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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
2
The page lists wheat, corn, oats, rye, and peat prices with Sept, Dec, and Mar futures. It includes common and feeder stock ranges for cattle and sheep, noting markets steady to strong with lambs and ewes priced across multiple weight classes.
Domestic old 1600. timothy old 255. Dec 235. Alsike prices show Oct 1175 and Dec 1210. Domestic market figures reflect aging grain classes.
The report lists various grain items with mixed colors and percentages for wheat corn oats barley timothy and clover. Prices and quality indicators appear with descriptors like yellow white mixed and color codes alongside percentage figures and weights.
Market notes show 16 000 hogs mostly shippers and killers with higher prices 10 to 200 cents but lighter weights selling less top 1225. Calves 5 000 cows 1020 to 1300. Slaughter classes list steers 1300 to 1590 pounds 1350 to 1675 and yearlings 1275 to 1690 with varying grades.
Mr J M Pulver correspondent notes numerous weekend visits and gatherings. The entries list residents from Boone, Sigourney, Richland, Brighton, Muscatine and Harper visiting relatives and friends at several homes including John Robertson, A N Bowen, Glenn Little, Ed McNurlen, and Marin Robertson.
Loriie Lasek reports visits and gatherings across South Highland including tours by Ray Canatt and relatives in Florida and New York visiting George Canatt’s family for their mother’s illness near Wellman. Local families socialize with the Gufty, Havel, Murphy and Canatt households and note the death of Mrs Laurence.
Nearly one hundred attended the 4-H clubs Achievement Day at city hall. Walnut club won first in the demonstration team with Mary Mickey and Hazel Longer. Jacksonites were second (Rath Foster and Maurine Rathmel). In Booth contest Jacksonites were first, 4H Pep pers second, Walnut third, Northern Star fourth (Grace Thompson and Flora Witting). Leatrice Kephart named health girl. Walnut team advances to state fair. Mrs. Stacey judged the event.
A collection of humorous remarks and community updates from Charlie Houck J D Day ton Bill Nye and residents near Bath Avenue. Mentions Phil Weldin W S Moore and Reverend Moore reflecting on past ties to Wapello Richland and Washington and an upcoming Eureka threshing run near Havre with Olds and Davison Bros contributing machine work and spring pigs.
World endurance flyers Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine return to earth after 428 hours aloft with a funeral in St Louis. They plan a Chicago refueling tour and await a 7500 dollar Challenger Robin plane prize. Curtiss also sent a 24500 dollar telegram tied to their record.
Mrs Amanda Hitchcock aged seventy six died after a sick spell from cancer. Funeral services were held at her home led by Rev H F Gilbert of the Methodist church. Survived by four children Pearl Beatty Tn Jabez Hitchcock Avonlea Canada Floyd Kansas City and Glen Keota. Husband Jabez Hitchcock Civil War veteran predeceased her. Burial in Keota cemetery. Nearby visitors included relatives from Davenport Detroit and Lexington and local residents. G G Vincent improving after a long decline in health.
A fragment describes threshing crews led by the Davidson brothers and the Nicola family finishing a harvest run near Fred Edwards, with mentions of weights, checks, and payments in local exchanges. It notes a Pleasant Hill church food play, Rev Carter’s music, and cooler morning weather in Washington, Iowa.
Gilbert Schneider of Chicago visiting his parents here went to Omaha last week to visit friends and returned Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Shrader and family returned Monday from Cedar Falls after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Claude Swift. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith of Kansas were guests at the Veggy home. Mrs. Milton Turner and daughter left Sunday for Davenport after a week with her aunt, Miss Anna Schnoebelen.
H Lee Huston and family return from a Ozark vacation in Missouri and Arkansas. P N G circle hosts annual bacon and egg event at Chau tauqua park Friday evening. Miss Helen Crosby Tipton visiting local friends this week. Fred Sinclair and son Vance spend time at Ray Sinclair home. Mr and Mrs Elton Allen Conesville announce birth of son Cecil Burdette Monday.
Secretary Mellon with Hoover approval told the French government the 400 million dollar debt payment for war supplies due August 1 is postponed pending ratification of the Mellon Berenger debt agreement.
Preliminary discussions in London to restore Anglo Russian relations have collapsed. Soviet ambassador Valerien Dovgalsky, who led the talks, has left for Paris.
Cream butter at 406¢ per lb from Kees, fresh lard at per dozen 28 cents, hens at high per pound, leghorn spring chickens 18¢, old roosters and spring chickens listed, geese 22¢ per lb, various hides priced per unit, one cent per lb paid for poultry delivery. note no market for sick or crippled poultry.
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