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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1947

Page

7

Property for sale six-room at 709 N Avenue B

Modern six room home with two baths at 709 N Avenue B. Owners moving to Cedar Rapids seeking best offer. New low price and cooperative seller. Call 575 for appointment. agent George J Breitenbach, exclusive listing agent, dates Oct 20 21 23.

Merle Warner Bastard St George J. Breitenbach Keota Robert Greiner Olvey LawnKynee Hahn Washington, MA Ronald Sowash South Avenue Geo. J. Breitenbach N. Avenue B Cedar Rapids

Farmers of County Visit Seed Plant at Moews Seed

About 85 farmers from Southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri toured the Moews Seed Company plant in Granville Illinois on Thursday October 16 They came from Washington Keota Columbus Junction Wellman Riverside and Washington among others The group toured production fields harvesting at 30 bushels per acre and inspected breeding plots and the drying and grading plant The visitors remarked the corn quality matched last year and were impressed by the facility and operations

Iowa Missouri Moews Seed Company Granville Illinois Washington County William €. Longer Walter Longer Washington J E. Powell Everett Dillion Lloyd Miller Keota Melesh Havel William Luskowsky Herman Wagenknecht Ainsworth Fred Zieglowsky Columbus Junction H. J. Whiting Roll Davis Crawfordsville Rank Patterson Kalona Olen P. Bisnop Wellman Clark Jeffries Riverside William Spenner Howard Custer Charles Marek

Bluff youth dies in auto accident near Underwood

Donovan McGee age 19 of Council Bluffs died when their car failed to negotiate a sharp turn at a gravel hill near Underwood. Three companions were slightly injured including Dick Gappa 17 and sisters Bonnie Dyer 15 and Charlene Dyer 16. They were taken to a Council Bluffs hospital.

Council Bluffs Donovan McGee Underwood Dick Gappa Bonnie Dyer Charlene Dyer Gappa Council

Saunders Taken for Lie Detector Tests in Widow Slaying

Clarence Red Saunders, a 42 year old former convict, held as no suspect in the slaying of Mrs. Margaret Treese, was taken to Chicago by police for lie detector testing after admitting to living with the war widow at a local hotel. Police Chief Reed Phillips said they have not connected Saunders to the crime but will check several leads. Orthoptic treatment advances are noted in a separate medical aside.

Davenport Town Clarence “Red” Saunders Margaret Treese Chicago Saunders

Markets Report Chicago Livestock Prices and Trading

Chicago markets show hogs about 56 cents lower with slow demand and sparse lows. Bulk hog weight 190 to 300 pounds mostly 28.25 to 28.75, with tops to 28.85. Cattle and calves also mixed with steers weak to steady, cows and heifers steady, bulls weak. heifers around 26 to 30, beef cows 18 to 20, stockers slow, feeders steady to lower. Sheep trading delayed with higher bids for lambs and ewes around 8.50 to 9.00. Futures quotes for oats listed with mixed positions.

Missouri

Poultry Prices Reported With Mixed Yields and Weights

Poultry market notes steady demand with two cars and 18 trucks moving stock. Black chickens at 20, hens 24 percent, leghorn hens 91. Fryers 33 to 88, broilers 95 to 39, white rock springs 28, Plymouth Rock springs 28, colored springs 25. Young turkeys 34, young hen turkeys 42, young geese 27, ducklings 28, guineas 25, ducks 18 to 26, common barn pigeons 1.09 per dozen.

White Rock Springs Plymouth Rock Springs Colored Springs

Millions of Maps From Allied Occupied Europe

Public auction notice for livestock, household goods and machinery to be sold at 1:00 p.m. October 23, located 3 ¾ miles southwest of Wayland. Auctioneers: Roll Hyde.

Wayland Roll Hyde

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