Study U S Farm Problems Would Help Form Committee
Rep Charles B Hoeven of Iowa introduced a bill to create a joint 5 member House and 5 member Senate committee. The panel would study farm problems and advise on a long range federal program, including price supports and soil and forest conservation. It must report before January 1 1948 to aid the expir ing wartime program ending 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles B. Hoeven
Iowa
Congress
Hoeven
House Agriculture Committee
Commodity Credit Corp
Market notes Chicago hogs and cattle firmness mixed
Chicago markets show hogs 6 500 head active with mixed gains under 250 lbs and heavier weights up to 1.00 higher. Cattle and calves: 11 000 and 1 000 respectively, fed steers and yearlings steady to firm, cows strong to 5 higher, veering in the mid-teens for beef cows, sheep activity mixed with lambs higher for some weights and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
May
USDA
Chicago Produce Market Prices Displayed In Brief
Chicago May 7 UP brief lists poultry shipments 10 trucks for firm Try ers 34 37. Egg cases total 15,90 with irregular extras 1 44 4414 2 43 4314 3 4 2 percent standards 1 2 40 40 1 percent current receipts 39 3914 distribution 37 percent checks 37.
Grain Range Report from Chicago May 7
Chicago May 7 grain table shows open high low and close figures for wheat corn and wheat futures. Prices list May July and Sept contracts with daily ranges in percent and point values, reflecting market movement and closing levels.
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ChicaGo
Stassen Faults Potsdam Terms in Moscow Conference
Harold E. Stassen tells a Washington news conference that the Moscow conference failed mainly due to vague and mistaken Potsdam terms. The former Minnesota governor, back from meeting Premier Stalin, says the Potsdam agreement’s weakness fuels current U S Soviet differences.
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Harold E. Stassen
Washington, D. C
Minnesota
Stalin
Russia
U.S
Wider Magnetic Research Boosts Power of Electromagnet
An electromagnet built by an electrical manufacturing company is described as 40 000 times stronger than a toy horseshoe magnet, aimed at advancing magnetism research.
Friday Sale At Whittaker Sale Barn In Iowa
Weekly community sale held every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock sales at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Fragmented OCR Stock Ticker Line Summary
A garbled numeric sequence presents mixed percentages and codes like OATS TEM TM and Dec V3. The readable pieces include month abbreviations and stray percentages without clear events or entities.
Chicago Cash Grain Sales Report
Wheat prices rise for No 1 northern spring to 263. Corn markets firm with No 2 mixed at 171, 2 yellow at 172, 3 yellow at 166. Other yellow grades show 153 to 164 with 5 yellow noted.
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Chicago
Grain Quality Report For Mixed Lot and Special Samples
The sample notes list several grading terms and percentages. Entries include oats with unchanged to tower, mixed heavy and white heavy samples with percentages ranging from 100 to 1000, and specific descriptors such as white extra heavy and red special heavy.
Turkey Consumption Rises After World War II Years
Data shows per person turkey intake averaged about two pounds in 1932 to 1934, then jumped to four pounds in 1945 and 1946, reflecting postwar dietary shifts and increased turkey production.
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Emil Peiffer
R. Price
West Chester
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New London
Clyde M. Goodwin
Eveready Plumbers
Martin's Modern Cleaners
R. M. J. Hemness
Peoria
Illinois
Brinton Transfer
Kiene Bros
MecCleery-Cumming Co
Brighton
Foster Radio Service
North Iowa Ave
Newton & Greiner
Griffith-Hedberg Dairy
Pioneer Drug Store
East 6Th
Thawesm
Speedrite
Farrell
Chevrolet
Stephen Carvis
Kalona
Washington Oil Company
Don M. Hayes
Peiffer
Jamesway Oil Breeders
Black Kids
Lyle Lowe
Dale Baltes
Crawfordsville
Ead
John Deere
Harvey Wagamon
Wellman
Burdock’s
Cut Rate Lumber Co
Hampshire
Ceiley
J. Simons
TOLS
Crose Electric
Wayne Marston
Genuineke Skelgas
BPS Paints
Ledgers
Crandall’s
East Broadway
Fairfield
O. K
G. P. Francis Feltz
Rubio
Ford
Whitlow's
West
Guther
Wahington County
Washington Concrete Company
Porter Elevator
Bell & Gevock Firestone
Dave Livingston
Dick's Furniture Store
Lincoln Soy Bean Seed
J. B. Dill
Totiv
Gamble
Pittsburgh
Pioneer Drug
Viking Vilak
Farmers’ Store
Washington, S. C
Eclipse Lumber Company
Charles Lemons
White Rock
Ramseyer
LACO
Call
Poland
Orville Tappan
Ainsworth
Tait’s
Western Auto Store
Dillon Hertig
Wayland
Nice
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Wash. St
Guernsey Bulls
Sam Erwin
Olds Phone
Bsta
Fred W. Bell
Washington Country Club
Paul Horak
Cisco
Trojan
Brown's
Sorreto Auto Pars
West Madison
New Idea
Alvah Garsh
Nicola & Harmon
Lincoln
J Benson
Washington Laundry
H. P
Kleinschmidt
Qinglair
W. D. Patterson
North
Iowa Ave
Long & Hotle
Gorthead
Erwin Wulf
Gotseod
Ernest Jones
Huma Gas & Appliance
East Main
Ray Sojka
Remington
Keefe
Shaffer
Olds
du Pont
Baker's Hatchery
Lyle Wilson
Sorrell Auto Parts
Whitlow’s
Nashua
Chatham
Spurgeon’s
Spurgeon's
I. M. Kiser
Morning Sun
Russell Smith
By Ken Reynolds
Tolo
Marvin Buek
Adtaker
Chicago Livestock
Potsdam
Assumption Church
Roy J Gandolfo
U. S
International Soundphoto
House Appropriations Committee
State Department
Latin America
George C. Marshall
Voice of America
Marshall
John Taber
N. Y
Appropriations Group
Carl Hatch
N. M
International
Chicago Cash Grain
Haesly
Buick
West Second ST
Davenport
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