Market poultry receipts and odd figures prompt notes
Irregular poultry market with receipts listed by car and truck counts. Ducks and hens show varied percentages, with heavy and white ducks, leghorn chickens, and broilers among items. The text asserts Columbus’s discovery of San Salvador in the West Indies as America’s first discovery by Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eges
Columbus Watling
San Salvador
West Indies
America
Christopher Columbus
Hogs and cattle markets slide as receipts rise in Chicago
Chicago markets report hogs $7.80 to $8.20 for various weights with gains of 160 to 250 cents, sows 15 to 20 cents higher, cattle and calves largely steady to firm with steers and yearlings 9.50 to 12.50, fed heifers active around 12.50, vealers scarce at 11.50, sheep bidding steady with fed lambs up to 11.25. Estimated tomorrow receipts: cattle 7,000 hogs 16,000 sheep 6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Chicago Gash Corn Market Quotes and Grades Toward Closing
Chicago market notes list corn bids with mixed lots and various percentages for yellow and white kernels, oats entries on heavy and mixed samples, and soybean bids showing slight gains in yellow varieties. Prices and grades vary by lot, with several entries indicating mixed quality and percentile ranges for each grain type.
Grain table summary from Chicago March grain trading
Chicago March grain table lists wheat corn oats and soybeans with May July and Sep futures. Wheat May 86.87 high 84 low 83 close 84. corn May 62 high 62 low 63 close 63. oats May 36.1 high 36.5 low 32. soybeans May 1.02 close near 1.03 with July and Sep figures shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New Plastic Nameplate Glow When Lights Are On
A brief item notes a new plastic nameplate that glows when illuminated. The feature highlights its visibility in low light and potential use in signage or labeling for environments with variable lighting.
Essay by Joanne Leeney wins state contest
Riverside notes announce Joanne Leeney of St Marys school as the top entrant in the state essay contest run by the Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion. First prize carries $2. second prize $1. Other local winners include Norma Goetz and Dale Horak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Joanne Leeney
St. Mary's School
Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion
Auxiliary
Neid
Barances Mary O'Conner
Mildred Schnoebelen
Norma Goetz
Dale Horak
John Soukup, Jr
Sun Yat Sen Founding Leader of Chinese Republic
Sun Yat Sen is named as the founder and first president of the Chinese Republic, outlining his pivotal role in establishing the republican government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. S. Ericsson
Sun Yat Sen
Pearson Twins Births Dominate Grandview Notes
Wayland report notes William and Lila Pearson of Grandview welcomed twin girls weighing seven pounds each. Other items include the Rath and Hertig families with newborns, Chicago visitors, illness updates, and community visits. The column records multiple births, visits, illnesses, and social events across families in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
William Pearson
Grandview
Pearson
Lila Stolley
Mary Dvorak
East Highland
Elmer Pearson
Lone Tree
Rudolph Stolley
Riverside
Raths
Everette Rath
Mercy Hospital
Lena Hertig
Howard Beese
Eudora Auld
Chicago
Jake Roth
Midway Sale Co Announces Weekly and Friday Public Sales
Weekly sales by Midway Sale Co in Columbus Junction every Wednesday and a Friday Community Sale at City Feed Yard. Public Sale listed for March 18 at Emory Snakenburs and a sale on the McLean farm near Fairfield starting 11:99, road UWigh Way No. 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
Fridsy City
Emory Snakenburs
McLean Farm
Fairfield
Uwighway No
Notable Local Social Pacts and School Board Re‑election
The text notes three nurses completing training and traveling to Tacoma for their mother Mary Wyse illness. It also mentions Democratic luncheon attendance by Mrs. C K Schantz and Mrs. FE Rhum, visits with Robb parents by Mrs. Will Schrock, travel by Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Ruxlowe, and Emil Stier family returning home after six weeks here. A. A. Jackson is re‑elected school board president with Warren Allen as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry County Superintendent of Schools
Joanne Leeney
William Kucera
Sherman Fox
Mary Hartzler
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
George A. White
Joseph Stransky
Marion Godlove
John W. Tener
Boulder
Colorado
Iowa City
Mrs
Linus Yeggy
Dorothy Enders
Jean and
Vaughn Schlatter
Helen Erb
Lorraine Martin
Chicago
William Penner
C. K. Schantz
Robert Regier
Eldon Rich
Newton
Kan
Esther Wenger
S.N
Mary Wyse
A. LB. Magdefray
Orie Miller
Theodore
Peoria
Amasa Miller
Ruth Miller
W.S.C.S
New London
Lester, Wyse
Tacoma
Wash
Emerson Wyse
Anchorage
Alaska
Co. FE
Rhum
Mt Pleasant
Will Schrock
Robb
Cletus Ruxlowe
Marshalltown
Emil Stier
A. A. Jackson
Warren Allen
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R. Ytf
J. Floyd
Tommie) Tucker
F. M
ER. D. Morrison, Jr
Washington
Corp
A.C.B
South Dearborn St
Autocrafts Training Co
N. Wayne
A. C. Plummer
United Mattress & Upholstering Co
Sitter
Tooman Harness Shop
Crane
Martin's Modern Cleaners
Ralph's
Ward
Fred Longer
Lloyd Trumston
CALL
Sam
Montgomery Ward
N. Ave. D
W. Jefferson
Lemmon
C. S. Lemmon
Harry Campbell
Don Stutsman
Will KO An
East 3St
Wm. Palmer
Wat. Carr
West Chester
Flynn Bros
Duroc Jersey Boar
W. D. Booth
Vangard
Ainsworth
Vanguard
Charlie Marek
Gambles
Henry Fields
Gamble
Barclays
Manville
Eclipse Lumber Co
Tucker Chevrolet
D. C. Griggs
Washingiton
Pickens
Washington Oil Company
Washington Tile Factory
Simmons
Shorthorn Heavy Springer
Fred Donaldson
al Hahn
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth Produce
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Reisters
Reister Bros
Creamery
Hery
Red Comb Feeds
Green Gable Breeder
Jamesway Poultry Equipment
Dr. Salisbury Poultry Health Service
Little ‘Wan
Evening Journal
the Evening Journal
Chicago Livestock
S.tla Ave
Chicago Grain Table
Morning Sun R
U. S
New York Navy Yard
J. Leeney
Legion Auxiliary
Gladys Wittiig Currier
Dens Ver
Grace Ausburger
Margaret Wittiig
Mattie Roth
Lester Wyse
Denver
Willard Leichty
la Junta
Colo
Journal
Albania
Stormy’ Burr
W. “Stormy
Third St
Clinton
Iowa
Ritz Grackers
U.S
Gulbransen Pianos
Washington County
Gulbransen Company
Gulbransen
Mary E. French
East Main Street
L. E. Dunlap
EVA Smeltzer Estate
Wm. Bruty
Yaa
Ing
Jeff Wheat
Emporia
Kansas
Accor
Western Range
Rk. F
F. D. Smylif, Mgrs
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