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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1950
Page
5
Prices in Chicago stockyards rose for yearlings and several steer weights while heavier steers showed uneven gains. Sheep held steady with record October lamb prices. Hog prices eased for barrows and gilts over 200 pounds, while lighter weights held or rose slightly amid higher wholesale pork. Overall receipts dropped versus both last week and last year.
Earl Monson and wife hosted the Social Hour club and husbands for a Halloween themed potluck supper in Crawfordsville. Ten members and thirteen guests attended as conversations and games filled the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Marlatt celebrated their eleventh wedding anniversary with a dinner party honoring the couple.
Amboy notes report soybean harvesting complete with yields around a bushel per acre and some as high as 35. Corn picking will be next, with high moisture delaying cribbing. Roberts Bros. introduce a new picker to speed harvest, while crops downed by dry weather or borers affect some fields. Local social and family visits accompany farm life remarks amid Canada vacation and community events.
In Elkton Maryland Roland Lauther 28 and Bernice Kurdes Lauther 19 wed after her former fiancé Robert Wallman 24 fled to Florida on a self styled honeymoon. The couple cut cake at Lauther's Newark New Jersey home signaling a swift marriage following the wedding eve jilting.
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