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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
7
Members who fought for both sides in the siege of Vicksburg organize a new association to unite descendants. The group brings together veterans’ families and local historians to preserve the siege era history and shared heritage.
In a Main Street clash of two grocers Paula Frederickson and Pete Lippincott clash over price copying. A potato toss injures Dan iels the Mam moth Retailers Alliance leader who later is revealed as an undercover fraud. Paula and Pete confess love as Daniels is exposed and captured.
During one voyage, Christopher Columbus and his crew were stranded for 12 months along the north coast of Jamaica, enduring hardship before rescue or departure.
Chicago markets show hogs 10 to 20 cents higher with top at 5.406 and 180 to 270 lb. hogs at 5.10 to 5.40. cattle receipts 8,000 with fat cows dull and prime Nebraskas around 12.00. sheep 1,000 with lambs 11.25 to 11.50. A farm feature praises well managed modern chicken houses with turrets and ventilation, detailing a plan to raise broilers to 5 pounds and later switch to range shelters, advocating cost tracking and staged feeding for profitability.
Chicago markets show corn bids at 66 to 66 1/2 cents for various yellow corn grades, oats around 35 to 36 cents for sample grades, and soybeans at about 79 to 94 cents for yellow beans, with differing white and mixed lots noted.
Chicago market page shows a grain table with open high low and close values for July September December futures. Wheat and corn figures appear with varying percentages and figures across months, though the OCR text is garbled and certain entries unreadable.
Chicago traders report steady market for produce with receipts totaling 22 715 and fresh graded firsts at 15 percent. Poultry market remains about steady with 42 truck receipts and 24 springs. Other prices unchanged.
Frank Priebe notes busy keepers neglect flocks like 1600 chicks. He observes a grower with four brooder houses on clean ground, each with oil brooder stoves, waterers, and feeders, illustrating better care and profits from well managed poultry.
Midway Sale Co hosts weekly events every Wednesday at Columbo Jun Junction and Friday Community Sale at City Peed Yard drawing locals and shoppers to the noted venues.
Gustav V of Sweden, known as the Iron Wee King, continues to play tennis well into old age, defying expectations for a Swedish ruler. The octogenarian king remains active, signaling his vigorous health and public persona.
HoGs You know the hog market. We had a real good hoe market last week. Sold over 140 shores, several pleey sows and boars. Horses sold good last week and we can use more this week. We have posts of all descriptions and furniture. Wrettarar & Son, MGS.
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