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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1946
Page
10
The bulk good and choice 180-200 lbs sold around 25.25 to 25.50 with broad competition. Good and choice fed steers and yearlings advanced 1.00 to 1.50, while lightweight grades weakened 0.50 to 1.00. Slaughter steer ranges spanned 13.90 to 36.00. show rejects moved 36.25 to 39.00 in poor lots.
The page shows open high low figures for WHEAT CORN and OATS contracts with multiple months listed and percent changes. Data lines include Jan Mar May July positions with values around 200 190 170 and declines in some months, along with close figures and odd percent marks.
Chicago Nov 30 cash grain sales show Wheat nominally weak with no sales reported. Corn prices off two to three cents with 3 yellow at 130 and 4 yellow at 120 to 125, 5 yellow 113 to 121, sample grade yellow 45 to 111. Oats down two cents with mixed and white samples cited, white heavy 831 to 851, sample white heavy 79. Red special heavy 85.
A Griswold Iowa blaze destroyed the Murburger food store and Braden Appliance and Furniture, wiping out stock in both and endangering downtown. Estimated losses reached $50,000 as firemen from Atlantic and Red Oak aided local crews in stopping the fire believed caused by a blow torch.
A coroner's jury in Denison Iowa investigates the death of 16 year old waitress Deloris Norris found dead in a car near Dow City. Witnesses Lawrence Lahr and his sister testified they drank with Norris Tuesday night and couldn't wake her Wednesday morning.
A head on crash near Rodman Iowa yesterday killed Richard Schutter 24 West Bend and seriously injured his passenger Marvin Abbass 20 also of West Bend. Ernest Schaffer West Bend driver of the other truck suffered minor injuries in the collision three miles east of Rodman involving a pickup driven by Schutter and a corn truck.
In Jena Louisiana on November 30 Uncle Jase and Aunt Bianca Doughty celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary. Both are 94 years old and their family notes their long union while their eldest son William Richard Doughty, 73, resides nearby.
Des Moines police detained Russell Meyers in connection with thefts from the Fort Des Moines warehouse. He allegedly took a bazooka among other items. Two other youths face federal bank robbery charges and Jay Willis and Joe Banning were slated for federal prosecution with Willis under $25,000 bond.
Archbishop Cyril F. Garbett of New York said the United States bore major responsibility for hunger threatening tens of thousands of Germans in the British occupation area. He cited the failure to supply promised grain as the principal cause.
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