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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1952
Page
7
Livestock receipts 15 000 hogs 14 000 calves and cattle trade mixed with liberal declines on hogs butchers 25 cents lower early. sows 19 16 to 21 75 top loads. lambs 25 to 50 cents higher with prime lambs at 29 75. cattle steady to weak with steer and heifer price softness and bulls and vealers steady. overall activity moderate with buyers cautious.
At the Iowa state Democratic convention Jake More praised vigorous delegates and new participants while M J Hogan called the session healthy. The event featured Kefauver supporters, self-nominating farmers, and controversy over Nels Kraschel as an alternate delegate amid debates on adjournment and delegation funding.
In KOJE ISLAND Korea a South Korean officer shot a jeering prisoner of war amid tense clashes as Gen. Mark W Clark visits the stockade. American tanks and infantry enforce order while banners are torn down in compound 602. The incident follows earlier riots linked to Panmunjom negotiations.
Grain table from Chicago lists futures for Corn and Soybeans with July and September contracts, showing price quotes and percentage off quotes. Figures include highs lows and closes with scattered percent offs across contracts and months.
Ophthalmic science advances allow bifocal spectacles with a top segment. This enables workers to see clearly while performing overhead tasks or handling items on high shelves.
A giant hen egg on display at Neff Produce measures 4 inches long and 2 3/4 inches wide, weighing 12 ounces and possibly containing two to three yolks. Wayland reports a Daily Vacation Bible School session at Wayland Grade School with 157 pupils from 13 churches enrolled across kindergarten to seventh grade, plus a list of participating churches and school staff.
Livestock sales announced at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction on Wednesdays. Ollie Livestock Exchange hosts Tuesday afternoon sales at 1 p.m. Kalona Sales Barn conducts Thursday auctions in Kalona. A sale of household goods is planned at Wave Livingston farm near Washington at 1:00 p.m. starting June 4.
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