Market Report Chicago Hogs Cattle And Sheep Prices
Chicago markets show hogs opening 15 to 25 cents higher with top at 11.05 and most 10.85 to 11.00 for 18 to 270 pounds. Cattle receipts 15,700 with grain fed steers steady. top 12.25 for 1224 pounds, most 11.75 to 9.75. Sheep at 1,000 in receipts, steady with best native springers around 11.50 and lighter weights above 9.50. Estimated next day receipts include cattle 8,000 hogs 12,000 and sheep 1,000.
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Chicago
Steam Engine Changes Homes in Westchester?
A large steam engine moving slowly along a Westchester road drew crowds as neighbors watched a relic of threshing days depart to the south. The piece, once used by J. B. Moore, symbolized changing times amid tales of storm damage and local visitors from Pierre and Lamont.
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Merle Eckels
Westmanster
Mary
J. B. Moore
Famill
Rich- Janda
Midway Sale Co Indicts Weekly Auctions in Columbus
Midway Sale Co in Columbus runs a journal weekly auction schedule with a Wednesday sale at the City Feed Yard and a Friday community sale, indicating regular local auction events.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbus
City Feed Yard
Riverside Cafe Sold to Bloomfield Man
Mrs Clara Schmitz sold her Riverside cafe to Conrad Brenner of Bloomfield Iowa who has taken over the business and will continue the restaurant adding all bakery when equipment arrives. The Brenner family moved from Bloomfield and is living here.
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Riverside
Clara Clara Schmitz
Riverside Cafe
Conrad Brenner
Bloomfield
Iowa
Chicago Cash Grain Prices and Classifications Note
Chicago July 7 report lists cash grain bids across Corn Oats and Soybeans with multiple color grades and moisture ranges. Details include mixed yellow and white corn at 72% to 87% values, oats white grades around 38% to 39%, and soybeans yellow values from 1.48% to 1.50% with varying lots.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Table Highlights Open High Low Close
Chicago grain table from July reports shows Wheat, Corn, Oats and Soybeans across July and September contracts with minor percentage shifts. Figures include Wheat July 1.03 to 1.04, Corn July 73 to 73, Soybeans July around 1.50 to 1.52, and various nearby months reflecting market fluctuations.
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Chicago
Jaly
Chicago Produce Up Market Summary
Chicago July 7 eggs market firm with two day receipts totaling 49 787 cases. extra firsts 2614 and firsts 26. dirties 25 percent. Poultry market steady to firm with receipts 31 trucks. heavy ducks 11 to 12 cents. small ducks 10 to 11. small hens 21 percent. heavy hens 19. No 2 chickens 14 to 16. leghorn hens 16 51. springs 17 to 28. cooks 14. bareback chickens 16 to 18. broilers 17 to 20. tom turkeys 14. hen turkeys 17.
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Chicago
Powers Producer Delivers Ib Farm Goods in Washington IA
In Washington Iowa Powers Producer advertises andigrties SoG Lees EEC tee Ib priced at 13 cents per pound and 39 cents as a courtesy.
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Andigrties
Sog Lees Eec Tee
Powers
Washington, Iowa
Local residents visit relatives and travel notices
Mr and Mrs J M Kilroe left for Bucyrus Ohio after visiting Mrs Kilroe's parents Mr and Mrs E W Ford. Mrs B J Unferth and daughter Mary Lynne stay four weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs R H Heitzman. Norbert Dautremont and daughters Rita and Virginia of Cedar Rapids visit C V Dautremont and Grace Mottet. Donald Hilbert of Little Port and Raymond Lorack of Lone Tree visit Lucy Schnoebelen and Mary Dvorak mother.
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Ohio
J. M. Kilroe
Teeth Count in Adult Humans Reaches Thirty-Tour
An adult human typically has 16 teeth in each jaw, totaling 32 teeth in the full adult set. The number reflects the common dental formula for permanent teeth.
A Famous Coonskin Tale Tied to Col Martin Scott
Elmo Scott Watson revisits the legend linking Davy Crockett to a coon in a tale born from the exploits of Lieut. Col. Martin Scott of Bennington. The piece traces the Lincoln County myth to Scott, his 1814 rifle, and a 1837 Utica print, noting Scott’s later fame and Mexico’s Molino del Rey battle, ending with a note on his emancipation of a slave named Jack.
