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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1947
Page
7
The United States recorded over 2,800,000 marriages and 620,000 divorces in 1946, with marriages up about 680,900 from 1945 and divorces rising by roughly 120,000. The figures come from the U.S. Public Health Service.
A sharp quake along the San Andreas fault was felt for over 100 miles along the California coast. Minor damage was reported with windows broken in Santa Cruz and boulders blocking a highway near Watsonville. The tremor reached Richmond and shook downtown San Francisco, prompting residents to evacuate upper floors.
Chicago livestock market report shows hogs steady to up 25 cents with top at 25.25 and sows around 18.75 to 19.50. Cattle and calves trade mixed with fed steers up to 29.35 and bulk around 24.50 to 27.50. cows and bulls varied. Sheep offerings slow with lambs steady near 21.50 to 25.00, slaughter hogs scarce.
Chicago market notes list poultry prices including hens leghorn fryers broilers and various breeds with values per dozen or pound. Egg prices are provided with current receipts dirties checks and standards figures among mixed figures for eggs and poultry.
Chicago market report presents grain futures with Wheat and Corn listings for July September December and May contracts. Prices show small gains in July and September while late year contracts hover near prior levels with mixed moves across wheat and corn.
Chicago June 28. Cash grain sales reported with wheat described as nominally lower to higher and no sales recorded. Corn listed as unchanged to one cent lower with No 1 yellow futures quoted around 2 18 1/4 to 2 18 1/4 per bushel, text notes potential hazard from contact with unidentified material.
Residents of Waltham England block and salt homes to guard against a frog invasion after heavy rains. Barriers are set around houses and pubs while authorities spray nearby bonds with kerosene to deter amphibious intrusion.
Leading farm product manufacturer seeks three men to join as district supervisors with protected exclusive territories. Must have proven sales ability and a clean record. car required. Earn $6,000 to $10,900 yearly with liberal financial arrangements, immediate interview via telephone, correspondence confidential. Write Journal.
Mr and Mrs Glenn McFarland and Shirley Bowden visit from Atlantic to see relatives. Ernie Kriner and L M Bogle of Mt Pleasant plan two weeks at Mule Lake near Pine River Minnesota, returning after the Fourth. George Dowell family sends a tiger lily with 62 blooms. Dr and Mrs R A Hender and sons relocate to 1084 Tenth Street Marion Iowa joining a chiropractor clinic there.
The document lists grain colors and grades with price ranges for yellow white and red varieties. OATS: unchanged to one cent higher. Notes include sample grade yellow and white heavy and mixed head classifications with specific ranges for 108-109 and 104-107 percent.
In a Des Moines retail page E M Bridges & Co promotes Warner's LeGant Girdles Corselettes with new RUBBER elastic. The ad lists Nylon Bare Leg Hose 54 gauge dinner special 1 29 pair and millinery sale. It mentions visitors Mr and Mrs H E Reynolds from Phoenix and Mr and Mrs Stanley McKeown Irene Coffman in Burlington and N E Young with Col J L Marinello of Fort Bragg at Des Moines weekend houseguests.
Up Edson Uno of Los Angeles was elected president and Mary Ellen Roos, 19, of Weston Ontario Canada, elected secretary at the national YMCA YWCA high school youth conference meeting in Grinnell Iowa on its fourth day. The 1 186 delegates were addressed yesterday by Rev Charles C Noble dean of Hedricks Chapel Syracuse University Syracuse NY.
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