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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1942
Page
7
Farmers are urged to inspect lightning rod systems for broken connections ground rods and damaged terminals. August peak lightning month shows many Iowa barns with defective systems though most barns have rods the hazards are high without repairs reducing fire losses from lightning.
Chicago markets show 10 000 hogs mostly 10 to 200 higher with bulk 180 to 240 lbs at 14 55 to 14 70 top 14 75 and 240 to 270 at 14 65. Sheep 2 000 natives and western lambs bidding 14 down. few fat ewes 4 75 to 6 00. Cattle 12 000 calves 800 strong. heifers 14 59. feeders scarce at 14 15. Tomorrow’s estimates: hogs 10 000 cattle 5 000 sheep 2 000.
Chicago July 29 produce market shows receipts 14799 cases for eggs with extra firsts 3246 firsts 32 dirties 80 checks 29 percent and storage firsts 31 storage extras 32. Poultry receipts one car 4d1 trucks market irregular with varying hen and fryer weights and colors across categories.
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Chicago July 29 grain market report lists cash corn prices for several lots with yellow corn at 85 to 87 cents per bushel and yellow varieties at 86 cents. Oats show mixed and white grades ranging from 48 to 50 cents with red and heavy varieties noted. Soybeans list yellow beans at 1.70 and 1.68 dollars per bushel for two and three yellow lots.
Mexico’s Matilde Cardenas, a female bullfighter and mother of two, enters the arena wearing a scarlet cap crimson cape white blouse a red skirt to her knees matching stockings and heel-less slippers in a vivid display of traditional traje de luces.
A school girl’s composition defines anatomy as the human body and dividing it into the haid chest and stum mick. It says the haid holds the skull and brains if any the chest holds the liver and the stummick holds the vowels a e i o u and sometimes w and .
Mrs Marie Hausenstein of Cliffside Park New Jersey saw a Quebec travel picture and recognized Rev Sister Margarite Bourgeoys of Sainte Famille convent on the Isle d Orleans. The two had lost contact during the 1914 18 war.
Chicago cash grain report shows wheat and corn futures with small upticks. Wheat futures for Sep Dec May range from 1.17 to 1.25, corn Sep Dec 89 to 92 in cents per bushel.
A dedicated swimming pool for blind students is located at the blind school in Raleigh North Carolina, marking a unique facility designed for their needs. The pool provides accessible water activities within the campus.
Journal sale date notes list weekly auctions at Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction every Wednesday and a community sale each Friday at Whittaker sale barn. An August 4 farm sale near Crawfordsville starts at 6 PM and a Hampshire sow and gilt sale is planned for August 20 in Keota Iowa.
Christine Hawthorne, 26, a Pentecostal, arrives at the Board of Economic Warfare in Washington wearing a sign claiming to hear cursing in the offices. She vows to wear it until the alleged cursing stops, despite superiors ordering her to stay home until she removes the sign.
County Agent J. W. Chandler urges pushing early furrowed pigs to market promptly to ease processing congestion and stabilize prices. BE. L. Quaife of Iowa State suggests full feeding with a grain mix of corn oats or wheat blends, protein supplements, and pasture strategies to optimize gains and timing for a January or February market.
Iowa State College dairy specialist advises building a sun shade atop a hill to protect cows from flies. He also recommends manure removal, darker barns, blue-painted windows, and fly sprays as part of integrated control. A wartime outlook notes farmers will adjust cattle feeding to maintain profits and supply fats and oils.
How to revive dried brushes by soaking in paint thinner or solvents and drying to restore bristles. Also notes on feeding soybean meal as a partial tankage substitute in hog rations, with comparisons of protein, carbohydrates, and costs.
A survey of about 1000 Iowa farmers in all counties shows 81 percent want price ceilings on livestock at 110 percent of parity. Most favor government controls on labor and capital, with support for wage limits and conscription of labor during wartime.
Iowa State College livestock expert I W Arthur argues wartime policy should stop feeding cattle for long periods or excessive weights. He says corn should instead be used to raise medium weight cattle to supply beef for war needs, a view shared by livestock men.
A mysterious blast destroyed the Verne Hillman home in Meadowdale suburbs and damaged three nearby houses. Eight year old Rika Edmondson was slightly injured visiting next door. Damage was estimated at 6600. At Walter Williams residence a girl was injured and structures were severely damaged. A wall collapsed at N J Heftenmire home.
W M Vernon Iowa State College extension poultry specialist predicts a surplus of poultry this year based on a survey of 8 Iowa hatcheries. He notes 20 percent more chicks hatched in 1942, totaling 95 million so far with 5 million more expected, aiming around 100 million final. Prices for poultry are favorable to consumers as pork and beef grow scarce.
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