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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1940

Page

5

Grain and livestock sale notes and death notice

The page lists prices for corn oats soybeans and mixed grains with multiple yellow and white varieties. It also records a death notice for Mrs. M Hollinger and a detailed auction sale with livestock and equipment including cows heifers bulls sows oats corn hay and implements by multiple sellers and noting auctioneers and clerks in Columbus Junction Crawfordsville and Richland.

Sey Jersey Paul Kiotz H. M. Duncan Columbus Junction Jake Hendrickson Richland Kenneth Coates Crawfordsville Hampshire Poland China Amworth John Deere McCormick Deering McCormick

Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Report From Chicago

Chicago market report shows hogs 19 000 head with prices 5 to 10 cents lower top 6 20. Cattle 4 000 with fed steers and yearlings up 15 to 25 cents on good grades. primes scarce. Fed heifers steady. cows and vealers mixed. Sheep 5 000 with western lambs about 9 50, shorn lambs 8 65. Estimated tomorrow cattle 1 000 hogs 12 000 sheep 5 000.

Chicago

Grain table reports mixed futures in Chicago trading

Open high low and settlement quotes show wheat corn oats rye futures across May July and December contracts. Wheat May at 87 percent. corn May around 60 percent. oats May about 35 percent. rye May near 48 percent with slight variations by month.

Chicago

Closing Out Sales Planned Across Towns This December

Journal sale date column lists multiple closing out sales in communities near Washington including Dec 5 Frank Parrish at 621 East Washington Street starts 1:00. Dec 5. Mra Ethel Nevins Adm announces 2% grain northwest of West Chester on gravel road Dec 7. Edward Rinner near Brighton and Ru bio area Dec 11. Alvin Hatin near Crawfordsville Dec 16. Joe Klopfenstein near Washington Jan 7. Sam Witting near Havre on gravel road.

Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction City Feed Yard Frank Parrish East Washington Street Mra Ethel Nevins West Chester Wayland Edward Rinner N. W. Hyde Brighton Rubio M. Hollinger Washington Alvin Hatin N. W Crawfordsville S. E Joe Klopfenstein 8. E Sam Witting Havre

Mrs Jesse Polson in Lincoln wreck leaves jaw broken

Mrs. Jesse Polson of Lincoln Nebraska sustained a broken left jaw and severe bruising after an automobile wreck the previous Sunday. She was hospitalized from Sunday to Thursday while relatives visited. Thanksgiving gatherings and visits with family follow across Wellman and nearby communities.

Jesse Polson Lincoln, Nebr Frank Wilson Wellman Roy Polson L. J. O'Brien Lincoln Nebraska Lioyd Wolson Town City L. BE. O Brien Johnny Brenneman Calvin Griffith Margaret Popham Flora Presto Conant Olin P. M. Conant Popham Louis Zillmer Darrell Joe Schmelzer Fred Lindenmeyer Weat Chester

Each Pupil Enrolls at Pleasant Ridge in Jr Red Cross

Mrs John Renoux thanks volunteers for Red Cross memberships in Pleasant Ridge district as December 4 report notes district effort led by Red Cross chairperson with grateful acknowledgment.

Pleasant Ridge Jr. Red Cross Pat Swift Dee John Renoux Red Cross

Chicago Produce Market Report December notes mixed egg and poultry prices

Chicago December 5 eggs market unsettled with receipts for various grades. Poultry receipts total 64 trucks with mixed changes. prices largely unchanged for most categories though some shifts noted in heavy white ducks and hens.

Chicago

Armistice Site Markers Blasted by German Workmen

German workers destroyed slabs marking where World War I Armistice was signed as part of a demolition project. The act damaged roadside markers and the vehicles used by the German and French negotiators.

Cassava Bites: From Poison Root to Tapioca Staple

The root of bitter cassava is poisonous in its natural form. South American Indians learned a process long ago to render it harmless, turning cassava bread into a staple in Brazilian jungles. Today tapioca is produced from this root.

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