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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1944
Page
5
An old advertisement touts Ostrex Tonic Tablets for weak bodies lacking iron and vitamin B1, claiming calcium content. A trial size is 35 cents, available at druggists in Washington and McDaniel's.
Chicago markets show hogs at about 14.75 for 150 to 240 pounders with weights over 240 at 14.00. Cattle run about 20,000 with calves at 1500 and steers and yearlings steady to lower, highs to 18.35. Sheep around 4,000 with spring lambs slow and bids 25 to 50 cents lower, native spring lambs above 14.50.
Chicago market report shows eggs with firm prices and varied receipts from 3214 to 33 percent for current stock. Poultry items include 9 car receipts and 38 trucks with ducklings and several White Rock varieties listed with prices and weights.
Chicago cash grain mixed oats range from 67 to 68 14 cents with a red special heavy noted 69. Soybeans show a yellow 148 price reference.
Knotek Bros raisers of purebred Duroc hogs won 25 ribbons at Marshalltown fair including grand champion pen over all breeds and reserve champion individual. They claimed top placements across light and heavy weight categories with multiple sows and boars earning honors.
Crawfordsville reports the election of class officers across all grades with Freshmen headed by President Maxine Fulton and sophomores, juniors, and seniors naming presidents and secretaries. A teachers reception is planned for Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The girls and boys glee clubs are organized with 23 girls and 25 boys.
Errol Gene and Jerry Dean Rath twins were born at University Hospital Iowa City to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rath. Mrs. Anna Jardon of Riverside visited Moline with her granddaughter Shirley Cupp. Verne Moss family moved from Hills to Riverside occupying the Lohberger property bought by Frank Streb. Edgar Henning and daughter Sisse of Davenport visiting Knebel family. Richard and Verena Wald Schmidt sisters visit noted.
Weekly sale listing with multiple events: September 7 closing on household goods at 106 South Avenue B starting 2:00 p.m. Mrs. G. C McHone and Brown & Bruty as auctioneers. September 7 dispersal of Reg Holstein Dairy herd Earl P. Booth Washington. September 7 closing two miles east of Sigourney on highway 92 starting 12 04 p.m. Goodman Hatchery. September 20 Guernsey sale Emery Brenneman farm five miles north Wellman Swartzendruber Troyer auctioneers. September 28 Poland China hog sale Olds Iowa 1:00 p.m. A L Duncan Winfield Iowa. October 5 Duroc hog sale Knotek Brothers.
The 1943 corn borer damage in the belt from the Atlantic coast to eastern Iowa and Missouri totaled 33 million dollars, while the estimated corncrop value in the area reached 750 million dollars. Names mentioned include Rose Waldschmidt in Cedar Rapids, Patricia Mougin in Muscatine, and Joseph Dautremont Jr in Grand Rapids Michigan, with reference to local par ents.
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