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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1947
Page
7
Iowans in Washington commend President Truman's nomination of former Iowa Supreme Court Justice R. F. Mitchell of Fort Dodge to the Interstate Commerce Commission to replace the late Claude R. Porter. The appointment satisfies party balance and is hailed by Republicans and Democrats as a commendable choice.
Funeral services for M. R. Meek were conducted yesterday afternoon at Sherman’s funeral home led by Dr. Fred E. Miller. Members of the Methodist church board where Meek served 36 years attended in a body. Pallbearers included C. V. Crull, A. L. Griffith, T. W. Harwood, L. H. Orr, R. E. Brown and Homer Birney. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
Journal sale dates list recurring Friday events at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock sales at Midway Sales Co in Columbus Junction Iowa. Public and closing out auctions across Keota Keosauqua Washington West Chester Wellman and other nearby towns run January 18 to January 30 with times 11:00 to 12:00.
Chicago markets show hogs at 9,000 head with a two way, fairly active trade and steady to 25 cents higher for lighter weights. Cattle and calves total about 2,600 with overall weakness across slaughter classes and declines for steers and heifers. heavier cows and bulls also softer. Sheep around 2,000 head with slaughter lambs weak to 25 lower and good to choice western lambs listed.
Chicago market update lists produce and poultry details with 11 trucks moving slowly in colored springs new crop. Egg figures show 18,883 cases with irregular and extra classifications. standards and current receipts summarized, with dirties and checks percentages noted.
Wheat shows nominally easier with no sales. Corn remains steady to firm with several mixed lots ranging from 108% to 185% and sample grades at 108% to 117, while oats move higher with a note of stronger demand on the day.
The fragment lists mixed grade codes and color labels with numbers such as 8616 8814 8519 874 and 6715 88. It appears as a garbled OCR sample showing grade mixes and color references without full context or coherent event.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Stephens funeral home for Merle Duncan 45 a former Cotter community resident born near here son of the late Ov and Sar Duncan. Burial followed in Columbus City cemetery. A brother Forrest Duncan of Chicago survives.
On Monday January 22 Ce cil Long and Eddie Gilmore will set incubators for hatchery lots. The note urges customers with definite dates to place orders now due to several early orders already in progress.
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