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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1944
Page
5
Hogs 14.75 ceiling for 180 lbs plus. some 150 to 180 lbs 14.25 to 14.75. Sows at 14.00 ceiling. Cattle 5,000. calves 1,600. Choice fed steers and yearlings 17.25 early top. medium and good 15.00 to 15.50. weaners 15.50 down. Sheep 8,900. slaughter lambs slow. bids steady. good western wooled sheep around 15.25.
Receipts show 6.912 cases for Eyzers with market firm and extra firsts 42.95 to 43.3, firsts 40.6 and current receipts 40.6. Dirtles 31 to 35 and checks 1 to 34 percent. Poultry receipts list 7 trucks with market firm and unchanged.
A fragmented OCR snippet lists corn oats and bye prices by month May July Sep with percentages showing bid levels for May July and Sep. It reads like a historical price table from a market page with fluctuating percentages and dates embedded in a garbled line of figures.
Crawfordsville residents gather for Christmas meals and gift exchanges. Attendees include Frank Fletcher and family from Mt. Union and Rock Island, with relatives from Des Moines Columbia Mo Sac City Osage and Mt Union. Several travelers and teachers are noted, along with others visiting homes for the holidays.
Columbus Junction notes election of Royal Neighbors officers led by Myrtle Jennings Florence Billings Ella Van Vliet Mary Qwens Maud Dwinell Ada Lewis Hazel Billings Hattie Browning Ethel Gabriel with January installation. Also reports anniversaries births deaths and school events across town.
Mrs. Wilbert Rose and parents host a holiday gathering while Leah Anderson and Wilma Wooley of State University of Iowa winter at home. Numerous relatives travel from Ames, Davenport, Burlington, Decatur and beyond to spend Christmas with kin in Columbus Junction and Cedar Rapids.
The 1450 ton submarine Seawolf is overdue on Pacific patrol and presumed lost with at least 62 crewmen. Skipper Lt Commander Albert M Bonnier from White Plains New York commanded the vessel. This marks the 34th U S submarine lost in the war and the second Seawolf disaster after an earlier 1902 incident.
The equatorial circumference is 24 902 miles and the meridional circumference is 24 860 miles. The figures highlight Earth's shape as nearly spherical with a slight equatorial bulge.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M announces regular meetings on the first Friday of each month led by Morrigan as Jr. W M and A W Yard serving as secretary.
Train numbers for westbound and eastbound routes listed with daily and daily except Sunday services. Details include California and Kansas City connections, sleeping car limitations, and discharge rules for certain trains. Schedule times appear with notes on local and express services and agent branding for Goodlander.
Local bus schedule lists Bus No 8 leaving Washington at 6 a m Bus No 6 at 10 41 a m Bus No 7 at 6 something am Daily Omaha to Chicago Bus No 2 at 10 86 a m Bus No 10 at 8 60 pm Eastbound buses go to Chicago Tickets sold at Bus Depot and at North Side Cafe Northside Square can be bought for entire coast to coast trip at the local depot.
Bus routes depart Washington at 6 30 a m 10 35 a m and 6 45 p m bound for Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant Fort Madison and Winfield Connections exist to Burlingtion Sigourney OsKaloosa and Enery with west east and northbound services listed Decks show departure times from Washington Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant and Ft Madison with intermediate stops and depot location 107 W as the local ticket point
Despite sharp price increases American per capita consumption of all domestic wines stays under one gallon annually. In contrast European countries average 30 to 49 gallons per person. Adjusting for drinking patterns income levels and water hygiene in Europe the American figure remains notably low.
Contour tillage helps soil retain moisture and reduce runoff but may not fully prevent erosion on its own. The practice improves water retention, moderates soil movement, and works best when combined with complementary conservation methods.
Spawn grows through late winter and spring across a broad coast to 200 miles offshore. Young sardines compete for limited marine food. mortality varies greatly year to year due to fluctuating food supplies.
Historical note traces cherry trees from Asia Minor to Italy via a Roman general around 300 B C and from Italy to America with early settlers, highlighting long migration of the fruit across civilizations.
A list of upcoming sales from Whittaker sale barn to Crawfordsville and Washington with dates January 2 through June 22. Includes closing out estates, farm sales, public sales and livestock sales at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction and surrounding areas. Auctioneers listed include Brown Bruty Klotz Duncan and others.
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