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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
7
Hog prices showed slow, uneven trade with generally 25 to 50 cents lower. Tops at 28.25 with various weight ranges listed. Cattle trade steadier with strong good to choice, steers and heifers firm to slightly higher, cows and bulls mixed. Sheep offerings small with slaughter lambs and yearlings trading at 97.50 to 27.50 in late quotes.
Chrysler announces price hikes across Plymouth Dodge Chrysler and DeSoto lines with increases ranging from 75 to 125 dollars or three to six percent. DeSoto prices rise 79.25 to 131.75 dollars.
The Second American division entered the Marne line on June 4 1918 amid the Allied push in France with renewed firepower and determined defense as German forces pressed the central front.
Chicago June 22. Poultry market shows 26 trucks with steady rates. White rock fryers 43, white rock springs 47, old roosters 21. Kegs browns and whites mixed 24,520 cases. Extras 70 to 80 per cent 4 fHty to 47% and 60 to 70 per cent 43 to 45. Standards 41 to 42, current receipts 8 5 ty, checks or S5 ta.
Grain table shows WHEAT CORN and OATS figures with July and Sept ranges. Readable values include July wheat 231, corn 220, oats 93 with various high and low marks, while additional numbers appear fragmented across lines in this OCR pass.
A writ of general execution directs the sale of Oral York and Mrs Oral Yorks property. The 1933 Chevrolet with motor AA1148984 and Iowa license 92 5936 will be sold at public auction in front of the Washington County Court House on July 10 1948 between 9 00 am and 4 00 pm with sale starting at 2 00 pm. The sale is at the suit of Guy Knauss. Terms are cash. Sheriff H M Putnam and Deputy Robert W Fillmore announce the sale.
Zapotec dentists in Mexico used mushrooms to stupefy their patients, a practice noted in historical accounts. The report highlights indigenous knowledge of psychoactive fungi and medical or ritual use within pre conquest societies.
Des Moines reports Adjutant General Charles M. Grahl says Iowa National Guard units may fill within a week as drafted men rush to enlist under the selective service act. He notes swamped guard offices and possible delay in signing by President Truman to extend recruitment window.
The U S department of agriculture reported hog prices in Chicago on June 21 the highest since January and an all time June record with top bids at 28 50 as receipts fell to a ten week low. Buffalo also reported hogs at 30 the nation’s peak price. The spring pig crop for 1948 was estimated at 51 421 000 a decline of 3 percent from 1947.
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