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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1946
Page
5
Brief attic discovery leads to a classified sale pitch in the Journal. An individual advertises white elephants and various items for sale and offers insulation services from Eclipse Lumber Company with a free estimate. Contact numbers 6 54 and 71 appear in the fragment.
Memorial service for Albert Raymond Everhart 24 son of Mrs Margaret Everhart was held at St Josephs church East Pleasant Plain after the Navy declared him officially dead. missing since May 14 1944 while serving aboard the submarine Gudgeon in the West Pacific. He was born October 5 1921 in Corning and enlisted October 20 1940. Survived by his mother sister Mrs Myron White and brother George Everhart.
Markets show hogs steady with 8500 head trading at 14.85 ceiling for barrows and gilts while sows bring 14.10. Cattle and calves total 16,500 head with yearling weakness into the week, best fed steer 17.75. bulk cattle 14.75 to 16.79, most heifers 13.00 to 15.75. Sheep at 8,000 head with lamb demand weak, best wooled lambs 15.25 to 15.35 and native ewes around 7.75.
Chicago market data shows grain ranges for February with Wheat May July Sep and Dec prices around 1800s. Corn May July Sep around 118 with oats near 1.00 to 1.08 and rye listed at about 2.16 to 2.12, reflecting futures quotes and session highs lows.
Weekly and monthly livestock and closing out sales listed for Iowa venues including Whittaker sale barn Columbus Junction Midway Sales Wellman Winfield Kalona Haskins Riverside Weota and Washington area. Dates span February 6 to February 25 with start times from 11 00 to 1 00.
The article advises eliminating roach food sources to curb infestation. It recommends using sodium fluoride purchased at drug stores as an effective poison, applied sparingly along shelves, drainboards, and door sills where roaches run at night, while keeping it away from children pets and food and storing it in a clearly marked container.
For years operations have extended undersea. California firms have drilled wells roughly a third of a mile from shore at low tide. Nova Scotia coal workings extend over three miles beneath the sea. Bell Island in Newfoundland operates a submarine iron mine about three miles beneath the sea floor.
In 1944 a surge in commodities from the other Americas saw lead imports reach 25.3 million dollars up from 1.3 million in 1938 while tin imports mainly from Bolivia rose to 24 million dollars from 0.5 million. Zinc climbed to 13.7 million dollars versus 0.4 million and tungsten to 19.1 million dollars from 0.1 million.
When you bring butter home place it in its original paraffined carton in the refrigerator. Only serve what your family will eat and wrap the rest in waxed paper inside the carton before refrigerating. Store any leftovers similarly to keep them protected and cold.
A. C. Gingerich and Stanley Bash of Wellman have their Holstein herd in Brattleboro, Vermont, classified for type by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. Eight officials conducted inspections, with six animals rated very good and ten good plus. This marks the herd's second type classification, part of a program linking type with production testing to identify top brood cow families.
A damaged OCR line shows the numbers 144 percent and the word September, but no clear event or context is readable. The fragment lacks identifiable people, places, or actions to anchor a full summary.
Chicago cash grain markets report no sales in wheat corn oats soybeans rye and cash provisions. Barley trades seen at 124 to 189 percent with N leed 116 to 123 percent.
Des Moines reports Richard R. Nacy executive vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee will attend the Iowa Jackson Day dinner on February 23. Also speaking will Guy Gillette Nelson Raschel Richard Mitchell and John Valentine.
Chicago market notes describe poultry receipts of 8 cars and 14 trucks with a slow market and many young turkeys under 20 pounds. Regs show 27 460 cases with a steady market and current receipts around 32 dollars to 32 percent. car lots and standards figures appear in terse ledger style.
The article stresses that good lighting in every room should be adequate for activities and warns against shocks and fire hazards from faulty electrical equipment. It advises keeping cords plugs and appliances in repair to prevent hazards.
Treaties allow U S coast guard cutters to stop and search vessels within 12 miles, and within one hour from shore in other cases. Prohibition era rules targeted rum runners with provisions enabling pursuit into high seas if a vessel resists a stop ordered by patrols in territorial waters.
Storage losses from sprouting amount to several million bushels annually. Keeping storage house temperatures under 40 degrees greatly reduces sprout growth, preserving crop yield and quality.
Do not wash oysters and clams to keep the juice. The cooking liquid can be served hot as broth or used in stew and chowder.
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