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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1943
Page
7
Rice and wheat form the staple foods in China with soybeans kao liang millet barley corn and potatoes following. The nation consumes little fish meat eggs fruits and greens and the diet lacks adequate protein calcium and vitamins despite reasonable calories in normal years.
Milway Sale Co at Columen Junction holds a weekly sale every Wednesday and a community sale each Friday at the Whittaker sale barn. A closing out sale is planned Sept 7 three miles northwest of Washington on a gravel road starting at 11:00 with Charles Palmer. An Oct 19 Purebred Hampshire sale occurs two miles south and one mile east of Mt. Union Iowa.
Hogs 9,000 head fairly active with gains 10 to 20 cents. 180 250 lb hogs 14.90 15.20 top 15.25. heavier loads 260 300 lb 14.75 16.00. lighter 140 170 lb 14.00 15.00. Cattle 5500 with calves 900. fed steers and yearlings steady to weak after demand shift. bulk 14.00 16.00. top 16.75 for choice prime weighty steers. heifers steady to weak. stock cattle steady. Sheep 3,000. fat lambs slow, native lambs to packers 14.00 down, 14.25 bulk steady to higher, Washington lambs 14.75. native ewes 5.50 7.00. Tomorrow estimates hogs 8,000 cattle 1,500 sheep 2,000.
Chicago reports firm eggs market with 12,453 cases received and various grade values. Poultry receipts include 4 cars and 19 trucks, with market described as unchanged.
Cash grain figures list oats in several grades with values from 72 to 77 and soybeans with yellow varieties quoted at 169 and 163 percent. The report is dated September 2 and attributed to United Press.
Riverside Iowa opens its public high school with 71 students enrolled 34 in high school and 87 in grades 1 8. new staff include Superintendent elect Harry Colvin and teachers Elsie McAnulty Patricia Mougin Edna Adcock Cecia Eng ligh and Jessie A Bright with Colvin assisting in mathematics.
Norbert Dautremont and daughter Virginia visited at the Cedar Rapids home of his parents Mr and Mrs C V Dautremont. They were joined by his nieces Corrine and Marilyn Dautremont and by Mrs Winders formerly Miss Viola Petsel of Riverside, a Riverside High School graduate.
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