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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1943
Page
7
May 19 sale for Sarah Jane Lemon at 35 E Madison St features household goods. June 5 auction of late Mrs T T Keeley's household goods in Washington.
Wilbur J. Bruty, after Navy Pier training in Chicago, is transferred to New Orleans Naval Station. His new address is Wilbur J. Bruty F 3¢ Section Base Bar racks No. 2. Henry Bruty returns to work at Climax Engineering in Clinton after weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Bruty.
Fill the pot with cool soapy water and let it stand until particles loosen. Remove loosened bits with a scraper or spatula, then wash the pot as usual.
Market figures show hogs 11 000 head, prices 10 to 20 cents higher with top at 14.60. Cattle 12 000 head, fed steers and yearlings strong, top 17.25 for 1540 lb. heifers steady to higher. Sheep 12 000 head, fat lambs active, good to choice lambs 15.60 to 16.00, wooled skins softer. Tomorrow's estimates: hogs 12 000, cattle 8 000, sheep 5 000.
Chicago May 17 reports eggs receipts at 38 946 cases with unsettled market. Egg classes include extra firsts 3814 and firsts 374 with 35%4 current receipts and 34 dirties. Poultry receipts listed with small hens 24 and heavy hens 24. springs 27. friers 2714. young tom turkeys 35. old tom turkeys 36% and ben turkeys 35.
Chicago cash grain prices show corn at 2 yellow 107, 3 yellow 10642, 5 yellow 10314. Oats 1 white 65. Soybeans 3 yellow 168%.
Open high low close data for wheat corn oats rye futures across Sep May and July contracts. Markets show mixed movement with several inches and percentages indicating minor gains and steady levels in the Chicago grain pit.
Washington May 17 1943 the department of justice said the FBI in April arrested 2899 draft delinquents and 584 convicted for violations of the Selective Service Act. About 8703 men were made available for induction and 86545 located for the armed forces since Oct 1940. Hoover noted most cases involved registrants not grossly negligent and that 4002 willful evaders were convicted, with total penalties of 187327.08 in fines and 8724 years in prison.
Daily Vacation Bible Schools began at the Presbyterian and United Presbyterian churches with plans for additional schools at Methodist and Christian Tabernacle churches this week. The United Presbyterian school opened with 40 children and will run two weeks ending May 31, with Esther Stewart, Margaret McCall, and others teaching across age groups. The Presbyterian school opened with 34 pupils under Dr. F. W Eastwood, now in its 20th year under his leadership, with pool sessions in the YMCA facility supervised by Eastwood and staff from other schools. Pool times assign boys to Mondays and Wednesdays and girls to Tuesdays and Fridays.
Reports from the front indicate Nazi forces may press a lightning offensive on the flanks of Moscow and Ukraine as they hedge for a rapid breakthrough to disrupt the Red Army before a second front opens in Europe.
Women reported canning habits for vegetables and fruits with roughly equal popularity on basement shelves. About one third of women canned 100 to 200 quarts of vegetables and fruit, while smaller groups preserved 25 to 50 quarts and 40 to 100 quarts. Nearly 20 percent canned over 200 quarts of fruit. only 7 percent canned meat in small amounts.
The Office of Price Administration announced sugar stamp No 13 in War Ration Book 1 becomes valid June 1. It will allow 5 pounds of sugar per month through August. Stamp No 12 remains valid for 5 pounds and expires May 31.
The text posits that primitive races of men suffered cancer but to a lesser extent than civilized man, arguing that fewer primitive individuals reached advanced age. It suggests age as a key factor in cancer incidence across populations.
A Toledo Iowa farmer, Raymond Eistle, praises Big Gain hog feed reducing home grown grain use by about 50 while keeping hogs healthy and worm-free. He also reports Big Gain Eye Mash boosting pullet egg production from 120-127 daily in modest housing. Rubio Motor Co. Rubio.
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