Market hog quotations steady to slightly higher in Iowa Minnesota
Combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M show 20 800 head sold, down from last week and year. Prices range across weight classes with bulk 170 to 280 lb hogs about 3.15 to 3.40 dollars, lighter weights 3.60 to 3.15, heavier 259 to 290 lb hogs 2.90 to 3.30, sows 2.45 to 2.76 for 275 to 350 lb and 2.35 to 2.65 for 350 to 425 lb, 2.10 to 2.50 for 425 to 550 lb.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
Chicago Livestock Market Report Highlights Strong Demand
Hog prices rose with lighter hogs at 3.60 to 3.75 and top 3.85. heavy hogs 3.40 to 3.70. Cattle demand steady to higher for grain fed cattle. calves and feeders mostly unchanged. Sheep market slow but steady with 14,000 head, lambs 6.00 to 7.00, yearlings 4.00 to 5.25, ewes 1.00 to 2.25. Receipts: hogs 18,000, cattle 5,000, sheep 14,000.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report Summary
Chicago notes June prices for dairy butter creamery extras and standards, cheese varieties, live poultry including turkeys hens and roosters, ducks and geese, and potato lots. Entries list lots, shipments, and quality ranges with numerous grade and weight descriptors.
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Chicago
Wis
Idaho
Southern Bliss
Oklahoma Irish
Chicago Grain price table reports mixed futures data
The grain table from Chicago shows Wheat, Corn, Oats and Rye futures with July September and December contracts. Values include open high low and close figures with percent changes and unusual formatting indicating market readings for wheat corn oats and rye across months and contract types.
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Chicago
Cash Grain Close Report From Chicago Market
Chicago cash grain close lists wheat firm with several classes trading around 51 to 62 cents, corn mixed around 32 percent for various qualities, and rye and barley unchanged or not listed. The report notes yellow and white corn categories with minor price variations across multiple lots and classifications.
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Chicago
Grace Thompson Elected County 4H President
Grace Thompson of the Fern Cliff 4H club was elected county president for the coming year at the rally day meeting in city hall. Ruth Speidel was named vice president and Frances Pringle secretary treasurer with Harriet Shebeck as historian. Over 115 attended as the county prepares for a Washington bicentennial pageant later.
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Fern Cliff
Grace
Ruth Speidel
Jacksonite Club
Frances Pringle
The
Happy Hustlers
Harriet Shebeck
Happy Go-Getters
4H Club
Sunset Park
Washington
Bernadine Koenig
English River
Lenore Thomann
Iowa Township
C. M. Maxwell
Maxwell
Mary Thompson
Velma Stafford
Geneva Howell
Bertha Klopfenstein
Prairie Center Club
Margaret Stewart
Ruth Foster
E. L. Stewart
H. J. Montgomery
Neighboring Communities News Notes by D F Macon
Brief items from nearby towns compiled by Journal subscription representative D F Macon. Short updates cover local happenings, appointments, and community events with a focus on residents and civic matters.
June News from Rock Island and Surrounding Farms
Mr and Mrs R H Mahin and daughter Betty visit Mrs Mahin’s parents near Washington. crops on 195 acres at Andrew Hayter farm north of Grace Hill look well after June showers. Cal Pearson of Ainsworth praised after buying a shorthorn at Columbus Junction sale. The Robertson family in Grace Hill appears to be moving. Mrs Pearl Richards Robertson stunned by lightning on June 7. she is recovering on the Senft farm as promised by her brother Billy Robertson. Oscar Gardner of Washington promotes road work on the Dublin to Wellston dirt road project. Zenno Times notes storm worries as workers head to the house.
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R. H. Mahin
Betty
Rock Island
Mahin
James Swift
Washington
Andrew Hayter
Grace Hill
Fred Hecks
Cal Pearson
Ainsworth
Evergreen Farm
Columbus Junction
Fred
Carlton Wilson
A. J. Robertsons
Lucile
Pearl Robertson Richards
Senft
Billy Robertson
Hazel Little becomes Glenn Miller’s bride in Wellman ceremony
Mr and Mrs I G Little announce the marriage of their daughter Hazel to Glenn Miller a teacher of Wellman The couple wed on a Wednesday A large family feed followed at the Little home. The report notes observers were nearby but not present adding local color about daily farm life and community events.
