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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1950
Page
7
The excerpt lists monthly figures for oats soybeans and related commodities with December through July entries. Notable values include oats around 80s to mid 150s percent ranges and soybeans near 239 to 246 percent across months, indicating price or index levels and volatility across the year.
In Chicago, an oil can explosion trapped three Negro families in a coal shed dwelling. Five people died, three men and two women, while three under three year old children suffered serious burns and were hospitalized. Neighbors said the structure had been converted into sleeping quarters with flimsy partitions.
Cornell's animal husbandry department advises that a cow must be milked for at least two years to recoup raising costs and that profits remain limited until the animal is four to five years old.
A physician, Meyer Texon, provides a two minute test with 10 questions to identify probable alcoholism. He notes that answering yes to two or more suggests probable alcoholism and calls alcoholism a disease rather than a habit, reflecting rising public concern.
A broad cold front sweeps from the Rockies into the Midwest lowering temperatures. Snow blankets Montana and the Southern Canada plains as Illinois and nearby states report sharp drops from recent highs, with forecasters predicting cooler eastern conditions ahead.
The 38th parallel divides Korea with the north rich in heavy industry and hydroelectric power while the south leans toward farming and light industry.
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