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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
6
Markets report in Chicago with hogs about 5,000 head and cattle around 6,500. Hogs mostly 18.00 to 21.00 per cwt with various weights. cattle slaughter steers and heifers show uneven to mostly lower prices. canner cows 14.75 to 17.00. sheep slaughter lambs steady with levels around 23.00 to 24.50 for lightweights.
Chicago market briefing shows grain futures with mixed moves across wheat corn oats rye and soybeans. Prices listed for March May July September and December contracts reflect modest fluctuations and steady close data in a brief market snapshot.
Wayland Sunday School group hosted a surprise housewarming for Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Earnest in their new Coralville residence on Tuesday January 23. Attendees included J C Wenger Elmer Roth Arthur Boshart and other Leichty and Wenger family members.
In Toulon France naval spokesmen report new sonar echoes and a plastic sack of items found near Cap Cepet and Cape Side that may originate from the missing French submarine Minerve. Two other French subs, Dakar and 69 aboard, remain missing elsewhere in the Mediterranean amid signals from emergency buoys and extensive international search efforts.
Investigators pursued fresh leads in the strangling of Sheila Jean Collins, an Iowa State University student from Evanston Illinois. Medical examiner Dr William Bliss said there was no rape, though sexual assault could not be ruled out. County Attorney Charles Vanderbur declined to elaborate and said the FBI is weighing a federal role in the inquiry.
UPI reports the U S gold supply dropped by 900 million dollars in December due to increased overseas purchases. The Fed notes a total supply of 12 065 billion dollars, about 1.2 billion less than year end 1966, amid dollar pressure from foreign nations and speculators. Two December transfers from general treasury stocks to the Exchange Stabilization Fund total 925 million dollars.
Final rites for Earl C. Galloway were held Monday at 10 30 a m in the Jones Funeral Home with Rev Dale Brehmer in charge. Mr and Mrs Herb Osincup sang a duet. Pallbearers included Thomas Walker William Crandall Doug las Crossett Harvey Timmins Thomas Crossett and Arthur Witthoft. Elm Grove Cemetery military rites were conducted by Leon Beatty American Legion post with Martin Whittaker commander and Jesse Radda bugler, color guard and firing squad details named.
Oregon's chief medical investigator told a Senate subcommittee that diet pills containing digitalis can cause fatal heart attacks in normal people even at prescribed amounts. Dr. Russell C. Henry cited evidence that ingredients in reducing pills sap potassium, which heightens digitalis toxicity, warning patients are effectively poisoned. He noted at least six deaths in Oregon over four years linked to rainbow reducing pills.
A fierce Pacific Northwest storm battered the region with heavy snow rain and gale winds spreading into Nevada Idaho and Montana. Dozens of travelers were rescued as search parties fought deep drifts while 16 people were missing in the high Sierras. A California Zephyr train was freed after a snow slide, and Reno saw nine inches of snow as flood fears grew in Ohio and other states with hundreds evacuated along several rivers.
A 2 ½ year old Brownsville Minnesota boy Patrick Scanlon visiting the Theodore Scolte farm near Dorchester was strangled when his shirt sleeve got caught in an electric pump jack. The incident occurred while the mother and two siblings were nearby and no one else was with the child.
The piece critiques self-made men who share their RECIPE with everyone, prompting readers to question the value and risks of constant guidance. It reflects a social tension over mentorship, pride, and practical know-how in a crowded marketplace of ideas.
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