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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1944
Page
7
Soybeans are a good source of protein calcium and iron and parts of the vitamin B complex. They also offer high energy per pound compared with other legumes except peanuts, making them especially valuable amid current scarcity of protein and fat rich foods.
Hog prices held steady in a dull market with 8 000 head traded and 12 000 unsold. Cattle and sheep prices softened with weekend trade weak to 26 cents lower and lambs around 90 pounds bringing 13 14 dollars. The piece notes upcoming OPA address on rationing and price controls and the Des Moines advisory council inviting Bowles to Iowa.
Egg prices steadier as receipts total 2,482 cases with extra firsts 328 and firsts 314 percent. Current receipts show 31 dirties and 25 cheeky. Poultry listings note receipts of 2 ears and 34 tracks with heavy hens at 23.
The 1942 data show the nation with the lowest death rate in history, along with record lows in disease and maternity deaths.
The National OPA director Chester Bowles will address farmers in Des Moines on June 2. The talk, broadcast at 8 p.m. over Station KSO, aims to reach Midwest and Iowa farmers ahead of wartime rationing discussions.
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