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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1949
Page
5
Chicago prices show cattle steady to higher with a top load at 30.00 for 1,151 lb steers and steers mostly 24.00 to 27.25 while heifers reach 21.00 to 25.00. Hogs steady to 25 cents lower with top at 22.25 seen twice and 21.74 closing. Lambs and sheep trends mixed with woolskins rising to 27.00 for high grade.
Local listings announce weekly livestock sales at Whittaker sale barn in Columbus Junction and Midway Sales Company, with additional sales at Kalona, Ollie, Hi Dollar, and Keota junction barns. A closing sale is noted near Crawfordsville with household goods listed under Mildred Therion and Levi Blanchard.
The West Chester Pythian Sisters entertained their husbands with a cooperative buffet dinner on a Wednesday evening. Mrs. Earl Hobbs Mrs. Harold Klopfenstein and Mrs. Laurel Statler organized the event. After supper guests played cards and bingo then danced.
Mrs Artis Heck was chosen chief ranger of the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters of the Holy Trinity parish at a Richmond home gathering. Others elected include Mrs Raymond Chalupa as vice ranger and Mrs Amos Mellinger II as recording secretary, with Mildred Duwa as financial secretary. Prizes were awarded to Miss Duwa Mrs Joe Te Bockhorst and Mrs Cletus Kron.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mayhew hosted a Thursday evening dinner at their home. Guests included Mrs. Harriet Coulter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kleese and families, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crayne and families. An angel food cake marked a belated birthday celebration for Mr. Kleese, Mrs. Crayne, and Mrs. Mayhew in the same January week. Mrs. Paul Stumpf served refreshments.
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