Methodists Schedule Two Services This Sunday
The Methodist church will hold a 7 30 p m service Sunday evening after a change in plans. Dr F C Witzigman will stay to lead the evening service, and the 10 45 a m morning service proceeds as usual. Epworth League Institute begins Saturday at Mt Pleasant with local youths attending.
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Methdist
F. C. Witzigman
Epworth League Institute
Mt Pleasant
Methodist
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Apple Crop 71 Percent Normal
The Iowa weather and crop bureau estimated the apple crop was 71 percent of normal on June 1 covering summer fall and winter apples. It warned that the percentage would likely drop further before harvest. Other crops were listed with pears 56 percent cherries 65 percent strawberries 90 percent peaches 59 percent and asparagus 1 percent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
Weather and Crop Bureau
Chicken Supper Draws Big Crowd in Keota
Howard Freshwater reports a chicken sale in Keota tonight selling by the hundreds as residents prepare for the event and crowd expected to gather for meals and socializing.
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Keota
Howard Freshwater
Farmers Seek Midwestern Governors Conference on Relief
About 600 farmers in Sioux City Iowa on June 16 urged Gov Dan W Turner to convene a meeting of midwestern governors to debate a one year debt moratorium and a plan to embargo export unless production costs are covered The petition also asks use of state national guards to prevent farmers from shipping outside their territory and calls for the governor to resign if he fails to call the conference.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Dan W. Turner
Turner
Petiton
Start Soon on New Towa Veterans Hospital Construction
Construction of the $1,300,000 Towa Veterans hospital is expected to start shortly. HW G Christman Company of South Bend, Ind placed a $661,500 contract for the build and will begin once machinery arrives. The facility will house 800 beds.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Towa Veterans Hospital
HW. G. Christman Company
South Bend
Ind
Cedar Rapids to Host 1953 Iowa Masons Convention
Cedar Rapids will host the 1953 state convention of Iowa Masons. Fred H. Hansen of Clinton was elected grand worshipful master to succeed Charles S. Percival of Bonaparte, with Harry Searle Bristow junior grand warden Ralph Porter Knoxville grand junior warden Ralph Bunce Iowa City grand treasurer and C C Hunt Cedar Rapids grand secretary named as officers.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Masons
Fred H. Hansen
Clinton
Charles S. Percival
Bonaparte
Harry Searle
Bristow
Ralph Porter
Knoxville
Ralph Bunce
Iowa City
C. cC. Hunt
Chicago Seed Market Prices Reported
Seed market notes from Chicago on June 16 show red clover ranges fair to good at 9.50 to 12.59 with higher grades 12.75 to 14.90 and sweet clover at 3 percent. Timothy is listed good at 3.14, choice 3.20, fancy 3.40 with Alsike from 8.50 to 12.50.
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Chicago
Grain Receipts Reported For Wheat Corn And Oats
Grain receipts show 15 cars of wheat 20 cars of corn and 21 cars of oats recorded in the port yard. This brief tally lists the three commodities by carload counts and notes no additional details.
Two girls drown in Cedar River near Center Point
Funeral services were arranged for Cathleen Miller 15 and Leona Poulson 14 who drowned while swimming in the Cedar River near Center Point. A third girl with them went under twice but was saved by two boys.
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Center Point
Ilona
Cathleen Miller
Leona Poulson
Cedar River
Here
Tangram puzzle pieces and origins described
The tangram is an ancient Chinese puzzle with uncertain origins. It uses seven flat pieces including five triangles a diamond and a square that can form many shapes.
Perpetual Flux of Language Needs New Recruits
A reflection on language as a living, changing system that continually loses words through disuse and requires fresh usage to remain vital. The quote emphasizes constant change and renewal in linguistic communities.
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Velten
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