Busy on Farms in Lexington Area
Lexington reports the peak farming season with women busy in gardens canning early produce for the locker and men cultivating corn and beans. First alfalfa hay already stored and oats beginning to ripen. Local notes include Donald Flading returning from the Richard Durian home near Hedrick and Joan Siegel visiting at the Walt Patterson home in Washington.
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Lexington
Donald Flading
Richard Durian
Hedrick
Market notes from Chicago hogs and cattle sale report
Chicago market report shows hogs steady across all weights with top hogs reaching 13.75. Cattle action active with fed steers and yearlings strong, top prices around 16.65 to 17.00 or higher for select lots. Heifers steady, cows slow to weak, calves and sheep uneven but trending softer for certain classes.
Wood in nature holds over one hundred gallons of water
A fresh cut log measuring 16 feet long and 18 inches in diameter can contain more than 100 gallons of liquid due to water content ranging from one third to two percent of its weight.
Stock holders count for Mo tors 1943 first quarter
The total number of General Motors common and preferred stock holders for the first quarter of 1943 was 414,184, up from 413,349 in Q4 1942 and 413,276 in Q1 1942.
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General Motors Common and Preferred
Market Forecast Estimates for Livestock Tomorrow
The report projects 10,000 hogs 4,000 cattle and 2,000 sheep for tomorrow with traders watching futures and seasonal demand. Local buyers expect steady prices as farms prepare stalls and shipments move through nearby markets.
Chicago cash corn and soybeans prices in Chicago report
June 30 Chicago cash grain update shows soybeans at 171 percent and 163 percent levels and yellow varieties noted. The brief item records upward cash movement for corn and soybeans in Chicago markets.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Receipts Report
Chicago June 34 UP market bulletin shows produce receipts at 22 614 cases with 40 percent extra firsts and 404 firsts. Current receipts total 33 1 with dirties 36 and checks 35144. Poultry receipts count 21 trucks 3 cars, market firm and unchanged.
Wallace and Jones summoned to White House talks
War Mobilization Director James Byrnes called Vice President Henry Wallace and Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones to the White House for a face to face session to settle their bitter dispute.
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Washington, D. C
James F. Byrnes
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse H. Jones
White House
Gillette Denies Presidential Candidate Reports
Senator Gillette dismissed claims he was chosen as an anti Roosevelt candidate. Reports in Drew Pearson's column cited a secret luncheon with Jim Farley and Senators Byrd and George proposing him as the white hope against a fourth term. Gillette told reporters in Iowa there is absolutely nothing to it while visiting to fetch his ailing wife.
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Gillette
Drew Pearson
Jim Farley
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Walter F. George
Georgia
Iowa
Haying Team Accident Hurts Man Near Town
Charles Shalla of six miles west of town suffered a severely cut right arm when driving a team to a hay turning machine. The frightened team tore his arm with the rake blades, and he was treated at the county hospital before returning home.
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Charles Shalla
Mr. Shalla
Senate restores funds to OPA and OWI operations
The senate approprations committee voted to restore a 47 million dollar cut to OPA funds and provide 8.501 million for OWI domestic operations. The plan includes a provision for senate confirmation of employees earning 4500 dollars yearly or more.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
OPA
Office of War Information
Senate
Prore
Girl Drowns at Crystal Lake Near DeWitt
Lois McCoy 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs Grant McCoy Exline drowned Monday afternoon in Crystal Lake south of DeWitt. She was at a family outing when she went missing and was found about an hour later as a search was underway. The body was sent to Exline for services and burial.
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Davenport
Lois McCoy
Grant McCoy
Exline
Crystal Lake
DeWitt
Black rot in sweet potatoes risks seed-bed spread
Dr Davies explains that circular black spots indicate black rot on sweet potatoes and that shallow lesions reduce quality. Diseased seed potatoes spread the fungus to the seed bed, where it infects sprouts and carries the disease into the field.
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Davies
Chicago Grain Dims Mixed Open in Market Ticker
Chicago grain prices show mixed moves with wheat trading near 145 to 150 while corn holds around 67 to 69 and rye firmed to roughly 101 to 108. The daily drain table lists Sep and Dec contracts across wheat corn and rye with small gains and dips in open high low and close figures.
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Chicago
Proper Sandwiches for Luncheon Boxes
The article stresses sandwiches as lunch staples and urges substantial fillings beyond simple tea party fare. It recommends meats for high quality protein and suggests pairing with carrots and celery for added variety.
Prewar Experiments Cut Injuries and Boost Production
In a pre war study the contrast between machines and painting reduced personal injury by nearly 70 percent. Production rose and worker fatigue declined with fewer seconds needed.
How to Exchange Garden Products
List your needs and garden surpluses with the OCD and receive help making proper contacts. Telephone 380.
Smothered by Laws
A wartime column argues that excessive laws burden governance and inflating regulations worsen inflation and food shortages. It advocates simple bonds funding the war, reducing bureaucracy, and shifting idle Washington workers to military needs. It also touches RAF and Allied air actions and submarine losses.
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Washington
Dentists and Jewelers Serve in Early Dental Practices
Blacksmiths aided in tooth extraction during Revolutionary war days, while women from well-to-do families visited jewelers for tooth drawing. The piece reflects primitive medical and social practices linking trades to personal care.
Disease Causes in Plants: Bacteria Fungi and Blights
The passage explains plant diseases arise from infections by bacteria or germs and by fungi or molds. It cites fire blight and twig blight in apples caused by a germ infection, and wheat smut caused by a fungus or mold feeding inside the plant tissues.
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Winga
Washington Concrete Co
Benteco Super Market
Candy Kitchen
Carris Mfg. Co
Ainsworth
M.D
Care Evening Journal
Reiste Bros
Cole
Crawfordsville
Jennings
New London
Ila
W. A. Bealer
Mose Levy
Katona
McDaniel Drug Store
Frank Frazier
Rede Nold
Pioneer Drug Store
Lemmon
Kinross
P. F. Jones
Glenview
Illinois
David Elder
M. E. L. Bartholow
Pittsburgh
Eclipse Lumber Company
Washington Concrete Company
Armour’s
Fred May
Ames Test
T. W. Hunter
Depont Duo
Guernsey
Ross Pence
Journal
Milway Sale Co
Columbo Panction
Les Itterback
Food For Freedom
Ramseyer
Hatchery
East Washington
Cali
Minnie Chance
Washington Oil Company
Iowa City Realty Company
Poland
China
Harry Maxwell
KLM Grove
Frank L. Wilson
John Deere
de- Laval
Mrs. Wade Gardner
Joan Siegel
Washington Isa
Walt Patterson
Chicago Livestock
U.P
Rawleigh Products
C.G. Picken
E. Ord
Hampshire
Farrow
R. L. Beliel
Rubio
Dr. Salsbury
Reister Bros. Siltfeed
E. Polk
Chester
Wallace
Jones
George J. Breitenbach
Ayers & Powers
Haskins
Dee
U. S
Sitter
Auto Parts
Louis J. Kehoe
le Mans
Dunkirk
Sicily
Red Army
Kholm
Moscow
Staraya Russa
Russia
Canada
London Daily Telegraph
Karl Doenitz
Berlin
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Geo. L. M’daniel
SMART
Parrish
Washington County
Reister Bros
Bro
Kalo
State
South
Marion Avenue
Ixtra
Les Utterback
Wm. Bruty
Ray Whitehead
John Shields & Sons
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