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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1943
Page
7
HOGS 600 nominal up to 15.15 top for butcher hogs. PACKING SOWS 13.65 to 14.10. CATTLE 1,000 calves 100. Fed steers and yearlings finished 25 cents higher. top weights 16.85. yearlings 15.75 to 16.25. Fed heifers 13.75 to 15.75. Wethers 15.00 to 16.00. SHEEP 2,000 natives 12.25 to 14.65. outside 14.75. ewes 7.00 to 7.75.
Chicago cash grain report lists oat bids with mixed white oats at 76 percent and 7 percent white content. details are partially unreadable but indicate price chatter for oats in the Chicago market.
Chicago reports grain table figures for wheat oats and rye with mixed highs and lows across August with July and May fractions. Inland shipbuilding on the Great Lakes and Mississippi exceeds 765 million dollars, more than double 1940 navy new construction.
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt arrived forty five minutes late for a Wellington press conference due to a shampoo. She said Americans were moving toward world cooperation and wartime US Britain Russia cooperation was a hopeful sign for peace. She apologized for the delay and joked about drying a lady's hair.
Bolivian cabinet quits after parliamentary criticism of Catavi mine strike handling. Nineteen workers were killed in the Catavi incident, prompting President Penaranda to expect formation of a new government under Enrique Caspillo.
Riverside report details Cornelius W Walsh's August sixty-ninth birthday celebrated at his Riverside-area home with family including Mrs Walsh and son Thomas. Attendees from nearby towns and military families share a social afternoon with Buneco prizes and notes on local 4-H club activities and war bond efforts.
The army adds an amphibious truck that blends the Standard 2% ton cargo design with water and land reliability. It demonstrates capability to operate across terrains, expanding transport options for supply missions.
Estimates show 3000 tons of tin saved in 1943 and 5000 tons in 1944 by lowering tin content and adding silver to lead solder in new can manufacture.
Midway Sale Co at Columbo Junction holds weekly sales every Wednesday. A community sale occurs each Friday at the Whittaker sale barn. An auction labeled Puble sale is set for August 31 just off the paving at the end of South Iowa avenue starting at 1 00 p m with Mrs. Charles Caldwell.
J W Chandler County Extension Director and Ruth L Foster County Home Economist present publicity ideas for Farm Bureau activities. The guidance covers outreach, messaging, and community engagement to boost local agricultural programs and events.
The article notes Adolf Hitler facing diplomatic issues as Denmark growls over German actions and Sweden protests sinking of two trawlers. It reports Bulgaria's King Boris in critical condition amid conflicting reports of possible poisoning or illness.
Sioux City Air Base officials released the names of nine men killed when an army bomber crashed during a routine flight near Kimball South Dakota. The list includes Sgt. Nino Litro of Sioux City Iowa and other airmen assigned to the base.
Sunny Ainsworth a 19 year old show girl and seventh wife of Tommy Manville leaves for Reno to establish residence for divorce. They wed Wednesday and separated seven hours later. Mrs Manville will receive a 75000 settlement and keep her 15000 engagement ring.
The article notes that the largest populations of a certain bird species are centered in the lonely Aleutian Islands. It highlights the sparse settlements and remote geography shaping the birds' distribution.
In a late meeting survey the group found they were writing on average 52 letters weekly to men in service.
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