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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1947

Page

7

Crawfordsville Alumni Banquet Celebrates 20th Annual Event

The 20th annual alumni banquet at Crawfordsville School drew 135 alumni and 50 guests. Decor included red and white crepe, peonies, and daisies. A turkey dinner, program, and officer elections followed, honoring the 50 year class of 1897 and recognizing oldest alumni from 1592 and 1893.

Crawfordsville Methodist Church John McCoy Myrtle Brown Joseph Jones Cleo McCoy Kenneth Beanblossom Dorothy Waters Duane Henss Marion Waters Bob Lowe Mildred Sands Mahushla Vernon White Charles Lockey Washington John Hamil Jr Lewis Bearblossom Isabel Piper Cleo Cherryholmes Marie Welch Ollie Anwyl Florence Twinam Forrest Grove Oregon W. P. Davidson George Yeager

Round Grove Community Notes from June Visit Recap

Round Grove notes dated June 11 record visits between local families including Nichol Skubal Mathers Ferguson Work Enke and Mohrer. Socials include Decoration Day at Clarence Work home and Ladies Aid at Haskins church. Field work remains at a standstill with much corn unplanted.

John Skubal Round Grove Arnold Nicholson Ray Steele Washington K. A. Mathers Marion Ferguson Iowa Ciy Decoration Day Clarence *Work Hal Figgins Glen Davis Martha Don Davis Cedar Rapids Boyd Orria John Mohrer West Chester Dean Zachs Deen Riverside Lloyd Enke Lee Contry Clark Blackman Powersville Missouri Emmer Enke and Myre Guy Enke John Skupal Lee Nicholson Hilton Coor Haskins Church

Mixed grain quality figures and percentages listed

The record lists oat classifications with weight and quality figures including No 1 mixed heavy 108 percent and 1 mixed 17 percent along with several white and mixed lots with percentages such as 110 107146 and 103 16 108 indicating varying quality and moisture readings.

Markets Livestock Prices Mixed on Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Markets report shows hogs 6,000 head with uneven gains 25 to 50 cents higher on most under 240 pounds. top at 24.75, 170 to 240 pounds 24.25 to 24.75, heavier weights slower. Cattle 9,000 with calves 800. steers and heifers up 26 to 50 cents, yearlings up, beef cows 14 to 18, bulls up to 21. Slaughter lambs 25 to 50 cents higher, native lambs 22 to 27, slaughter ewes steady around 7.60, mixed clipped natives near 8.25 for outsiders. Top beef steer price 30 for heavy loads. sausage bull tops 17.75.

Chicago Produce Report Uneven Trade With Poultry Fluctions

Chicago June 11. Produce notes show poultry loads at 23 trucks with mixed results. Fryers at 31-28, colored springs 35, Plymouth Rock springs 95, and duck lines 29. Eggs total 22 552 cases with steady to firm demand and several extra categories, current receipts 3914.

Chicago Colored Springs Plymouth Rock Springs

Chicago Grain Tab Grain Range Notes

In Chicago on June 11 grain market figures show miscued values for wheat and corn futures with short ranges and percentages for July September and May contracts. The scattered data indicate price movement with percent changes and months listed in a terse tabular format.

Chicago Cash Grain Prices Openane to June Market

Chicago cash grain bids show wheat nominally lower with no sales. Corn gains two to seven cents with No 1 yellow at 212 to 213 percent, No 2 yellow 210 to 216, No 3 yellow 214, No 4 yellow 209 to 210 percent, sample grade yellow 145 to 196 percent.

Chicago

Largest Banquet Draws Distant Guests From Several States

The event featured three generations present including W P Davidson, Marion Waters and Dorothy Waters, and Ss C Fletcher with Cleo Cherryholmes. Notable attendees traveled from Des Moines Santa Ana Burlington Ottumwa Rochester Forrest Grove Elgin and more, marking the largest banquet yet.

W. P. Davidson Marion Waters Dorothy Waters Ss. ¢. Fletcher Kenneth Cherryholmes Cleo Chierryholmes J. Trevor Davies Des Moines E. K. Davis Santa Ana Calif W. R. Long C. J. Lease William C. Main John Lease Davenport Fiverette Rhea Lee Rhea Burlington Mary Cherryholmes Ottumwa Sam Wittmer Rochester N. Y

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