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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1944
Page
7
Iowa crop and livestock service reports show 1944 corn at about 601 million bushels near 1943’s record. soybeans similar to 1943 at 39.33 million. Flaxseed falls to 610 thousand bushels and tame hay rises to 5.724 million tons, making 1944 hay the largest in 35 years except 1940s.
Merrimac residents share Sunday visits with the Bekels Blicks Blicks and families. Delmer Crile family and Kenneth Crile with Janet spent Sunday with Lester Kientz. Glenn Schafer joined Sunday evening at Lester Kientz’s.
Tests show foods packed in nitrogen or carbon dioxide have higher flavor ratings than those in air or paper cartons. Oxygen in air causes off flavors in powdered cranberries apple nuggets and carrots. Moisture absorption at 98 F and 93 percent humidity affects apple nuggets carrots tomato flakes cabbage tomato juice cocktail beets and onions in paper cartons. onions darken and degrade.
Cities with populations over 300,000 average about 97 cents monthly for 5,000 gallons, or 67 cents for 3,000 gallons. New York City charges 20.1 cents per 1,000 gallons, Jersey City 12, and Chicago 6.8 cents. Chicago and many cities use flat rates for residents. Cleveland bills nearby towns 34 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, and Detroit charges 21.6 cents per 1,000 cubic feet.
A utility egg package containing the dehydrated equivalent of two dozen eggs in half the space of a dozen fresh ones is seen as a likely postwar application arising from wartime food preservation research.
Journal sale dates list events at Whittaker sale barn and nearby farms. Oct 16 Purebred Poland China sale Penningroth Bros Wellman 1:30 P.M. Oct 18 Household Goods 749 East Main 1:30 P.M. Dr W L Alcorn Brown & Lruty auctioneers. Oct 18 Purebred Spotted Poland China Boar & Gilt sale Farl KelHoge and Sons Winfield 1:00 P.M. Oct 19 Public Auction 180 farm Keota West Chester oil road 1:30 P.M. Carl Mayer executor Chas Brown auctioneer. Oct 19 Purebred Hampshire boars Swedesburg Lloyd Kempf Yoder Roth auctioneers.
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