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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1945

Page

5

Seed barley and seed wheat closing out sales near Washington and Ainsworth

New varieties and early maturing wheat offered. Auctions list sale dates January 16 near Dne, January 22 near Ainsworth, and February 1 Duroc bred gilt sale by Knotek Bros and Timm. Includes auctioneers Bill Bruty and Milton Birka.

Oetjen’s Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Walter E. Anderson Mt. Pleasant Crawfordsville Oldis Cheney and van Syce S. W Washington George W. Brown Batate Brown & Bruty Washington, DC W. Shaffer Bill Bruty Ainsworth Milton Birka Klotz & Duncan Duroc Bred Knotek Bros Timm

Chicago Market Report Hogs Steady Near 14.75 Ceiling

Markets show hogs 18 000 head with 14.75 ceiling for good and choice barrows and gilts 180 lbs and over. Cattle and calves 8 000 and 1 000 respectively with fed cattle steady to stronger, and sheep 6 000 with early sales steady and load lots at 15.60 and above for good Western lambs. Includes details on weights and price ranges.

Chicago Produce Roundup Reflects Unsettled Eggs Market

Chicago January 9 eggs market unsettled with prices unchanged and receipts at 16 164 cases. Extra firsts 42.1 to 44.6 cents, firsts 39.6 cents, current receipts 29.6, dirties 32 to 35 14 cents. Poultry receipts 5 trucks with market firm and unchanged.

Chicago Cash Grain Oats Prices Lead Decline

Chicago cash grain report shows oats at 81 for mixed heavy and 1 for White heavy, reflecting a cautious market in early January. The brief note records price levels as of Jan 9 with UP service attribution.

Chicago

Chicago Grain Table from January market report

Open high low close figures for WHEAT, CORN, OATS, and RYE across May July Sep Dec contracts. The table lists 166% to 159% in wheat, 113% to 114% for corn, 70 to 69 for oats, and 39 to 44 for rye with varying contract months.

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Beer Funeral Held for Daniel Beer 81

Funeral services for Daniel Beer 81 were held at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite church near Wellman with Rev. George Miller and Rev. Nelson Kauffman in charge. Burial followed in the Lower Deer Creek cemetery. Beer died Sunday night after a lingering illness. He was born in Switzerland and came to the United States at age four. He married Rachel Kauffman in 1887. she died in 1917. The family moved to Wellman years ago. Survivors include a son Noah and daughter Katie, both of Wellman.

Wellman Daniel Beer Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church George Miller Nelson Kauffman Lower Deer Creek Noah Katie

North Dakota and South Dakota Join Union as 39th and 40th States

The states of North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the Union as the 39th and 40th states, expanding the nation westward and reshaping political boundaries. Their admission marked a milestone in 1889, reflecting rapid settlement and statehood progress.

North Dakota South Dakota Union

Ainsworth Girl Suffering Spinal Meningitis and Local Moves

Ainsworth Jan 3 report Bon nie Jean Simpson taken to University hospital Iowa City Friday afternoon with spinal meningitis. Mrs Meacham resigns and Joyce Linn will teach 8th and 4th grades. Mrs MiioArthur to teach 3rd and 4th grades. Gene Visser mails navy update from San Francisco. Hilda Olds to Arizona for a stay. Jane Mahin returns to Muskeegan Heights school. W Visser to be committee secretary for A Earl McNeill. Dor othy Vernon noted as former page in 1937 Iowa legislature.

Ruth Norris Ainsworth Bonnie Jean Simpson University Hospital Iowa City Meacham Joyce Linn MiioArthur Stella McCaleb Gene Peter. W. Visser Bussey A. Earl McNeill Iowa Dorothy Vernon Sioux City

Girl Who Wanted to Be Page Lands a Clerk Job

DES MOINES Miss Visser daughter of a Democratic Iowa legislator did not win a page post in the Republican dominated assembly yet secured a clerk position at age 19 and will serve in the legislature.

Des Moines Jo Visser Iowa Miss Visser

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