Markets Chicago Hog Sheep and Cattle Prices Report
USDA market summary shows hogs saleable 10 000 with gains up to 50 cents, top load at 21.25, good 180 to 230 pound hogs 20.75 to 21.00, 240 to 270 pounds 20.85 to 20.75, sows 25 to 50 higher. Sheep sale 3 500 with lambs 25 to 50 higher, top 33.25. native lambs 32.85, wool price noted. Cattle 6 500 with calves 400. prime steers 50 to 75 higher, most prime around 36.50 to 39.00, loads over 1 000 pounds at 39.25 to 39.75, feeders mixed gains, cows and bulls steady to higher.
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Chicago
Grain table shows mixed Chicago futures readings
Open high low and close figures for Wheat Corn and Soybeans listed by contract month in Chicago. Futures drift with March May July and September values, showing small gains and losses across grains.
Iowa Reserve Officer Quota Set at 82
Iowa’s quota for recall of army reserve officers is 82 captains and lieutenants in combat arms. The Iowa military district headquarters announced the target yesterday and will seek volunteers to fill it. No inactive reservists will be called involuntarily this time.
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Iowa
Square Circle Club Christmas Meet in Davis Residence
Square Circle club members enjoyed their Christmas gathering at Mrs. Howell Davis’s home in Davis. A generous toy and clothing box was sent to the Christian home in Council Bluffs. Games, gift exchange, and refreshments followed a holiday-themed program.
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Obert Dennis
Haskins
Iowa
Fern Rowland
Lester Ferguson
Weisman
Johne Hamil
H. Sinclair
Cedar Rapids
Hamil
Rubio Ladies Aid
A. J. Steinbeck
Clayton Martin
Mrs Leonard Worrell Hosts School Christmas Party
Pleasant Ridge notes a Christmas exchange at Pleasant Ridge school hosted by teacher Mrs Leonard Worrell with Santa visiting as students begin a week off. The column records multiple local family visits and Christmas dinners among area residents and extended relatives.
Allie Bond Family Has Dinner Guests
A Christmas dinner list from Rubio notes Mr. and Mrs. Allie Bond hosting their children and relatives including Lawrence Watson Washington Milford Bond Ottumwa and others. Numerous visits span from New York to Fairfield with other families joining through the holiday period.
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A. V. Sparks
Rabio
Allie Bond
Lawrence Watson
Washington
Milford Bond
Ottumwa
D. H. Watson
Lawrence Bond
Ray Long
Fairfield
Deane Schmitter
New York
Ott Schmitter
Wendell Pfeifer
Francis Feltz
Valley
Feltz
Homer Morrow
Libertyville
Cliff Morgan
Billy Morgan
Iowa City
John R. Morgan
Mary Morgan
Paul McClintie
Verl Swortout
Hillsboro
Donald Leppert
Pleasant Plain
Nancy Leppert
Richland
Fred Leppert
Cleo Trier
Lawrence Miksch
Miller Family Sells Keota Variety Store to Local Couple
Keota residents learn Miller's Variety Store is sold to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cotdk of Brie Hl. The sale includes the store, building, and upstairs apartment. Possession set for January 2. Millers move to Leon Iowa to partner with Wilbur Miller in insurance.
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A. R. Krouse
Keota
Miller
C. F. Miller
Lawrence Cotdk
Brie
Brighton Men Enlist in Air Force
Brighton residents report multiple enlistments in the U S Air Force. Cloyee Robertson Richard Morgan Richard Allison and Lee Schooley were inducted in Des Moines and shipped to San Antonio Texas. William Faris also enlisted and was sent to Texas while Benedict Faris serves in Korea.
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Brighton
Air Force
Edna Crile
Cloyee Robertson
Richard Morgan
James Morgan
Richard Allison
Lydia Allison
Lee Schooley
Laton Schooley
Des Moines
San Antonio
Texas
Williamb. Faris
Floyd Faris
Faris
Benedict
Korea
Social visits and school-visit notes from local families
Sunday evening callers at the Geo Chalupa home were Mr and Mrs Geo Koehler and family Mr and Mrs Larry Zehr and daughter and Mr and Mrs Leonard Worrell Monday evening caller in Geo Chalupa home were Mr and Mrs Jim Marsh and children Fern Woodyard spent an enjoyable evening Wednesday at the Howell Davis home in Crawfordsville when the 1950 Senior class met for a get together Mary and Cora Ruth Swift and Fern Woodyard are spending a week at home from school work in Washington.
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Robert Howell
Goft Exchange
Ki. R. Davis
Mina Paulsgrove
Howell Davis
Ruth
Wayne Davis
Karen
Alfred Davis
Gomer
Bobby
Margaret Ellen
Crawtfordsville
Emrys Davis
Larry
Burlington
Chester Piper
Judy
Memphis
Missouri
Piper's
Ernest Clark
Lyle Lowe
Kenneth Kirkpatrick
Fred Anwyl
Crawfordsville
JHH. Jones
Maurice Jones
Conesville
Walden Smith
Mediapolis
Walter Brown
Margaret
Smith
Smiths
Denes Jones
J. H. Jones
Miriam
Bes Moines
Otto Lammers
Lammers
Mary Frances Thomas
Donald White
Davenport
John White
Jerry
Ed Kauffman
Carolyn
Jimmie
Kenneth
Ed Nelson
Larry Zehr
Geo. Chalupa
Illinois
Anton Kaufman
Wilmer Kauffman
Sharon
Mary Ann
Jim
Ernest Woodyard
Fern
Ray Steele
Frank Schad
Guy
Elsie
Helen Kauuffman
Floyd Woodyard
Orval Russell
David
Burlinon
Irvan Hesseltine
Howard Hesseltine
Paul
Elliot Me
Geo. Koehler
Leonard Worrell
Geo Chalupa
Jim Marsh
Fern Woodyard
Mary
Cora Ruth Swift
Washington
Proper Tractor Positioning on Highways for Safety
The guidance advises drivers to keep tractors as far right on the shoulder as road conditions allow to let fast traffic pass safely. It emphasizes using available shoulder space to minimize obstruction and improve flow for faster vehicles.
