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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
2
Estimated receipts today 36 000 hogs 20 500 cattle 21 000 sheep lead to firm to higher cash bids. Beef and veal ranges given with prime and choice levels, cattle weights and feeder categories noted, along with official shipments and receipts.
A brief historical quote notes that constant agreement by a man before pauses may hide inattention to remarks, warning to observe when agreement gaps appear. The remark emphasizes mindful listening and that true engagement can wane when one agrees to every suggestion.
The Farm Bureau membership drive reports 161 new members from ten townships with an average of sixteen each. total may reach 200 as nonreporting areas are added. Cold weather hindered volunteers but Washington county captain J B Sogard expects another rise today. In other notes, Anton Kern’s sale netted $5630 with varied prices on livestock and farm equipment. bidders faced wind and cold as conditions closed the event.
USDA reports indicate heavy hog market slumps and high corn prices push farmers to cut sow numbers. Specialists urge steady, year after year hog raising as a true business not speculation. Long term profits rely on conservative breeding to maximize net returns.
Mahaska county grand jury indicted Roy Effin and several farmers from the New Sharon area in the arson probe. Bench warrants issued for the men, but no arrests have been made as of the report. case ongoing in OsKaloosa with trial pending.
The case centers on Dutch farmers near New Sharon linked to Arson fires with Roy Eflin and Tom Davis involved in the burning. State agents, led by Attorney General Hayner and County Attorney Max O'Brien, push for convictions while affidavits from the suspects exist in state hands. Eflin, 22, provided limited disclosures while in Des Moines, and serious secrecy surrounds the investigation.
Heaviest snow storm in years hits Council Bluffs as fuel restrictions tighten. Banks remain open only 10:30 to 1:00, doors lock at 1. Street car service reduced to single cars on cross-town lines after morning rush. Theatre managers report Des Moines and Sioux City houses stay open despite closures.
IOWA CITY Dec 11 The sixth of seven striking unionists accused of sabotage and conspiracy has been punished A judge Ralph Otto fines Francis Murphy of Iowa City 200 dollars and sentences him to a year in jail for the offenses
Murphy as head of the strikers union. seven men faced charges for dismantling the Iowa City Light and Power plant and plunging the city into darkness. Only H. O. Bush remains untried. Judges suspended jail sentences in six cases. all six defendants received the same penalty.
For fifty years auctions of government fisheries leases in Burma have barred all bidders except Burman fishermen or their descendants. The policy restricts competition and prevents speculators from inflating fish prices, a staple food for millions.
A physician affiliated with Johns Hopkins outlines how tobacco harms health and provides simple self tests. He describes symptoms from throat catarrh to heart trouble, urges quitting, and promotes Nicotol tablets with a money back guarantee sold by druggists.
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