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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1946
Page
7
Livestock quotations show hogs steady to 14.85 ceiling for best barrows and gilts with sows at 14.10 ceiling. Cattle and calves strong with fed steers and yearlings near 17.50 to 18.00, many loads at ceiling. heifers to 18.00. beef cows to 15.50. heavy bulls up to 16.00. Sheep buyers scarce with shorn lambs steady to higher. No. 1 pelts 16.25 to 17.00. native shringers 16.50 to 17.00. ewes 8.75 down.
Notice from Iowa Sixth District Democrats schedules a convention in Oskaloosa to nominate three district court judges for 1947. Delegates allocated by county votes for Franklin D Roosevelt in 1944. Jasper 28, Keokuk 16, Mahaska 19, Poweshiek 17, Washington 14.
The entry notes the April 22 1915 chlorine gas attack at Langemarck during the Second Battle of Ypres, surprising Allied lines and wiping out resistance for miles before crude gas masks arrived. It also mentions Allied gas use in the Battle of Loos from September 25 to October 19 1915 with chlorine cylinders.
A weekly warm oil bath for hands keeps cuticles soft and nails strong. No need to remove nail polish before soaking.
Honey production in 1945 climbs to 226 million pounds from about 500 billion bees, marking a record year for American beekeeping and indicating strong colony activity across the industry.
Journal lists weekly Friday sales at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock auctions at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Also notes a June 22 closing out sale of household goods at 916 North Iowa Avenue starting at 1 00. Dolies Children.
Chicago wholesale prices on the mercantile exchange show mixed changes with top grades firm and balance steady. Extras 1 and 2 quoted at 8644-3744, standards 1 and 2 at 331-84, current receipts 32, dirties 304, and checks 30.
Bang's disease causes economic loss through sterile cows, dead and weak calves, and reduced milk production across farms.
The sun is noon at a location when it passes its meridian. Twelve hours later it is midnight as the sun lies far below the horizon on the opposite side of the world.
Astronomers note light from a nebula in Andromeda travels about 900000 years to reach Earth making it the most distant object visible to the naked eye without a telescope. This finding highlights the vast scale of the cosmos and the limits of human observation.
The Twentieth Century fund states that in 1942 half of farmers received only 12 percent of all farm money income.
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