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Davy Crockett
Tennessee
Crockett
Bennington
Martin Scott
Harper’s Ferry
Scott
Fort Howard
Green Bay
Wis
Merrill
New York
Lake Bonaparte
Adirondacks
Utica
N. Y
New York Sun
The
Coon
Fifth Rifle Regiment
United States Army
R. B. Marcy
Molino del Rey
Mexico
Jack
Selective Service Board Dismisses Claim Over Car Dependency
In Cleman Texas a local selective service board ignored a recruit who listed a 1932 model automobile as his dependent. The action highlights the unusual hardship claim and the board’s stance on nonhuman dependents.
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Selective Service Board
Cleman
Texas
Plane forced landing on Henry Berger farm near Wellman
Two men from Maryville Missouri visiting Iowa City were forced to make a landing in a field on the Henry Berger farm four miles northwest of Wellman. The plane landed upside down with a broken wing tail and propeller but no serious injuries. Francis Longwell loaded the wreckage and the men left for Maryville. A witness said the motor had stopped about one and a half miles north of the landing site.
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Wellman
Maryville
Iowa City
Henry Berger
Francis Longwell
Missouri
Iowa seals sales set record in 1940 tuberculosis drive
The 1940 Christmas seal campaign in Iowa realized 122177.91 and became the state’s most successful to date. County totals topped prior marks with Mitchell county leading per capita at 9.1 seals and Johnson and Story following. The report notes a drop in the state death rate to about 17.2 per 100000 and a favorable sanatorium treatment ratio of 1.6 to 1. Rural and urban programs expanded, reflecting sustained anti tuberculosis effort.
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Iowa
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Washington County
Mitchell County
Johnson County
Story
Linn
Humboldt and
O'Brien
Wapello
Marshall
Cerro Gordo
Grundy
Montgomery
Winneshiek
Dubuque
Clay
Des Moines
Association
State Department of Health
Fire destroys Manchester building housing appliance firms
A Manchester fire caused about 7000 dollars in losses at the Cloud Motor Co and Manchester Maytag & Appliance Co. The blaze started in a storage room with 50 new washing machines, uninsured and not replaceable due to material shortages. Six new cars and 20 used cars were saved, with appliances and supplies also affected. The remodeled structure was partly insured. Read the Want-Ads.
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Manchester
Cloud Motor Co
Manchester Maytag & Appliance Co
George Feltes
Worthington
Nine Boy Scouts Take Camping Trip Near Cotter
Nine members of the Boy Scouts with Scout Master Rev. Lester Bill and D. D. Owens camped Tuesday evening on Long Creek near Cotter. They slept in tents, cooked meals over a campfire, played games, and enjoyed the scenic location.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Boy Scouts
Lester Bill
D. D. Owens
Long Creek
Cotter
Mary Lillian Moorhead
Mildred Johnson
Columbia
T. E. Maxwell
Mary Jones
Boston
Mass
Congregation Welcomes Rev Bill and Family at Methodist Church
A large congregation at Crawfordsville welcomed Rev and Mrs Lester Bill for another year. The program featured young singers and a mock automobile trip sketch. Guests included Rev and Mrs D C Davies and daughters. Local visits, a hip injury, and Fourth of July activity are noted.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Methodist Church
Lester Bill
Helen McNeill
Doris Cherryholmes
Howard Anderson
Janet Fine
Margery Cherryholmes
Phyllis Anderson
Viola Hering
Wanda Jean Huston
John McNeill
Bill
Rebecca Lease
Maggie Huston
Leona Schantz
Per
Dennis Messenger
Wayland
J. T. King
Neff
King
Kate Davis
Nell
Nora Springs
Addison Sewell
Winfield
John Holmes
Frank Bailey
Howard Kratter
Richard
Janice
Cedar Falls
J. C. Mitchell
Vernon
Last Call for Choice Calves in Our Yards
Last call for choice calves in our yards until August. Shippers who supplied us the last three months will be off the market for a time, so every consignor wants his cattle sold regardless of price. In this sale Mr. Donahue will be represented with cattle.
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Mr. Donahue
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Ainsworth Produce
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