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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
7
Chicago livestock prices show general firmness on lighter Tuesday demand. Heifers and steers vary, with some loads at high prime levels while overall trading remains slow, and sheep and lamb markets showing active slaughter with higher bids for shorn lambs and scarce native lambs.
The grain page shows corn and oats with erratic moves and multiple futures quotes. Prices drift with small percentage swings and several contracts show both gains and losses across May June and July maturities.
The Iowa Development Commission reports farm loan mortgage totals in Iowa are eight percent lower than in 1946, while national farm indebtedness rose 34.6 percent. Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota show no decrease since 1946, with Iowa posting the largest decline among them.
St Louis Zoo director George Vierheller outfitted chimps Roy and Pancho with junior size 2 tennis shoes so they can walk outside this winter. The chimps also wear blue jeans sweatshirts and ski caps while the rest of the troupe sulks in bare feet awaiting similar outfits.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Greer of Ottumwa will celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary. The item lists holiday gatherings, visits, and travel plans of local residents including the Hustons, Smiths, Howells, Haban, and Pargis, plus church events and nursing home patients in Columbus Junction.
Mrs Leocadia Kron hosted the KUB club gathering at her Riverside home on December 17 with traveling bingo and prizes awarded to Mrs Louisa Birrer Mrs Letitia Kron Mrs Helen Heitzman Mrs Irmina Yewey Mrs Rita Jenn and Mrs Vera Jenn. Door prize went to Mrs Evelyn Seloebelen and a gift exchange plus Secret Sisters were revealed for the past year.
A festive Toledo journal entry recalls Christmas rituals and family life. The author notes holiday lighting, travel anecdotes, encounters with locals like John Winga Jr., and observations on Ohio and Iowa scenes. The piece blends family pride with humorous travel bits and seasonal reflections.
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