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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1948
Page
7
Chicago markets report a shortened four day week due to Memorial Day with unusually light arrivals. Cattle totals rose while calves sheep and hogs fell versus prior week. Cattle priced to 236.00 with hogs at 24.75, lambs top 30.00 to 31.00 as packers push toward full capacity post strike.
Chicago June 5 dispatch shows grain ranges for WHEAT CORN and OATS with July September December futures. Notable figures include WHEAT July 231 percent and CORN July 216 percent with mixed highs and lows across contracts.
Four of six teams enter the Washington softball league in Greenfield for the first round. Monday features S A versus Marines at 7 30 p m and West Chester against Cubs at 8 30 p m with other non league games and VW mixers schedule through June and early July ending with the end of the first round.
Joe Cheves of Washington Golf and Country Club says reservations are being taken for a stag golf and dinner at the club house Monday June 7. Golf starts at four in the afternoon and dinner is at seven. those attending should reserve promptly by contacting him at the country club.
Leo Guynn president of CIO United Packinghouse Workers Union Local said Rath Packing Co. fired two more employees, including a 20-year-old woman, raising total firings since the strike ended to 18. Black Hawk County Sheriff H T Wagner asked the Town National Guard to stay on duty until next week.
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