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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1962
Page
6
Hogs listed 7 009 mostly steady to 25 lower with lots at 18 50 to 19 00 for various weights. Cattle and calves 12 500 with steers up to 50 higher, prime weights 1250 to 1350 at 31 75, heifers 27 50 to 29 25, and other classes at 24 50 to 29 25. Sheep 1 800 spring lambs not fully established with limited sales and prices from 18 00 to 22 50 depending on weight and grade.
Postmaster General J Edward Day raised the reward for Massachusetts mail robbery to 50000 dollars, the full annual reward from Congress. He told a House panel of four immediate security changes and noted unusual circumstances in the Cape Cod to Boston run and missing police surveillance.
Staley of the National Farmers Organization declares success against Ford Motor Co over a Committee on Economic Development report. The group plans phase II actions and broader withholdings to boost farm prices, with Sears protests previously staged and Ford dealers targeted.
Bert Booth was laid to rest after a 2 p.m. Saturday service at the Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. H F DeVries. Pallbearers named were William Trotter Robert Henderson John Ganon Don Hazen Ray Steele and Henry Brenneman with burial in Ainsworth Cemetery.
A closing out sale of household goods begins at 1 p.m. at 314 East Jefferson Street with Anna Dawson listed. Subsequent listings note sales of machinery consignments at Sigourney Iowa and multiple weekly livestock auctions across southeast Iowa hosted by local auction companies and barns.
Kalona Aug 22. Mrs Arliss D Swartzendruber entertained guests at a shower for Mrs Paul Wise and her infant Julie of Wellman. Gifts were exchanged after games and refreshments were served. Attending were numerous local friends from Kalona and surrounding areas.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Howsare of Crawfordsville joined the 30th year reunion of Mrs. Howsare’s high school class in Quincy Illinois over the weekend. A dinner dance at Hotel Lincoln Douglas and a family picnic followed. Of 196 members, ten are departed. Mrs. Dan Scalf formerly Linda McKinstry visited relatives. Linda is a pharmacist at University Hospitals Iowa City.
Funeral services for Glen Anderson were held Friday at 3 p.m. in the Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Lloyd Latta in charge. Cal Wolfe sang. pallbearers were Jack Warner, Al Henderson, Burt Diehl, Harold Cunningham, Grant Liddle, and William O'Brien. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Chicago grain futures show narrow changes with mixed closes. Wheat, rye and soybeans fluctuated slightly against various contract months, with modest percentage shifts and little overall trend.
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