Market summary of hogs cattle and sheep in Chicago
Markets report July 20 shows hogs 14 000 to 16 000 head fairly active with pric es up to 110 cents. good and choice 180 to 240 pounds 14.75 to 6.00 and tops near 15.00. 240 to 270 pounds 14.70 to 14.90. 270 to 830 pounds 14.60 to 14.85. 160 to 180 pounds 14.50 to 14.90. good and choice under 400 pounds 14.25. Sheep 1 000 native spring lambs strong at 14.25 to 4.60. calves and cattle also noted with active trading and price ranges. Estimates for Tuesday project hogs 16 000 and cattle and sheep similarly adjusted.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Markets Report July 17 1930s
Chicago market summary shows produce receipts at 11 307 cases with firm prices for both extra firsts and firsts and strong storage packed goods. Poultry receipts include one car and 17 trucks with market steady quotes across ducks hens and turkeys, listing various weight ranges and grade numbers.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Report
Chicago cash grain notes list corn oats and soybeans with various grade descriptions and prices such as yellow corn at 0.843 0.85 and 0.83 percent figures, white corn around 1.00, oats and soybeans quoted with mixed and yellow varieties and prices near 1.76. The brief pricing reflects multiple lots and quality distinctions.
Local Family News From Ottumwa and Surroundings
Mr and Mrs David Thompson and daughter Marjorie visited the Elmer Jones family in Ottumwa. The Joneses are related to Mr Thompson. Fred May and wife are in Louisville Kentucky visiting his brother Pvt Oran May at Fort Knox. Jimmie Custer has transferred to Camp Carson Colorado with address Pvt Jimmie Custer Co B 354 Infantry AP O 389. Philip Vanerus and wife spent a day in Clinton with their son Richard employed on a defense project. The Carris family learned their son Henry enlisted in the Marines and left New York for Parris Island. Mrs Carris remained in New York from Shreveport. Harry F Dettwiler and Thelma C Sommer visited University Hospital in Iowa City. their son Harry Franklin Jr was born July 16 weighing six pounds with Mrs Sommer as grandmother.
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Fred May
Louisville
Pvt. Oran May
Fort Knox
Jimmie Custer
Jefferson Barracks
Colorado
Pvt
Co.b
Camp Carson
Colo
A.P.O
Philip Vanerus
Clinton
Richard
J. C. Carris
Henry
New York City
Parris Island
Harry F. Dettwiler
Thelma C. Sommer
Iowa City
Chicago Grain Table hints market moves on July open
Grain prices show futures and cash values for wheat oats rye and soybeans with varied open highs and closes. Notable figures include wheat Sep and May near 1.18 and 1.26 respectively and soybeans Oct near 1.75 with July values around 1.74 to 1.75.
Stop Worrying The Washington Monument Height
A column notes the Washington Monument stands 555 feet 5 percent inches tall as a measured detail.
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Washington Monument
Midway Sale Co Announces Weekly Auctions in Iowa
Midway Sale Co of Columbus Junction runs a Wednesday auction schedule with a Friday community sale at Whittaker sale barn. A July 25 real estate public sale by George Westfall includes a 4% commission and starts at 2:00 PM near Lower Tres, Iowa. An August 20 Hampshire sow and gift sale is listed by E R Brenneman in Keota Iowa.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
Whittaker Sale
George Westfall
S. W
Lower Tres
Iowa
Hampshire
E. R. Brenneman
Keota
British Columbia Ranks Second in Mineral Production
British Columbia remains the nation’s second leading mineral producer among Canadian provinces, reflecting a strong mining sector. The report highlights BC's significant output across metals and minerals, underscoring its role in national extraction.
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British Columbia
Canada
Save Rubber Drives Co op Clubs and Pickup Taxis Aid Cars
America faces a tire shortage and turns to Save Rubber cooperative driving clubs and pickup taxis to keep drivers on the road. federal officials urge carpooling and bus service while inventors pursue wooden tires and other substitutes as synthetic rubber expands.
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Washington
America
Federal Petroleum Co
Harold L. Ickes
Jesse Jones
National Inventors’ Council
Cookies For Army Boys Go Astray Near Fort Lincoln
Elizabeth New Jersey girls from Grover Cleveland high school baked cookies for service members and randomly chose Fort Lincoln North Dakota. A received thank you letter carried the signature Guenther Schultz and an envelope marked enemy mail. Fort Lincoln is described as an enemy internment camp.
