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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1944
Page
7
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Report Chicago May 31
Markets summary shows hogs at 22 000 head with slow general trade and steady to higher tone for select weights. Cattle totals around 12 000 with calves 800 and fed steers and yearlings up to 15 to 17 cents. Sheep about 3 000 with lambs selling slowly but firming, fed wooled lambs above 15.75 and shorn above 50. Estimated totals Hog 2 000 Cattle 6 000 Sheep 3 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.R
Chicago market report for produce and poultry items
Market summary shows produce receipts at 8 940 cases with 32 extra firsts and 31 percent firsts while dirties stand at 25 and checks at 24. Poultry receipts list 6 cars and 18 trucks with 23 ducks observed.
Grain Table Chicago May 31
Grain table shows Wheat Oats and Rye futures with closing figures for Sep and May contracts. Wheat Sep 159 to 161 with 161 close. May 161 to 162 with 162 close. Oats Sept around 110 to 118 with varied bids. Rye Sept around 110 to 114 with close near 113.
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Chicago
Two Youths Drowned Memorial Day In Iowa
Memorial Day tragedy in Iowa claims two youths. Lynn Clemens, 17, of Des Moines, drowned in Lake Ahquabi near Indianola while Frank Bowden, 20, perished in the Mississippi River near Dubuque. Clemens was an athlete at Lincoln High School and was to graduate in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lynn Clemens
Lake Ahguabi
Indianola
Frank Bowden
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Clemens
Lincoln High School
Chile's Ancient Gold and Silver Mining Legacy
Chile has long mined gold since Inca times and today practices small-scale placer mining, ranking fifth among American nations. Silver from Copiapo area was found in refinery refuse, yielding about 60 ounces per ton. Old houses were torn down to recover silver from walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Copiapo
Yangtze River Long Main Transport Line in China
The Yangtze serves as China’s life line of transport with navigable waters up to Hankow for 600 miles and to Chungking beyond that, featuring eleven treaty ports along its reach. It notes dangerous gorges near Ichang with rapids and rocks, once navigated by locals, later opened for steamers after blasting rocks to create safer passages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yangtze
China
Amazon
Nile
Hankow
Chungking
Non-Toxic Fluid Enables U S Sub Air Conditioning
Navy submarines gain fresh cool air with a non toxic non explosive refrigerant. The reverse cycle system can warm the interior in cold weather and allows smoking aboard. The fluid blends carbon from charcoal chlorine from salt water and fluorspar, developed by chemists years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Mitchells Paratroop Idea Pioneered Behind Lines
The first paratrooper likely a French captain in spring 1918 with an assistant and explosives to disrupt German communications. General Billy Mitchell and Pershing then envisioned dropping a full division behind enemy lines with a frontal attack. Mitchell trained a division for mass paratroops, but the war ended before action.
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Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
Pershing
U. S
Women Dominate Aircraft Industry Rising In War Effort
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt reports 70 to 80 percent of new aircraft workers are women. Women now comprise about one third of the workforce, with 45 percent in Western plants, 33 percent in the Middle West, and 26 percent in the East. Projections expect national female representation to reach 50 percent by late 1943, up from 2 percent before US entry into the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul V. McNutt
Middle West
East
United States
Friday Whittaker sale and Keates restaurant closing sales
Community sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn June 2 at 7 00 p m goods closing out at 603 South 9th Ave Henry Bahde notes June 7 closing out sale of restaurant equipment in Keates Iowa starts at 7 30 p m Sam Henderson lists sales details and times
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker Sale Barn
South 9Th Ave
Henry Bahde
Keates
Iowa
Sam Henderson
Ladders Safely: Five Key Use Guidelines
Do not leave tools on top of a stepladder. Place ladders against solid back grounds. The foot of the ladder should be one fourth of its length from the wall. Face the ladder and use both hands when ascending or descending. Only use ladders in good repair and with no missing or broken rungs or steps.
Weight of V-Mail saves cargo space in WWII mail
V Mail letters weigh about one one hundred fortieth of a standard letter and save roughly 98 percent of cargo space, making mail delivery more efficient during the war.
Wrights Dual Rotation Propellers Boost Airplane Performance
Wartime demand for fast high altitude maneuverable aircraft drives aviation designers back to contraprop ideas first used by the Wright brothers. The dual rotation propeller uses two opposing props on a single hub to cancel torque and gyroscopic effects, reducing strain and stabilizing flight for powerful modern engines.
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Wright Brothers
Discomfort in Air Travel Falls Sharply Says United
United Airlines reports a five year survey showing air sickness dropping from 3.3 per 1000 in 1938 to 1 per 1000 in 1942. Other discomforts also decreased with less than five in 1000 experiencing any issue.
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United Airlines
United
Archimedes and Syracuse Aegean to Roman Conquest
Peacetime visitors focus sightseers on 500 to 300 B C ruins including the Doric Temple Greek theater and Castle of Euryalus. Archimedes stands out as Syracuse’s renowned inventor and mathematician whose feats helped delay Roman conquest and whose death came amid a math problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Sicily
Euryalus
Aeschylus
Pindar
Theocritus
Plato
Archimedes
Paratrooper Jump Mechanics With Dual Chutes Explained
US paratroopers deploy two chutes per jump the main 28 foot canopy and a 22 foot reserve. The reserve is released by ripcord while the main is fed by a 15 foot static line. Opening occurs after about 50 more feet of fall and a few seconds.
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U. S
Falling Leaves From Maple Trees Signals Petiole Borer
June leaf drop from sugar maples is usually harmless and caused by the maple petiole borer. The larva hollows the leaf stem causing leaves to fall, then shelters in the ground until next spring when it becomes a minute sawfly.
Clean Milk Quality From Healthy Cows Emphasized
A local health note promotes clean milk describing it as flavorful, derived from healthy cows, free of dirt, and containing few bacteria none of which are harmful. The guidance highlights safety and quality in dairy production practices.
Bowles Address Broadcast in Des Moines Friday
Chester Bowles national OPA administrator will address farm operators in Des Moines Friday June 2 in a half hour speech broadcast on Station KSO at 1 p m He then goes to Ames for an informal cattle feeders day address at Iowa State College before returning to Des Moines to depart for Washington DC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowles
Des Moines
Iowa
Chester Bowles
OPA
Agricultural Advisory Council
Agriculture Committee
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
KSO
Ames
Iowa State College
Washington, D C
Bowles Plans Des Moines OPA Visit To Discuss Program
In the evening Mr Bowles will begin in Des Moines with a forenoon visit to the OPA district office to discuss the OPA program and related matters.
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Bowles
Des Moines
OPA
Potatoes Pack Nutrients Including Vitamin C
Potatoes contain vitamin C and are high in calories. They offer calcium, iron, phosphorus, thiamin, riboflavin, protein, and vitamin A. The nutrient mix supports general health and energy.
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