E. Stout
R. W. Borman
Second Avenue
L. H. Orr Land Co
W. L. Friedman
Marion L. Timmons
Zenith Radio
Plymouth
Stoke Rutlet
Towyn Davis
Orval Unzicker
Chamberlin Bros. Sport Shop
al Hahn
Chamberlin Bros
Della Humphreys
East Wash
Geo. J. Breitenbach
4Th Ave
East
Madison St
Alvin
Wade
Kermit Payne
Mills Auto Service
Pioneer Drug
Kalona Gun Club
State Printing Board
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
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Stephen T. Thuransky
Paris
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Lockpicker
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