Luck at the Drawing Favors Shafer for Village Seat
In Alleghany New York Charles A Shafer won reelection to the village board after a tied vote with George Kahn 98 votes each officials used a boy drawing a name from a hat to break the tie This method previously decided the 1938 contest in Shafer favor
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Alleghany
N. Y
Charles A. Shafer
Hat
Shafer
George Kahn
Repel Attack on Convoy in Arctic
Soviet destroyers and fighter planes repelled heavy aerial torpedo attacks on a combined American British convoy bound for Arctic ports. Tass reported more than 220 bombs and 14 torpedoes failed to hit their targets as over 200 aircraft engaged on both sides during the final three days into port.
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Moscow
Russia
Arctic
Tass
Seek Parachutist In Western Desert
Lancaster Calif July 20 Soldiers from the Muroc army gunnery school resumed a search at daybreak for a lone parachutist reported by a 14 year old farm boy to have dropped from a low flying plane in the desert six miles east of Lancaster. Deputies had no information on the plane of origin.
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Lancaster
Calif
Muroc Army Gunnery School
Desert
Here
Floor care guidelines for waxed surfaces and maintenance
Frequent waxing prevents surface scratching and extends coating life. Do not wait for wear before refinishing. once the coating is worn through a smooth surface is hard to restore. When signs of wear appear, renew the finish immediately. touch up worn spots along edges and ends of boards to blend contrasts.
Bomber With 8 aboard crashes near Davis-Monthan Field
A four engine army bomber carrying eight officers and men crashed and burned three and a half miles south of Davis-Monthan Field in Tucson Arizona, killing everyone aboard while returning from a training flight. Lieutenant Fred Finney said the field public relations officer.
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Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Field
Fred Finney
Buffer Zones Cut Gasoline Rations in East
The War Production Board announced buffer zones in 162 counties along the east coast to cut gasoline deliveries to filling stations by 25 to 6 percent starting Wednesday. Officials say the zones aim to deter motorists in the rationed area from crossing the line to buy unlimited gas. Zone dealers should supply their own customers but not meet tourist demand.
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Washington, D. C
The
War Production Board Today
WPB
One Slightly Hurt In Highway Crash
Albert Helfrich of Washington drove a car damaged about 100 dollars in a highway accident on Road No 1 south of Kalona. The vehicle skidded on wet gravel and rolled twice. Passenger Dora Lukovsky received a forehead bruise. the other two occupants were unhurt.
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Albert Helfrich
Washington
Kalona Sunday
Dora Lukovsky
McCutcheon Enlists As Aviation Cadet
St Louis announces 21 year old McCutchen of Washington Iowa has enlisted as a naval aviation cadet. Training includes three months of pre flight work and three months of flight and ground instruction before transfer to a major navy air base. Upon completion a commission as ensign or second lieutenant is awarded with about 275 dollars monthly base pay. Open to unmarried high school graduates ages 18 to 27. Applications through Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board or local navy recruiting stations.
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Louis Edward McCutchen
C. R. McCutchen
East Washington Street
Washington
Iowa
Naval Aviation
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board of
Navy
Wings of Gold
McCutchen
Naval Reserve Air Base
St Louis
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps Reserve
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
Roow
New Federal
Earth Weight Estimated by United States Bureau of Standards
The United States bureau of Standards estimates Earth's weight at six sextillion tons.
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The
United States Bureau of Standards
New Manager For Arms Plant
Officials named Edward Himshenkle a former army man as manager of the 50 million dollar Iowa ordnance plant in Burlington Iowa. He now serves on the Day Zimmerman company staff, with the change expected in August. Since operations began last year there have been two TNT melt loading unit explosions killing 13 and 22 and injuring 60.
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Burlington
Iowa
Edward Himshenkle
Iowa Ordnance
Day & Zimmerman Company
48 Car Transfers Reported in Week
The county saw 48 used car transfers last week despite government limits on new car sales. Two new car sales were recorded, to Dr. Ruth Church and H. V. Davidson, both of Washington.
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Ibn
Home County
Knowdge
Livestocck
Car Neesll
Dr. Ruth Church
H. V. Davidson
Washington
Family visitors and furloughs fill Fairfield weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Kallous and relatives gathered in Fairfield for a family picnic honoring Mrs. Kallous' brother Wayhe Morgan who is stationed at Scott Field Illinois. Coast Guard sailor Ben Stutsman came home on furlough. Several guests from Clinton New York City Red Wing and Fort Riley joined the weekend event at Harold Beaty's home.
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Maynard Kallous
Donna
Karen
Fairfield
Ben Stutsman
Coast Guard
New York City
E. &. Stutsman
Wasps Find Grim Way to Feed Young Grub
A wasp kept with a grub without food learned to feed by biting off the grub’s rear and feeding the front end to the larva, a survival adaptation documented in the insect pairing.
Power From Water Drives Major US Public Power Use
Water power sources supplied 36 percent of the electric power consumed for public use across the United States, highlighting hydroelectric dominance in early national energy mix and infrastructure.
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