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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1946
Page
7
Real estate ads offer 150 acres with 50 acres plow land 100 acres pasture a small house a fair barn and 40 acres with brick house garage frame barn priced from 4900 to 225 per acre plus 100 down. Also note rayon tire research promises higher mileage but material shortages delay passenger car tires.
Scott county employees announced a petition to the county board of supervisors and the state legislature for an improved working conditions plan including a 30 percent wage increase civil service and a longer lunch period of an hour and a half They also seek changes to sick leave the old age insurance law and a two Saturday off rotation plan. A car parked at the Shamrock Inn in Ainsworth was struck by a vehicle driven by M W Alsip of Washington causing about $100 damage to both cars.
Des Moines reports Floyd County hunter leaves a $200 check for game cover plantings, given to Sheriff Atherton and forwarded to conservation officer Glen Yates. The fund will support local game cover efforts, easing the hunter’s conscience.
U S backed Chinese First Army troops rush from Chinshaw to aid Nationalist forces facing about 40 000 Chinese Communists in Mukden Manchuria. Dispatches say U S Marines advance from Shanhaikwan while Russians evacuate Fushan and Fushien on the southern Manchurian peninsula.
Advice urges storing scissors pins and needles out of reach of children whenever the bedroom doubles as a sewing space to prevent accidents and injuries in the home.
Friday sale at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock sales at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. March 16 closing out sale of household goods in Wayland starts 1 30 p m. Mrs J W hitting. March 16 closing out sale 600 South Ave C starts 1 30. Charles Ik Mc Avoy. March 19 closing out sale 4 miles south and 2 miles east of Wellman start 11 00 L D Bishop. April 3 public auction of land in Ainsworth starts 1 60
Chicago market report shows firm receipts of 20,570 cases with 11 trucks and no cars. Colored broilers and fryers range 31.6 to 32, Rock broilers 31.5 to 33.1, turkeys mixed by weight, and various standards prices, with overall unsettled balance and unchanged prices for some items.
Chicago market report March 14 shows hogs 5,500 head steady with good and choice barrows 14.85, sows 14.10. cattle 4,500, calves 609, general market steady with fed steers 15-16.75, top 17.35, most heifers 14.75-16. beef bulls 18. fifths, sausage offerings weak. Sheep 4,500, slaughter lambs steady to up 30 cents, best wooled Col orados 15.65, others around 15.50, yearlings 12.
Open highs and closes for wheat corn oats rye listed across May July Sept contracts. Wheat around 183 and 183 percent, corn at 121 percent, oats around 83 percent, rye near 217 to 215 percent with December values similar.
Potatoes are energy producing and rich in vitamin C iron and minerals. A medium sized potato contains about 100 calories.
Market report lists grain prices for wheat oats rye soybeans and cash provisions with corn rated No 5 yellow at 104 percent barley at 115 to 143 percent N feed 114 to 124 percent WN. A night extract orange juice kept covered in a refrigerator until breakfast retains its vitamin C, recent tests show.
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