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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1942
Page
7
Market notes show HOGS at 15,000 head steady to weak on 270 lb hogs with heavier sows down to 14.70. Fat lambs rise up to 25 cents with natives 15.85 to 16.10. CATTLE 16,000 head with calves 1200. fed steers and yearlings mostly 10 to 25 cents lower, top around 14.50. Tomorrow’s estimates: hogs 16,000 cattle 8,000 sheep 1,000.
Chicago June 29 market report shows produce receipts at 19 680 cases with firsts at 83 percent and extras 31 percent. Poultry receipts listed at 34 percent trucks with varied grades including small hens heavy hens No 2 hens No 2 chickens leg horn and Plymouth Rock broilers and spring varieties with weights 4 pounds and up and prices around 18 to 27 percent for several classes.
A brief market note showing soybean figures: 4814 for white 46 and 2? with yellow 1.722 and 1.66 percent.
Grain board reports for wheat corn oats rye and soybeans with mixed moves and percentage changes across Sep Dec and July contracts. Wheat edges at around 1.18 to 1.22 dollars, corn near 0.84 to 0.87, oats around 0.44 to 0.49, rye around 0.62 to 0.69, soybeans around 1.73 to 1.75 with various near term positions.
Mixed quality descriptions for corn and oats with varying percentages. Mentions multiple lots, color descriptors, and moisture-like figures. reads as a fragmented grain grading note from a Chicago market page.
The state system of education dates to 1647 when a general court required every community of 50 or more persons to maintain a school.
Midway Sale Co of Columbus Junction announces weekly sales on Wednesdays and Fridays at Whittaker sale barn. A July 25 public sale of real estate is listed. George Westfall, agent, locates 4% miles southwest of Lone Tree, Iowa, with sales starting at 2:00.
Farm news discusses timing production to avoid December and January hog sales to ease price pressures and support orderly markets. Iowa State College livestock specialist I W Arthur notes that delaying hogs can reduce crowding on peak processing days and help maintain pork prices across the year.
The report covers a Big Brown Swiss show with placements across age groups and dairy categories led by growers from Walcott and Wolcott, plus entertainment by local artists. It also cites Iowa State College extension guidance noting farm dwelling fires total 61 percent of all farm fires, with three quarters caused by faulty flues and heating systems and roof sparks, recommending chimney and roof protections, annual chimney checks, proper heating unit sizing, and spark arrestors.
In Washington a notice that the Iowa state fair is not held this year is followed by word that Des Moines may host a large war equipment exhibit. Col. John Thomas Taylor of the War Department public relations division suggests the tour could include Des Moines in August or September. Rep. Carl M. LeCompte reports the possible itinerary expansion for the midwest parade of equipment.
A wartime conservation committee at the New York State College of Agriculture urges boosting yields per acre over expanding tilled acreage. Recommendations include contour planting on slopes, using existing demonstration farms, and prioritizing clean tilled crops on land with minimal soil loss.
The article explains how sugar beet research began under Napoleon and details beet sugar’s rise as a key western cash crop valued at 63 million dollars annually. It notes government protection under the 1937 Sugar Act, by products like beet pulp and molasses use, and lists major producing states and about 80 factories producing 1.5 million tons of beet sugar.
G. R. Shier of Ohio State University warns farm buildings with metal roofs laid over slats will face trouble and expense. Only corrugated metal has stiffness for slat support. other metals need solid sheathing. Nail all metal roofing every eight inches along side laps, using short strips if needed. Leaks are common on nearly flat-topped sheds attached to barns.
United States scientists extract anabasine from tree tobacco, a weed in arid sections of Mexico and the southwestern United States, signaling potential as a valuable insecticide. The compound was first found in tree tobacco in 1935 after synthetic production and a prior discovery in an Asiatic plant six years earlier.
The article suggests a likely recess with individual members possibly granted time to make home visits between now and year’s end. It notes caution about timing and the need for legislative work to progress during the break.
A long list of names and addresses appears, detailing residents and survey respondents in Washington and surrounding Iowa towns. The column mixes P.O. boxes, Rural Routes, and street addresses with city and county designations, listing numerous individuals with R numbers and local routes.
Allied forces report Rommel driving toward Matruh as R A F bombers hit rear lines and supply bases. British eighth army fights delays and heavy losses with renewed counterattacks possible in several days. In the south, Kursk Kharkov and Sevastopol see continued German offensive and Soviet resistance under Timoshenko.
Leaders in the salvage campaign ask all farmers who have not yet turned in scrap rubber to call L. C. Willits or Ralph Martin. If unable to bring it, a truck will be sent for collection. Tuesday is the last day for the campaign and a report on results is due tomorrow.
A list detailing multiple vice presidents who died in office, including early year deaths. Entries include names such as Howard Clark Snyder and Louis Wagenknecht with addresses across Iowa towns like Riverside Kalona Ainsworth Wellman and Washington. The document catalogues numerous individuals with rural Route and street addresses, reflecting a local historical record.
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