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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1944
Page
5
Chicago markets report 9 000 hogs 12 000 cattle 2 000 sheep expected. Hog prices steady with top fully steady around 14 75 for 150 240 lb stock and 14 00 for over 240 lb sows. Cattle, calves strong to 15 cents higher with top steer price 11 50 and a 1330 lb steer at 18 35. Sheep openings slow and not yet established for native lambs with prices near steady.
Chicago market notes Oct 16 show eggs receipts at 8,676 cases with prices ranging for extra firsts to checks and current receipts up to 36 percent. Poultry receipts listed at 43 trucks with heavy white ducks, ducklings and young geese priced and tracked.
Chicago cash grain report dated October 16 lists oats with mixed heavy at 67 and red special heavy at 68. Distinct entities include Chicago and October 16. No other grain prices provided.
In Chicago on October 10 pricetable shows Wheat Dec 16344 May 159% July 148% Sep 147% Corn Dec 114% May 168% July 107% Oats Dec 63% May 60% Rye Dec 104% May 104% Sep 97% The article ends by quoting Article II Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution stating the President can make treaties with Senate consent of two thirds of present senators.
Top boar at Knotek Bros fall sale brought $500 from Boulder Bridge Farm of Excelsior Minnesota. The Duroc boar, litter mate to Iowa Jr Champion gift of 1944, and others sold to Ernest Johnson Son and Harold C Timm for $460 and $300 respectively. A Bertha Flading raised boar sold to Theo Light for $205. top gilt went to Homer Wanghop for $215. sixteen gilts averaged about $117.
American long toms 155 mm guns in the Appennine mountains shelled the Bologna Rimini highway in northern Italy. Fifth Army troops pressed forward through mud toward the Po valley, aiming to sever German transport along the 20 mile stretch between Bologna and Imola to Rimini on the Adriatic.
Mrs Joseph Kolosick was taken to Mercy hospital Iowa City for treatment. Mrs Merrit Reiner of near Richmond underwent major surgery at Mercy hospital Iowa City. A girl was born Monday at Mercy hospital Iowa City to Mr and Mrs Rhomald Deateh near Richmond. Mr and Mrs Ive Grady returned from a two week vacation at Excelsior Springs Missouri. Dr and Mrs Daniel Miller left for Seattle to place Dr Miller at U S Marine hospital under U S Public Health Service. He earned his MD at S A U sept 24. Mr and Mrs Joe Te Boekhorst were surprised Saturday evening for their birthdays. Jeanne Shalla, formerly at Carnegie Still Co Gary Indiana, visited home of her aunt and uncle Glenn Miller and left Oct 1 for Michigan college.
The guidance notes that summer or fall planting is not recommended. Plantings in midsummer yield poor stands and low yields. Fall planting may improve stand and fruiting next spring but overall yield remains light.
Weekly sale notices list events from October including a closing out sale near Ainsworth at 1:00, Purebred Poland China sales at Wellman, household goods sale at 749 East Marh, Purebred Spotted Poland China Boar Gilt sale at Winfield Earl Kellogg and Sons farm, and other auctions across Keota Swedesburg and West Chester with multiple auctioneers and dates in October.
A BBC broadcast picked up by MMC stated in London that American forces were shelling the Bologna outskirts. The claim remained unconfirmed by any other allied sources.
The Washington county rationing board received notification from the Des Moines district office that October 15 marks the final date for canning sugar. Local residents must complete their canning before the deadline.
The notice states applications for home canning sugar are due October 15. Anyone who has not requested the full amount of 20 pounds per person must apply by that date, or later applications will not be accepted.
Master Tech. Sergt. Jim G. Lucas of Tulsa Oklahoma, a marine corps combat correspondent, explains that New Zealand soldiers call marines cobbers meaning pals or buddies, in American translation.
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