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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1963
Page
14
Community notice from Farm Service Co invites applications for tuition aid. Contact phone OL 3418 and address 10715WFN for details and deadlines.
A prairie cloudburst dumped heavy rain across eastern Nebraska with as much as 14 inches measured in Bruno. Flooding forced rescues by boat and helicopter as homes were waist high flooded and rivers rose. Rain disrupted winter harvests in Lincoln and the southeast, while Bellwood reported two to three feet of floodwater in puddles.
Chicago livestock quotes show hogs 5,000 head mostly 25 to 50 higher with various weight classes. Calves and slaughter steers reflect gains and selective declines, with prime cuts and load prices noted across 900 to 1450 pound ranges. Sheep slaughter lambs rise with strong to higher demand and prices for spring lambs in the 23.00 range.
Grain ranges show steady gains across corn and oats with most contracts up. Soybeans display mixed prices but maintain positive moves, led by near term gains and notable activity in January through March positions.
Closing out sales for household goods on July 13 at 614 North Marion starts at 1 p.m led by Mrs Leona Wehr. A furniture and household goods sale on July 30 at 40 North Avenue B near Washington Lumber Company starts at 1 p.m led by Frank Shepherd. Weekly livestock sales occur Mondays in Wayland Iowa and Tuesdays at Ollie Livestock Exchange. Other markets include Smylie s in Columbus Junction Wapello and Kalona with various days for hogs sheep cattle and general livestock.
Medicare figures show the average per capita medical care cost for Americans age 65 and over in 1961 reached 315 dollars, about two and a half times the 128 dollars spent on those under 63. About 20 percent of all personal health service expenditures went to the nine percent of the population aged 35 and over.
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