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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1947
Page
7
Police identified Harry Simon of Burlington as the dead man found wedged between tracks by an eastbound freight crew. Notes in his pockets bore his name and location. Simon, a bank president and long time firm associate, had been ill and absent from work. his widow and a daughter survive.
The article notes popcorn spending by Americans totals millions and records farm values for growers. In 1945 the popcorn crop brought farmers more than 16 million dollars, the all time high, with 1946 close behind at about nine million dollars.
In Chicago on September 16 beef steers hit a 35.75 per hundredweight high for 1947. Trade in hogs began slow but moved to steady or higher prices with light weights and sows showing gains. Cattle and calves totaled 1,000 with strong to higher prices for light, prime Illinois fed steers and yearlings, while heavier grades eased and cows and cutters stayed steady to weak. Sheep sales opened fairly active with spring lambs and yearlings showing gains and heavier ewes steady to higher in places.
Weekly community sale at Whittaker sale barn each Friday. Livestock sales at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction weekly. Tuesday night sales at Ollie Livestock Exchange. September 18 close at Sale near Grandview. September 25 Trier's Dairy sale at Keota. October 2 Purebored Duroc fall boar and gilt sale between Washington and Riverside. Knotek Bros.
Chicago Produce reports grain futures with wheat corn oats and soybeans trading across Sept Dec Mar May and July contracts. Prices show mixed highs lows and closes with soybeans near 34 9 and 34 5 on Nov and March positions amid a fluctuating market.
About 1,990 Iowa firemen gathered in Osceola for the firemen’s annual state convention. John Strohm, state fire marshal, and Robert Larson, attorney general, were invited to address the gathering along with demonstrations of firefighting equipment.
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