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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1948
Page
6
Chicago March 19 livestock market shows hogs about 1.00 to 1.50 lower with top at 23.50. Cattle and sheep activity uneven with steady to strong bids for some classes. loads and top prices noted for yearlings and steers, plus sows and cows trading varied. Slaughter lambs steady with limited supplies and modest gains in select small lots.
Chicago reports a mixed produce market with four trucks in the hen market weak and the chicken market firm. Eggs show mixed whites and browns at 138,919 cases with unsettled value, extras varying 60 to 80 percent, standards at 42 to 43, current receipts 3,915 and checks 38.
The Washington Township Farm Bureau met to view a film on soil conservation presented by Goodyear representatives L R Anderson and R A Tiere. Don Maxwell outlined conservation needs citing 31 acres per person in the United States and ongoing erosion losses while Jay Sellers shared county Farm Bureau income and expenses.
Lester Van Dyke and Ralph Nordyke were re-elected as directors at the Rubio Lae school election on March 11. The board met March 15. Local residents and events include PTA meeting, family visits, measles cases, and notes on oil history at Bartlesville.
The Institute of Life Insurance reports heart disease was the leading cause of death among life policyholders in 1946, accounting for about one third of all deaths. More than 400 000 life insurance claims were paid for heart disease deaths, over twice the number paid for cancer deaths, the second largest cause.
The text claims Pennsylvania practiced religious freedom far earlier than broader American acceptance while others burned witches and hanged nonconformists. It presents a provocative contrast between early colonial practices and later national norms.
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