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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1942
Page
7
Markets show hogs active and mostly steady with top at 14.25 and bulk 180 to 330 pounds. Cattle activity modest with medium to good steers at 11.50 to 12.75 and cows up to 10, while stock cattle close steady to lower. Lambs and ewes present limited action with small lots of good and choice native springers around 14.50 to 14.75 and a deek at 6.60 for shorn ewes.
Chicago market notes show Eve s receipts at 23 627 cases with extras split by grades. Poultry receipts listed at 29 ears with mixed prices for hens No 2 and broilers, market described as weak and varied by weight class.
Chicago cash grain report shows corn prices steady with limited trading as traders note small lots and uncertain demand. yellow corn prices listed with minimal details and no clear closing values.
The document lists grain and oilseed prices by color and grade. Oats show mixed and white category values across numbers from 1 to 4, while soybeans report yellow varieties with small percentage changes. A red special heavy line is noted at 50 percent.
Open high low and close values listed for WHEAT CORN OATS RYE SOYBEANS and OLD July contracts across Sep Dec and July. The figures show fractional cent movements and mixed basis with several entries displaying slight gains or losses in mid market quotations.
Dr H F Prytherch of the U S marine laboratory at Beaufort North Carolina studies a method of anaesthetizing oysters to facilitate their removal from shells.
Steel cooling controlled during manufacture yields tougher more shock resistant and ductile high speed steels. The method involves simple controlled cooling to refine the microstructure and enhance mechanical properties.
General Douglas MacArthur outlined nationwide price controls selective service and mobilization of industries ten years before the US entered war. The plans are published in MacArthur on War edited by Frank Waldrop detailing his early official reports as chief of staff.
Lieutenant Colonel Walter C. Sweeney marks his bomber squadron raid on Japanese ships near Midway Island as a wedding anniversary tribute to his wife and children who were not harmed at Pearl Harbor. His six flying fortified planes struck a battleship or heavy cruiser, an aircraft carrier, and a large transport.
The continental army, which carried the United States through the Revolutionary War, reached its greatest strength in November 1778 with 35,000 men in service.
A Australian horticulturist has developed what is believed to be the sole pure black gladiolus in existence. The flower’s unique color and rarity mark a notable achievement in hybridization.
The Washington County Post notes 1942 Flag Day under fire from enemies and urges flying Old Glory to honor mothers and brave sons. Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors honor roll display, with upkeep space donated by Henry Shields and Van DeHerman for Washington county’s honored dead.
The emerald green flash seen at sunset is rare and debated. Experts think atmospheric refraction bends sunlight, with red and yellow wavelengths fading last as the sun sinks below the horizon.
A Chicago girl asks if she may visit a "drunk" store to buy a comic book while another prefers the to "bug" store to obtain a "wifethawer." A first downtown department store visit prompts a girl to remark on the size of the drug store.
In Salem on June 11 Mrs. Dewey Weeks took her three daughters ages 8 10 and 11 and Norma Jean Krotz to eighth grade graduation choir practice then treated them to refreshments. The girls preferred root beer over ice cream cones sparking a playful discussion among neighbors about growing up.
United Press reports Adolf Hitler gifts sharp jokes at subordinates but resents jests about himself. Anecdotes detail his barrack humor at Goering and Goebbels, a benign father persona, dueling cannon targets, pistol practice, and an offhand quip about receiving palm readings from a German palm reader in front of Rudolph Hess.
Standard American time signals are transmitted from the U S naval observatory through an Annapolis station and over wires to various points using this service.
Balanced Ration helps pigs finish fast with minimal feed costs. Big Gain Mineral Stock Food self feeds to supply missing proteins vitamins and minerals for home grown grains. It also serves as a first line against worms, aiding thrift and profits. Free samples on request from Rubio Motor Co and listed suppliers.
There is no tin of any commercial importance mined in the United States. Since 1902, tin production has totaled about 300 tons, all from cassiterite in South Dakota.
A sleek black hog exhibited by Pennsylvania State college was chosen as the champion in the livestock judging.
The 1930 census reveals that unemployed families had nearly one tenth as many female heads of households compared with men. Separate data indicate broad economic hardship across states and regions as unemployment rose.
The Netherlands East Indies produce about 90 percent of the world's cinchona used to make quinine. Over the last decade output ranged from 17 to 26 million pounds annually, with exports between 13 and 24 million pounds.
Reports say heavy fog in San Francisco reduces UV exposure and may lower skin cancer risk. Doctors caution that other risk factors remain and sun protection is still advised despite misty conditions.
Sixteen distinct caribou species have been described across North America. Modern classifications recognize diversity within the rangifer herd, noted by scientists researching subspecies distinctions and geographic variation.
Screen actress Jo Ann Sayers daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert J Lilygren of New York and Beverly Hills marries Ensign Anthony A Bliss of the U S Naval Reserves in New York.
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