Midway Sale Dates Announced in Columbus Column
The Journal lists sale dates by week with Wednesday and Friday community events. A closing out sale of household goods and antiques is set for September 16, led by John Therion, with a September 19 sale at 12:30 p.m. for the estate of J. F. and G. TM. Stewart at 515 North Marion.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbus
City Feed Yard
John Therion
J. F
G. ™. Stewart
North Marion
Chicago Markets Hogs and Cattle See Mixed Changes
Chicago markets report hogs at about 10,000 head with prices 10 to 20 cents lower for 150 to 270 pounders, tops at 8.15, and most 270 to 300 pounds 7.56 to 8.00. Cattle receipts around 6,000 with steers steady to 25 cents lower and top on light steers near 11.35, yearlings 11.15, cows and bulls steady to 15 cents lower. Sheep seen 3,000 with spring lambs 25 cents lower, best over 9.35, slaughter ewes 2.50 to 3.50. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 1,000 hogs 6,000 sheep 1,000.
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Chicago
Corn Loan Feature of AAA Act Faces Test Next Two Weeks
The article outlines seven cent per bushel storage payments for re sealed corn under AAA loans. Options include building own storage, re sealing on another's property, or renting private bins. Government possession, storage in government or private bins, and costs to redeem or insure are explained with August 1 1940 as a key date. The Commodity Credit Corporation would own the bin after two years if costs are written off.
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Klein
Commodity Credit Corporation
County Committee
CCC
Iowa Weather Records Heat Wave Across State
Des Moines reports September heat broke all records with many stations near 108 degrees. Week averaged 72.7 with 6.6 above normal and rainfall scarce. Drought and dust hinder crops while corn silage and fodder cutting surged. moisture remains critically low for soil.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Glenwood
Logan
Lowa
Grain Table Shows Mixed Movement Across Contracts
Chicago grain table lists wheat corn and oats with May and Sept contracts. Prices fluctuate with slight gains and losses across wheat and corn while oats show modest shifts.
Chicago Produce Market Summary September Update
Market report shows produce receipts at 7 376 cases with fresh graded frets 9 extra firsts 20 current receipts 17 dirties 14 percent. Poultry demand quiet with 18 trucks received and prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Report
The Chicago cash grain data notes bid prices for corn and oats with mixed white and yellow varieties. Futures-style shorthand shows ranges and fractions, indicating market quotes for corn 60% and oats around 37 to 39 percent quality grades.
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Chicago
Farmer duped by fortune teller Madame Marie
A Louisa county farmer south of Conesville lost 5.20 to a woman fortune teller identified as Madame Marie. Deputy Shen Frank Hook reports the victim as Ed Schlatkel, a married man with three children, aged about 30, 110 pounds, dark-eyed, balding, who mailed letters from Ottumwa and Dubuque to sign the name. The suspect called herself Madame Marie and claimed to bless his money to bring luck.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Conesville
Sherrill G W. Oakes
Shen Frank Hook
Ed Schlatkel
Hook
Schliatkoh
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Madame Meerie
Madame Marie
Ele
Nira Social Listee Notes Sept Gatherings At Hanley Home
Sept visiters at the Jim Hanley residence included numerous relatives of Mrs. Hanley. The Rove family celebrated birthdays, a cooperative noon dinner fed about 25. Noah Beerig works on cement foundations for new buildings, and coal is being trucked in from Missouri to local farmers with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Malibewe involved.
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J. B. Hanley
Nira
Jim Hanley
Hanley
Rove
Noah Beerig
Missouri
Ed Malibewe
Forty Percent of Working American Women Have Dependents
A national survey reports that about forty percent of American women employed hold dependents. The finding highlights family responsibilities among working women and implications for workplace policies.
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