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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1941
Page
7
Readers are urged to obtain Sar gent Feed gift coupons for feed purchases. Coupons must be redeemed before January 1. See local Sargent representative Wolfe Hatchery for details.
Members of the Washington county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis elected officers for 1942 at a 6:30 dinner meeting at Winga's cafe. Officers are Mrs. Nels Westermark chairwoman Paul Horak vice chairman Dr. C A Boice secretary treasurer with a full executive board including Dr Ruth E Church Effie McCreedy M L McCreedy Edward Bushek L C Miller Herman L Walker Mrs Kenneth Cherryholmes Mrs Fred Forish and Howard P Miller. The annual drive for funds will be held in late January.
Iowa City report quotes Dr. Hans von Hentig, visiting State University of Iowa professor, calling Hitler’s declaration of war a colossal peace bluff. He says the move is psychological warfare to project invincibility and force a dramatic peace offer after signaling strength.
The scarab seal embodies immortality and is carved with hieroglyphs. With over 1,700 symbols, recognizing the script is challenging. A tree picture may correspond to the word tree, and there is no hieroglyph for the Roman numeral ten.
Community Sale every Friday at City Feed Yard and Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction each Wednesday. December closings include Dale Goff Wayland December 16 and John Sampson closing out sale 9 miles NW of Brighton and other nearby listings. Auction of real estate and stock to settle Anthony Kron estate December 18 starts at noon Riverside area.
Chicago markets show hogs 8000 head active with prices 10.90 to 11.25 for 180 to 270 lb hogs and an early top of 11.25. sows 9.90 to 10.35 with light weights to 10.60. Cattle and calves strong with steers yearlings and fed heifers up to 15c higher, top 14.00. heavy sausage balls and cows at 9.40 and 13.50. Sheep 56,000 head up 15c to 25c with fat lambs around 12.50 and light-weight ewes 6.25.
Chicago market daily cash grain summary lists corn grades with percentages from 69% to 80% and oats and soybeans priced by grade. Yellow corn ranges 69% to 80% moisture content. white corn 79% to 80%. oats show mixed and white grades from 55% to 65%. soybeans quoted from 1.65 to 1.77 dollars per bushel for yellow grades.
Chicago dispatch reports a firm eggs market with 7 457 cases in receipts including extra firsts and firsts while current receipts stand high. Poultry shows 33 trucks arriving with steady to firm pricing. heavy white ducks up 154 percent and other duck weights up 14 percent, small hens 17 percent, and turkey prices mixed by weight.
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats rye and soybeans in Chicago trading on December 12. Contracts listed include wheat December May and July, corn December May and July, oats December May and July, rye December and July, and soybeans November May and July with small percentage changes noted.
Dairy producers in Washington county plan a dairy feeding school at the Wendllman Savings Bank on December 17 from 10 30 a m to 3 30 p m. Topics include dairy production goals, prices outlook, feed comparisons, and future preparation with talks by Arthur R Porter and Mr Kraft. Lunch is provided by the Wellman Cooperative Creamery.
Washington County USDA Defense Board calls attention to increased milk production as the No 1 need in the Food for Freedom drive and urges farmers to attend the meeting.
In Battery C of the Fifty-fourth training battalion at Camp Callan a platoon sergeant shouts Measles during roll call. A sergeant responds I have and notes he has had measles all the time pointing to Private James R Measles who had measles at age 15.
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