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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
7
Notice states daily pickup and delivery service offered by Martin's Modern Cleaners with contact phone 6386. Address appears as 183t26.
Allan Kline, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau, told 240 Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative members that minimum European food requirements are essential for peace. He backed the Marshall plan, warned that Europe must feed itself, and urged reducing domestic food demands to allow aid without rationing or price controls.
Des Moines reports show higher monthly aid across old age pensioners the blind and dependent children. Total payments rose to 2 245 565 dollars up 22 097 from August while average aged payments reached 40 49 for 48 281 recipients totaling 1 954 817 despite 52 fewer cases. Dependent children saw 82 more cases and 262 932 dollars paid, up 15 605 from August.
Margaret Pfeifer of Ainsworth Iowa and Leslie E Dunlap Jr of Washington Iowa are in the 96 piece Iowa State Teachers College marching band. Pfeifer plays cornet and is a freshman while Dunlap is a junior and drum major. The band’s first game is the Teachers College Iowa State College clash in Ames on September 20 under new director Karl M Holvik.
Weekly Friday sale at Whittaker sale barn. Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction hosts Wednesday livestock sales. Ollie Livestock Exchange runs Tuesday night auctions. September 25 Trier's Annual Dairy sale at Keota. September 27 household goods sale at 606 South Marion starts 1 30. September 29 farm crop livestock and machinery sale near Brighton starts 11 00. October 2 Purebred Duroc boar and gilt sale midway between Washington and Riverside. Knotek Bros.
Hog market slow with butchers over 220 lbs steady to 25 cents higher. top 29.50. Lighter weights mostly steady to 25 cents lower. Sows up 25 cents. most under 400 lbs 26.50-27.50, heavier down to 23.50. Cattle and calves very slow with steers, heifers weak to 50 cents lower. cows down 25 cents. bulls steady to 50 cents lower. Sheep slow with native lambs about steady. slaughter lambs 24.00-24.50, small lots 21.00-22.50. ewes mostly steady, some higher.
Chicago markets report poultry dealing with unsettled hens and variable leghorn prices while egg and grain figures show mixed results across wheat corn and oats. A separate note describes a colossal 72 foot Virgin statue atop St. Christopher hill in Chile.
Chicago cash grain report shows wheat down 5 to 7 cents, corn 3 to 6 cents lower with various lot prices listed for yellow and white corn, oats and barley descriptions. Note mentions 140000 bushels of corn and 40000 bushels of oats on arrivals plus shipping sales of 0,000 corn and 10,000 oats.
Mrs L R Baker attended a W R C reception in Ottumwa honoring Nettie Billhymer department president and Bessie Musgrove department secretary. Winifred Ragan returns from Denver for vacation to be with her parents. Washington County Exposition debts should be mailed to Box 250. Phyllis Embree visited Columbus Junction with her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Embree.
A Columbia University professor successfully transplanted teeth from one kitten to another. He states he will not undertake any experiments with human subjects.
Newspapers report a French Soviet trade union committee meeting in Moscow this month adopted resolutions calling for four power control of the Ruhr nationlization of German industry and unification of German trade unions.
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