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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1950
Page
5
Montgomery Ward advertises roofing materials including thick tab at 7.20 and Hex shingles at 6.05. Store lists rockwool in bags and batt style as part of its complete stock.
Market notes show steady to 25¢ higher for steady to slow demand. Load of 1464 lb fed steers at 33.25 per cwt and long yearlings above 23.50. Prices vary across weights and grades with choice steers 32.75 to 38.25, bulk good to mid grades 29.50 to 32.50, and cows 19.50 to 24.00 while canners and cutters run 15.50 to 19.50.
Chicago grain table shows bid ranges for WHEAT CORN OATS and SOYBEANS with December March May Sept and November dates. Figures indicate fluctuating open high low close values across wheat corn oats and soybeans with notable increments in soybeans and corn across contract months.
An agr iculture department expert warned at a Kiwanis meeting that Communist control of Asia’s rice bowl in Burma Thailand and Indo China could overrun the region. He argued a Marshall plan for Asia is impractical but endorsed moral and financial aid akin to the Point Four program to anti Communist nations.
Don Overholt told police a 17 year old high school senior strangled Linda Hickman after she fed grapes to his dog. He said he told her to stop and then grabbed her from behind choking for several minutes. Linda, who moved to Ravenna from Knoxville, was found in a closet in his room by his mother.
A 22-year-old former prisoner told a grand jury about an alleged bribery ring at the county jail involving inmates who paid guards for access to women narcotics and liquor. Mrs. Mary Gregory described private meetings with Edward Leonard during spring visits in the warden’s office and cell encounters while both served on bad check charges.
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