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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1941
Page
7
Chicago markets show mixed cash grain quotations on February 25. Corn ranges include mixed 61 percent to 63 percent and yellow 55 percent to 58 percent. white samples around 64 percent. Oats show grades near 84 percent and white varieties 37 to 38 percent. Soybeans list a yellow sample at 95 percent.
Richmond residents share visits at the Chapek and Shalla homes. A home talent play by parish members is set for Sunday at the Cas ino hall. Clayton Lintz moves near Washington, and a farewell party at the Chalupa home precedes a March 1 move to a farm west of Washington.
Hogs at Chicago market show steady to 10 cent gains for light and medium weights, with top around 8.00 and bulk 7.65 to 7.80 for 240 to 270 pounds. Cattle and calves see firm fed steers and yearlings with slow trade, fat steer bids 9.50 to 12.50 and highs to 14.50 on choice, cows steady. Sheep around 10.75 to 10.90 for lambs, with lighter weights 10.60 to 10.85. Wednesday receipts projected cattle 10,000 calves 15,000 sheep 5,000.
The Chicago grain table lists May July and September figures for Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans with open high low and close values. Specific percentages and prices are shown for each contract month across crops, reflecting market activity.
The Brighton school election will be held Monday March 10 with two directors to be elected replacing Neal Whisler and F W Johnson. One ticket filed lists Neal Whisler and Roy Crossett. The issue includes community updates and local activities.
Bontrager family moves Wednesday from the Jake Bishop farm near Pilotburg to a new home near Kinross. A nearby farm will be occupied by Mr Ralph Flynn and his wife from Seattle to manage the Mouser tenant house. Mrs Stanley Mouser improves from an operation and Miss Miller helps with the work. Joe Hoover reports a cow with twin calves. Local hogs traded with mixed daily profits. Mrs Albert Batterson and Mrs Ted Anderson visited Mrs Wayne Stransky.
The bureau of census was made a permanent statistical bureau in 1902. It continually gathers statistics valuable to government and business. Taking the national census is only one part of its work.
While fishing at a lake near Augusta Kansas last August H M Williams of Wichita dropped his fountain pen. He searched in neck deep water but found none. Recently the area dried up and he recovered the pen from the now exposed spot. He cleaned it and used ink placed in it over eight months earlier when signing papers at a local bank.
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