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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1948
Page
7
Notice reads several service ads and a quick sale real estate listing. Listings include Wayne Marston for Skelgas service at 99126 Wehr Street and George Breitenbach as exclusive agent for a new four room property at 704 East 7th Street. Property priced for quick sale with possible loan assumption. June 26 28 30 dates noted.
Livestock prices eased after a brief peak with cattle and hogs steadying while sheep and spring lambs slipped. Weekly totals show 35 500 cattle 2 500 calves 4 200 sheep and 42 000 hogs shipped. hogs held near 28 50 while choice fed steers hovered around 38 60. Dealers expect potential lower sheep and lamb prices but a robust market ahead due to high demand and normally low receipts.
Riverside notes announce the Young People of St Marys church will hold a lawn social on June 27 on the church grounds. Mary Elizabeth Shebek and Alphonse Kloopfer lead as chairmen with Norman Rose Stransky and Lucille Simon managing refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Benish of Iowa City visited with the Blieu family this week. Father’s Day was observed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Krotz southeast of Riverside where relatives and friends gathered. Attendees included Warren Forbes and son Larry Conesville, Hubert Krotz, Leonard Krotz and companion, John Detweiler, all of Iowa City, Fred Kucera and children Kenneth Laurel Evelyn, and Walter Wilbur Krotz of Riverside.
The Washington Saddle Club plans a 10 mile trail ride starting at 10:00 a.m. July 11 from the Fairgrounds Mt Pleasant with Fort Madison Burlington and Mediapolis clubs. A picnic follows at 11:00 a.m. at the stables led by Frank Miller Merle Warner and Frank Teets.
TASS reported that Governor Thomas E. Dewey secured the presidential nomination through promises of high posts profits and protection. A Philadelphia dispatch said nomination followed behind the scenes transactions and was later confirmed by the American press.
The draft floor is between 200000 and 225000 draftees in the first year under the defense program approved by Congress. The act fixes armed forces manpower at 2005882 and aims to lift Army Navy and Air Force to prescribed strengths.
Yesterday's corn borer egg count report from Ames Iowa shows regional tall stalk height and average egg masses per 100 stalks. Regions listed include Northeast East South Central West and Central with figures like 37 144 52 30 39 51 40 55 46.
The earliest writing implement was likely the stilus a pointed metal bone or ivory tool used to inscribe letters on wax tablets.
Aluminum shovels weighing a third of standard models pass tests of light metal alloys in Russia. TASS notes the claim amid discussion of American policy support from Dewey and aligned capitalist circles.
The Winois Horticultural Society was organized at Decatur on December 17. A brief item notes the society’s founding in the December push of the year.
Weekly auctions planned at Whittaker sale barn and Kalona, Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction, Ollie Livestock Exchange, and Hi Dollar Sales Company in Sigourney. A June 30 closing out sale by Robert A. Ross covers farm machinery and household goods one mile east of West Chester on Timber Road starting 1:00 PM.
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