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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1945
Page
7
Chicago livestock markets show hogs at 4 000 active and steady pricing with 14 75 ceiling for 140 lb plus barrows and gilts. Sows at 14.00 with complete clearance while cattle and calves mix firm to slightly lower and lambs steady with good and choice wool lambs around 92 to 98 pounds and pelts noted.
Chicago market data shows firm prices across produce and poultry. Receipts reach 18 631 cases for CHICAGO. Firsts and extra firsts noted with prices around 36 45 to 37 6 per unit. Current receipts 34 5 and dir ties 32 5. Poultry shows 1 car and 11 trucks with market firm and unchanged status.
The article recalls Mr. Mellree a former editor and publisher of the Riverside Leader and Fayette County Union, noting his years in Riverside and later retirement. It mentions relatives and friends visiting from Mooreland Oklahoma and Iowa City, including the Schnoebelen and Dautremont families, with several trips to Davenport.
When mending a slip cover with no matching scraps, source patches from a place that won’t show on the underside. Replace removed fabric with harmonizing material and preshrink all new patches before sewing to avoid puckering later.
Open high and close figures for wheat corn and rye futures across July September December and May contracts. Includes daily ranges and settlement notes as reported from Chicago.
A Riverside gathering Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Heitzman home drew their children except Gertrude now Mrs. Guy Beringdale of Los Angeles. A noon chicken dinner followed by social time was shared with relatives from Moline Illinois Davenport Iowa Kissimmee Florida and West Union Iowa among others.
Helen Harvey plans a piano pupil recital at her home tomorrow at 2:30 PM. Mothers and friends will attend as guests. The program includes works by Scheen, Adler, Schaum, Lieurance, and other composers, featuring students such as Madge Brock, Betty Logan, Joyce Logan, Marilyn Falk, and Norma Fatinger.
Marie Catherine Sojka and Robert Edward Kleopfer wed alongside Darlene Kleopfer and Dale Kenneth Sojka in a morning double ceremony at St. Marys church guided by Rev. J J Fath. Attendants include Mary Catherine Knotek and Alphonse Kleopfer. Officiants, music, and floral decor noted with grooms and brides from Riverside.
The milkweed seed oil is noted to have higher oil content than soybean oil and, being semi drying, is expected to be highly useful in paints and finishes.
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