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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1946
Page
5
Couriers carried messages between Constantinople and Adrianople, a 220 mile round trip. They completed the transit in about two days and two nights, serving sultans with rapid dispatch along this imperial route.
George W. Olsen, a former Democratic gubernatorial nominee, announces a write-in bid in Nebraska for U S Senator. He will oppose incumbent Hugh Butler and state senator John E Mekota, from Greenfield Massachusetts where he works, after losing the June primary and the general election.
Morris W. Scott aged 32 a farmer four miles northeast of Clear Lake Iowa was struck and killed by lightning last night while driving cows. Mrs Scott alerted neighbors when he did not return and a search party found his body in a field. The report notes rural farming fact about five acres needed for a horse’s yearly feed.
Friday sales at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock at Midway Sales. September 14 Crail Bros. auction of furniture at 309 W Washington 1:00 PM. September 19 Weston closing out sale 3 miles NW of West Chester. C L Baker sale September 16 registered way sale pavilion Columbus. Herefords at Madison Iowa 1:00 PM. J E McBride closing out sale 619 North 5th Avenue 1:29 PM September 18. Anna King Estate closing out sale September 19 1:00 PM near Keota. Public auction of Frank Rummelhart Estate farm 2 miles NE Riverside 1:00 PM. Lonnie Baker admin.
Found fragmentary note asking Finder to notify Crail Brothers about a missing chocolate pot lost on a Saturday at Crail’s sales event.
King Simeon II appears to have lost his throne as Bulgaria votes overwhelmingly for a republic in Sunday plebiscite. Home ministry counts show 3.8 million support the republic versus 179 thousand for the monarchy with 119 thousand blank or slogan ballots. The vote follows Bulgaria’s wartime alignment and German-influenced regency now replaced by a new republican framework.
A new method treats Athlete's Foot by soaking feet in a copper sulfate solution while copper bands around the ankles connect to six-volt storage batteries. The procedure lasts about six minutes and is repeated daily for a week.
Steel and automobile sectors stand as the giants of U S manufacturing employing about half a million workers each when production runs at full pace.
Livestock sales in Chicago show hogs steady with good and choice hogs near 16.25 ceiling. Cattle 3,000 head with fed steers and yearlings firm to 0.50 higher, top steer at 20.25 and most beef cows 11.00 to 15.50. Sheep 2,000 head active. spring lambs steady to firm with top around 20.00 and mixed lots 19.75. ewes and other sheep mixed in weaker ranges.
Chicago cash grain prices show wheat steady No 2 red at 2.04 to 2.054, corn steady No 2 yellow 1.50 to 1.83, oats mixed with No 1 white around 78 to 80 cents and several white and mixed oats in 72 to 81 range, barley malting 1.53 to 1.78 nominal and feed 1.16 to 1.42 nominal.
At Chicago on September 9 receipts include four cars and ten trucks of produce. Hens and ducks show varied prices with small and heavy duck totals, pigeons at 1.75, young guineas at 40, and old turkeys not quoted. Eggs total 16,217 cases with firm wholesale market quotes across extras standards current receipts dirties checks as listed.
Chicago grain table shows prices for Wheat Jan Mar May with highs lows closes around 1.97 to 1.89, Corn Jan Mar value ranges near 1.32 to 1.39 with closes around 1.30, Oats futures details for Sep May Nov and Dec with fractional percentages and small shifts, reflecting daily market movement.
A simple method uses leftover soap slivers placed in a small Turkish towel bag. The bag is soaked in the tub to create a combined washcloth and soap experience during bathing.
The statement notes that storing cabbage in the refrigerator reduces its ascorbic acid content. It highlights that less vitamin C remains in cabbage after chilling, implying a nutrient decline during cold storage.
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris was built in 1806 to honor Napoleon's victories. In 1940 German forces avoided passing through the arch, signaling respect as they entered Paris.
Six Yugoslav soldiers were arrested by U S troops after a six pound dynamite blast in Trieste injuring 22 people, including seven Americans. The detainees carried five hand grenades and faced charges of harassing occupation forces and violating movement guarantees amid renewed anti Allied violence.
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