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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1945
Page
6
Norman Fat receives a 50 cent merchandise certificate from the Journal office while Mary Ronald and John await complimentary theatre tickets. A platform rocker from Littles Furniture offers dad comfort and a Maytag washer from Taits Radio and Appliances appeals to mother.
Crawfordsville reports a Wednesday Study club campaign to rebuild English libraries in Russia after the Nazi destruction. Well bound poetry, biographies and American life books are welcome. Bibles and textbooks are not. Donations can be left at Henss Hardware this week.
An evening service at the church on Sunday December 16 at 7 30 includes a full program of prayers scripture readings solos and choruses all to support Schick Hospital Clinton. An offering will aid veterans making telephone calls to families on Christmas Day.
An American mineral pigment company reports a vein in Colorado nearly identical to pure synthetic iron oxide in chemistry and color. The vein is about four feet wide, free of impurities, and may hold several hundred thousand tons. Production is estimated at about 400 tons per month with no evidence of similar veins within fifty miles.
Hogs 15,000 Cattle 11,000 Sheep 6,000 with active market and full steady tone for barrows and gilts. Good to choice 180 to 330 lb at 14.85 ceiling. sows 13.85 to 14.10 ceiling. bulk good to choice sows scarce. Cattle 8,000 calves 1,000 fed steers and yearlings strong with steers 17.50 to 18. cows 19 to 15 cents higher. yearlings 25 to 56 cents up to weak today. lambs steady to strong with good native and western lambs 14.65 to 14.75. mediums to 800 lb white-faced feeding lambs 14.85.
Chicago market report lists egg receipts at 11 063 cases with firm prices for extra firsts and current receipts between 43 and 44 1 2 6 to 44 6. Poultry market shows 1 car and 19 trucks with firm pricing across ducks geese turkeys and young toms with varied weights and grades.
Weekly and December sale listings across Iowa towns include Frida y sales at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock at Midway Sales Columbus Junction. Real estate and closing-out auctions span December 15 to 20 with multiple bidders and locations listed, including Columbus Junction West Chester Washington Copperx and West Chester oil road.
The Danube shows multiple local names: Donau in German speaking lands, Dunai for Czechs, Duna for Hungarians, Dunav for Yugoslavs and Bulgarians, Dunarea for Romanians, and Dunai in Russian usage. The article notes the wide variety of endonyms along its course.
Wheat oats rye and other grains display varied bid and ask levels across December May July and September deliveries. Prices range from 70 to about 182 with several contracts posting small gains while others hover near flat to modest rises.
The Balance Sheet of Agriculture from the USDA Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports agricultural physical goods valued at 49 billion in 1940, 74 billion in 1945, with a 5 billion rise in 1944. Higher prices drive asset valuation, while sustained farm income remains a key factor.
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