Washington county Supervisor candidates announce bids
Republican voters in Washington county are urged to support John Gamon for the 1947 Board of Supervisors term starting January 2 and to back Robert S. Welte for the 1948 term pending the June primary. Chicago grain table lists Wheat Corn Oats and Rye prices with daily open high low and close ranges.
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Washington County
Board of Supervisors
John Gamon
Washington
Robert S. Welte
Richmond
Howard P. Miller
Chicago Market Report Prices For Hogs Cattle Vealers And Sheep
Chicago markets show hogs at 14.85 ceiling for barrows and gilts and 14.10 for sows with strong early clearance. Cattle remain weak with cannners and cutters 7.00 to 8.50, best beef cows 11.00 to 11.50 and vealers steady near 16.00. Sheep small with nominal activity and ten wooled ewes around 9.00.
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Chicago
USDA
Chicago Produce Market Update May 8
Chicago reports mixed poultry and egg tones with receipts and prices. Poultry receipts include no ears and 15 trucks with slow hen demand and firm chickens. eggs show 39 137 cases with firm market and unchanged values noted along with various grade figures.
Chicago cash grain prices mixed amid thin trading
Grain markets in Chicago show mixed cash values for corn oats rye and soybeans with no sales reported under the daily figures. Barley trades range 125 to 143 and feed 114 to 124 with nearby markets noting light activity and minimal movement.
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Chicago
Army smoke generators offer two size classes
The Army uses two mechanical smoke systems the largest mounted on truck or trailer can blanket a square mile in ten minutes the smaller unit portable enough for a foot locker can cover a long five to six mile by two hundred yard strip. Sunlight boosts vitamin C citrus fruit on the sunny side richer in C tomatoes ripened in sun exceed those grown in shade.
Coal Strike Shrinks Rail Traffic and Looms Over Labor Laws
The 33 day coal strike prompts Senate calls for new labor legislation as power brownouts and reduced rail freight and passenger service ripple through cities. The UMW and mine operators seek a settlement while President Truman weighs the strike as a potential challenge to government. Downstate Illinois faces bread shortages as 5,000 bakery workers strike, cutting output by about 80 percent.
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Washington
Senate
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UFL
Truman
Illinois
AFL
United States Steel to Run Carnegie-Illinois at Nine Percent
United States Steel, Pittsburgh, said Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co. will operate at nine percent of capacity next week due to coal shortages. The move affects the company’s largest subsidiary and signals broader production strain in the steel sector.
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United States Steel
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co
Rail crossing and trespasser deaths dominate 1944 railway fatalities
Rail accidents at highway grade crossings and trespasser incidents accounted for more than two thirds of all railway accident fatalities in 1944. The data highlights the ongoing danger at crossings and rail property.
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American Medical Association Council
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Keota
Geerlings
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Frank Patterson
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Karl Marr
Chicago Grain Table
U. S
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Ramseyer’s Hatchery
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