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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
6
Local hog market shows activity with 160 to 400 lb hogs at 14.45 per cwt. sows range 13.50 to 18.60. stags 13.25 and down. calves 16 and down. choice lambs 13.50. ewes 17 to 18.50. sworn slaughter ewes 8.50 down. In Chicago market hogs 4,500 head, steady. feeders at 17.50. spring lambs 16.50. lambs 16. calves 14 to 15. cattle steady to higher with most weights in the 17.50 range.
A livestock sale listing shows cows to about 14.50, calves steady, hogs around 12 to 14, feeder steers 12 to 17, bulls 10 to 15, yearlings 17 to 17.75, ewes and lambs in the mid-teens, and steady or higher demand for select lots. About 2,200 head noted with varied quality and weight ranges.
The Cincinnati livestock table shows 2,000 head steady with a range for cattle from 14.20 to 14.95 dollars and feeders from 14.95 to 15.25. Calves number about 150, steady to 16 dollars top. sheep around 4,100 with slow demand and early weakness about 50 cents lower. lambs also showing limited sale and weakness.
Market notices show wheat at 1.86 and corn price ceiling noted. Quotations reference yellow blade moisture figures around 2.16 for 11 moisture, with other price markers unclear in the OCR fragment.
Maj Edward Bowes celebrated radio figure behind Amateur Hour dies after decades of work. The San Francisco native, once wealthy from New York real estate, ran the Capitol Theater and pioneered Capitol Family Hour and Amateur Hour. He passed away after Catholic rites administered by Red Carl Speliman.
New Albany Ind July 14 police today reported two men killed in an air crash near New Albany. Victims identified as Albert Hall of ? and Tankistey 25 of New Albany. The wreck occurred around 4 30 Thursday on a small Waco plane two miles east of New Albany.
New York June 14 United States offers its atomic know how in exchange for a firm UN treaty. Bernard Baruch proposes an International Atomic Development Authority to run dangerous plants, license peaceful plants, and inspect sites worldwide. He insists on swift punishment for treaty violators and argues for global control of raw materials.
James Petrillo president of the American Federation of Musicians appeared with counsel before U S District Judge Walter J LaBay in Chicago to answer a federal charge of violating the Lea act. He received a continuance to July 15 with a $1000 bond posted. Attorney Padway said motions would be filed and the judge set deadlines for motions briefs and government response.
Indiana employment shows manufacturing worker payrolls nearly unchanged from mid April to mid May while non manufacturing jobs rise eight percent across eight industries. Despite coal and railroad strike threats causing layoffs, firms shift to reconversion measures and oil fuel. weekly manufacturing payrolls total 14.99 million at mid May, down from 15.48 million in mid April, with a 29.5 percent year to year decline.
The statement emphasizes an effective atomic enforcement mechanism to uphold a treaty and rejects a big five veto on atomic matters, signaling shifts in postwar policy framing and security architecture. The remarks align with earlier analyses but introduce new stances on verification and collective control.
Tommy Holhouser, an 18 year old Boy Evangelist, will lead revival at the Elnora Pilgrim Holiness Church starting Sunday June 16 through June 30. Services begin at 7:30 nightly with children’s services at 7. The public is invited.
The K of C and City Billiards softball teams will meet tonight at Allen Field at 8 o'clock in a rescheduled contest. Knights ace Gene Woods has 18 scoreless innings across his last two outings, with only five hits allowed. City Billiards seek to topple the league leaders and assert their claim in local softball standings.
Two singing evangelists Miss Fern McHenry and Miss Barbara Miller of Elnora will appear at revival services at the Elnora Pilgrim Holiness church. The revival lasts two weeks from June 16 to June 30.
Congressman Charles M. La Follette of Evansville, defeated for the Republican senatorial nomination, will not seek a Democratic nomination nor run as an independent. He criticizes party conventions and says democracy cannot thrive under the convention system, urging primaries for candidate selection. He dismisses GOP platform claims on labor minorities and free enterprise as platitudinous and denies any job ties with CTO or PAC.
In 1945 a method of preserving foods involved freezing them by maintaining near saturation of the atmosphere with constant agitation to promote rapid, uniform ice formation and minimize quality loss.
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