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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1946

Page

7

John Gamon Seeks Republican Supervisor Nomination

Washington county candidate John Gamon announces his bid for the Board of Supervisors for a term starting January 2, 1947, subject to June Republican primary voters. He asks for support from GOP voters.

Washington County Board of Supervisors John Gamon Washington Robert S. Welte Richmond Howard P. Miller H. M. Putnam

Overseas shipments reshape postwar service families

USO aid helps thousands of wives and children join GI husbands overseas as new Army policies allow families to live abroad. Five year old Monte Carrell Ilse Correll and twelve year old James Correll journey from Mount Clemens Michigan toward the Panama Canal Zone with Army officer James E. Correll. USO clubs across Chicago and nationwide provide travel support and welcome newly arrived families in the Philippines Bermuda Alaska Hawaii and beyond.

U.S.A USO Army Monte Carrell Ilse P. Correll James Correll Mt. Clemens Michigan Panama Canal Zone James E. Correll Chicago Corrells Philippine Islands Bermuda Alaska Hawaii

Livestock market mixed as hogs steady in Chicago report

Chicago May 28 livestock bulletin shows hogs at 14.85 ceiling for top barrows and gilts with sows at 14.10. Cattle trade slow to steady with medium to low choice steers 14.75 to 17.25 and yearlings to 17.60. Calves, cows, and bulls vary, sheep markets largely steady though lambs and skins show mixed receipts and regional price shifts.

Illinois City

Chicago Produce May 23 Poultry and Eggs Market

Chicago report shows mixed poultry prices with one car and 17 trucks moving through. hens 27.8 to 29.3, leghorn hens 25 to 27, fryers and broilers 24 to 33.9, roosters 21, geese 20, heavy ducks 22, small ducks 19, ducklings 26 to 28, old turkeys 26 to 33, old guinea hens 25, pigeons 2.00, young guineas 0.45. Eggs receipts 48,887 cases, market weak. wholesale prices on mercantile exchange.

Mercantile Exchange

Air Freight Drives Ontario Mining Boom in 1930s

Beginning in 1928 air freight aided gold mines at Pickle Crow and Central Patricia in northwestern Ontario and radium ore sites near Great Bear Lake. Canadian air freight and express rose from about 2400 tons in 1933 to over 13000 tons in 1935 due to increased mining activity.

Pickle Crow Patricia Ontario Great Bear Lake Canadian Air Express

Knife care tip warns against heating near stove

Advice notes that exposing knives to stove heat damages temper and dulls blades. It urges keeping blades away from heat to preserve sharpness and tool integrity.

Ancient underwater demolition noted in fifth century BC

Grecian divers reportedly used underwater demolition to breach barriers built below harbor water. The targets were barriers blocking ships from entering Syracuse harbor, illustrating early naval combat techniques.

Syracuse

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