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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1945
Page
5
The Marcella Vittetoe 15 acre tract near Washington offers level black land, a good modern house, and outbuildings. One of the best suburban homes with a real opportunity. Call 575 for appointment. agent GEO. Breitenbach will show the property.
Livestock sale shows hogs at 14.75 ceiling for 14 lb and up, sows 14.00, cattle 7 000 seen with fed steers and yearlings steady, heifers steady. Weaners 16.00. sheep 1 000 head with spring lambs about steady, older lambs weaker up to 25 cents. Some spring lambs 15.00 to 16.55, few 14.50 to 14.75 for younger lots.
Chicago market update lists receipts 16 989 cases with firsts and extra firsts in the 40s and 30s ranges. Current receipts and dirties both reported at 34 6. Poultry shows 1 car and 14 trucks, market firm and unchanged.
Chicago cash grain notes show oats mixed heavy at 76 cents per bushel for one lot with white heavy at 70 percent, two lots at 69 percent, and red special heavy at 70. Prices reflect market conditions as of July 31.
Grain prices for Wheat Corn Oats Rye shown with open high low and close figures for Sept Dec May and July contracts. Market data includes percent changes and closing values across grains and months. A stray instruction about garment care appears at the end of the table text.
Southeast Asia command tallies more than 6000 Japanese killed in Burma along the Mandalay Rangoon road and Sittang river. Australian artillery drives back Japanese rear guards north of Balikpapan as forces withdraw. Domei says all Japanese over 14 in occupied China are undergoing strenuous coastal defense training.
Farmers report strong oats yields across Washington County with many fields reaching 50 bushels per acre or more. A 20 acre plot on the Fred Radda farm in Cedar township nears 85 bushels, mirrored by Harlan O’Loughlin’s estimate of similar yields. Ideal summer weather supported a near record crop level in the region.
Ruth Anna Duvall daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Duvall West Chester has been accepted for admission and will enroll this fall at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls She was senior year editor of the school paper a cheerleader and a member of the girls glee club at West Chester High School.
The banana industry is the most specialized of major agriculture. The crop requires installation and management of at least two tons of mechanical equipment per producing acre.
County Extension Director S A Ossian and County Home Economist Ruth I Foster share publicity guidance for Farm Bureau activities. They offer tips on outreach, audience engagement, and effective messaging to boost local farm programs and community involvement.
Readers are urged to pledge 4-H effort to meet wartime shortages by conserving sugar, preserving food, and training in canning methods. The note highlights the 4-H Achievement Show at the Washington County Armory August 22 23 and recalls a budding demonstration near Kalona led by H B Nichols of Iowa State College.
Treat pine cones with copper sulfate for green, barium nitrate for blue, strontium nitrate for red, and potassium permanganate for purple. Dissolve about two ounces of each chemical per pint of warm water, soak cones a few minutes, dry in a warm place, and repeat to intensify color. Store cones in a dry place.
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