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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1945
Page
7
Hog market remains active with 4 000 head reported and fully steady prices. Barrows and gilts weighing 146 pounds and up hit a 14.75 ceiling, with good to choice at 14.00. Cattle: 1 000 head and calves 400 amid narrow demand and fragile trade. Fed steers 16.00 to 17.40. weaners weak at 16.00. Sheep around 500 with nominal steadiness. Native spring lambs at 16.40. shorn ewes 7.50 to 8.35.
Chicago report shows egg receipts at 13 442 cases with mixed class prices for extra firsts, firsts, and current receipts. dirties and checks listed. Poultry receipts include 4 cars and 12 trucks with market firm and unchanged.
Grain prices across wheat corn oats rye show mixed futures as of July 20 with July and Sep contracts quoted. Notes indicate minor shifts in wheat and oats while rye displays varied percentages, and the report includes an entry for a red special cash grain line.
More than 4400 freight cars are required daily to haul finished steel products at current record production levels. The demand reflects heavy mill activity and sustained high output across facilities.
Adding a small amount of vinegar to the water used for cooking old potatoes prevents browning. This simple tip helps maintain the potatoes’ light color during preparation.
One tradition says the dry cleaning industry began when a servant spilled turpentine on a table cover while filling a lamp and found that much of the cloth was cleaned. Today flak vests helmets leg armor and protective steel shields are widely used in modern warfare.
Ira Miksch reported a consignment of 590 head fed six months and sold to Morrells at Ottumwa yielded the highest dressing heifers for three or four years, averaging over 59 percent. He noted 40 head were sold to Morrells by his son Floyd from another farm and 47 head by Warren Carris in which he had an interest.
In Fairfield Iowa a fire destroyed two brick buildings at the soybean factory near the Burlington Rock Island tracks. One house feed storage the other machinery and storage. The blaze discovered by William Anderson caused delays to trains with the Rock Island Gallen State Limited and Burlington freight cars burned communications lines damaged.
The article notes that over 300 million cigars are handed out each day in the United States by tobacco shop clerks as a gesture of goodwill during peace times. The practice reportedly has little financial impact on shops.
Sunken eyes signal the fish has been held for a time and may indicate reduced freshness. Buyers should check eye clarity as a quick freshness test and prefer firm, bright flesh and a clean scent.
War updates report Allied and Chinese forces sinking and damaging Japanese ships and bombing targets across Korea Okinawa Iwo Jima and Shanghai with heavy air power and mounting casualties On Okinawa 13 000 Japanese killed or captured in a month and total enemy losses near 125 000 A Chinese advance recaptured Saipo and pushes toward Yangso in Wuchow Kweilin corridor In Borneo Australian troops push toward Samarinda and Balikpapan A local Iowa school district notices a board meeting on August 2 1945 with tax hearers and detailed financial balances and projections including General Fund and School House Pass figures and valuations
A Department of Agriculture report estimates farmers will spend about a billion dollars on automobiles and motor trucks after the war. Before the conflict there were over 4 million motor vehicles on farms, with replacement needs growing by around 400,000 yearly. Farmers plan to devote roughly 20 percent of immediate postwar spending to vehicles.
A practical guide explains how to bake multiple items in a single oven by coordinating temperatures and rack placement. It suggests grouping recipes by similar heat needs, starting with longer bake times, and using space efficiently to save energy and time.
Ground meats mixed with rice or bread crumbs yield savory fillings for green peppers potatoes cabbage and onions.
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