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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1943
Page
5
Drive in Washington Oil Company offers summer grade lubricants with immediate service. For sale Pioneer Hybrid seed corn No 300 by Don McLaughlin, 9212. First come first served. contact Oetjen’s at 350 for orders.
Chicago market notes show hogs steady after early gains with 14.25 to 14.50 for 180 to 360 pounds and 14.55 top. cattle demand steady with feeders around 14.00 to 16.50 and Western fed steers near 17.50. calves strong 16.60 to 17.00 for fed types. sheep light bidding with best western lambs around 14.50 to 14.75. Tomorrow’s estimates project hogs 14.00, cattle 10,000, sheep 5,000.
Market note lists corn oats and soybeans with color codes and prices in Chicago on June 1. Prices shown include corn at 38 white 123, oats 2 yellow 105144, 2 white 67, and soybeans with 1 yellow 3 yellow 167 percent, with a UP marker 1714.
Chicago reports on June 1 with egg receipts at 26 281 cases, market firm for extra firsts 38 percent, current receipts 37 ys, dirties 235, checks 34 percent. Poultry receipts include 8 trucks with unchanged market, ducks 25, young geese 25, small hens 24, heavy hens 24, springs 27 percent, layer 27 percent, young tom turkeys 15%, old tom turkeys 80 percent.
Open high low and close figures show wheat and corn futures hovering. Wheat Sept. near 144 percent with small moves. corn Sept around 105 cents. oats and rye futures also quoted with mixed results as buyers await supplies.
Davenport reports the 91 year old Salem Lutheran church west of Princeton was sold to John Litseher for 121 to be remodeled into a hog shed. The church dated from January 25 1852 and stood as a local landmark before its abandonment about a generation ago.
Memorial Day services were held at Crawfordsville High School with Legion oversight. Rev H N Poston gave the benediction and Edgar Guest readings were performed. A rain march to the cemetery was canceled. The funeral for Robert Long in Crawfordsville featured mixed quartet singing and a list of local attendees.
Prairie Center notes a string of visits as families from Keota Tulsa Crawfordsville and Davenport gather at relatives homes. Ralph Howell, Ray Miller, Polly and others share meals and keep in touch. Mushrooming seasons draw neighbors outdoors and painting work continues at Koehler homes.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Moore and sons George and Bill spent Decoration Day in Terre Haute Illinois and visited Burlington on the way home Miss Stella A Palmer returned after a two week vacation from the Journal office visiting relatives in Stuart and Des Moines Arlene Huber will attend summer school at Iowa State Teacher s College Cedar Falls and visit in Waterloo Phyllis June Sisk returned to Des Moines after two days with her parents Mr and Mrs Q E Sisk she works at Employer s Mutual Casualty Co Mr and Mrs R E Pratt attended Jefferson City Missouri high school graduation day with their daughter Mrs H L Miller and plan a week visit Julius Kunik and daughters Betty Ann and Harriet saw his brothers in Iowa City.
A list of expiry and validity dates for red, blue, and green stamps in War Ration Book One and A books. Key items include meat stamps expiring in May and June, blue processed foods stamps expiring June 7, sugar stamps through August 20, and tire and gasoline inspections due by July and September dates.
Memorial services at Grace Hill cemetery and visits with relatives mark a quiet weekend. Neighbors, including the Shulls and Zieglowskys, share family time while crops face delays with replanting. Ensign Carl D Koehler earns the rank of Lieutenant and serves with the aircraft delivery unit.
The Senate voted 51 to 33 against the Danaher amendment granting Congress power to terminate reciprocal trade agreements. The State Department opposed the measure, arguing it would hamper diplomatic trade controls.
A bird known as the kiwi lays an egg weighing one fourth of its own body weight, a remarkable trait highlighted as a distinctive feature of this New Zealand iconic species.
The remark signals a firm position that allies should not expect cooperation in postwar economic issues, underscoring a resolve to pursue independent solutions rather than joint action. This stance framing suggests strained collaboration amid reconstruction challenges.
Yesterday reached a maximum of 89 degrees with high humidity today. A light forenoon rain occurred, leaving warm and humid conditions overall.
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse today to Lloyd H. Thompson of Des Moines and Ruth Jarrard of Washington.
Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction holds weekly sales on Wednesdays while the Community Sale runs Fridays at Whittaker sale barn. A June 8 closing out sale lists Mrs Myrtle Ramshaw of Winfield at 1 3 p m. Other notices reference the late Mrs T T Keeley household goods in Washington and a June 5 sale.
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