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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1950

Page

6

Weekend and midweek farm auctions listed in Iowa sale columns

Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and livestock sales on Thursday at Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa. Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction offers Wednesday livestock sales. Ollie Live stock Exchange Ollie Iowa lists Tuesday 1:00 p m sales. A December 12 closing out sale at the John Davis farm 8 miles SW Washington starts 11 a m with Mrs Joe Embree.

Whittaker Kalona Iowa Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Ollie Livestock Exchange Washington John Davis Joe Embree

December farm and public sales listed with start times

A sequence of farm and public sales dated mid December through January with locations priced by miles from towns near Washington Grace Hill Richland Crawfordsville Packwood Fairfield Wyman Brigh ton Wayland Haskins Olds and other spots. Start times range from 10:30 to 11:09 a m with multiple closing out sales and statements of estate or dairy holdings.

Washington Grace Hill Clarence F. Rathmel Richland Brighton Packwood Fairfield Will Whitmore Alva Conaway S.E Henry Sutherlane Knottnerus Wayland Ralph Kauffman Haskins August Zieglowsky A. R. Meyer Grace Thll

Milk Cows Sell For 215 at Junction Sale

Columbus Junction report states Holstein and Guernsey milk cows sold up to 215 dollars at a sale on Thursday led by strong bids from local farmers. Martha Butler notes buyers from surrounding counties participated, reflecting steady dairy demand in the region.

Columbus Junction Holstein and Guernsey

Auction Results From Mrs Grim Farm Sale

On December 7 at Mrs. Dorothy Grim's farm near Columbus Junction bidders bought yearling calves for 119.50 dollars, 79 cent Leghorn pullets, a Farmall H tractor and cultivator for 676, a model 66AC combine for 200, 1200 bushels corn for 146, and 390 bales of alfalfa bay at 66 cents per bale. Klotz and Duncan were auctioneers with lunch served by the Friendly Workers' club.

Dorothy Grim Columbus Junction Klotz and Duncan Friendly Workers’ Club

Cargo to Capetown at Fox Hero stars Crawford Ireland

Broderick Crawford and John Ireland star in Columbia Pictures Cargo to Capetown at the Fox Theatre. Ellen Drew appears with them as they play officers aboard an oil tanker fighting the sea and each other in this lusty new sea drama following Anna Lucasta and All the King’s Men.

Broderick Crawford John Ireland Columbia Pictures Capetown Fox Theatre Ellen Drew Anna Lucasta All the King’s Men Crawford Ireland

Miss Drew on Boat Sparks Clash Between Two Men

Miss Drew becomes an unexpected passenger aboard the boat triggering a heated dispute between two men. Her presence alters tensions and shifts the course of the confrontation, revealing underlying motives and loyalties.

Miss Drew

Complete New Addition At Junction Sale Barn

The Midway Sales company in Columbus Junction adds a 25 by 60 foot addition at the pavilion's cast for 10000 dollars. The new structure includes a dining room kitchen lounge rest rooms and a general office. It features concrete block construction aluminum sealed windows interior screens asphalt tile floor and knotty pine interior.

Columbus Junction Midway Sales Company F. D. and R. B. Smylie

Pavilion heated by bottled gas storage tanks

The pavilion uses bottled gas stored in 1 094 gallon tanks for heat. August Foss and H. M. Smith led much of the work. Meals are served on Wednesday during the regular sale by Mrs. Harold Sehabilion and her daughter, Mrs. Howard Locke.

August Foss H. M. Smith Harold Sehabilion Howard Locke

Community lounge offered free for clubs and meetings

The large lounge is available without charge for Four H clubs Farm Bureau F F A club and various other community meetings. The Midway Sales company was founded by the late R F Smylie and continued by his sons.

Farm Bureau F.F.A The Midway Sales Company R. F. Smylie

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