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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1940
Page
5
An ad invites trial of Minral Meat Meal with a money back promise if not satisfied. Sloganeering claims it feeds hogs and hags. return empty sack for refund. Contact Joe M Wolfe at phone 220.
Romana Frances Birrer Schulze died suddenly Saturday night at about 7 30 at 314 South Second avenue Riverside after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at nine at St Catho church with burial in St Stanislaus cemetery. Survived by husband Albert Schulze and children Mary Hardy Pauline Wieland Clara Smart Helen Kolesick Joseph Schulze Albert Schulze ten grandchildren and her father Martin Birrer 98. Also survived by brothers Frank Nick Henry Birrer and sisters Mrs Joe Mellecker Mrs C W Walsh Mrs George Deutsch Mrs Mary Gringer J G and A V Birrer Riverside. Donations go to St James Catholic church. Funeral arrangements by L A Jones funeral home.
Chicago cash grain markets show mixed corn with a range from 60 to 71% and several yellow and white kernels listed. Oats show heavy lots around 40 to 49, soybeans quoted from 96 to 101 percent with sample grades noted.
Chicago reports a firm market with 4 617 cases of produce receipts and 88 truck loads of poultry. Fresh graded firsts up 29 percent, current receipts 25, dirties 20, berks 14 while poultry shows various weights and prices including heavy white ducks 12, springs 15 to 17, broilers 16 to 18, young tom turkeys 13 to 14, and capons 16 to 18 percent.
Strong cattle and hog demand with hogs 10 to 20 cents higher and top at 6.25. Cattle sales show steers mostly steady to weak with top around 14.75 to 15.00 and best yearlings at 13.50. Sheep demand firmer for western lambs around 9.40 to 9.50, with overall receipts forecast at 8,000 cattle 20,000 hogs 6,000 sheep tomorrow.
Chicago grain prices list open, high, low and close for May and July contracts in wheat corn oats and rye. Wheat May at 74 US cents, corn May around 61 cents, oats May about 26 cents, rye May near 48 cents.
A coating forms on boiled custards as they cool. Cover the custards tightly as soon as they are cool to stop skin formation and store in the refrigerator.
Calendar of upcoming closing out sales around Washington Iowa and nearby towns. Notable events include J A Jones Estate Hesseltine Bros Ainsworth on 218 Dec 3 and Chas Casper and Harry Stutzman five miles northwest of Washington on Dec 4. Other sales list times and locations with starts around mid December.
A list itemizes poultry and livestock including Evgs Heavy hens Leghorn hens Heavy Cocks Leghorn Cocks Heavy Springs 5 lbs and over 14e Heavy Springs 4 to 5 lbs 126 Rabbits. The entry reads like a sale or stock tally with various weight categories and animal types.
The article outlines U S Navy and Army Air Corps patrols across the Caribbean and West Indies from Florida to Venezuela including bases in Bermuda Puerto Rico Martinique and Trinidad. It notes ships like the Omaha and a rising force at Guantanamo Bay with concentration of marines and an emphasis on protecting the Panama Canal as U S fleets stay ONE OCEAN ready.
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