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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1939

Page

7

Chicago market reports hogs cattle and sheep prices

Market notes hogs 21 000 head price range topping 6 15 most 5 75 to 6 15 and overweights 6 75 to 6 10 cattle active trade up to 26 cents higher yearlings and steers 9 25 to 10 25 heifers up 25c cows and bulls stronger Wealers steady 11 50 tops and averages listed stock cattle in lighter supply sheep and lambs active steady with bulk lambs 9 00 to 9 10 yearlings 7 50 to 8 00 natives ewes 4 00 to 4 60 estimated receipts tomorrow cattle 6 000 hogs 20 000 sheep 5 000

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Chicago Grain Table Summary

Chicago grain table shows wheat and corn bids with May July and Sep contracts. Wheat May opens 1.05 percent high 1.08 percent low 1.01 percent. corn May 58 percent high .59 percent. July 59 percent.

Chicago

Untitled agricultural odds report fragment

Readable fragment lists percentages for oats and rye across months with unclear labels. Figures include 59 38 34 32 for oats and 77 for rye, with other ratios like 74 58 64 and 16 73 13 interspersed. Content is incomplete and lacks clear context or entities.

Chicago Cash Grain Prices and Receipts

Chicago reports mixed corn at 62 1/2 to 69 1/4 cents and yellow 58 1/2 to 59 1/2. Oats sample 39 and white grades 40 to 41. Soybeans marked 1.16 to 1.17 and 1.14 for yellow. Corn receipts total 42 cars.

Chicago

Market Summary Chicago Pork and Poultry December 29

Chicago report shows a steady market for both pork and poultry. Meat receipts total 10 770 cases with 174 current receipts and 1444 dirties. fresh graded firsts at 19 and extra firsts at 20. Poultry receipts 63 trucks with spring chickens up 151 percent, broilers 16 percent, turkeys 18 to 16 percent.

Chicago

Woman Hit by Train on Electric Line in South Bend

An attractive young man was found and killed on an electric railway track in South Bend Indiana five days after a man was bound and garroted in a highway killing. Deputies said they are investigating any link but expect none. The sheriff reported a second body, Stephen Melkey aged 44, was bound with rope and tape and killed by a streetcar last Friday.

South Bend Ind Dee Sheriff's Office Stephen Melkey

Three Poultry Resolutions For Profit In Farm Chicks

Frank Priebe urges three New Year resolutions for profitable poultry keeping. Get good chicks start them early and raise them on clean ground to boost survival growth and laying. He compares chick selection to car buying and emphasizes management like crop rotation and moving range to keep birds healthy and land productive.

Middle West Frank Priebe

Four Injured in Highway Accident Near Sigourney

Reduced visibility from falling snow caused a highway crash near Sigourney injuring four and involving four vehicles. Named injured were William Dennis and John Husband of What Cheer, Glen Cotter of Tiffin, and Peter Hoss of Thornburg. Cotter was reported most seriously hurt.

Sigourney Here Toda William Dennis What Cheer John Husband Glen Cotter Tiffin Peter Hoss Thornburg Cotter

Want Ads are News REISTER'S MARKETS Prices

Prices paid for Wednesday list dairy items and eggs at Reister's Markets. Sweet cream sour cream and eggs are displayed with per unit costs such as No 1 sour cream 26e per lb and pullet eggs priced per dozen.

Hennery

Local residents share Christmas visits and visits across towns

A long list of residents and relatives from Anita and surrounding towns spent Christmas and the weekend visiting in many homes. Travelers included Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wheatley, Faye Murphy, Donald Kerr, E. A. Hofer, Wilbur Jackson, Walter Starr, Pat Swift, and many others, with gatherings in Anita Davenport and Keokuk areas.

L. A. Meridith Leonard Wheatley M. H. Luman Anita Faye Murphy Donald Kerr Powersville E. A. Hofer Cedar Rapids Wilbur Jackson Larry Walter Starr Mary Starr C. L. Morgan Francis Fairfield M. Morgan Daryl Hotle Moline Ill Pat Swift Hayre John Weston Brighton James F. Lowe Harry Murphy Elwood Misel Ed Murphy Dave Murphy Rock Island Addison Murphy Terry Marsh Terry, Jr Keokuk BE. Morgan Rene Warner George Weigman Des Moines Roy Benson Davenport Rodney Arnold Billy L. V. Hagen Here Diane Hazen Frank Winn Marjorie Warsaw Chas.McGill Ralph Williams Mame T. Brock Ed Lins Iowa City Chas. W. Medill L. G. McGill Gladys Vinton Mucazine Win Medill Patricia John McGill Omer Conklin Chas. L. McGill Chas. Lee Betty Jane Floyd Murphy Frank Busert Mt. Pleasant Sambour C. K. Snyder Charles St. Paul Minn Paul Long Harry Long Keota Clarence Aller Chas. McGill Walter Johnson Duane Hazen Chas. W. McGill Conklin Walter Bruty Red Brick Jennie Bruty E. O. Harter Donald Ronald Mort Kine L. T. Fullerton Fred Annas Columbus Junction Lucky Carl Luckey Riverside T. @. Tucker Greenfield A. BE. Beal Paul Russell A. K. Beals Sallie Mikseh Wellston J. R. Moore A. V. Boileau Letts Bert White Margaret James Emma Rabenold Della Miller Clara Byers South English Warl Booth Otto Schiebel Roy Schiebel, Jr Chas. Schiebel Richard Titus Mary Johnson Howard Snyder Dorothy James Batterson James Anna Lenninger Bobby Esther Theodore Weinkie Donds Ernest Godffelder Mort King Clover Lucky L. T Fullerton W. D

Pacing Way to Job Delayed by Weight for Local Recruit

Joseph Froeberg age 22 of Wrockton Massachusetts dreams of joining the air corps at Mitchel Field New York. He passed all requirements except weight needing to gain seven pounds by Christmas to meet enlistment standards.

Joseph Froeberg Wrockton Mass Joe U. S&s. Air Corps Mitchel Field S. 1 Joe Mrerst

Midway Sale Dates and Closings Near Columbus Junction

Community sale every Friday at City Feed Yard and Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction. Closing on sale at 1 mile west of No 218 and 7 miles west of Winfield. January 4 closing out sale by Frank Podaril with Hawkins 5 miles north and Hawkins 2 miles east of highway 218.

Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction S—A. H Roth Olds No. 218 Winfield Frank Podaril N.B. Hawkins

Obituary: Hugh Sheldon Jones Passes After Illness

Hugh Sheldon Jones born August 3 1874 near Richland Iowa died December 22 1989 at his Keota area home after a brief illness. He married Bella Porter in 1963 with four children Otis Ruth Keith and Kermit. He belonged to the Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge, with a life in Rubio West Chester and Keota communities.

Hugh Sheldon Jones Richland Iowa Kecta William Amanda Nash Jones Bella Porter Martinsburg Masonic “Lodge Rubio West Chester Keota

No Passport Required Andorra Entry Policy

Andorra is described as the only European country that allows entry without a passport, being nestled in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. The note highlights its unique border policy amid its small size and location.

Andorra Pyrenees France Spain Europe

Community Sale Announced by Whittaker and Son

Whittaker & Son, Murs, advertise an upcoming Friday community sale featuring 20 head of steers and heifers, milk cows with calves, stock cows, bulls, hogs including sows and pigs, 75 lambs with ewes, bucks, posts and lumber, furniture, heaters, and cook stoves. The dealer encourages early arrival.

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