Chicago Visitors in Deal Home Christmas
Dublin reports a busy holiday season with many local families hosting relatives from Chicago and area towns. The Crosby and Deal families welcomed Bill Crosby and his mother, while numerous reunions and turkey dinners were shared among the Mangold, Greiner, Miksch, Yoder, Bauer, Mangole, Feltz, Dill, Belt, and other households. Arthur Gersh returned home from county hospital after a corn picker accident in late November.
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H. J. Mangold
Dublin
Bill Crosby
Chicago
Bill
Perry Deal
Mr. Deal
Nick Tinnes
Elmer Adam
Denny
Bonnie
P. J. Adam
Harper
Greiner
Charles Greiner
Walter Wilson
Stanley Mangold
Arthur Gersh
Victor Mayer
Ice Boxes Before Electric Refrigeration
Before electric refrigeration, families built ice boxes by covering a wooden frame with canvas, keeping the cloth damp to promote evaporation that cooled and preserved food inside the frame.
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Adtaker
Logan Crawford
Washington R. 4
West Chester
Andy
Joe Barnes
Cash Sering and Cosmetic Department
Osineup Drug
Fountain
Osineup Drug Store
Winga's Cafe
Gordon Sherman
Freshwaters
Journal Office
Mary Louise Redlinger
East 2Nd
Sanders
Carlstadt
Fred L. Stewart
Washington Transfer
Lyle Davis Wellman
Skelgas
SEF
Wayne Marston
Sentinel Sales and Service
Col. Little
Zager Plumbing & Heating Service
United Mattress Company
Farrells Ofice Supply
Nelson Well Company
Electric Service General Wiring & Repair
Phil Kneen
George F. Clark
North Third
Junior Griffith
Kor A
NASH
DODGE
NAST
JEKRP
Hudson
FORD
Chevrolet
Mill's
Nash Service
Good Motor
A. A. Richardson
Nicola & Harmon
Eclipse Lumber Company
Taits Radio & Appliance
No. Ta
Wayne
KOR
Durst Feed
Good Rubber Smart Implement Company
Roadstone
R. Don M
Claude McCoy
Sorrells
Washington Oil Company
JUST
Atchison Shoe Store
Eace
Rising Brown
Sali
Brown's Shoe Fit Co
DU Pont
Call
New Hampshire
Leonard
Me Daniels Drug Store
Eclipse Lumper Company
Farm Service Company
Firestone Polar
Bell
Gevocek
Zelinsky Hardware
Western Auto Associate
Studebaker
Chrysler
OLDS
Stewart & Crone
Pontiac
Buick Sales & Servick
Dick’s Furniture
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
Nox
By Ken Reynolds
Chevrolet CO
International Kbo
Tesse
Whittaker & Walker
Westinghouse Refrigerator
Eurain Tucker
Lamb
Martin's Modern Cleaners
Ralph Peiffer
Chicago Livestock
ChicaGo Grain Table
Pleasant Ridge
Santa
Sue Ann Hesseltine
Anton Kauffman
Pat Swift
Everett Curtis
Helen
Allie Bond Family
Levi van Dyke
Fleig
Carroll Steinbeck
Clara Fleig
J. J. Fleig
Rubio
Clifford Elmore
Loren Fleig
Delbert
Hopewell
Ralph Augustine
Elaine
Charles Osing
Batavia
Kenneth Steinbeck
Anna Farrier
John McClurg
Hazel Bailey
Don Bailey
Leo Bailey
Mrs
van Gabby
Lottie Braden
Ollie
Rock Island
Lester Long
Linda
Omer Long
Omer's
Howard Long
Bill Long
Arthur Long
Donnie
Violet
Virginia
Edith Morgan
Clayton Morgan
Omaha
Owen Morgan
Elmer Derby
Watson
Lottie Watson
Cloyd Watson
Lester Hanan
Anne Mourer
John Laithly
Bob Schlaubaugh
Near Wellman
Lodge
Bers
Christian and Methodist
St. Mary’s
Federated Church
Kepta Merchants
Avon Theatre
Ben Crandall
U. S. Navy
John Lowe
Kinstry
Deal
Howard Mangold
Stamler Mangold
Billy
Dickie
Ray
Terry
Nancy
Wayne Mangold
Lee Mangold
Woodrow Crone
Fred Speed
Tommy
Harvey Leeper
Pat
Mrs. Clark Belt
Keith Augustine Reita
Gerry
Ronnie
Grinnell
Keith
John Barker
Archer Augustine
Mike
Glenn
Yoder
Carl
Gene
Neil
John Bauer
Stanley Mangole
William McCartney
Ainsworth
Charles Greiner Jr
Carl Yoder
Iowa State College
Glenn C. Yoder
Gerald Feltz
Jenny
Robert Dill
Ricky
E. A. Stewart
Nona Tinnes
Mr. and
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