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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1962
Page
4
Sincere thanks to everyone that remembered me with cards gifts and visits while I was at the hospital and at home. They were very much appreciated. Mrs. Claude McCoy.
Sherri Finkbine and her husband announced they will seek abortion elsewhere after a court ruling. Doctors had urged abortion due to possible thalidomide-related deformities. They considered Japan Denmark or the Soviet Union for the procedure, hoping for a legally safer climate.
Hog inventory around 5 500 hogs steady with varied weights and prices. Cattle offerings near 3 000 head with slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to higher and several loads priced near 28 dollars per cwt. Lamb activity 600 head with spring lambs 23 dollars per hundredweight and rising bids on good to prime quality. Wheat, corn, and soybeans show mixed futures with several declines and some upticks across months and contracts.
Iowa farmers report corn tasseled 90 percent and silk showing 70 percent, well ahead of last year and the average as favorable weather boosts harvest of oats and second hay crop. Oats harvest about 85 percent complete, southern fields nearly finished, central catching up, and the north about 65 percent.
In Albany Alabama? No Albany Georgia police jailed 15 praying hymn singing Negroes and a white woman Monday night after city officials sought federal court help to curb eight months of anti segregation demonstrations. Police chief Laurie Pritchett said he was surprised by the brief protest in front of city hall.
A series of auctions advertised in Keota Iowa area includes August 3 closing out sale at 603 West Jefferson Street started by Mrs. Bill Ward at 6 p.m. August 6 hi grade Holstein dispersal at Wellman Sale Pavilion by Hotle Brothers Keota Iowa. August 11 closing out sale one mile north of Keota starts noon Don Mills. August 14 complete closing out sale five miles east of Keota six miles northwest of West Chester starts 10:30 a.m. Hotle Brothers. August 21 closing out sale two miles north of 92 and No 1 intersection four miles north of Washington then a half mile west starts 1 p.m. Bob Roberts. Regular livestock sales schedule list: Fridays Washington Livestock Sales Co. Wednesdays Smylie's Livestock Market Columbus Junction Iowa. Mondays Wayland Iowa starts noon. Hogs sale Wednesdays, sheep and cattle Thursdays at Kalona Kalopa Sales Barn Kalona Iowa. Tuesdays Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie. Tuesdays Wapello Livestock Auction Inc on Highway 61 Wapello Iowa.
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