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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1956
Page
6
An assortment of agricultural classifieds promotes treated seed claiming higher profits, cites 1955 Iowa tests showing oats treated like oars yield 45 bushels per acre more, and urges buying best seed as cost effective. Other listings include feed, seed oats, farming equipment, and livestock for sale or wanted across Crawfordsville Washington Wayland area.
Livestock receipts total about 7 500 hogs with prices mostly steady to firm on heavier weights 280 300 pounds. Cattle and calves scarce with modest declines for some steers and heifers, packers noting lower utility grades. Sheep and lamb markets see steady wholesale levels with top wooled and shorn lambs near 19 25 to 21 00.
A string of farm machinery auctions and livestock sales are slated across Iowa towns including Stark Implement in Columbus Junction Finke Implement in Keota and Harold Bohr in West Chester plus Monday through Friday livestock exchanges at Ollie Kalona Wayland and Washington. In Kentucky the Old Governor's Mansion in Frankfort is renovated to serve as the lieutenant governor residence after 116 years as the governor’s home.
Classified readers are reminded of the closing time for ads on Saturdays and holidays. All copy received before the listed time will be published the same day. For best service, bring or call in early the day of publication or the afternoon prior.
Mount Pleasant Iowa Iowa Wesleyan seeks new football and track coach after Fred Ekstrand resigns instead of accepting a renewed contract He had served since 1953 and gave no advance notice to officials in deciding to quit the position
Sunday dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs Billy Bidwell’s Wellman home include Ona Bidwell Fred Stockett and family and Bob Bidwell and family of Burlington. Billy plans a move to Burlington after a promotion with Moorman Company. Other attendees include Milton Wehrle family Elizabeth Wehrle Lou Steischelman and about 15 relatives. Weathered notes mention illness and visits among local residents with Mrs Sarah Love being poorly and Jesse James still not fully recovered.
Earl L. Smith, a heart patient for three weeks at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, returned home Sunday morning. Sunday dinner guests included Ned Morrow and family, Burrell LeFever and others from Wellman, and the Disney family. Several neighbor gatherings and church activities are noted, with plans for the Snowball Social Club dinner and a Cedar Township Republican call to name delegates for the March 16 county convention in Washington.
Keota students earned high ratings at the pre district speech contest in Wayland. Mary Lou Palmer Dixie Herr and Mary Roberts received division I and II ratings in interpretive reading dramatic and humorous scenes. Gerald Keifer Glennys Romine and Dixie Herr advance to the district meet in Clinton based on automatic bids.
NEW YORK (UP) Authernine Lucy, 26, rushed to seclusion after being expelled from the University of Alabama despite two federal court orders to readmit her. Thurgood Marshall weighed further action as Lucy planned a return in a few days to pursue integration.
Local listings show a dense 1960s style lineup with multiple programs across network and local stations. Notable items include Crusader, Star Playhouse, Person to Person, News, Weather, Red Skelton, Touch of Mary, and late features at Tower Theater.
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