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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1952
Page
7
For sale single bed with spring and mattress call 58 W oats. For sale new kerosene range white porcelain concealed fuel tanks large cook top. Priced to sell call 485M. For sale large easy bed $6 needs painting call S92R.
USDA market notes show hogs uneven with many prices down from prior, sows and heavier sizes weaker, with various price ranges across weight classes. Cattle and calves firms with mixed strength, prime and choice steers and heifers hold near steady to higher, cows and bulls mixed. Freight car output rose 110,229 in a 16 month span, yet fleet expanded only 0.25 of that, with retirements outpacing new cars by three quarters.
Unclear grain table from Chicago markets shows May July and September futures for CORN OATS and SOYBEANS with erratic figures and typos. The fragment mentions prices and contracts but data is garbled, hindering precise totals or trends.
Bob Evans a Jows State College student returns to Ames for a week with his parents Mr and Mrs W J Evans. The column lists neighbor visits and family happenings including illness, hospital stays, and community events among Fairview residents. The Golden Gate Bridge note closes the item with a fact about its International Orange paint.
Riverside reports a surprise birthday gathering for Mrs Anna Younkin at her rural home Sunday evening. Her son Glenn Younkin organized the event with a group traveling from the John E Tener home. Attendees included the Tener and Skubal families, Cress and Verne families, and several Younkin relatives. Refreshments and three cakes were served, and gifts and ecards were given to the honoree.
Brighton PTA met with president Mrs. Henry Mineart in charge. Guest speakers included Superintendent Pence of Fairfield and Superintendent Battery of Richland. A fourth grade dance directed by Vera Moore followed by a report on local activities and a basketball trip to Iowa City. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Whitaker.
Public auction listings include a Richland Iowa house sale on March 29 with owner Pinupan Tom Alter and a Wellman area farm sale led by Zoomiles N. W. of Wellman starting at 1 00 p m Wilbur Geyer referee on April 1. Also, 16th Annual Spring Sale by Northeast Missouri Hereford Association at Fairgrounds Sale Barn near Memphis Missouri starting at noon with other livestock sales weekly at Midway Sales Columbus Junction Iowa and Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa plus weekly Tuesday and Friday livestock exchanges at Ollie and Whittaker sale barns respectively.
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