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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
7
Chestnut chips once discarded by tanning extract mills are now being repurposed to manufacture corrugated board. This shift leverages agricultural byproducts to reduce waste and create sustainable packaging options.
Market data from Chicago shows hogs cattle and sheep trading with varied moves and top hog price around 5.80 a tenth of a cent? plus detailed weight class ranges. The latter part reports a reunion with Mildred Dunn as chairwoman and several former teachers and families attending, plus a Sunday fish fry hosted by Mr. and Mrs. TeBockhorst.
Chicago report lists cash grain values with corn at 65 67 percent for yellow 1 and 65 for 2 and 64 to 65 for 8 yellow, oats mixed at 84 and white at 36 34 percent, soybeans at 82 percent for 8 yellow.
The grain table shows Wheat July to Dec with mixed highs and lows around 79 to 81 cents, Corn July to Dec hovering near 57 to 61 cents, and Oats around 30 to 38 cents. Market quotes include July, Sept, and Dec futures for Wheat Corn and Oats with varying percentages and decimals.
The Chicago market shows eggs steady with 29 954 case receipts and 1344 current receipts. Extra firsts and fresh graded firsts each up 15 percent. Poultry prices steady for hens, weak for chickens with broilers 15 to 16, small colored ducks and various hen types listed with tonnage receipts.
The piece notes that Cuba is three times the size of Holland and Haiti Santo Domingo is twice Switzerland. It adds the combined West Indies land area surpasses Great Britain. It then explains an international reply coupon as a stamped fixed rate exchange usable as postage across countries.
Salem, June 18. Ninety eight former pupils and teachers gathered at Salem school for a reunion last Sunday. A picnic was held, followed by a program featuring songs, a Hawaiian guitar piece, a historical history of the Salem school, and performances by local youths and alumni including the Weeks girls, Kolosick, Bockhorst, Duwa, and Es cher families.
The journal notes a weekly sale schedule at Midway Sale Co Colorabuo Jun Junction with events every Wednesday and Sundays at the Itv Feed Yard.
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