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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1950
Page
7
Prices for pork and cattle at the Chicago stockyards declined this week amid heavy receipts and slow trade. Hogs top out around 20.75 per hundred pounds with Monday reaching 21.75, while steer tops hit 33.50 and cows slip up to 24.25. Lambs and yearlings fall 25 to 50 cents as overall market weakness persists.
Cherokee leaders in Tahlequah urge a non profit to promote education culture and rehabilitation among Cherokees in Oklahoma The plan aims to advance literacy in both Cherokee and English and build upon the tribe s historic school system with emphasis on cultural preservation and language use.
A jumble of percentage figures for oats and soybeans shows monthly shifts from December through July, highlighting inconsistent gains and declines across contracts. Readings include oats and soybeans with varying percentages for November, March, May, and July, reflecting volatile agricultural markets.
An American milk production claim states enough milk is produced yearly to fill a river 3,000 miles long, 40 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. If all U.S. milk in 1949 were bottled in quarts, the bottles would stretch nearly 140 times around the earth.
Six year old Roger Williams, blind, in East Grinstead grows the biggest reddest sweetest strawberry for Princess Margaret. He guards the crop with a scarecrow and nets to keep birds away. The princess admires the fruit and thanks him as she continues her visit.
New York report describes Sergeant William W. Sims of Bell Gardens California as the sole U S marine sergeant enforcing law on Truk, the former Japanese base in the Pacific. He runs drills and inspections for a small detachment and names Sergeant Ru a Trukese native to relay orders.
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