Farm market reports show mixed animal price shifts weekly
Hog prices edged up 25 to 50 cents while wholesale pork values fell. Cattle receipts hit a 1950 weekly high of 40 800 as a Jewish holiday reduced slaughter. Steers and yearlings were near steady with small declines, sheep prices fluctuated, slaughter ewes rose to a new crop high, hogs saw active trading and weekly highs around 22 dollars per hundred pounds, with sows mostly firm to higher on heavy weights. Cattle top reached 33 75 for large steers. cows slipped slightly, heifers bulls stockers and feeders gained. Native lambs topped at 28 50 with natives commonly 27–28 and slaughter ewes in the 12–14 range.
Grain futures tumble and rise across Chicago market
Chicago roundup shows Wheat with December at 224 to 294, March 228 to 283, May 227 to 90. Corn December 144 to 144.5, March 147 to 148, May 149 to 149. Soybeans active with November around 234 to 233, January 236 to 238, March 239 to 239, May 241 to 241.
Jim Bridger Pioneer Hunter and Trail Guide
Jim Bridger, famed trapper and guide, helped map the West from 1804 birth in Virginia to his 1868 Army explorations. He founded Fort Bridger, taught wagon trains to defend against Indians, and allegedly first saw Great Salt Lake after drinking its water. He died at 77 near Kansas City, with his grave in Mount Washington Cemetery.
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Ted Kesting
America
Jim Bridger
West
Bridger
South Pass
Continental Divide
California
Bear River
Great
Salt Lake
Pacific Ocean
Canada
Colorado
Missouri
Idaho
Utah
Daniel Boone
Davy Crocket
Virginia
St. Louis
Ft. Bridger
Oregon
Kansas City
Mount Washington Cemetery
West Chester Grade School News Items
Kindergarten and First Grade enrollment lists eleven in Primary and twenty one in first grade. First graders review last year’s work to start this year. Second and Third Grade have thirty eight in room, seventeen in second, twenty one in third. Fourth and Fifth Grade include nineteen in fourth grade with new members Tommy Hobbs Jackie Crone and returning Layden Grady. An Indian display featured relics. Charles Brinning Tomahawk Linden Statler Jewelry Mrs Noonan Indian dolls headband. Fifth grade gains Martha Stanton from Muscatine. A visitor dressed three girls as Indian women and Janet Porter Marcella Bowser as married and Sandra Bauer as unmarried. Reporter: Eddie Augustine Linden Statler
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Wellman
Tommy Hobbs
Jackie Crone
Layden Grady
Indiana
Charles Brinning
Linden Statler
Noonan
Eddie Augustine
Martha Stanton
Muscatine
Inala
Janet Porter
Marcella Bowser
Sandra Bauer
1950 CROP Program Planned in County
Washington county launches plans for the 1950 Christian Rural Overseas Program campaign with a Sept meeting of sponsors. CROP Week runs November 12 through 18 with farm to farm canvassing for commodities to aid the needy via church agencies. A county rally is set for October 30 at Washington High School.
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Washington County
County Court House
Tom Polk
Washington
Washington High School
Iowa
Friendship
Polk
Church
Catholic Rural Life
Church World Service
Lutheran World Relief
Thomas Wolfe
Riverside
N. Deguisne
Brighton
Wild Onion Control Possible in Some Areas
Preliminary findings from the U S department of agriculture indicate that chemical control of wild onion may be possible in certain areas.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weekly and seasonal livestock sales and estate sale listings
The notice lists weekly livestock sales at Whittaker sale barn on Fridays and at Kalona Sales Barn in Kalona Iowa and Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa. It also notes a Tuesday sale at Ollie Iowa and a Thursday sale at Dora Paterson Estate listing September 27 closing out sale at 313 West Jefferson starting 1 30 with E Goodwin.
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Whittaker
Kalona Sales Barn
Kalona
Iowa
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Ollie
Livestock Exchange
West Jefferson
Dora Paterson
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Adtaker
Marty Carson
AAA
Washington and
Jefferson Counties
Motor Club
Cargill, Inc
West Chester
Edith Miller
South Ave
Pioneer Drug
Zager Plumbing and Heating Service
South Fourth St
Journal
East Main
Sanders
Fred L. Stewart
Now
Dukes Coffee Shop
Sitter
Skelgas
Wayne Marston
Sentinel Sales and Service
Col. Little
Nelson Well Company
Fairfield
Lyle Davis
United Mattress Company
B & M Tavern
Columbus
Betty McFarland
4Th Ave
Eldon
Jefferson County
Emmons
Michigan Ave
Rattle Creek
Michigan
By Ken Reynolds
Xet Moss
Hannah
Richland
Packwood
DuPont
du Pont
Eelipse Lumber Co
Rex. Smith
Lorien Hinsilaw
Richland, Tow A
Washington, Tow A
Beau Tiful
Daniel Drug
Gy Bowe & Sons
Kaiser
Stewart Auto
Eclipse Lumber Company
Wayne Pig Starter
Humble Produce
Montgomery Ward and Company
Ramseyer’s
Osinecup Drug
Smart Implement Company
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Cornado
Western Auto Associate Store
Farrell
Raymond Wilson
Ainsworth
Nicola
Tran: Schafer
Charles Bartholow & Son
New York
Bob Keyser
North Marion Ave
Martin’s Modern Cleaners
Washington Concrete Company
Old
John Robin
Clarence Richards
Rex Smith
Chester
Claude Dautremont
Town
Ben Bruegge
A.C
New Hampshire
Clarence Wenger
Wayland
Purina
Purina Plan
Freshwaters
Bell &, Gevock
Rusco
W .H. Graber
North
Stone's Furniture
J Ainsworth
R. E. Brown
John Deere
Bargain Smart Implement Company
George BF. Cunnan
R. A. Walsh
Dey Building
Towa City
New Modern
Clark Talbot
South 2Nd Ave
Croud
Geo. J. Breitenbach I
C. E. Hunt Batavia
Leo Allbaueh
North 4Th Avenue
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Turkeys
Priebe & Sons Inc
Iowa City
Washington Co
McDowele
Supesrvisor
Louis TL Rinner
Mrs. Lloyd Moothart
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Chicago Grain Table
Linda McKinstry
Julia Bauer
Kenneth Bauer
Karen Crone
Dick Stewart
Karla Bohr
Phyllis Martin
Peggy Stewart
Janet Ross
Washington Cafe
Elmer Wenger
E. Goodwin
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