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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1963
Page
6
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Hogs 4 500 up 25 50 cents with No 1-2 190-220 lb at 16.25-16.75 and 70 head at 16.75 mixed No 1-3 190-220 lb 16.00-16.50 220-250 lb 15.50-16.25 No 2-3 240-280 lb 15.00-15.75 270-300 lb 14.85-15.25 Cattle 1 500 no calves slaughter steers steady to 50 higher limited heifers for market test prime 1175-1225 lb 27.00-27.25 five loads 27.25 mixed high choice and prime 1100-1300 lb 26.25-27.00 choice 1000-1300 lb 24.50-26.00 mostly 25.00-25.75 few loads high good and choice 24.25 load 980 lb slaughter heifers 25.85 few good 875 lb 24.00 Sheep 700 slaughter lambs steady to weak double deck choice 113 lb fed western wooled lamb 19.75 good and choice 80-105 lb native 18.00-19.50 double deck good and choice 102 lb shorn slaughter lamb fall shorn pelts 19.00
Chicago grain bids show soybeans firm with the highest gains while corn and wheat edge lower. May soybeans rise to around 271 with nearby contracts up and far futures easing. oats and rye show modest moves as December corn pins near 112 1/4.
A column lists several sale events in February across Iowa locations including Mt. Union Yar mouth Ainsworth Junction Washington Wayland Kalona Smy lie Wapello Ollie and Columbus Junction. Dates range February 5 to February 19 with times from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vendors include Edward Hahn Ruth Owen Lester Merz and Son Daryl Baylor Karl Messer Roy Sowash Kalona Sales Barn and various livestock markets.
The Dusenberry family expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy cards flowers and expressions following the death of their mother Katherine Black.
Plans are underway for the first Hobby Show sponsored by Farmers Savings Bank of Kalona in the Community Room on Saturday February 9. Amateurs of all ages may enter hobbies, no livestock allowed, and free display space is available at the bank for participants.
Hopeful signs emerged in New York and Philadelphia talks on 56 and 18 day strikes, with major issues like wages and work week length unsettled. Cleveland reported no progress while Florida judges lifted an injunction aiding the East Coast line. Public transport and mining disputes spread, with unions seeking pay raises and safety concessions amid ongoing walkouts and a Boeing case before a Seattle judge. A new permanent wheat kitchen opened at a medical center in East Pakistan.
Lloyd Rasmussen a fifteen year old sophomore at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton has been selected for a six week summer program for gifted blind youth at Hunter College New York City from July 1 to August 9 1963. He is one of twelve chosen from across the United States and Canada to study language arts mathematics music art social studies architecture religion and physical education with field trips to the United Nations Museum of Modern Art Idlewild Airport New York Harbor stock exchange and Empire State Building. Rasmussen totaly blind since birth is son of Mr and Mrs Enoch Rasmussen of Lohrville Iowa and is president of the Student Council member of the chorus and band on the wrestling team and a licensed amateur radio operator call letters KOKBX. He plans to attend college to become an electronic scientist.
Afternoon publication note indicates second class matter under March 3 1879 act and Washington Iowa post. Mentions United Press Leased Wire Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn and Iowa Press Messen Bureau regulation quote about nine.
The scan shows a dense schedule with show titles times and network references including CBS NBC and KTVO. Programs listed include The Real McCoys Dennis Ed Sullivan Guiding Light and Price Is Right among others.
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