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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1941
Page
7
Chicago markets report hogs slow with some big loads and sows steady to 10 cents lower. cattle activity fair with yearlings and light steers firmer while heavy steers hold 11.00 to 12.59 range. heifers weaker. bulls steady. sheep fully steady with old crop westerns at 9.25 to 9.50 and ewes 2.00 to 4.90. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 4,000 hogs 8,000 sheep 1,000.
Chicago price report lists cash grains and futures for May 28 including corn yellow grades at 74% to 78% and 83% white oats with various percentages, soybeans at 1.34% to 1.35% in scattered lots.
Chicago May 8 grain table lists Wheat July 0.965 and 0.955 both. Rye 0.967. Corn July 0.745. Soybeans July around 1.36 to 1.34 with December 1.25 to 1.26. Oats figures show July around 0.36 and September 0.37, with various old and new quotes.
Market firmer with receipts 28 392 cases among extra firsts 28 percent and firsts 23 percent and current receipts 22 percent. dirties 2414. chacke 21. Poultry market firmer with receipts 27 trucks. heavy 10. heavy hens 184g to 1 percent. leghorn hens 1644. cocks 14.
New Florence Pennsylvania May 98 U P Dr and Mrs H A Monroe burned to death in their bed when a gas oil stove exploded showering flaming liquid as they slept in a mountain resort cottage. Dr Monroe age 47 is a physician at the war veterans hospital in Lincoln Nebraska.
The document records monthly leaders and hosts for a women’s club from October to March. It names leaders including Mrs. Crawford Effie Por wer Mrs. Clegg Mrs. McGinnis and others, with places and hostesses such as Alma Walker Wilma Hunt and Emma Walker.
Washington county joins Iowa peers in observing June 2 to 7 Soil Conservation Week. A tour to Joe Knotek’s Jackson township farm showcases contour farming and two rotation systems developed with ISU and soil conservation service help. Additional tours in Jefferson and Fairfield involve CCC projects and remarks by H Bennett of the US Department of Agriculture. Farmers and businessmen invited. watch for announcements.
Farm policy changes raise the wheat loan rate to about 97 cents and lift penalties to 48 or 49 cents per bushel for excess production. Exemptions apply to farms with 15 acres or less or those under 200 bushels normal production. A May 31 referendum will decide whether quotas and loans remain in effect.
Mrs Pant Bell formerly Bessie Glasgow led a district campaign with trustee help to buy a new power mower for Shroek and Custer cemeteries. Excess funds will beautify the area as community effort highlights respect for the departed.
A historical note discusses wheat supplies and the impact of a referendum on farmers and consumers. It mentions a children’s book titled Walt Whitman Builder for America and promises post September labeling of hosiery and crepe fabrics to inform purchases.
East Highland residents share updates from Mercy Hospital in Iowa City as Richard Swailes receives care. Families visit relatives and attend dinners and gatherings at multiple homes including the Mincer, Hill, Dvorak, Prymek and Wieland households with extended kin and neighbors in attendance.
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