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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1956
Page
6
Chicago cattle and hog markets show mixed results with hogs steady to higher on light loads and cattle mostly lower. Heifers and prime steers see declines, while prime loads maintain strength. sheep and lambs trend uneven, with spring lambs mostly steady to slightly weaker.
The Chicago grain table shows mixed moves across crops with July and September futures in gains and other months easing. Wheat ranges around 206 to 214 with several contracts slipping modestly from highs. Corn trends show around 150 to 153 for Jul and Sep with occasional pullbacks. Soybeans list Jul at 313 and Sep near 274 with small gains noted.
Message of appreciation from Cora I. Anderson and Anna Calkins thanking friends relatives and caregivers for gifts get well cards letters and floral offerings during illness and after death. Mention of hospital and rest home care and acknowledgment of ongoing support.
Two unidentified youths aged 16 and 17 admitted staging a professional like break in at the Oelwein National Guard armory. They confessed to battering a cement wall unlocking the vault and stealing 10 .45 pistols 1000 rounds of .22 ammo seven bayonets a jungle knife and $30 in cash. The loot was recovered and federal charges were to be filed.
University of California tops all universities with 44 Guggenheim Fellowships awarded across six campuses for 1956. The 44 scholars join 275 recipients nationwide, sharing more than 1 million dollars from the foundation.
Livestock sales every Monday at 1:00 p.m. with Hi-Dollar Sales Co in Sigourney. Tuesdays at Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Iowa. Thursdays at Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa. A closing out sale of household goods June 13 at 1212 East Second St starts 1 p.m. estate of Ed Mc Gee and Jennie McGee. June 14 closing out sale at South edge of old Pleasant Plain starts 9:30 a.m. Robert Schantz.
Hollywood critic Spike Jones blasts Elvis Presley and new singers as horrible and says rising pop tunes threaten satire. He recalls satirizing tunes with horns and train whistles and notes teens no longer know standard songs. He pivots to staged jokes like a sneeze on a record to mock current hits.
Archie Vanderpool of Woodbine claims to be the world's strongest man and aims to lift 5000 pounds with a harness while holding 1740 pounds with his hands. He plans to let a filling station lift the car onto his back and continue demonstrations as a truck driver and amateur weightlifter who never drinks or smokes.
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