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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1948
Page
7
Hogs 4 000, total 6 000 with slow butcher demand. Sows uneven, 25 to 50 lower. top $27.50 sparingly. 180-260 lb butchers $27-$27.25. 350-375 lb sows $28.25-$24.50. 400-450 lbs $22-$23. Cattle 2 000, calves 800. Steers and heifers mostly steady. cutters steady, other cows weak to 25c lower. bulls steady to weak. weaners steady. Sheep 1 000, total 2 000. Lambs slow, small lots and native lambs 24.50-24.00.
Chicago market notes 28 trucks arrival unsettled earnings with hens and leghorn varieties leading, white rocks and browns mixed in, 6,446 cases steady overall. Extras cited 7 to 50 percent, standards 40 to 47, current receipts 37, checks 33 to 34.
The Tillamook Burn became one of Oregon’s worst forest fires, devastating about 150000 acres of timberland in 1948 as firefighters battled the massive blaze across the region.
West Chester residents Lester Orr and Irvin Coffey teamed with their spouses to win the duplicate bridge tourney at the country club. Thirteen tables competed with duplicate hands arranged by Ted Bailey and Dave Elder. prizes were fitted picnic baskets. A pre-event family night dinner featured turkey, with notable guests from Iowa City Ottumwa and La Porte City attending.
In Pilotburg on September 30, Marion Stransky is harvesting the fourth alfalfa crop as beans are gathered. The dry spell limits plowing while Elliott Clement of Ord visits sister Mrs Ralph Flynn. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Peters and family visit in the Bowers home during the fall work.
Warland residents host visitors from Missouri led by Wendell Peters family. Weekend plans include a Gary Indiana wedding for Wayne Turnipseed and Betty Larson. Allan Stransky and Gene Scott attended a Lexington 4-H meeting. Velda Chalupa to host Pilotburg Ladies Aid in October. Alice Peters marks 89th birthday with a bicycle gift.
The text explains that persistent high blood pressure causes the heart to enlarge and the muscle to thicken due to increased work to sustain circulation. It states age plus 100 is not a rule for proper blood pressure and that a healthy pressure should stay relatively stable through adulthood.
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