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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1946
Page
5
The Chicago grain table shows May corn at 180% with open values near 1801 and 1801 for May. July at 1761 with 176% close, Sep at 17455 with 174%, and Dec around 172% with 173% figures. Oats and rye display varied May to December readings, with mixed highs and lows across contracts and delivery months.
Notice offers an opportunity to operate a spray painting service with vehicle provided and trailer plus equipment leased. Prior spray painting experience is preferred but not required. Interested parties should write to Spray Paint c/o this paper with age qualifications references and car details. 27514
Livestock prices fell 35 to 60 cents across hogs and sows this week after deluged by larger than expected receipts and a planned packing plant strike set for Jan 16. Hogs 180 to 300 pounds closed at 14.25 to 14.50 with some 190 to 230 pound hogs at 14.60, while sows ranged 13.0 to 13.75. Cattle supplies doubled. steers mostly 14.50 to 17.50, some 18.00 for top lots. fat bulls to 14.00 and vealers at 15.50 down. Lambs 25 to 40 cents lower. Western lambs 14.50 to 15.25 with a 14.85 peak for a top lot.
George Means and S/Sgt. Samuel R K Weeks arrived home from overseas. Weeks recently left Shanghai after duty with the 14th AAF Flying Tigers and 28rd group and will report to Fort Leavenworth before homecoming. Weeks is son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Weeks.
Delores Motet and Lloyd Brown wed in a double ring ceremony at nine in St. James church. The bride wore white satin with marquisette overskirt and orange blossom coronet. The groom and guests wore formal attire as 30 guests attended a noon dinner at the Motet home. Out-of-town guests joined the celebration from Mt. Pleasant and Richland.
A sequence of weekly and dated closing out sales listed for farms and ranches in Iowa towns including Brighton Keota Columbus City Wayland Kelona Riverside Washington and Kalona with times starting around 10:30 11:00 and 2:00. Names include R C Wead Ray A Miller Harold Kauffman Alphonse Peiffer and others amid partnership dissolutions and public sales.
Pleasant and Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Schnieder hosted a gathering with Marjorie Streb of Riverside and S/Sgt. Henry Godwin of Hamilton Field, California noted among attendees.
Mr and Mrs i H McCleery and Carolyn Hamilton host an oddity party with about 40 guests arriving in oda outfits. A buffet supper features an oda menu of boiled onions fried mush and turkey followed by an oddity raffle and a New Year’s resolution stunt.
The health unit lists a child health conference at Ainsworth High School Monday from 1 30 to 3 30 p m. An X ray clinic is planned in Dr Boice's office Friday from 1 09 to 4 00 p m.
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