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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1929
Page
2
Irregular livestock quotes appear with steers and heifers priced from 750 to 1500 and up, with weights ranging from 550 to 1500 pounds. Lambs show variable values around 1050 to 1750, while feeding stock and cows also feature in the mixed market notes.
Frank Soukup steered a fast pace through Toledo Grain Market with strong bids and trading around 1750 cash and new import at 1359. Market activity showed notable movement on old and new lots, with impressions of steady demand and price levels around 1750 cash in recent trades.
Crawfordsville notices recap Miss Violet Twinam and Margaret Davidson with William Dewy returning from a week in Monmouth. Myrtle Oris went from Cedar Falls after a stay with Prudence Johns at Dows Iowa. Mrs Mable Crooks Monson of Newton visits with her father. The junior class play is postponed until Friday due to weather. In Lawrence, Perry brothers Ernest Charles George and James honored for athletic leadership with eleven varsity letters across high school and college.
Regular meeting details for lodges including Washington Lodge No. 26 and Cyrus Chapter No.1 with dates the second Friday or first Friday of each month. Officers listed include Theron J. Pease Mi A. W. Yard secretary Carleton Haven Arthur Goodin secretary and others.
Fragmentary notes recount a Sunday visit by Cyrus Birka and family for a funeral of Jacob Jona Brika’s grandfather, plus local town chatter on roads muddied by snow and ice. Mentions Frank Kephart’s wedding day and local businesses, with scattered personal vignettes and rural commercial remarks.
Railway schedule fragment shows arrival and departure times for Cree Easphol Nd stations. It lists trains arriving and leaving at listed stops with timing details, reflecting a compact timetable snippet from a historical line.
Charley Randle, a retired Rock Island railroad conductor living in Wash, traveled from Connellsville, Ohio, to Crawfordsville to attend his cousin's funeral. The note mentions his health and a humorous aside about age, while describing daily activities and nearby residents including William Townsley, Joying the fresh air, Tom walks, and Mal Fiegins on the travel road between here and Kalona.
Market notices outline poultry handling and pricing, mentioning roosters ducks horse hides and crippled poultry with references to delivery and penalties. The fragment references and terms indicate regulated sale practices and penalties for unusable poultry products.
A garbled list of sale notes includes items such as a cook stove for laundry use, horses for sale, carpet sweepers at 1.85, used radios complete with tubes priced around 33, and various clothing offers like curlee suits and toy coats. Local dealers J and M Tire Service and Dick’s Furniture Store appear with contact hints as 218 W Wash and 4112 IPOR SALE respectively.
Indian Creek residents note a Sunday visit by Mr and Mrs Josie Rich of Moline to Charlie Farrier then plan a few days visit with Rev Johnson preaching at the Indian Creek school after Sunday School on April 7 inviting all. Mrs Corpman and Mr Corpman were Washington visitors while Bittner aided Will Dunbar with fence work last week.
James Baird and son Stanley drove to Town City and bought McCormick Deering tractors with Henry Doig and WIL Kendrick. Mr and Mrs Will Bealer visited Wa City to see Mr Bea. Debra Longer, daughter of Chas Longer, mashed finger in a corn shelter. Mrs John Griffith returned from West Chester caring for grandmother. Amline, said to be improving, and Leslie Gates works on concrete floors in barns and garage. Lee Craiz sold cattle to Andy Augustine at West Chester.
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