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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1927
Page
2
Hog receipts 46 000 with mixed gains and declines across weights and classes. Cattle receipts 20 000 with active yearling trade and weak spots on heavy steers. Sheep receipts 17 000 with fat lambs slow and prices down from Friday.
Chicago grain prices move on Aug 1 with notable high low swings. Market activity centers on corn and wheat futures as traders adjust for supply cues and weather signals in major growing regions.
Chicago cash grain prices list Wheat valued at mainly 1.35 to 1.37 with variations across red or hard classes. Corn shows several yellow and mixed grades around 1.00 to 1.04 with multiple subgrades. oats barley rye timothy and clover prices also tabulated with varied figures and ranges. advertising section included.
The Illinois gasoline tax enacted by the legislature and signed by Governor Small goes into effect today, raising pump prices by two cents per gallon. Attorneys for the Chicago Motor Club plan to seek a court injunction in Kane County next week, arguing the measure is unconstitutional.
Mount Vesuvius erupts violently near Naples with lava three yards per second and a stream 15 yards wide. Explosions send incandescent rocks into the air at sixty second intervals as the fiery flow descends the slopes. Professor Malladra of the observatory says the eruption is not dangerous.
Denison Iowa organizers announce a three day Chamberlin festival to honor Clarence Chamberlin the trans Atlantic flyer with his home town expected to welcome him back next month.
Cyrus Chapter No 13 R A M regular meeting second Friday night monthly. Zeredatha Council No 21 R and SM regular meeting fourth Friday night monthly. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 KT regular meeting third Friday night monthly. Damascus Shrine No 10 WO of J regular meeting third Tuesday each month at Masonic Temple rooms. Maude B Davis W H P Sara FE Walker Worthy Scribe.
Local and through trains listed with departure and arrival times for routes from P D vee and others. Mentions freight services No 49 835 91 and Southwest Limited along with agents H W Russell J McMay and service days daily except Sunday and specific days for No 91 Freight.
Aug one described as busy in Keota with corn plowing and threshing. A Stephens household goods sale drew ministers and doctors, while residents noted a cow sale in Kalona and a daughter’s visit from Iowa City. Local dining, journalism, and community ties are highlighted alongside farm yields and local commerce.
A 22 acre alfalfa site near Klein brothers shows soil improvements with 2 tons crushed rock per acre and wind curtains for uniform phosphate spread. The tour notes hay yields of 3½ tons per acre, oats with 60 bushels, and a high yielding corn field despite hail. The article urges practical, phased sowing and shares Klein’s readiness to offer guidance.
Local items from Highland report Sunday dinner at Ernest Meeks home with Orval Meeks family and Alice Meeks, Lafe Meeks clan visiting, and a large circle of relatives. Congratulations go to William Busby and Florence Steele on their marriage near Dodge Center. Reports mention a rodeo attendance, a rain after six dry weeks, and a sick cow seen by Dr. White.
Des Moines reports June gasoline tax collections totaled 507,529.04 dollars, slightly below May’s 507,623.92. Inheritance tax receipts in July amounted to 117,076.92 dollars.
Raids began Saturday night and ran into Sunday night as police reported a surge of illegal liquor activity described as beer bunga lows mushrooming across the city, replacing the old blind pig network. Authorities say some detainees are held for investigation while others face prohibition violations.
The Washington Star quotes Afele Eben saying patience is a virtue that helps a person recognize when he is in hard luck and cannot help himself.
A historic market listing shows prices for butterfat cream 88 per pound, eggs 20 per dozen, various poultry including leghorn hens and ducks, and animal hides. Values include beef hides at 7 cents per pound, horse hides, and live pigeons priced per each, with notes about quality and market conditions.
Justice of the Peace J W Patton sentences Lee Ross to thirty days in the county jail after a guilty plea for assault and battery. Half is suspended, reducing the term to fifteen days. The complainant is his divorced wife.
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