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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1947

Page

7

Haskins Locals Share Visits and Local Happenings

Ethel Booth returns from Davenport for vacation and attends funeral services for Clara Wallace with Ethel and Vivian Booth. Mary Murphy and Jimmy Bartnicki visit from Chicago. Jerry Mathers comes home from Ames for summer. Mosquitoes rise after heavy rain. community notes church plans and local visits abound.

Clara Godlove Haskins Ethel Booth Davenport Vivian M. D. McCreedy Leo Farrington Iowa City Una Gordons Jimmy Bartnicki Chicago Ethel Vivian Booth Clara Wallace Jerry Mathers Ames L. M. Birney Una Gordon

Livestock Market Report Chicago June 25

Livestock totals show hogs 8,000 with mixed demand and steady to weaker prices for larger loads. Cattle and calves 1,909, with fed steers around $28.50 to $29.50 and top cows and bulls in the $9.00 to $19.25 range. Sheep 1,000 with slow slaughter lambs and limited sales, native lambs around $25.00 for good stock.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Poultry and Egg Prices Report

Chicago June 25 poultry prices show 29 trucks unsettled with various breeds listed including leghorn, white rock, Plymouth Rock and old roosters. Egg totals reach 13 488 cases with multiple grade and current receipts figures and duties.

Eghorn News Colored Springs White Rock Springs Plymouth Rock Springs

Chicago Grain Table Reflects Mixed June Prices

Chicago June 25 grain table shows wheat July 2163, high 27714, close 21745. corn July 199, close 202. oats July 975, close 98. Cash grain sales report wheat unchanged to lower, corn 1-4 cents lower with various No. 1 to 5 velvet classifications. oats 3 cents lower.

Chicago

Synthetic Dyes Sparked Modern Color Industry

The note recalls the 1856 breakthrough by English chemist Perkin who produced mauve the first commercial synthetic dye. The invention transformed fashion and science by ending dependence on natural colors and becoming the cornerstone of today’s dye industry.

Perkin

Temperature effect of atmosphere on Earth’s climate

If Earth lacked an atmosphere the mean surface temperature would be about 18 degrees Fahrenheit rather than the present roughly 60 degrees F. The gases trap heat, creating a greenhouse effect that keeps surface warmth higher.

Earth

Community Sale and Estate Sale Notice

Community sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sale every Wednesday at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. June 28 sale of household goods to settle the estate of the late Goldie Vinton 726 East Third Street starts at 1 60 Elmer Vinton administrator.

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Goldie Vinton East Third Street Elmer Vinton

Bond Issue Planned to Replace School Boilers

Crawfordsville voters will decide at a special election June 28 on a bond issue to replace the school heating boilers which have been deemed beyond repair after extensive repairs last term. Local news notes include visitors, church plans, and travel to Ames for a synod meeting.

J. A. Raymond Crawfordsville H. J. Whiting Omer Rath Riverside Ernest Whiting Ernie

Jelly Mold Tip for Turning Cranberry Sauce

A kitchen tip explains punching a small hole in the bottom of a tin can and slicing off the top so air enters. The air allows the jelly to slide out easily without spoiling the mold shape.

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