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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1942

Page

5

Market Summary Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices

Chicago markets show hogs 13 000 head active with most rounds 10 to 150 higher and top at 14 35. Bulk 180 to 330 pounds at 14 10 to 14 30, 160 to 180 pounds 13 85 to 14 25, 360 to 500 pounds around 13 65 to 14 00. Cattle 14 000 with calves 1200, fed steers and yearlings steady to strong, early top 14 75, strictly choice around 16, wealers 14 50 down. Tuesday projections: cattle 9 000 hogs 16 000 sheep 1 000.

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Typewriters and adding machines for sale or service

Used typewriters and adding machines available with complete service by Mrs H Busby. Contact at phone numbers 732 or 417 M.

Chicago Produce and Poultry Prices Report

Chicago market report shows eggs receipts at 33 888 cases with firm market and varied grades including extra firsts and storage packed items. Poultry prices list hens chickens leghorn Plymouth Rock broilers and turkeys with multiple weight classes and price points across the board.

Chicago Plymouth Rock Springs White Rock Colored Springs

OATS MIXED AND WHITE VARIETIES LISTED BY PERCENTAGES

A catalog lists oat varieties with color and percentage figures including 4 white at 97 and multiple entries for mixed and red special. The data show 50 percent mixed and 51 to 61 percent white content across several lines.

Chicago grain table shows soybeans shifts and futures

Soybeans quoted with October at 1.72 to 1.73 percent, December 1.74 to 1.75, old and new July at 1.72 to 1.75. Wheat, corn, oats, rye futures listed for Sep, Dec, and July with modest changes across the board. Chicago grain table dated June 15 from UP bureau.

Chicago

Chicago Cash Grain Rates for Corn

Chicago cash grain brief lists corn bids across grades with values from 86 percent to 80 percent and notes varied yellow kernels. No additional commodity detail provided.

Midway Sale Cxp Columbus Junction Schedule

Weekend and weekday auction notices list Midway Sale Company at Columbus Junction with weekly Wednesday sales and Whittaker sale barn hosting Friday Community Sales.

Midway Sale Cxp Columbus Junction Whittaker Sale Barn

Rabies Victim Struggles to Swallow Water

A dog bite complication causes a patient to experience painful throat spasms that prevent swallowing water, reflecting classic hydrophobia symptoms as described in medical notes.

Ice in the human body under extreme muscle pressure

The text notes that ice forms in the human body due to enormous pressure in muscle tissue. This ice remains at ordinary temperatures only when pressure exceeds 100000 pounds per square inch.

Corn varies widely in height and leaf count worldwide

Corn distribution is global and plants show great variation. Climatic conditions drive height from under two feet to over 20 feet and leaf count from fewer than a dozen to more than forty.

Seek Effective Plan to Provide Farm Workers

Des Moines reports over 1,000 volunteer local employment representatives will be organized to provide immediate farm labor placement across Iowa. The corps will work with 25 U S Employment Service offices to mobilize manpower and supply on farm sites. Local reps may be village storekeepers postmasters or gas station operators. They will assess needs recruit workers and coordinate with neighboring communities if local supply is insufficient. About 1,200 representatives are being listed with county by county plans to be announced soon.

Des Moines United States Employment Service Iowa Harold N. Hoyt Mir. Hoyt

Speculation on Iowa Politics Two Years Hence

Washington correspondent E P Chase surveys Iowa political futures after the 1942 primary. With Gillette out, Jim Dolliver and former Gov Dan Turner are named as possible GOP contenders for the Senate seat. If Republicans sustain control in 1944, the party could sweep Illinois-like gains across state offices. Senator Herring notes his war letters from Ireland and reflects on political prognostication and campaign credibility.

Washington, D. C Iowa Guy M. Gillette Washington Jim Dolliver Dan W. Turner OPA Gillette Wilson Thornburg Herring

Iowa Boys Join Avenger Squadron Enlistment Move

Alvin Schnoebelen of Riverside joined the Avenger Squadron in mass enlistment ceremonies marking six months since Pearl Harbor. Eighteen Iowa youths took the oath at Cedar Rapids and other stations as volunteers pledged vengeance upon the attackers. In other news, William O’Loughlin and wife announce arrival of a baby boy born at Washington county hospital to their daughter and son-in-law.

Riverside Alvin Schnoebelen Marcy Schnoebelen Iowa Navy Pearl Harbor Alvin Avenger Cedar Rapids William O'Loughlin Local Peoples’ Trust and Savings Bank

Riverside and Cedar Rapids Graduates Noted in Local News

The article highlights Rita Mary Dautremont graduating from Immaculate Conception high school Cedar Rapids in spring with ceremony at Immaculate Conception church. It notes visitors from Riverside including Mrs Pauline O Loughlin and Mr Clement Mottet family, plus locals visiting in Fairfield and Davenport. Marine Guy Knebel on furlough from San Diego visits his family in the area. Other relatives mentioned include Miss Rita Shradel from Marycrest College Davenport set to start work in Town City.

Rita Mary Dautremont Norbert Dautremont Cedar Rapids Riverside Immaculate Conception High School Immaculate Conception Church Clement Mottet Grace Mottet Geneva Schnoebelen Jimmy Nettie C. Hahn Helen Critz R. H. Heitzman Robert Rummelhart Albie Beranek Irma Irene Fairfield Joseph Shradel Town City Guy Knebel United States Marines San Diego California Linus Knebel Cletus Schnoebelen Cedar Rapis

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