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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1944
Page
5
Rollie Pemberton urges Iowa swine producers to adapt 1944 plans amid government pork cuts and tight feed. He underscores selecting good seed stock, improving farrowing care, sanitation, and efficient pork production to preserve profits despite market fluctuations.
Market data shows hogs at 21,000 head with good and choice 200 to 300 pounds trading around 13.75 and higher for some weights. Cattle seen at 10,000 with steer runs and slaughter grades mostly steady to lower. calves and heavy weights showing price ranges. Sheep activity 6,000 with steady to firm prices and top around 16.90. tomorrow’s supply forecasts list hogs 18,000, cattle 11,000, sheep 7,000.
Produce notes show eggs weak with 11 975 cases received and varied prices for extra firsts and firsts while poultry receipts include 2 cars and 15 trucks with a steady market. The story also notes nickel's key importance to the navy for steel armor and corrosion resistant alloys.
A concise list of public and closing out sales with locations near Washington Kalona Dublin Ainsworth West Chester New Haven Mt Union and Columbus Junction. Dates span Jan 26 through Feb 23 with buyers sellers and administrators named for multiple estates and partnerships.
Washington January 25 Senator Fredrick Van Nuys a Democrat from Indiana and longtime judiciary committee chair died suddenly at his country home in Vienna Virginia He was 69 and had not shown illness He had scheduled a hearing of the judiciary sub committee on liquor industry today and had served in the Senate since 1932 representing Indiana through the Roosevelt era.
Crawfordsville reports a family dinner Sunday night in honor of Dell Ferrier of Moline entering military service. Mr and Mrs Frank Fletcher host with all relatives present including Vernon and Gary Fletcher, Lyle Fletcher, Clarence Fletcher and daughters, Ded Ferrier and Patty, Virgil and two granddaughters Janet and Roberta Fletcher. Mrs Ferrier and her daughter will stay with Virgil Fletcher during his absence.
Fungus remedies researchers advance fabric testing by simulating fungus attacks in incubators. They show fabrics, rope and thread can be exposed to accelerated decay to mirror weeks or months of real field conditions.
The piece notes rubber is native to the American tropics but was mainly produced in the Far East by 1939 due to cheap labor. It attributes the shift to profitability of Asian production driven by labor costs, indicating a major regional change in supply.
Ralph Br Wild of Waterloo and D A Thimmesch of West Liberty set a new world record and national police record in the two man pistol event at the Mississippi Valley pistol tournament. Thimmesch scored 285 in the three stage event and Wild added 276 for a team total of 661, surpassing the old 560 world mark.
The British Broadcasting Corporation reported from Ankara that a general code of mutiny hid within the Bulgarian army and authorities had evidently done nothing to prevent it.
Gardeners are urged to clear plots promptly after each crop harvest. Delays leave cleanup incomplete. a staged approach is advised, with onions after harvest week by week, then sweet corn, tomatoes, cabbage, and other crops as harvest extends over months.
Researchers test cleansing agents and sterilizing methods on towels bedsheets tablecloths napkins and work uniforms to create germ free and germ repellent textiles for future use. Police mark at 526.
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