Gratitude From Hospital Stay Recipient
Mrs. Melo Vacha thanks all who helped make her hospital stay more pleasant, expressing appreciation for the care and support received.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1946
Page
7
Mrs. Melo Vacha thanks all who helped make her hospital stay more pleasant, expressing appreciation for the care and support received.
Mary W. Packer reports Crawfordsville plans a Memorial day service May 30 at 1 30 P M in the school auditorium. Ex service men and Legionaires meet at 1 00 P M at the Legion hall to march to the school. The program features the school band led by Mrs Myrtle Brown, solos by Mrs Harold Miller and Ruth Davis, recitations by Jerry White and Mary Virginia Twinam, and Rev R M McCraken address followed by Taps and firing squad at the cemetery.
Memorial service set for Columbus City cemetery at 11 a m May 30 with band selections prayer Gettysburg Address and taps. Navy enlistees William Lyle Arthur Louis Lee Harbison stationed San Diego and Robert Leroy Hesseltine at Ft Snelling. Grandview radio teletype Dale Cocklin in Korea. Durvo herd purchase noted.
Des Moines reports a rapid push to ready the fairgrounds for the upcoming state fair in August. The baby beef barn will be completed within ten days, horse barn stalls are half finished, and swine barn floors are being drilled to replace army removed metal pens. Grandstand and educational building restorations will be bid next week, with roof repairs and sidewalk work already underway.
Public sale of town property to settle the estate of A. E. and Margaret Kephart at 1015 East Second Street starts at 2 00 with Roy and Homer Kephart as administrators. Closing out sale of household goods at 702 North Avenue B starts at 2 30 by Mrs. L. R. Tripp. Regular Friday and Wednesday livestock sales noted at Whittaker and Midway Sales Company respectively.
Markets show hogs active and steady with 14.85 ceiling for good barrows and gilts and 14.10 ceiling for sows. Cattle demand strong to 15¢ higher with red steers and yearlings at 16.25 to 17.65, top 18.00 for 1150–1300 lb loads. beef cows scarce, vealers scarce under 17.00. Sheep steady to higher on slaughter ewes. lambs and wool clips listed with varied prices. Wheat and other grains noted with no sales reported.
Chicago market report notes no cars, 21 trucks, market firm and unchanged. Cheese prices Twins and cheddars 28.45, singles 29.72. Egg receipts 42,113 cases with no market change. Wholesale prices on mercantile exchange list extras 1 and 2 5-36.1. 3 and 4 34.5-35.2. standards 1 and 2 33-15. 3 and 4 52-32 14. Current receipts 31-32. dirties 30. chicks 29.5.
Chicago cash grain market update for May shows daily trading activity with prices fluctuating. No further details available in the provided snippet.
Chicago grain prices edge higher and lower across old and new contracts. Wheat, corn, oats and rye futures display narrow ranges with minor percentage shifts on May 28 as traders weigh supply and demand.
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