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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1971
Page
6
Card of Thanks notes Allen Molander ready for service two miles south of Crawfordsville with reference to a date 280126 and a cryptic message about a failed or missing event.
Trade moderately active with good demand. Butchers steady and sows mostly steady with 25 cent higher instances. Estimated receipts today 85,000. Wednesday 65,000. a week ago 109,000. a year ago 66,000. U.S. 1 3 200-280 lb butchers 17.00-18.00, 280-240 lb 16.75-17.15, 240-260 lb 16.25-17.50, 260-280 lb 15.50-17.00, 280-300 lb 14.25-16.00. Grain.
Jan 25 Mrs Milo Laiers enters Ottumwa hospital for surgery. Mr and Mrs Bryne visit Iowa City then see Charles Wolfe family. Mr and Mrs George Bond visit Francis Feltz Jessie. James Greiner celebrates 25th wedding anniversary with Anni versary Mass at Ss Peter and Paul. Large parish dinner follows with many attendees and gifts. WRC meeting notes and officer installations reported. Several visits and weekend travel mentioned including Rockland AS and Chicago.
Auction notice lists feeder calves steers and heifers sold by J C Holbert Cattle Co plus bred Angus cows. Also includes a government notice about non discrimination compliance under the Civil Rights Act and Agricultural rules. Complaint deadlines and confidentiality provisions referenced for the USDA and ARS agencies.
Korwin Hinshaw is listed as a patient at Fairfield hospital with an ulcer treatment. Mrs. John Emonin substitutes for Linda Conn in Ollie school 4th grade this week. Sunday dinner with Merle Mathias family includes Mathias sister and Wallace Lovert family from Ottumwa. Black Hawk 4-H club to meet Feb 1 with Cynthia Mathias. Adrianne Bottorff and Jack Bottorff visit Des Moines where Ron Bottorff had spinal surgery after a scaffold fall.
A reader-wide column lists farm and machine shop auctions from January to February across towns near Columbus Junction, Wayland, Kinross, Olds, Mt. Union, and Kalona. Items include farm machinery, household goods, antiques, and livestock sales with start times and owners such as Mrs. Sarah Widmer and W J Graber.
TV guide shows a dense schedule with Jim Nabors news at 1:00 and 10:00, Partridge Family movie, The Odd Couple, Gomer Pyle, and sports segments. A mix of news, dramas, comedies, and kid shows fills the lineup across the evening.
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