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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
7
Chicago markets show hogs slow and steady with top at 14.00 and bulk 13.75 to 14.00 for 150 to 360 pounds. sows ease to 13.25 to 13.50. Cattle demand firm with fed steers and yearlings up, beef cows steady, bulls active. Calves light, weaners uneven, fat lambs active with best clipped lambs at 14.25 to 14.50 and spring lambs 15.50 to 16.00. sheep largely steady.
Grain table data for Wheat Corn and Oats listed with various contract months and prices. Also included is a 1943 District Court notice in Washington County Iowa detailing land ownership action by Lady Boston against multiple Shepherd-related defendants and a Board of Supervisors proceedings summary noting property valuations highway easements and other county actions.
Chicago cash grain report lists corn with three priced lots at 10649 and 106, oats at 73 percent with one mixed lot. The notes show yellow corn prices and general market terms for June 16.
Market steady for produce with 26 884 cases of Eyes receipts and strong firsts totaling 384 plus 39 extras. Current receipts 3714 and dirties at 35 percent with 84 percent checks. Poultry shows 1 car and 1k trucks moving, market firm and unchanged.
West Chester reports include Ross returning from a week with Major Milton Ross in Fort Sill and Lawton Oklahoma. Rev H W Munster attends Des Moines Iowa Methodist conference. Home Art Club held a cooperative dinner with Red Cross work. Mrs B H White shares Nebraska memories. Will Reif hosts three daughters and Harold Miller visits from Neosha Missouri. Mose Levy buys scrap metal and sorts it near the highway.
A 7 pound son was born Monday forenoon to Mr. and Mrs Mex Mitchell at a Mt. Pleasant hospital. The name not decided yet. Manda Davis and Alice Hunter of Wyman attend a two week summer school course in Minneapolis Minnesota. Nora Lemon of Whitehend Minnesota visits her parents Mr and Mrs William Sons. The Wooleys J C Wooley and Mildred Johnson of Columbia Missouri visit relatives. Mrs N EK Lease and Mrs Mitchell accompany them home and will visit relatives. Mrs William Henss with sister Mrs Coleman and daughter Gloria of Cedar Rapids visit here. The niece accompanies her home. sister visits continue Tuesday.
More than six billion feet of lumber will be used this year to make crates and boxes for shipping munitions food and other war materials.
Malway Sale Co Columbus Junction holds a Wednesday sale with a Friday community sale at Whittaker sale barn. A June 26 closing out sale of household goods starts at 1 30 at North 7th Avenue and East Main Street, announced by Marvin Buckwalter.
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