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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1947
Page
7
Cleveland dispatch summarizes Iowa January accidents showing dark hour crashes up 4 percent overall and fatal dark hour crashes up 160 percent. Total dark hour deaths reach 28 of 309 dark incidents, with daylight fatalities at 10 of 297. Lighting Bureau urges better lighting to improve braking distance and cut night fatalities by over half.
In Washington on June 20 a House food investigating subcommittee member charged Chairman August H. Andresen with a misleading view of the government's potato disposal program. Posge of Texas accused him, while Andresen and Hoeven of Iowa suggested using surplus potatoes to aid the poor rather than dumping them and wasting kerosene rank.
Official notice announces a hearing for July 1 at 8:00 p m at Crawfordsville Consolidated School Crawfordsville Washington County Iowa to review proposed plans specifications and contract form for new boilers and stokers in the school. Clarence Moorhead secretary board of directors signs the notice dated June 19 1947.
Proposals for installing two steam heating boilers and stokers will be received by the Crawfordsville Consolidated School secretary in Crawfordsville Iowa until 6 o clock P M on July 2 1947. Bidders may inspect specifications and forms at the secretary s office and obtain copies from the secretary. The board may reject any bid and a state preference favors Iowa grown or produced products. Clarence Moorhead secretary June 20 27
Poage accuses Andresen of misrepresenting policy. He argues the United States will give surplus potatoes to Spain for relief while not offering similar aid for American poor, a claim he says is unfounded.
Shirley Foster of Detroit is visiting Janet Cumming as she heads home from Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Mr and Mrs David Elder are mentioned as hosts or connections in the same note.
Livestock at Chicago markets with hogs 4500 head and steady pricing. Top hogs 25.00 for 190-220 lb. cattle 1500 count with calves 409. cows uneven and steady to 25 cents lower. bulls steady. sheep 500 with lambs and bucks priced. poultry trucks steady. eggs at 20 641 cases with varied case prices.
Grain range figures for Chicago trade show wheat and corn with contract sections for June through December. Prices listed include daily high low and closing values for wheat July September December and corn July September December May, reflecting market volatility on June 20.
Dr and Mrs Fred L Moore Jr and family join a local group for a one week trip to Vermilion Ohio for a reunion. John Witte and Michael Lee of Cincinnati visited Moore family this week before returning home Monday.
Cash grain sales show wheat up about 25 cents for July delivery with mixed sample grades. Corn ticked two cents higher led by No. 1 yellow at 222 to 225, with other yellow and white grades quoted across a wide range as markets steady.
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