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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1940

Page

5

Public Auction Notices From Iowa Towns and Hometowns

Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction holds Wednesday sales. Community Sale Fridays at City Peed Yard. March 7 Public Sale listed. Roy M Whiteman located one half mile south of Ainsworth. March 11 events include Annual Horse Sale by J. W. Hendrickson at Richland Iowa and Josep V Beranek closing out sale: 7 miles SW of Riverside and 10 miles NW of Washington, 7 miles SE of Ka tona, starting 11 am.

Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction City Peed Yard Roy M Whiteman Ainsworth J. W. Hendrickson Richland Iowa Josep V. Beranek S. W Riverside N. W Washington S. KE Katona

Chicago hog and cattle market report with mixed results

Chicago price notes show hogs 15 cents lower with tops at 5.60 and various weights quoted. Cattle demand mixed as yearlings and heavy steers steady or slightly down, cows steady, beef cows 5.75 to 6.76, calves and stock cattle varied. Sheep market steady with clippers up to 8.75 and fat ewes near 9.25. bids uneven and receipts forecast for tomorrow include cattle and hogs around 10 to 16 thousand.

Chicago

Grain table shows global wheat and corn futures movements in Chicago

Open high low and close figures for wheat corn and oats listed for May July September contracts with percent ranges and price points. May wheat peaks at 100% with July and September around 97 100% and June rye noted with mixed bids.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Market Steady With Large Receipts

Chicago on March 5 reports a steady produce market with 14 978 cases received. Fresh graded firsts total 164 and extra firsts 1644 as of the current market snapshot.

Chicago

Snow slide wreck kills several in Japan

At least 15 people died and 33 were injured when a snow slide swept a train from a trestle into the Marwaka river near Tamagaguchi in Yamagata. Twenty seven passengers were missing as rescuers lowered ropes to reach survivors on a precipice beneath the trestle. Four cars plunged into a 75 foot ravine covered by nine feet of snow in an isolated area.

Yamagata Japan Maren 6 Marwaka River Tamagaguchi Evening Journal United States Army Engineers Missouri River Keokuk Mississippi River Iowa Skunk Green Bay

Polite Roselli May Face Census Refusal Prosecution

In Harvard Illinois March authorities plan to prosecute Ly Janos Roselli a 45 year old shoemaker from Kenosha Wisconsin for refusing to answer census questions. Roselli told a United Press correspondent he would answer questions only if asked politely and mocked the census taker calling him a big bum while John Girman the census taker said Roselli fled his shop to avoid questions.

Harvard John Girman Roselli

Tennessee appliance sales rise with TVA power growth

Sales of electrical appliances in Tennessee in the coming year are expected to total millions of dollars as more consumers purchase TVA power across the state.

Tennessee Tennessee Valley Authority

The Fallacies of Building Dams by Senator Dewey

Senator A Claire Dewey argues against dam building in the United States. She criticizes engineers for overestimating benefits while detailing Keokuk Dam siltation losses and ecological damage. She warns dams threaten fisheries habitats and river health, and urges low dams and reforestation instead.

A. Claire Dewey

Galvin Declares Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor

S J Galvin of Hampton president of the Iowa Manufacturers association announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. He said his business would make it impossible to be absent for two years and he ends speculation about a run for governor.

Des Moines S. J. Galvin Hampton Iowa Manufacturers’ Association Galvin

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