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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1962
Page
6
Mrs. Kenneth Watson expresses appreciation for the kindness shown during her stay in Washington and at University Hospitals and after returning home.
In Quebec nearly all seats shift as SOCRED and the new Democratic party gain ground. T C Douglas loses in Regina while ministers Flynn Hamilton Dorian Walker and Lamontagne fall. Stormont riding voting delayed awaiting results and recounts may swing close ridings as Canada returns to a 1957 pattern ending Liberal dominance.
Hogs 7 000 head steady to strong values. No 1 2 190 230 lb 18 50 19 00. Mixed 180 240 lb 17 75 18 50. 260 300 lb 16 75 17 25. 310 320 lb around 16 50 16 35. Cattle 4 500, calves 25. Slaughter steers steady to 25 lower than Monday. Heifers mostly steady. Steers to 27 75 for 1215 lb fed. mixed 1325 lb 27 00. bulk 950 1350 lb 24 75 26 25. High choice 1150 1250 lb 26 50. Mixed good and choice 24 25 24 50. Good 22 50 24 25. Choice heifers 24 50 25 50. Mixed good and choice 23 75 24 50. Good 21 75 23 75. Dealers 25 00 28 00.
A dense OCR readout lists wheat corn oats rye and soybeans with mixed percentage shifts, liftoff and declines across multiple delivery months. Prices flip between up and down, with several entries marked as unchanged or edging higher in late trading.
Bill Reif, son of Mr and Mrs Logan Reif, graduated with honors from the State University of Iowa and was honored at a luncheon in Kalona. He will travel to New York then Europe as an exchange student, with eight weeks in Oldenburg Germany for work and thesis use.
UPI reports Chicago market prices for live poultry roasters 12 to 23 cents, special fed White Rock fryers 18 to 18 cents, Plymouth Rock fryers 19 cents. Cheese daisies 38 to 40, longhorns 38 to 40, processed loaf 36 to 38, Swiss Grade A 47 to 52, B 45.50. Butter steady with scores 93 57, 92 57, 90 54, 89 53. Eggs steady with whites large extras 28, mixed large extras 27, mediums 23, standards 25.
New York stocks edged lower in the slowest trading of the week. Procter and Gamble fell, Sears Roebuck slipped, Ford lost, GM opened down after a $140 million secondary offering by Du Pont stockholders. IBM and Motorola mixed, rails and utilities waned, golds rose on price increase speculation. Dow noon: Industrials 570.99 down 3.22, Rails 121.20 down 0.54, Utilities 109.14 down 0.55, Stocks 198.46 down 1.04.
A series of livestock and estate sales across Iowa are listed. Meek's Grocery in Haskins hosts a July 7 closing out sale to settle the Sarah Pearson Estate at Washington County Fairgrounds starting at 1 30 p m. Regular sales include weekly sessions at Smylie's Livestock Market Columbus Junction Wayland and Kalona sites with hogs cattle and other livestock on specified days.
A series of family updates include Mrs. Katona visiting after a visit with Daryl Fry and family in Forest Grove Oregon, graduation for George Means Jr. in Iowa City, and Mrs. Knerr’s trip to Mt. Pleasant while the Means family travels to Denver. Mary Lee Knepp visits Roselle grandparents as Gregory visits Donald Knepp home. Gerald Nafziger plans to join the Knepps with Mary Lee. Ivan Barkley’s son-in-law and daughter announce the adoption of Nancy Eileen born May 29. J D Boyd clan plans a June Texas trip. Irvin Garber’s Illinois business trip ends with a visit from the Eugene Garber family, then Cass Lake Minnesota for two weeks. Steve Reif, Cedar Falls student, travels to Cincinnati for a National Business Fraternity Convention. Eugene Garber family to Cass Lake for Bible School teaching and two weeks of vacation.
A dense period listing outlines 1950s broadcasting with primetime cartoons, dramas, news, and game shows. It highlights programs such as Dobie Gillis Red Skelton Ichabod & Me and Captain Kangaroo across stations WMT NBC Westinghouse and more.
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