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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1939
Page
7
Local brief from the Journal Suscription Representati covers happenings in nearby towns. Snapshot highlights surface level events and community notices, noting small-scale activities, meetings, and friendly exchanges among residents.
The item lists weather changes on March 31 and follows with a string of local residents renewing subscriptions, visiting relatives, or trading in area towns. Names include Raymond Howsare Crawfordsville and Mrs. A Howsare, Mrs. Ted Herr and son Colum bus Junction, J Harley Rhea, Mrs. John Titterington of Linby, Mrs. Will Lims Ainsworth, J W White, Mrs. S T Wheeler, Fred J Shalla Kalopa, Mrs. Audra Pearson, Lester Stone, William Weber, F M Lindenmeyer, Sam DeLong, B S Gregory, Lloyd Hunst on of Young America, Jim Long Bright oh, Howard Custer Washington, Maggie Brock Stone, and M Hol linger.
Five girls and two boys appear in a social sketch while Harold Ross of Wellman, recently in town, is noted as a long time acquaintance. J R Rees and Wyman extend home daily news and two for sale ads appear in the Journal. Roy T M Whiteman of Ainsworth and Thornburg are also mentioned with similar ads. Washington students home on vacation bring a large Great Dane named Rand. The day is described as perfect weather.
Berlin hosts baby grand hotels offering short to extended stays for infants and toddlers under supervision. The report notes multiple visitors including Joe Peiper, Don Darbyshire, Rev. Vass, Griffith, J S. Mehalack, and Albert Taylor stopping by to enjoy the musical show and reading the evening Journal.
Mrs Warley Rhea and Gwendolyn were shoppers in Washington Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Joe Conrad and children spent Sunday at the parental D J Messenger home in Wayland. Mr and Mrs Farrell Young and sons James and Richard were shoppers in Washington Saturday night.
Chicago April 1 hogs steady to weak demand narrow with receipts. Early top 7.70 closing 7.45, weekly top 7.70, low 7.40. Cattle nominal with fat steers 50 cents lower, primes down, yearlings off. Top 13.66. Heifers steady to 25 cents lower. Cows strong. bulls down 10 to 15 cents. Fat lambs 25 to 45 cents lower, ewes at 25 cents higher. Week top woolled lambs 10.10, close 9.60. Week bulk 9.25 to 10.00. Clipped lambs 8.25 to 8.75. Slaughter ewes top 6.00, bulk 5.50 to 6.00.
Open highs and lows for Wheat Corn Oats Rye listed with May July and Sept contracts across markets. Produce notes show market steady egg unsettled with large receipts and rough gradings for fresh eggs and dirties.
Mr and Mrs Frank Sands and Willard Lee were dinner guests Sunday at George Marr home in Ainsworth. Mr and Mrs Lyle Lowe and daughter Phyliss visited Cleo Fletcher home in Crawfordsville Monday evening. Little Bobby Sands of Haskins stays with grandparents Frank and ??? Sands. Louis Harland assists Farrel Young with fence making this week. Mr and Mrs Virgil Kran Saturday evening.
The Chicago market reports mixed corn quality with categories ranging from 48 to 54 percent in several lots and oats at 30 to 82 percent in multiple lots. Receipts show 89 cars of corn unspecified by exact lot.
A blunt look at postmortem expenses notes funeral directors add 157 hidden taxes and that inheritance taxes further claim any remaining assets. The piece underscores ongoing tax burdens in estate settlements and public concern over costs.
REISTER'S MARKETS lists prices for sweet cream sour cream No 1 20 cents No 2 18 cents hennery brown eggs 15 cents per dozen hennery white eggs 15 cents per dozen No 2 eggs 11 cents per dozen delivery pay four cents per pound to plant. All No 2 poultry including crooked breasts bare backs water blisters extremely thin poultry bought at value. All egg poultry rejected.
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