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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1947

Page

7

Vishinsky Invited to Address Iowa Farm Institute

Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Vishinsky was invited to speak at the National Farm Institute in Des Moines Iowa on February 13 14 Directors of the institute authorized Kirk Fox editor of Successful Farming to extend the invitation The invitation followed Vishinsky in New York criticizing a Successful Farming article and the magazine defended its September issue as not apologizing to anyone

Des Moines Andrei Vishinsky Successful Farming United Nations National Farm Institute Kirk Fox Vishinsky Fox Ange One

Stassen calls for fiscal revisions in new program

Harold E. Stassen urged a seven point fiscal program for a sound dynamic policy. The Republican hopeful spoke in Maplewood New Jersey about aiding rebuilding and redevelopment of the world and urged preliminary discussion before congressional action. A second note described plant health and soil improvement stressing well fed plants resist disease and insects.

Maplewood N. J Harold RE. Stassen United States America Civic Association Middle West Soil Improvement Committee

Markets in Chicago hog cattle and sheep sales report

Hogs 4,900 with higher bids on barrows and gilts but slow trade. top 28.00, most 190-260 lb at 27.00-27.85, over 260 lb scarce. Cattle 1,500 with steady to higher slaughter steer and heifer trade, cows steady, bulls weak. Sheep 2,000 bidding about 1.00 lower for slaughter lambs. early bids around 24.00 for good lambs, generally steady otherwise.

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Chicago Produce Market Highlights

Chicago market report lists poultry with 24 trucks and steady young geese. Eggs totals show 6,370 cases with mixed categories and current receipts ranges.

Chicago Grain Table shows mixed futures moves

The Chicago grain table lists open high low and close points for Wheat Corn and Oats across multiple contracts from December to September. Notable figures include Wheat Dec 310 and Mar 297, Corn Dec 228 and May 221, Oats Dec 119 and Mar 114.

Iowa Falls Youth Charged in Fatal Bicycle Crash

Romaine Gehrke 22 of Iowa Falls faces charges for failing to stop after a bicycle collision that killed Byron Jones 15 and injured Charles Lentz 14 north of Blairsburg. Sheriff Lear said Gehrke admitted driving the car and leaving the scene because he was scared, while denying he placed the youths in a ditch.

Webster City Romaine Gehrke Iowa Falls Byron Jones Blairsburg E. R. Lear Gehrke Jones Charles Lentz Ble Lear

Jackson First Presidential Train Ride Sparked Rail Era Start

On June 6 1833 President Andrew Jackson rode from Ellicott's Mills to Baltimore aboard the Baltimore and Ohio railroad marking the first presidential train journey. For a century after this event most long overland trips by presidents were by rail.

U. S Pres Andrew Jackson Ellicott’s Mills Ellicott City Baltimore Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

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