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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1946

Page

5

Bus crash near flood barricade injures none in Chariton area

Journal sale notices from Chariton Iowa recount a bus collision four miles west of town on highway 34 with two Burlington buses damaged. Sheriff says bus skidded on approach to a parked unit before plunging near a flood barrier. Column also lists multiple community and public sale dates around Kalona Washington Wayland and Keota with times and organizers.

Chariton Iowa Highway 34 Here Paul T. Laing Burlington Company Whittaker Midway Sales Columbus Junction Kalona Amish A. Lienemann Alphonse Peiffer Keota Junction 92 Columbus City Frank Prior N. E Washington Dye & Timmins Dye & Schroeder West Chester John Stout Ben Fitzgerald S. I Riverside Minnie Stolley James Patterson Walter Johnson Sale Wayland Harris Beese Brighton Ray Duttweiler A. W. Duttweiler Wayland Road Orville Caldwell Knotek Brothers Harold C. Timm

Markets Chicago Livestock Report January Update

Chicago markets show hogs 9 000 head strong with prices 35 to 60 cents higher, plus sows up 35 to 50 cents. Cattle and calves trade firm with steers and yearlings up 25 to 50 cents, cows stronger, vealers down, heavy beef and stock cattle offerings limited. Sheep demand steady with no early slaughter action and bids easing slightly on some wool-skins.

Dakota Montana

Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Summary

Chicago reports poultry receipts for a market day including 1 car and 17 trucks with varied hen, chick and duck weights and prices. Egg receipts total 21 591 cases with a nervous market. Potatoes and Idahos show arrivals and shipments with overall supply and fair demand.

Idahos

Grain table shows Chicago prices and futures ranges

Chicago grain table lists wheat corn oats and soy futures with May July September quotes. May and July wheat trade around 180 and 176 with scattered fractional figures, corn near 118, oats around 76 to 73, and soy near 174 to 141, indicating mixed directions across contracts in early trading.

Chicago Cash Grain Market Report Summary

Chicago cash grain prices list corn at No. 5 yellow 110 percent and oats at No. 1 extra heavy white $4.00. No. 2 heavy white 61 to 83, No. 1 heavy white mixed $2 to $4, No. 1 mixed.

Chicago Jan

Evans files for renomination as Iowa lieutenant governor

Lt. Gov. Kenneth Evans announced his bid for re nomination in the Republican primary on June 3. The veteran Iowa legislator seeks a second term after winning the 1944 nomination and serving as Mills County senator from 1937 to 1948 before becoming lieutenant governor.

Emerson Iowa Kenneth Evans Evans Mills County Robert DD. Blue

Ordnance Plant Turned Back to War Department

The Iowa Ordnance plant at Burlington was turned over to the war department. Operated by day and Zimmerman Inc during five years, it produced shells and bombs. Since V J Day it has undergone decontamination and will be kept on standby with about 200 civil service staff to maintain readiness for rapid reactivation if needed.

Burlington Towa Iowa War Department Ordnarjfte Day and Zimmerman, Inc

War plant peak employment and output figures

During the war the plant peaked at 12,000 workers with a payroll of 62 million dollars. It produced 25,000,900 mortar shells, over 220,000 medium calibre shells, 5,500,009 major calibre shells, 2,500,000 anti tank mines, and over 2,500,000 bombs along with millions of minor items.

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