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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1962
Page
6
Public notice from Washington County Iowa announces probate of a will in district court. The filing identifies executors and parties involved and sets dates for hearings and filings as required by Iowa probate law.
Readable market excerpt shows Wheat prices fluctuating with percentages around 2067 to 218 and monthly figures. Rye futures list gains and losses near 120 to 123 with several off and unch notes. Soybeans move in a broad range around 239 to 247 with multiple up 3 percent readings.
Livestock trading in Chicago shows hogs at 19.00 to 19.50 for 190-260 lb barrows and gilts, with some at 19.50. Cattle and calves total around 13,000, prime slaughter steers 1250 lb up, 33.50-34.00. bull clearances variable. Heifers steady to down, feeding steers 25.50-27.50, spring lambs 22.00-23.00, other lambs 18.00-22.00, ewes and utilities 13.00-17.50.
In Kalona on September 5 Donald Knepp and son Kenneth of Roselle Illinois stayed with Ed Knepp. Several local families hosted and joined Labor Day picnics at Weed Park Muscatine and Burlington park. Fragments mention trips, camp activities for Freda Miller and a business trip for Delmar Ebersole. A Pittsburgh Pirates note closes the item.
Paris reports Maxim’s College of Savoir Faire offers a year long program costing 4200 dollars with 30 students from England, the United States and Norway. Courses mix Sorbonne classes, museums, theater and etiquette including make up, hair, and public manners.
A detailed schedule lists public sales and estate closings across Iowa in September and October. Items include 210 to 400 acre farms near Hedrick Fairfield Keota and Washington, along with household goods and antique sales in Washington and Riverside. Auctions note times, locations, and estate names such as John M. Bannon R. B. Downs Clif ford J Stocks M. M. Dickens Wini Fred Mayer and others.
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