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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1949
Page
7
Multiple large Iowa farms offered near Fairfield and Ottumwa with modern houses, electricity, hard roads, and good buildings. Sizes include 67, 100, 120, 147, 160, 214, and 270 acres with stock and grain potential plus tenant housing. Financing option 4% loans over 15 to 20 years available.
The Chicago livestock market shows the year’s top hog prices with top at 23.00 for 180 to 215 lb butchers. Barrows and gilts up 0.75 to 1.25, sows 5 cents to 1.50 higher, while cattle and sheep mostly ease. Slaughter steers and heifers near 25 to 27.50. cows, bulls, and vealers steady to firm.
The page presents a grain table with open high low and close values for WHEAT CORN OATS and SOYBEANS across July September December March May and other months. Prices show wide swings with notable jumps for some futures such as WHEAT and SOYBEANS in different months.
Street commissioner Frank Fletcher and Mayor Hal Huston with helpers painted lines on the streets Monday for proper parking. Residents discussed bicycle racks and riders using them to improve town facilities. Local notes mention travel, visitors, and community events with light town interest.
Firefighters responded to Mrs Sophia Kueneman’s Riverside farm when a tractor hauling gas to a field caught fire. Verne Kueneman leaped, was run over, but survived. tractor suffered heavy damage. The article also notes assorted local notices including visits, patients, job changes, a mayoral appointment, and a church pot luck.
Gwenyth Davies daughter of Rev Davies of Westernville N Y earned a B A from Wooster College this June Lois 18 begins nurses training in the family choir and church ties Ford area updates include a new warehouse 20 by 14 feet built by Erwin Brothers of Washington coal sheds at Home Lumber torn down and a Wilbur Wheeler visit W W K Club picnic at Henry Cheney home with two new members Mrs Bill Henss and Mrs Oren Hawrell Central City trip to fetch Linda from grandparents Carl Henderson Whitman Neb trip to Whitman and bus bound Marjorie to Whitman Neb with Denver sign prompting nerves about long bus ride to Denver and beyond.
Mr and Mrs Ellis Liechty were Sunday dinner guests at the Dean Meyer home and visited the Junior Hostetler home in Kalona Royce Roth helped Clarence Wenger with his tari work last week Elmer Roth and family spent Sunday afternoon at the Simon Leichty home Eddie Conrad and Elwyn Hirshey visited Earl Bachman home Friday to help shock cats Ethan Brooks Rex Swan attended Henry Johnson funeral in Oquawka Ill Norma Widmer is recovering from virus pneumonia J J Rich spent Sunday afternoon in Peter Widmer home Eddie Cummings son of Glen Cummings of Washington DC visits cousin Herb Swan
Mark Ray Minick, one year old son of Mr and Mrs Richard C Minick, was honored at a Friday afternoon party at his grandmother Mrs C Reis ter Nine babies and their mothers, cousins and neighbors attended. Pictures were taken and gifts given as the home was decorated with garden flowers. Refreshments included pink lemonade, ice cream and cake.
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