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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1944
Page
5
For sale grocery store with a nice line of groceries and electrical equipment. Call soon if interested. Phone 106 Kalona Iowa P O Box 127 26713 For sale hereford bull yearling weight 800 Call 903 M 267t3 Sega
Chicago prices show hogs 138000 head est with 10000 cattle 1000 calves. Hogs strong and generally 25 to 85 cents higher than Friday with top 14.75 for 180 lb barrows, sows steady around 14.00. Cattle mostly steady for yearlings and light weights but heavier steers weak. calves mix with yearlings up to 17.75 and weak weights around 15.00. Sheep opened strong with good lambs around 94 lb and mid grades 13.75 to 14.26.
Chicago December 26 eggs receipts 7 124 cases market firm and unchanged extra firsts 44 95 to 47 2 visits 48 to 42 5 current receipts 40 to 42 5 dirties 3 to 34 checks of US 44 Poultry receipts 1 car 2 trucks market firm and unchanged
The Chicago grain table lists wheat, corn, oats and rye with May July and Sep contracts. Prices show small movements with wheat around 16 to 16 and corn near 11 nearing 12, oats trading in 60s and rye around 106 to 112 with several month quotes.
The passage explains how apples receive food materials before harvest, with growth and storage in tissues. It notes cold storage slows life processes rather than stopping them, extending freshness, and that apples keep about 25 percent longer at 30 degrees F than at 32 degrees F.
Advice favors laying knit dresses and sweaters on a bed to air dry. Once dry, fold and place in a drawer rather than hanging to prevent stretching.
In East Highland on December 23 45 men gathered at R A Stolley’s home to shuck and crib corn for the ailing farmer. Seven women provided dinners and absent neighbors sent pies and salads while others helped, resulting in about 1000 bushels husked and cribbed for Mr Stolley.
A local attorney abstract office operates from 204 West Main Street, located east of the Court House. Contact by phone at 147 for services.
A legal notice reports attorney involvement related to J C Penney Co with a $31 phone matter. The brief mentions a lawyer and corporate party without further details.
Junior Collins visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Mincer as Christmas greetings are shared. Mrs Ralph Wieland admitted to Mercy hospital for treatment while Patricia Lear remains sick with hives and cold. A group including the Stolley Mincer Moberly Birka and Podaril families traveled to Nowa City Tuesday.
A long list of livestock and household auctions with dates December 28 through January 22. Entries include locations in Wellman Columbus Junction Washington Lisbon Wayland Crawfordsville and Ainsworth with auctioneers Brown Bruty Klotz Duncan Drury Mayer Bear and others. Starts times vary from 10:30 to 11:90.
Curled corners and impression marks from heavy objects can be eased by steaming the rug with a hot iron without pressing on a damp cloth, then brush surface fibers. Immediate repair preserves long life. for valuable pieces, consider expert mending.
A statement notes that a 10-year-old can read fine print from two inches away while a 30-year-old adult requires six or more inches. It highlights age-related changes in near vision and reading comfort.
A dense OCR sample lists multiple radio and program slots across days and times. It mentions shows from The Higgins Boys to Bob and Ilene, Stars of The Future, Dance Music, and late-night news Digest with various hosts and venues.
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