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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1940

Page

7

Advisory Group Will Aid on Lease Troubles

An attorney general opinion says if a farm purchaser after November 1 does not hear a prior lease termination, the buyer holds title subject to the lease. The Farm Security Advisory committee in Washington county will arbitrate disputes, with members Huston Knotek and Schmitter meeting February 2 at 1 30 in the FSA Office. Participants may contact the committee men or attend the meeting.

Mark G. Thornburg State Secretary of Agriculture J. W. Chandler County Farm Security Advisory Committee Chandler Washington County Thomas H. Huston Joseph F. Knotek Otto W. Schmitter Farm Security Administration Washington

Markets report from Chicago hogs and cattle prices

Chicago markets show hogs at mostly steady to 5 cent lower. top at 5.60 with various weight ranges quoted. Cattle and calves activity slow. long fed steers up to 11.00 top, heifers weakness, bulls and cutter cows noted. Sheep and lambs with fat lambs slow but prices up to 15 cents higher for good to choice lambs. yearlings scarce. Estimated tomorrow receipts listed for cattle hogs and sheep.

Chicago

Grain futures drift with mixed closes in Chicago

In Chicago grain trading on February 1, wheat, corn, oats and rye showed varied moves. May and July wheat hovered near 96 and 93 percent while corn and oats traded range bound. rye posted modest gains. The report notes a family named Borkoski mentioned among the readable lines.

Chicago

Health Unit Reports On Syphilis Central Work Here

The report details year long syphilis control efforts with test results by age groups and hospital findings. It notes many cases unaware of their infection, education distribution, lectures, and plans for 1946 including more group tests and a new film titled With There Weapons.

Phalanx Club WeCbery Eternal Factory Health Department

Grain Market Brief With Mixed Corn and Soybean Notes

Cash grain report shows mixed corn bids from 57 to 68 percent in various lots with SR and yellow samples, oats with several white and feed samples ranging 37 to 46 percent, and soybeans with two yellow lots around 1.04 and 1.03 percent. Corn receipts total 151.

Chicago Produce Market Report Highlights Fees and Receipts

Chicago market notes indicate receipts totaling 18 172 cases with freeh graded firsts at 20 percent and extra firsts at 21 percent. Current receipts show 18 dirties and poultry items with receipts from 25 trucks including ducks hens and spring chickens with varied percentages.

Midway and community sale listings in Iowa column

Public sale notices and farm auction dates listed for towns around Washington Coppock Wellman and Wellman area. Items include closing out sales by Knotek Bros Coppock and John White near Crawfordsville with dates in February. Additional listings note 11% mile distances and highway routes with multiple nearby towns and dates February 8 to 27.

Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction Howard McCall Washington Duroe Knotek Bros Jack Caldwell Robert C. Wells & Son Public Sale Almsworth Riverside Coppock John White Crawfordsville Martin & Gingerich Wellman Chester Walter Duvall Courtney Wayland Lawrence Mottet Gracehill Lewis Ebner Ainsworth J. C. Huston John B. Adams

Paddefish Found in Mississippi

A paddlefish is described as a large scaleless freshwater fish of the Mississippi valley with a long paddle shaped snout used to probe mud and gravel. Specimens can exceed six feet in length and weigh over 150 pounds.

Mississippi Mississippi Valley

Closing Out Sale at Nichols Area

A closing out sale conducted by administrator Murney Christofferson four miles southeast of Nichols offered a sorrel mare ten years old for 122.50 and other horses 50 to 55 with two 2 year old colts at 75 and 495. Hereford cows sold 55 to 70 and a bull 65 with calves listed.

Martha Butler Columbeus Junction Murney Christofferson Nichols

Advertising Reach and the Boarding-House Muscle

In this essay the author argues advertising expands a business reach to attract and retain customers. He likens reach to a boarding-house muscle enabling tables to pass food, and asserts advertising, not a physical trait, powers customer flow. Charles B. Roth.

Charles B. Roth

Market quotes for livestock and crops

The listing shows prices for stock hogs 15 to 40 dollars, fall pigs 2.50 dollars, sows two at unknown price, soy beans at 76 cents a bushel, corn at 51 cents a bushel. A batch of 00 bushels of corn is noted.

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