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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1952
Page
7
Several sale notices appear including a seven room modern house close in listed by L. B. c/o Journal, a shire male hog with dresser by Bob Kiyan, and a nearly new DeLuxe Crosley Shelvador refrigerator offered via R2S-43 Satz.
Results show Hay Seeds defeating Farm Bureau 2 1 with total pins 1844 plus 60 handicap. Washington KC over Farm Service 3 to 6 totaling 2050 pins with 105 handicap. Kirkpatrick beats Clod Busters 2 to 1 with 2145 pins including 225 handicap. Mills Market over Hayes Quarry 2 to 1 with 2041 pins. High team series Mills Market 2041 and Kirkpatrick 2005. High team game Kirkpatrick 687. High individual series Kirkpatrick 462 and Walker 460. High individual game Kirkpatrick 175 and Walker 168.
Salable hog receipts 11 000 with market slow and uneven selling down 0 50 to 1 25. Most choice 180 220 lb hogs 21 00 21 75. 250 lb hogs 20 25 21 25. heavier weights scarce with 18 50 20 50. Sows 50 75c lower. similar drops across weights. Sheep and lambs limited with steady undertone. spring lambs absent. Cattle and calves generally steady. good to high choice fed steers and yearlings 31 00 36.00. Holsteins 27 75. cows 22 00 26 00. bulls 26 00 28 25.
Open high low and close values for corn oats and soybeans across July September and March contracts. The table lists corn prices around 183 to 184 for July and 171 to 178 for December, oats near 7s and 83 to 85, and soybeans trading in the 279 to 302 range with various months shown.
The article lists senior awards and honors from the Washington High School class of 1952. It notes Citizenship award to Nancy Burham, Bausch and Lomb science prize to Gene Jugen, and multiple honor roll and band chevron tallies for students such as Patricia Berry Eva Blattner and John Winga Jr. It details National Honor Society members sophomores juniors and seniors earning letters.
With Our Men in Service lists names and statuses of service members including Donald E. Gardner at Griffiss AFB New York Nathan J. Putnam in Prov. Co 8S BE at APO 615 San Francisco and Glenn L. Ladehoff H Co 2nd Bn 2nd Inf at Camp Pendleton Oceanside California.
Dr. Willis H. Carrier developed air conditioning to solve temperature and humidity issues in a color printing plant. Since then industries including candy, textiles, tobacco, optics, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals rely on these controls for modern production.
Livestock sale announced for Wednesday at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Ollie Livestock Exchange lists Tuesday afternoon sales at 1 p.m. Kalona Sales Barn in Kalona Iowa hosts Thursday livestock auctions.
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