Market Report Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices Strong
Markets Chicago March 16 hogs 20 000 including 9 000 directs active strong to 10e higher across classes 170 350 lb 3.90 4.10 top 4.15. Cattle calves active firm to higher red steers yearlings slaughter cattle and feeders with varied ranges by weight including steers 550 900 lb 6.00 7.50 and up to 7.50 in heavier categories. cows 3.00 3.50, bulls 2.40 3.10, stockers 4.50 6.00. Sheep 13 000 early market standstill bidding down 2 1 2 3 percent with lambs 40 lb down 5.25 5.75 and other weights 4.00 5.60.
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Chicago
U.P
Market Report Prices for Livestock by Weight Class
The market lists weighings from 90 to 150 pounds with good and choice cattle valued at 2.00 to 8.00 per unit. Common and medium grades bring 1.25 to 2.50, covering all listed weights.
Eggs and Butter Markets Report With Varied Receipts
Market summaries show eggs firm with receipts of 18007 cases and adjustments for firsts and extras. Butter remains firm with 7685 titbs received and changes in specials and extras. Poultry market steady to strong with diverse counts across fowls springs and turkeys. Potatoes on tracks with rivals and shipments totaling 847 and a slight market softening.
Crawfordsville Social Notes Report Visitors and Weddings
Mr and Mrs Robert Wells and son Charles of Riverside visited here Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Ralph Boazman of Winfield also visited. Burlington businessmen stopped about 30 cars for a short time Tuesday afternoon. Fire chief siren announced their arrival and departure. Mrs Eli White and Mrs Phoebe White attended Henry Hunts funeral in Ainsworth. Mrs Clara Sweet and Alva Boileau wed at Monmouth IL last Wednesday March 8. They will live on his farm near Ainsworth. Chapter L of the T T T elut held a meeting at Mabel Monsons home. They planned homemade ice cream and corn for a basketball game and later worked on a charity comfort.
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Ralph Boazman
Winfield
Burlington
Eli White
Phoebe White
Henry Hunt
Ainsworth
Clara Sweet
Alva Boileau
Methodist
Monmouth
Alice Sweet
Richard Farrell
T. T. T. Elut
Mabel Monson
Presbyterian Circle Studies The American Indian
Four members were unable to attend and Ruth Barnes led a Tuesday evening study at her country home on The American Indian. Officers elected for the year were Alice Williams president Louise Holmes vice president and Lucile Jones secretary treasurer. Refreshments were provided by Alice Williams and Louise Holmes. Willing Workers club met at the church with Mrs Lee Walker presiding. Entertainment included a humorous reading Trouble in the Amen Corner by Mrs Bert Orris and contests organized by Mrs Orris and Mrs Moorhead. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church held a Tuesday afternoon meeting in the church social rooms with St Patrick colors and prizes awarded. Verlee Orchard delivered Mothers of Men and Eldred Berkshire presented The Bride and the Butcher.
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Million Circle
United Presbyterian Church
Ruth Barnes
Ruth
Talma Clark
Alice Williams
Margaret Davidson
Louise Holmes
Lucile Jones
Mabel Monson
Presbyterian Church
Lee Walker
Haze Moorhead
Bert Orris
Orris
Georgia Williams
Elizabeth Davis
St. Patrick
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church
Gary Lease
Ella DeLong
Verlee Orchard
Eldred Berkshire
Marion Huston
Frank Taylor
Atkinson
News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities
D F Macon reports notes from nearby towns including civic events, local meetings, and small-scale happenings. Brief items mention community leaders, school activities, and upcoming schedules affecting residents.
Crawfordsville Notes of Town Life and Events
Wednesday visits by residents from Washington Noble Ainsworth West Chester and Brighton. Local humor and shop talk mix with a Harlem Globetrotters fundraiser at the school gym and a nutrition lesson at the Crawfordsville schoolhouse. A Plant City Florida whaling exhibit story ends with later lessons planned.
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W. A. Anderson
M. D. Koehler Jr
Joe Utterbach
Ira Nordyke
Ainsworth
Frank Moore
West Chester
Ed Stout
Brighton R
Our Town
The vicar’s quip on country hens and fresh eggs
In a light exchange, the vicar asks if country life suits the listener and about hens. Mabel, newly arrived from town, replies that her flock lays only good eggs, praising the quality of her laying hens.
Paris of the East in Saigon earns nickname
Saigon in Cochin China, a French colony, is described as the Paris of the East with streets named after Paris, theaters staging French operas and plays, and sidewalk cafes thriving in a Parisian style.
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Saigon
Cochin China
Paris
Conmon
Man of Action at Fox theater delivers punchy western drama
Tim McCoy stars in Columbia’s Man of Action a fast moving colorful western at the Fox theater Friday and Saturday. The story designed for McCoy unfolds with plenty of action and a romantic thread in a vivid old west setting.
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Tim McCoy
Columbia
Fox Theater
McCoy
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