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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1945
Page
5
Markets report in Chicago on January 29 shows hogs at 14 75 ceiling for 170 lb plus with other weights 14 25 to 14 75. sows at 14.00. Cattle demand steady to strong with 16 00 to 16 25 for bulk steers and yearlings. vealers around 15 50. Sheep remain steady with western lambs 14.90 to 16.10 and yearlings above 13.60.
Chicago market report shows eggs receipts at 8,702 cases with firm prices for various grades and current receipts at 35.1. Poultry receipts include 2 cars and 2 trucks with steady markets. ducks at 27.2, young reese 25 14, small hens 24 and heavy hens 24. Young tom turkeys 34.8 and old tom turkeys 32.8.
In Texas a husband wields complete control over his separate property while his wife cannot dispose of her separate property, including stocks and bonds, without his consent and signature. He may dispose of their community property without consulting her.
Fragments list weekly sales at Whittaker sale barn and Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa with multiple February auction dates. Items include Closing Out Sales Duroe Bred Gilt Sale Knotek Bros Timm farm sales on Highway 92 144 miles from county line and various auctions around Brighton Ainsworth Haskins Crawfordsville Sandy Hook and other nearby towns with auctioneers Klotz Duncan Hendrickson and others.
Chicago grain and futures table shows mixed May wheat around 140 to 160 with closes near 160. Corn May values hover around 1.30 to 1.32, oats and rye futures display varied readings across May July and Sep contracts.
Namur Belgium has a long history of stilts used by townspeople and soldiers. In 1600 the Namur governor sent a platoon on stilts to Archduke Albert, earning the city a perpetual exemption from the beer tax as a reward for the feat.
The University of Iowa hospital tower, a beacon for seventeen years, will be darkened after February following a WPB order to curb waste. Floodlights will be eliminated except for essential lighting, says Robert B. Neff hospital administrator.
The United States ranks as the third largest wool grower globally and now surpasses Britain in wartime textile output. Production has doubled since the war began, about 25 percent larger than prewar levels, and the wool industry has reached a nine billion dollar enterprise for the first time.
Farmers find a cheap paint mix using two pounds of used motor oil per gallon plus mortar coloring to create durable green red brown and grey exterior coatings for outbuildings. The method claims to be attractive and economical for farm structures.
Gardeners learn that many perennials such as aconitium hardy utera beetonia dictamius hardy phitox thermopsis require freezing before germination. Sowing seeds in late fall outdoors in a protected bed results in spring germination.
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